407,336
edits
How to Find Mississippi Marriage Records (view source)
Revision as of 17:05, 29 July 2013
, 29 July 2013no edit summary
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
*Marriages are kept by the circuit clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county | *Marriages are kept by the circuit clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county | ||
*1926 - duplicate copies of the marriages were required to be sent to the state | *1926 - duplicate copies of the marriages were required to be sent to the state | ||
*Gap in the state records from June 30, 1938 to January 1, 1942 - write to circuit court clerks in the appropriate county for these years | *Gap in the state records from June 30, 1938 to January 1, 1942 - write to circuit court clerks in the appropriate county for these years | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
*Marriages are kept by the circuit clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county | *Marriages are kept by the circuit clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county | ||
If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]]. | If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below, try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]]. | ||
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index''' ==== | |||
{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1" | {| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1" | ||
| Line 88: | Line 88: | ||
|} | |} | ||
''' | ==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Record''' ==== | ||
If you did not find your ancestor in the databases above, follow the instructions below: | |||
'''PART A: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage''' | |||
:*If you know the county of marriage, you can request a search for a fee from the [http://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/chancerycourt/chancerycourt.html circuit court clerk]. | |||
:*If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records.]] | |||
'''PART B: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records''' | |||
:*Order a copy of a marriage record for a fee from the [http://courts.ms.gov/trialcourts/chancerycourt/chancerycourt.html circuit court clerk]. | |||
''OR'' | |||
:*View a copy of a marriage record on microfilm at a Family Search Center: | |||
Some images of county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available. | |||
::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county. | ::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county. | ||