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'''PART A: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records or the above indexes'''  
'''PART A: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records or the above indexes'''  


'''Option A:''' <br> '''Marriage Records on Microfilm''' <br> Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the&nbsp;[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.  
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::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county.  
| width="100%" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Try these databases. <br>Marriage information is taken from substitute records such as church records.'''
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| width="15%" | '''Option A:'''  
| '''Marriage Records on Microfilm'''  
| Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the&nbsp;[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.
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| ::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county.  
::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.  
::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.  
::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center.
::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center.


'''Option B:''' <br>  
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| width="15%" | '''Option B:''' <br>  
'''Order from the County or City'''  
| '''Order from the County or City'''  
 
| :*Order the marriage record for a fee from the [http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/probateCourt/probateMap.cfm county probate judge's offices] in the county the marriage took place.
:*Order the marriage record for a fee from the [http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/probateCourt/probateMap.cfm county probate judge's offices] in the county the marriage took place.
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| width="15%" | '''Option C:''' <br>  
'''Option C:''' <br>  
| '''Order from the State of Virginia'''  
 
| :*Order the marriage record for a fee from the [http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/Vital_Records/index.htm Virginia Office of Vital Records].
'''Order from the State of Virginia'''  


:*Order the marriage record for a fee from the [http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/Vital_Records/index.htm Virginia Office of Vital Records].
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<br> '''PART B: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage'''  
<br> '''PART B: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage'''