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 == Finding South Carolina Marriage Records  ==
-Marriages were not recorded by the counties or the state of South Carolina until July 1, 1911 when the county probate judge's office was required to issue marriage licenses. In July 1950, the county was required to send a copy to the state of South Carolina.
+*Counties began recording marriages on July 1, 1911
+*1950 - County officials began sending copies to the state
 {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }}
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 == '''Marriages from 1950 to Present'''  ==
 Currently, there are no complete indexes to South Carolina marriage records online for this period.
 The Vital Records office of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has copies of marriages from July 1950 to 2010. The county probate judge also keeps a copy of the marriage.