Hello,
I am currently stumped on trying to search for the marriage record of my Grandmother Louise Rose [ maiden name: Stiegart ] and my grandfather Paul Cantrell. Louise was one of the children of Charles Stiegart and Rose [ Burzlaff ] Stiegart, born 13 July 1908 in Chicago Illinois, Cook County. My grandfather was born to parents Leonidas Cleburn Cantrell and Minerva Thompson in Nashville Tennessee on 4 Feb 1909. They were married in Illinois but I can not locate a marriage record for them in Cook County Illinois. Is there anywhere else I can look on Ancestry that would come up with their wedding date? My cousin & I are thinking they may not of been married in Cook County. They would of been married between 1930 - 1933.
Thank you for your time and appreicate your help.
Donna & Paul
E-mail is: dloglesby57@yahoo.com

If it is not listed at the Cook County Genealogy site (I don't see it there), here is what the Cook County Clerk's office says:
http://cookcountygenealogy.com/Default.aspx

We can do manual search for you. Please fill out and sign a Genealogical Request Form and pay the required fee of $15 per record. If a manual search does not produce the record, your money will not be refunded and a certificate of "No Record Found" will be issued.

Mail Your Request To:
Cook County Clerk David Orr
Bureau of Vital Records - Genealogy
P.O. Box 642570
Chicago, IL 60664-2570

Mary

I sent in my $15 and they were unable to locate my parents marriage records and I received their certificate of "No Record Found". My parents would have been married about 1931, same time span you were looking for. I wonder if there was a problem with lost, burned, damaged records from that time?? Good luck. Let me know if you find them anywhere. Maybe it will help me find mine.
Gail

Gail, I will let you know. It is possible that records could of been damaged or lost, BUT there should be copies in the State Archives of Illinois in Springfield, Shouldn't there??
Donna & Paul

Do you know if they were married in a church? If so, the church may have a record.

you may want to check Lake County, Indiana - it was a "marriage mill" back then b/c you could get married right away. Crown Point is the seat. If you go to ingenweb.com or org and then find Lake County, you should be able to look at marriage records.

idk if you already saw this, but I found it on familysearch.org that puts marriage at about 1929.

Paul Cantrell Compact Disc #71 Pin #883956
Sex: M

Birth: 4 Feb 1909
Nashville, TN
Death: Apr 1966
Skokie, Il
Burial:
Memorial Gardens, Evanston, IL

Father: Leonidas Cleborn Cantrell Disc #71 Pin #882319
Mother: Minerva "Minnie" Thompson Martin Disc #71 Pin #882320

Marriage: abt 1929
Chicago, IL

Submitter
Sharon Louisa CANTRALL
667 Joseph Street Ukiah, CA 95482
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~whippet/CA...

I wonder, too, if you order the social security number record whether or not it would ask anything about marriage? Didn't social security come around in the 1930s? If so, it might help narrow down a time frame.

Do you have obits for them? Sometimes it will have the wedding date or say how long they were married.

Are they married in the 1930 census?

Here is some info you may already have, but I'm putting it in so I don't re-do my efforts. This is from the Chicago Tribune archives.

1963-03-17
Chicago Tribune (IL)

Stiegart

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Rose Stiegart, 2832 S. Keeley street, beloved wife of Charles; dear mother of Fred [Virginia], Louise [Larry] Bronke, Agnes [Leo] Janis, Marie, and Edward; dear sister of Henrietta [Frank] Burckstrum. Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m., from Pomierski Funeral Home, 1059 W. 32d street, to Immaculate Conception church. Interment St. Mary cemetery. YA 7-6424.

Copyright 1963, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19630317dn192
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Okay, so this is your Grandmother's mom, right? And it seems that your Grandmother is married to someone named Larry Bronke. This is 1963, three years before Paul Cantrell died, so they must have separated at some point. You can look for the record of her second marriage, which might have some info on her previous marriage, and/or look up a divorce record for she and Paul, which should also have info on their marriage date.


I've pasted in other hits on Stiegart I got from the Tribune archives.
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1949-08-22
Chicago Tribune (IL)

BONK

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Thomas Bonk, late of 918 W. 35th street, beloved husband of Rose, loving father of Virginia Stiegart, Henry Piet, Helen Mrozynski, Jean Golik and Stanley Bonk, father-in-law of Fred Stiegart and Anthony Mrozynski, Joseph Golik, Sue Piet and Helen Bonk. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from late residence, 918 W. 35th street, to St. Mary of Perpetual Help church. Interment Resurrection cemetery. Information YArds 7-6424.

Copyright 1949, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19490822dn008

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1956-01-13
Chicago Tribune (IL)

BONK

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Rose Bonk of 918 W. 35th street, beloved wife of the late Thomas; dear mother of Virginia Stiegart, Henry Piet, Helen Mrozynski, Joan Golik, Stanley Bank; sister of Leon Czerwinski, Stella Szymanski. Funeral Monday, Jan. 16, at 9:30 .m., from chapel, 1059 W. 32d street, to St. Mary of Perpetual Help church. Interment Resurrection. YArds 7-6424.

Copyright 1956, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19560113dn004
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1978-04-03
Chicago Tribune (IL)

STIEGART

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Fred G. Stiegart, beloved husband of Virginia, nee Pietrucha; dearest father of Virginia (Robert) Lucas, Fred C. (Gerry), Carol (Walter) Zaleski, Elaine (Frank) Schmitz, Diane (James) Jankowski and the late Robert; loving grandfather of 16; great-grandfather of five. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m., from Richard Funeral Home, 5749 Archer Ave., corner of Lorel, to St. Camillus Church. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Masses preferred. Visitation Monday, after 6 p.m. 767-1840.

Copyright 1978, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19780403dn112
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1970-03-23
Chicago Tribune (IL)

Barica

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Marie Alexander Barica of Lake Holiday, Ill., beloved wife of Joseph; loving mother of Mrs. Geraldine Stiegart; three grandchildren; dear daughter of Mrs. Mary Brinka; sister of George, Joseph, Ann Novak, Christine Osusky, Betty Mahay, Irene Sakora, and Helen Brinka. Mass will be said Tuesday, 10 a.m., at St. Raphael's church, Naperville. Interment SS. Peter and Paul cemetery. Visitation at the Friedrich Funeral Home, 44 S. Mill street, Naperville. 355-0213.

Copyright 1970, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19700323dn006
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1974-06-10
Chicago Tribune (IL)

SCHMITZ

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Kenneth G. Schmitz, age 6, beloved son of Frank and Elaine, nee Stiegart; loving brother of Richard, Judith, and David; dear grandson of Frank and Sally, and Fred and Virginia Stiegart. Funeral Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., from Richard Funeral Home, 5749 Archer Ave., Corner of Lorel, to Our Lady of the Snows Church. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Monday, after 3 p.m. Masses to Our Blessed Mother Intention preferred.

Copyright 1974, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19740610dn110
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1959-09-15
Chicago Tribune (IL)

ZAJAC

Edition: Chicago Tribune

Tekla Zajac, beloved wife of the late Joseph; dear mother of Rose Burkhardt, Bruno Zgak, Edward Zgak, Mary Frantz, and Bernice Stiegart; grandmother of 13; great-grandmother of 13. Funeral Wednesday, Sept. 16, 10 a.m., from parlors, 1750 W. 35th street, to Our Lady of Good Counsel church. Burial Resurrection. LA 3-1664.

Copyright 1959, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune.

Record Number: 19590915dn142

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~innwigs/

That contains info about the "marriage mill"