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Question: How do I find marriage records in Dunklin county, Missouri!?
They have some of them posted online at Rootsweb!. But I did not find my ancestors marriage record!. Do I hire someone in that area to look it up for me!? also, I recently received 2 documents that told me one of my ancestor's maiden name was Sarah Ann Jordan!. When I looked up this name in MO, I found several!. I've been able to discount several of them!. But one was living in the same county---Dunklin---as her husband was living in!. He was from Clarkston!. The Sarah that I found was from a twp called Indepencence!. Is it safe to conclude that I have found her!? IF it was her, I've been able to locate all of the census records going back to 1850!. And IF it was her, the parents would've been named Logan Jordan and Delinda Jordan-Moore!. How do I go about verifying this data!? Www@QuestionHome@Com
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The Sarah in Dunklin does look like a good candidate for your Sarah!. Look for other documents that would list her parents names!. Order her death certificate from Mill Creek, OK!. This might have her parents names and where she was born!.
State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Vital Records Service
Oklahoma State Dept of Health
1000 Northeast Tenth, Room 117
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Telephone: (405) 271-4040
or probably a better choice:
Johnston County
Johnston County Clerk
County Courthouse
414 W!. Main, Suite 201
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Telephone: (405) 371-3058
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In 1880 she states her father was born in NC and mother in TN!. Look on previous census records and see if these people were born here, if not, don't count them out totally, but look at others too!.
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Sarah A!. Craig
Home in 1880: Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of Household: Wife
Spouse's Name: Wm!. T!.
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: Tennessee
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Keeping House
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Wm!. T!. Craig 46 KY VA VA
Sarah A!. Craig 24 MO NC TN
Waconda Craig 4 MO KY MO
Elmsy M!. Craig 2 TX KY MO
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Sarah Jordan
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Age in 1870: 18
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: Independence, Dunklin, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Female
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Kennett
Household Members: Name Age
Delinda Moore 52
Sarah Jordan 18
Elias Jordan 15
Elisabeth Jordan 4
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William Craig
Age in 1860: 26
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Union, Dunklin, Missouri
Gender: Male
Post Office: West Prairie
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members: Name Age
William Craig 26
Mary J Craig 20
Deluda Jordan
Age in 1860: 36
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Independence, Dunklin, Missouri
Gender: Female
Post Office: Kennett
Deluda Jordan 36 SC
Thomas Jordan 17 MO
George Jordan 12
Sarah Jordan 10
Elyas Jordan 6
(Charles Jordan and wife Mary are there also with him being born in IL and Mary in TN!.)
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Logan Jordan
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Birth Place: Illinois
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Independence, Dunklin, Missouri
Household Members: Name Age
Dalinda Jordan 31 NC
George Jordan 4
Logan Jordan 30 IL
Louisa Jordan 2
Thomas Jordan 6 MO
So Sarah said her dad was born in NC and mother in TN and Logan was born in IL and Dalinda in NC!. It's possible that she got the locations wrong later or William Thomas Craig told the census taker the information!.
You might want to track her siblings and see what they said on the 1880 census!. also see if any of her relatives or neighbors moved to Texas with them!.
See if there's a will for Logan or Delinda in Dunklin Co, MO, especially if they owned land!. It might list their daughter Sarah's married name or if she is out of the state, etc!.
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If you know her husband's name, you should be able to find him on the census records living with her!. Look at her age, place of birth, and her parents' places of birth on the census records and compare them to the Sarah you found!. also sometimes parents are living with or near their children!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
U!.S!. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Logan Jordan
Gender: male
Birth Place: IL
Birth Year: 1820
Spouse Name: Dalinda !?!?!?
Spouse
Birth Place: NC
Spouse Birth Year: 1819
Marriage State: of MO
(Here is Logan & Dalinda/Delinda's listing, but it doesn't specify any date!. Averaging 20 years per generation, I would say their marriage year would have been 1839-40!. Can't find Sarah or her husband listed at all!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com
You can try RAOGK to see if there is a volunteer for that area!.
Who did she marry!?
Is it possible she didn't marry in MO!?
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