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Wrong Historical Record for "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," Source

Steve & Cathy
Steve & Cathy ✭
August 7, 2022 in Suggest an Idea

Bride is Sophia Clark [sic - aka as Sophia Fare/Fair] GMXT-QV8. Groom is John Retter K66Z-Y9B. One of links to the Source document proving the marriage is not correct. Same problem for both Bride and Groom sources.

On the Sources Tab, concerning the source titled "Sophia Fare August 1820 marriage, "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," Image 170 of 832, #0567."

Incorrect: On the Sources Tab, if you try to view the image (either by clicking on the zoom-in icon on the image or the "View the original document" hyperlink underneath the image), you are taken to https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BJSS-4G, which is for marriage licenses starting in 1823 and consisting of only 135 images. This source and image are attached to an 1820 marriage. The database shown in the upper left-hand corner is Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, and if you click on the down arrow, you see Film # 004260596.

Correct: On the Sources Tab and under the Source Title,, the url, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7X-DXY, leads you to https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7X-DXY?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GMXT-QV8. Whether you click on the image or hit the "View the original document" hyperlink under the image, you are led to the correct document at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BJSS-4G?mode=g&i=187&cc=1614804 (Film # 004260596) image 170 of 832 (which I have already noted in the Source title for both the bride and groom). Interestingly, as part of that 832 images, the 135 image book of 1823+ marriage licenses (starting at image 188 of 832) immediately follows the correct book (images 71-185 of 832.

Since both the incorrect and correct links relate to Film # 004260596, it appears that the partition of the 135 image book of 1823+ marriage licenses (starting at image 188 of 832) was in error. I believe that the correct partition should be images 71-185 of 832.

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