Early Missouri Marriages in the News, 1820-1853

By: Lois Stanley, George F. Wilson, and Maryhelen Wilson, Pub. 1983, Reprinted 2017, 64 pages, E-BOOK, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-508-9. Many important details not found in civil records appear in this collection, from about 50 newspapers and covering a wide area. Most identify the Brides's father or a parent - "second daughter to Ezekiel, of Spencer Co., KY.", "daughter of Edwin, deceased", formerly of Hardin Co., TN." A vital clue often missing in courthouse papers is the "Mrs." preceding t