How to Find Wyoming Marriage Records: Difference between revisions

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== '''Marriages Before 1941''' ==
== '''Marriages Before 1941''' ==


*Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and begin at the creation of the county
*Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and begin at the creation of the county
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==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
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| colspan="4" | '''Marriage Indexes and Digital Images '''
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| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name - Index and Image'''
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
|-
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1797-1954
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1804888|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years
| align="center" | 184,092
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1852-1914
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1117 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1117 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 230,792
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
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| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
|-
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| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1785-1979
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1889-1947
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1674849|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1708702|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| align="center" | 1,532,533
| align="center" | 13,941
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1795-1850
| width="30%" | BYU-Idaho, Marriages, 1867-1950
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3455 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm On Western States Marriage Index]; free; INCOMPLETE
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3455 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | ~24,000
| align="center" | 7,970
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1802-1850
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2089 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2089 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
| align="center" | 72,640
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1851-1900
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4428 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4428 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]  
| align="center" | 307,737
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="0"
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="0"
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| '''''Can't access Ancestry?'''''
| Visit your [https://www.familysearch.org/locations local Family History Center] or your local public library.
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| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''  
| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''  
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== '''Marriages 1941 to Present'''  ==
== '''Marriages 1941 to Present'''  ==


Online marriage indexes are incomplete for the years 1941 to the present,
Online marriage indexes are incomplete for the years 1941 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" | '''If you do not locate the marriage in the above, try:'''
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| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''  
| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''  
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| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
|-
|-
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1785-1979
| width="30%" | FamilySearch, Marriages, 1889-1947
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1674849|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | {{RecordSearch|1708702|On FamilySearch}}; free; INCOMPLETE for all counties and years  
| align="center" | 1,532,533
| align="center" | 13,941
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|-
| width="30%" | RootsWeb, Marriages, 1973-2000
| width="30%" | BYU-Idaho, Marriages, 1867-1950
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi\ On RootsWeb]; free  
| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | [http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm On Western States Marriage Index]; free; INCOMPLETE
| align="center" | 1,213,864
| align="center" | ~24,000
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{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="0"
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| Ancestry, Marriages, 1973-1999
| width="30%" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8787 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
|  
| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8787 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]  
[[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.  
| align="center" | 2,342,097
 
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| width="30%" | Univ. of KY, Marriages, 1973-1993
| 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
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