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-For marriages that exist during the time period, try the following:
+For marriages that exist during the time period, try the following databases. Try each link.
-==== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index'''  ====
+{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="0"
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-{| width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="6" border="1"
+| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Texas Marriage Databases - Index Only'''
+| <br>
+| <br>
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+| align="left" colspan="3" | At FamilySearch Centers/Libraries:
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+|
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-| width="15%" align="left" | '''Database Name-Index Only '''
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-| width="70%" align="left" colspan="2" | '''Link or links to access database'''
+| width="25%" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 at Ancestry.com]
-| width="15%" align="center" | # of records
+| Ancestry Library edition - '''free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center]; Index only - images of records available at [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= FamilySearch Centers] - see below
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-| Ancestry, Marriages, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002
+| align="left" colspan="3" | Use Your Ancestry Subscription:
-| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795 Free using Ancestryinstitution at FamilySearch Centers]
+|
-| width="35%" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 $, Use your own Ancestry subscription]
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-| align="center" | 12,788,808
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+| width="10%" | <br>
+| width="25%" | [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 at Ancestry.com]
+| Ancestry subscription - '''$,''' [http://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/freetrial?o_iid=48816&o_lid=48816&o_sch=Web+Property To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Index only - images of records available at [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= FamilySearch Centers] - see below
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-==== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Certificate'''  ====
+'''Found the index but not the image of the marriage?''' <br> 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&nbsp;[http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.
-If you did not find your ancestor in the above database, 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://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/field/localremotedistrict.shtm county clerk].
-:*If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can also try searching for marriage information in [[Marriage Information Substitute Records|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://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/field/localremotedistrict.shtm county 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&nbsp;[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.
 ::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.
 ::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local FamilySearch Center.
-<center>[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records#Finding_Texas_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>
+<center>[[How to Find West Virginia Marriage Records#Finding_Texas_Marriage_Records|Return to the Top: Choose another marriage year]]</center> <center><br></center>
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