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| *Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county | | *Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county |
| *In Texas, duplicate copies '''''are not''''' sent to the Department of State Health Services | | *In Texas, duplicate copies '''''are not''''' sent to the Department of State Health Services |
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| | ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index''' ==== |
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| | width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriage Index, 1837-1973 | | | width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriage Index, 1837-1973 |
| | width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1681052|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years | | | width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1681052|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years |
| | align="center" | 2,099,675 | | | align="center" | 2,099,675 |
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| | width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriage Index, 1837-1977 | | | width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriage Index, 1837-1977 |
| | width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1803987|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years | | | width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1803987|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years |
| | align="center" | 365,805 | | | align="center" | 365,805 |
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| | width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriage Index, 1966-2010 | | | width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriage Index, 1966-2010 |
| | width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|2031191|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years | | | width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|2031191|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years |
| | align="center" | 7,606,159 | | | align="center" | 7,606,159 |
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| [[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Marriage Information Substitute Records|Search other records]] with marriage information. | | [[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Marriage Information Substitute Records|Search other records]] with marriage information. |
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| For marriages that exist during the time period, try the following databases. Try each link.
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| | Ancestry Library edition - '''free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]; Index only - images of records available at [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= FamilySearch Centers] - see below
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| | Ancestry subscription - '''$,''' [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial?o_iid=48816&o_lid=48816&o_sch=Web+Property To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Index only - images of records available at [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= FamilySearch Centers] - see below
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| | {{RecordSearch|1408729|1853-1970 - At FamilySearch.org}}
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