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''[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How To Find U.S. Marriage Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] How To Find Ohio Marriage Records''
''[[How to Find United States Marriage Records|How To Find U.S. Marriage Records]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] How To Find Ohio Marriage Records''  


== Finding Ohio Marriage Records  ==
== Finding Ohio Marriage Records  ==


*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  
*1958 - county clerks began sending copies to the state
*1949 - county clerks began sending copies to the state


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:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Marriage Records'''</span>  
:<span style="font-size:120%">'''Marriage Records'''</span>  
:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span>  
:<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Ohio Marriage Records#Marriages_Before_1958|Before 1958]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Ohio Marriage Records#Marriages_Before_1949|Before 1949]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Ohio Marriage Records#Marriages_1958_to_Present|1958 to Present]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Ohio Marriage Records#Marriages_1949_to_Present|1949 to Present]]''' </span>  
:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|Marriage year unknown]]'''</span>
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== '''Marriages Before 1958'''  ==
== '''Marriages Before 1949'''  ==


*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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== '''Marriages 1958 to Present'''  ==
== '''Marriages 1949 to Present'''  ==


Online marriage indexes are incomplete for the years 1958 to the present, but are very good for the years 1973 to 2000.  
Online marriage indexes are incomplete for the years 1949 to the present.  


==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
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:*[[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]]
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