Does any one have access to something called "Early Marriages of Pulaski County, Missouri"?

Question

Need help from someone with access to something called Early Marriages of Pulaski County, Missouri. Another researcher says they found an 1840 marriage for a Benjamin Ray and Eunice McLaughlin. The problem is that Eunice would only have been 11 or 12 years old. I suspect the zero is actually a 9 - 1849, not 1840. Can someone send me a source? Thanks!

Answer 1

I didn't find a marriage record for Benjamin Ray in MO, but i didn't find anything called Early Marriages of Pulaski, MO either.  I did find a 1840 census for a Ben Ray in KY, not sure if it is your Benj Ray or not,  with female age 30-39, which could be his wife Susan. Did not find him in MO on 1840 census

1840 United States Federal Census
   Name:     Benj Ray
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):     Carroll, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:     1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:     1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:     3
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:     2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:     1
Slaves - Females - Under 10:     1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:     1
Persons Employed in Agriculture:     1
Free White Persons - Under 20:     6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:     2
Total Free White Persons:     8
Total Slaves:     2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves

Comments

I did find him in MO in 1850 census

8   423  432 RAY            Benjamin       50   M    W    Farmer                   KY                            X
 9   423  432 RAY            Unis           20   F    W                             KY                            X
 10  423  432 RAY            Joshua         23   M    W    Farmer         60        ILL                           X
 11  423  432 RAY            William I.     20   M    W    Labour         50        ILL                           X
 12  423  432 RAY            Jesse          17   M    W    Labour                   ILL
 13  423  432 RAY            Dicyann        14   F    W                             MO
 14  423  432 RAY            Benjamin       11   M    W                             MO
 15  423  432 RAY            Polly          8    F    W                             MO
 16  423  432 RAY            Harriet        5    F    W                             MO
 17  423  432 RAY            John           2    M    W                             MO

1860
19  469  469 RAY            Benj.          60   M    W                             1,000     KY                            X
 20  469  469 RAY            Eunice         30   F    W                                       KY                            X
 21  469  469 RAY            Mary           18   F    W                                       KY
 22  469  469 RAY            Harriet        14   F    W                                       KY
 23  469  469 RAY            John           13   M    W                                       KY
 24  469  469 RAY            Fanny          9    F    W                                       KY
 25  469  469 RAY            Lucinda        7    F    W                                       KY
 26  469  469 RAY            Susan          5    F    W                                       KY
 27  469  469 RAY            Elizabeth      3    F    W                                       KY
 28  469  469 RAY            Martha         9/12 F    W      

Answer 2

Finally located a site that might be helpful Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 — FamilySearch.org 

Citing this Collection

"Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 29 June 2020. Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City.