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From: Teri Pettit <>
Subject: Re: [KYMORGAN] Morgan Marriage Records
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 23:28:37 -0800
In-Reply-To: <9.aa3c51f.2b85cc11@aol.com>


On 2/19/03 10:13 PM, "" <> wrote:

> Don't the marriage record books show the ages of the marrying couples? If
> so, I sure hope someone would be willing to do a look up for me.
> Samuel Patrick married Emilee Coffee in Morgan County, Kentucky on June 17,
> 1832.
> I have no idea of Samuel's age, but Emilee was supposedly born in 1813. If
> the marriage record shows age, that will at least give me a lead.
> Thanks for any help offered.
> Bud Caudle
>

Not that early they don't. They didn't start recording ages in the marriage
books until the 1890's.

However, sometimes if you are lucky there will be a consent note attached
from a parent mentioning their child's age, or a statement from someone
swearing that they are 21 or whatever and do not need parental consent.

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