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    • A marriage record contains information about a marriage between two individuals. On a marriage record, you can at least find the bride's and groom's full names, the date of the marriage, and county where the marriage took place. Many marriage records include other information, such as the names and birthplaces of the bride's and groom's parents, the addresses of the bride and groom, information about previous marriages, and the names of the witnesses to the marriage.

      To obtain a copy of any of a marriage license in the United States, write or go to the vital statistics office in the state or area where the event occurred. To ensure that you receive an accurate record for your request and that your request is filled with all due speed, please follow these steps:

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      • Do NOT include more than one or two requests at once, and be careful not to write confusing details of your family lines.
      • Type or print all names and addresses in your letter.
      • Provide complete information on an individual and event for which you need documents. Include all names that may have been used, including nicknames, alternate spellings, etc. List dates and type of event as completely and accurately as possible. If you don't know the exact date, specify the span of years you wish searched and be prepared to pay for searches that span several years.
      • Always provide an S.A.S.E., (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope).
      • County offices have limited personnel and are often swamped with paper work. Genealogical queries are done as a service which is outside of their realm of responsibility. They ask therefore that you exercise patience and courtesy in your transactions with their offices.
      • Be sure and include following information:
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        • full name of husband (last name in caps)
        • full name of wife (maiden name in caps)
        • date of marriage
        • place of marriage (city or town, county, state)
        • relationship to parties
        • the purpose for which the record is needed
        • requestor's name & address
        • requestor's driver's license number & state (some counties require it)
        • requestor's signature

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        Alaska
        • Alaska State Vital Records Office
        • Alaska Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Alaska
        • Alaska Vital Records 1818-1963
          includes birth, marriage, and death records from Alaska that took place between the years 1818 and 1963
        Alabama
        • Alabama State Vital Records Office
        • Alabama Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Alabama
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Autauga 1837-1867
        • Baldwin County Marriages 1810 - 1825
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Baldwin 1845-1889
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Barbour 1850-1874
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Bibb 1828-1842
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Blount 1820-1888
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Bullock 1867-1868
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Butler 1853-1870
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Chambers 1833-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Cherokee 1836-1896
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Clarke 1814-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Clay 1872-1891
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Cleburne 1867-1880
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Coffee 1877-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Coosa 1834-1847, 1878-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Crenshaw 1867-1872
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Dale 1884-1900
        • Search Dallas County Alabama Marriage Records - Book I: 1818 - 1845 - Book I: 1818 - 1845
        • Dallas County Marriages - Marriage Book I: 1818 - 1845
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Dallas 1818-1845
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, DeKalb 1850-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Elmore 1867-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Escambia 1879-1892
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Etowah 1867-1900
        • Fayette County Marriage Records
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Fayette 1866-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Franklin 1860-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Henry 1821-1856, 1868-1871
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Jackson 1851-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Jefferson 1819-1875
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Lamar 1870-1900
        • Lauderdale County Alabama Marriages: 1820 - 1887 - online search
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Lauderdale 1833-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Lawrence 1818-1884
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Lee 1874-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Lowndes 1830-1880
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Macon 1834-1879
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Madison 1809-1843, 1853-1882
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Marengo 1818-1851
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Marion 1887-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Mobile 1878
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Monroe 1833-1838
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Montgomery 1818-1860
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Perry 1820-1878
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Pickens 1876-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Randolph 1896-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Russell 1845-1850
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Shelby 1824-1868
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, St. Clair 1819-1852
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Sumter 1857-1900
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Talladega 1846-1864
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Walker 1877-1889
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Washington 1825-1873, 1889-1896
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Wilcox 1866-1900
        • Winston County Birth, Marriage & Death Records
        • Alabama, Compiled Marriages, Winston 1891-1900
        • Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
        • Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
        • Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969
        • Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935
        • Alabama, Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920
        • Marriages of Alabama Index: The Grooms - user submitted marriages for Alabama
        • USGenWeb - Alabama Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Arkansas
        • Arkansas State Vital Records Office
        • Arkansas Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Arkansas
        • USGenWeb - Arkansas Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Arizona
        • Arizona State Vital Records Office
        • Arizona Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Arizona
        • Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972
          various types of marriage records from counties in Arizona, such as affidavits, applications, licenses and certificates
        • Arizona Marriage Collection, 1864-1982
          contains information on individuals who were married in Arizona between 1864 and 1982
        • USGenWeb - Arizona Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        California
        • California State Vital Records Office
        • California Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for California
        • California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941
          marriage records from two counties in California: Alameda (1850-1941) & Marin (1919-1936)
        • Marin County Marriage Index 1948-current
        • California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941
          marriage records from two counties in California: Alameda (1850-1941) & Marin (1919-1936)
        • Sacramento County Marriages 1850-1860
        • Sacramento California, "Sacramento Bee" newspaper 1859, Obituaries, Marriages, Births
        • Shasta County, California Marriages, 1852-1904
        • Shasta County Marriage Records Index 1854-1930
        • California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959
        • California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985
          over 4.8 million marriages that were performed in California between 1960 and 1985
        • California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980
          includes birth, marriage, and death records from various counties throughout California that took place between the years of 1849 and 1980
        • USGenWeb - California Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Colorado
        • Colorado State Vital Records Office
        • Colorado Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Colorado
        • Web: Adams County, Colorado, Marriage License Index, 1960-2010
          from Adams County, Colorado, Clerk and Recorder's Office
        • Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index, 1862-2006
          consists of county marriage records from various counties in Colorado. Marriages were recorded by the clerk of the district court for each county from the time the county was formed
        • Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1900-1939
        • Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006 - Name index and images of card index created by the Division of Vital Statistics, Department of Health in Colorado.
        • USGenWeb - Colorado Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Connecticut
        • Connecticut State Vital Records Office
        • Connecticut Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Connecticut
        • Connecticut, Marriage Index, 1959-2012
          search Connecticut marriages from 1959-2012
        • USGenWeb - Connecticut Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Delaware
        • Delaware State Vital Records Office
        • Delaware Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Delaware
        • Delaware, Marriage Records, 1750-1954
          search county marriage records from various counties in Delaware
        • USGenWeb - Delaware Marriage Project
        Florida
        • Florida State Vital Records Office
        • Florida Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Florida
        • Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
          a collection of about 11.7 million individuals who were married in the state of Florida between 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
        • About Vital Statistics in Florida
        • USGenWeb - Florida Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Georgia
        • Georgia State Vital Records Office
        • Georgia Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Georgia
        • Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
          search marriage records from 45 Georgia counties
        • Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Vital Records Database - Online searchable index for 1982 to the present
        • USGenWeb - Georgia Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Hawaii
        • Hawaii State Vital Records Office
        • Hawaii Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Hawaii
        • USGenWeb - Hawaii Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Iowa
        • Iowa State Vital Records Office
        • Iowa Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Iowa
        • USGenWeb - Iowa Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Idaho
        • Idaho State Vital Records Office
        • Idaho Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Idaho
        • Search Western States Marriage Record Index at BYU - Index for marriages in western states, including mostly pre-1900 marriages in Arizona, Idaho and Nevada
        • USGenWeb - Idaho Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Illinois
        • Illinois State Vital Records Office
        • Illinois Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Illinois
        • Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
          consists of county marriage records from various counties in Illinois
        • Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 - search online
        • USGenWeb - Illinois Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Indiana
        • Indiana State Vital Records Office
        • Indiana Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Indiana
        • Indiana Marriage Records: 1790-1892 - search online
        • Pre-1850 Indiana Marriages - Searchable Database of Pre-1850 Marriages in State of Indiana, courtesy of the Indiana State Library.
        • USGenWeb - Indiana Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Kansas
        • Kansas State Vital Records Office
        • Kansas Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Kansas
        • USGenWeb - Kansas Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Kentucky
        • Kentucky State Vital Records Office
        • Kentucky Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Kentucky
        • Kentucky Vital Records Index - search indexes to Kentucky vital records
        • Kentucky marriages: 1700's through 1900's - search online
        • USGenWeb - Kentucky Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Louisiana
        • Louisiana State Vital Records Office
        • Louisiana Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Louisiana
        • USGenWeb - Louisiana Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Massachusetts
        • Massachusetts State Vital Records Office
        • Massachusetts Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Massachusetts
        • Massachusetts Town Birth, Death & Marriage Records - search Massachusetts vital records
        • Massachusetts Vital Records - explains how to locate, research and order Massachusetts vital records, including birth, marriage and death certificates
        • USGenWeb - Massachusetts Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Maryland
        • Maryland State Vital Records Office
        • Maryland Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Maryland
        • Maryland State Archives - Vital Records Information
        • USGenWeb - Maryland Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Maine
        • Maine State Vital Records Office
        • Maine Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Maine
        • Vital Records from Maine Newspapers, 1785-1820 - (book)
        • Maine Marriage Search (1892 - 1996) - NOTE: there is a gap from 1967 to 1976 missing
        • USGenWeb - Maine Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Michigan
        • Michigan State Vital Records Office
        • Michigan Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Michigan
        • USGenWeb - Michigan Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Minnesota
        • Minnesota State Vital Records Office
        • Minnesota Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Minnesota
        • USGenWeb - Minnesota Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Missouri
        • Missouri State Vital Records Office
        • Missouri Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Missouri
        • Missouri Marriage Records - Rootsweb
        • Obtaining Marriage & Divorce Records in Missouri - from the State Historical Society of Missouri
        • USGenWeb - Missouri Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Mississippi
        • Mississippi State Vital Records Office
        • Mississippi Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Mississippi
        • USGenWeb - Mississippi Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Montana
        • Montana State Vital Records Office
        • Montana Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Montana
        • USGenWeb - Montana Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        North Carolina
        • North Carolina State Vital Records Office
        • North Carolina Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for North Carolina
        • North Carolina Marriage Records - search online
        • North Carolina Vital Records
        • USGenWeb - North Carolina Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        North Dakota
        • North Dakota State Vital Records Office
        • North Dakota Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for North Dakota
        • USGenWeb - North Dakota Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Nebraska
        • Nebraska State Vital Records Office
        • Nebraska Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Nebraska
        • USGenWeb - Nebraska Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        New Hampshire
        • New Hampshire State Vital Records Office
        • New Hampshire Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for New Hampshire
        • USGenWeb - New Hampshire Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        New Jersey
        • New Jersey State Vital Records Office
        • New Jersey Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for New Jersey
        • Index to New Jersey Marriage Records 1666-1799 - if you find a marriage record in this database, you may purchase a copy from the New Jersey State Archives for $5.00.
        • Second in Line: Vital Records in New Jersey - New Jersey vital records were mandated statewide in 1848, just the second state to do so. These and earlier vital records collections can fill pedigree holes.
        • Index to New Jersey Marriage Records, 1848-1867
        • Index to New Jersey Marriage Records 1666-1799 - if you find a marriage record in this database, you may purchase a copy from the New Jersey State Archives for $5.00.
        • USGenWeb - New Jersey Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        New Mexico
        • New Mexico State Vital Records Office
        • New Mexico Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for New Mexico
        • USGenWeb - New Mexico Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Nevada
        • Nevada State Vital Records Office
        • Nevada Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Nevada
        • Marriage Inquiry System (1984 - present)
        • USGenWeb - Nevada Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        New York
        • New York State Vital Records Office
        • New York Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for New York
        • New York Marriages - search online
        • USGenWeb - New York Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Ohio
        • Ohio State Vital Records Office
        • Ohio Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Ohio
        • USGenWeb - Ohio Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Oklahoma
        • Oklahoma State Vital Records Office
        • Oklahoma Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Oklahoma
        • Oklahoma Marriage Records - OKGenWeb
        • USGenWeb - Oklahoma Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Oregon
        • Oregon State Vital Records Office
        • Oregon Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Oregon
        • OHD - Center for Health Statistics (and Vital Records)
        • Oregon State Archives - Vital Records
        • USGenWeb - Oregon Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Pennsylvania
        • Pennsylvania State Vital Records Office
        • Pennsylvania Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Pennsylvania
        • Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
          search marriage records from various counties in Pennsylvania
        • Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
          contains more than 210,000 cards containing vital statistics on families dating back to the 1600s
        • USGenWeb - Pennsylvania Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Rhode Island
        • Rhode Island State Vital Records Office
        • Rhode Island Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Rhode Island
        • USGenWeb - Rhode Island Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        South Carolina
        • South Carolina State Vital Records Office
        • South Carolina Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for South Carolina
        • South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017
        • USGenWeb - South Carolina Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        South Dakota
        • South Dakota State Vital Records Office
        • South Dakota Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for South Dakota
        • Search Newspaper Vital Records Index - search births, deaths, marriages & more from South Dakota Historical Society
        • USGenWeb - South Dakota Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Tennessee
        • Tennessee State Vital Records Office
        • Tennessee Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Tennessee
        • USGenWeb - Tennessee Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Texas
        • Texas State Vital Records Office
        • Texas Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Texas
        • State of Texas Vital Records
        • Texas Marriage Records: 1966 - 2000 - search online
        • Marriage & Divorce Verification
        • USGenWeb - Texas Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Utah
        • Utah State Vital Records Office
        • Utah Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Utah
        • USGenWeb - Utah Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Virginia
        • Virginia State Vital Records Office
        • Virginia Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Virginia
        • Virginia Marriage Records: 1695 - 1850 - search online
        • USGenWeb - Virginia Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Vermont
        • Vermont State Vital Records Office
        • Vermont Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Vermont
        • USGenWeb - Vermont Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Washington
        • Washington State Vital Records Office
        • Washington Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Washington
        • USGenWeb - Washington Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Wisconsin
        • Wisconsin State Vital Records Office
        • Wisconsin Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Wisconsin
        • Search Pre-1907 Vital Records - dating back to the 1840s (Wisconsin Historical Society)
        • Wisconsin Vital Records - from Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
        • Wisconsin Vital Records
        • USGenWeb - Wisconsin Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        West Virginia
        • West Virginia State Vital Records Office
        • West Virginia Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for West Virginia
        • Search WV Birth, Death, and Marriage certificates on-line - from the West Virginia Division of Culture & History
        • USGenWeb - West Virginia Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records
        Wyoming
        • Wyoming State Vital Records Office
        • Wyoming Genealogy and Family History Resources - record collections, history and genealogy resources for Wyoming
        • USGenWeb - Wyoming Marriage Project - Marriage Applications and other Marriage Records


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