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*1943 - state index begins; however, records must be obtained locally through county courthouse
*1943 - state index begins; however, records must be obtained locally through county courthouse
 
*Online marriage indexes are incomplete for the years 1943 to the present.  
Online marriage indexes are incomplete for the years 1943 to the present.  


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
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|-
| colspan="4" | '''Marriage Indexes'''
| colspan="4" | '''Marriage Indexes and Digital Images '''
|-
|-
| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''  
| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name - Index and Image'''  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''  
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
|-
|-
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1785-1979
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1865-1950
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1674849|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1609797|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| align="center" | 1,532,533
| align="center" | 338,104
|}
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
|-
| colspan="4" | '''If you do not locate the marriage in the above, try:'''
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| width="30%" | RootsWeb, Marriages, 1973-2000
| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi\ On RootsWeb]; free
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
| align="center" | 1,213,864
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
|-
|-
| Ancestry, Marriages, 1973-1999
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1889-1947
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8787 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1675397|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8787 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 20,784
| align="center" | 2,342,097
|}
 
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="0"
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| width="30%" | Univ. of KY, Marriages, 1973-1993
| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ On University of Kentucky website]; free; date is given in a code: MM/DD/YY
|  
| align="center" | Undisclosed
[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive. <br> [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Search other records]] with marriage information.  
 
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:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]  
:*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]  
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
:*[[U.S. Vital Records Overview|U.S. Vital Records Overview]]  
:*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]
:*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]__NOTOC__


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