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== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
There is no statewide registration of marriages. An 1864 territorial law required county recorders to keep marriage and divorce records. From 1891 to 1912, clerks of '''probate courts '''issued marriage '''licenses'''. Marriage records are presently kept by the '''superior court''' of the county in which the event | There is no statewide registration of marriages. An 1864 territorial law required county recorders to keep marriage and divorce records. From 1891 to 1912, clerks of '''probate courts '''issued marriage '''licenses'''. Marriage records are presently kept by the '''superior court''' of the county in which the event occurrs. | ||
Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]]. | Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index|Western States Marriage Index]]. | ||
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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
The earliest divorce records were granted by the territorial legislature and are found in the published '''Territorial Statutes'''. Later divorce proceedings were kept by the '''district court '''of each county until 1912, when the '''superior court '''was given this '''jurisdiction. ''' | The earliest divorce records were granted by the territorial legislature and are found in the published '''Territorial Statutes'''. Later divorce proceedings were kept by the '''district court '''of each county until 1912, when the '''superior court '''was given this '''jurisdiction. ''' | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||