Re: Looking for marriage records from Wisc.
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Re: Looking for marriage records from Wisc.
7/21/10
Sarah was born in 1859 in W. VA., not Canada.Her father, Edward Shine was born in Ireland.Stephen was born in Canada in 1847 & immigrated in 1871. inTheir 1st child was born in 1877.They were in Door County at that time.I am thinking that their marriage took place between 1874 & 1876.No record of marriage could be found in Door County.The only other possibility is that they were married in Marinette County, WI. as her father moved there abt. 1866 & lived there for abt. 7 yrs. while he worked in the lumber mills.the other problem I've encountered, is that around the time of their marriage, Marinette County was part of Oconto County, WI.At one time, Oconto County was also part of Brown County, as was Door County - a lot of border changes going on.Seems like a # of records were lost as I am unable to find a birth registration for my g. grandfather who was born in 1874 or a marriage registration for my grandparents in 1920.Very frustrating.I was hoping to locate a marriage registration as many times it will list the names of the parents as I have been unable to find any information as to who Stephen's parents were.
Thank you for responding so quickly - you never know when a little tidbit will turn out to be the lead that is needed.
Karen Pitton