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== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
County marriage records are the earliest and most complete vital records for Kentucky. The records that have survived usually begin within a few years of each county’s organization. Lincoln, Fayette, and Jefferson Counties have marriage records dating from the 1780s. | County marriage records are the earliest and most complete vital records for Kentucky. The records that have survived usually begin within a few years of each county’s organization. Lincoln, Fayette, and Jefferson Counties have marriage records dating from the 1780s. Marriages prior to 1798 were under Virginia law. | ||
Marriage records from the earliest dates to the present are kept by the county clerk for each county. Since 1958, duplicates have been sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. | Marriage records from the earliest dates to the present are kept by the county clerk for each county. Since 1958, duplicates have been sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. | ||
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Beginning in 1958, Kentucky again required statewide registration of marriages. These records have been indexed and are found at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. They do, however, have an statewide index to marriages covering 1973 to 1995 in Kentucky. | Beginning in 1958, Kentucky again required statewide registration of marriages. These records have been indexed and are found at the Office of Vital Statistics. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. They do, however, have an statewide index to marriages covering 1973 to 1995 in Kentucky. | ||
*''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. <ref>Office of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, 1997. ({{FHL|725423|titleno}} Set of 173 fiche 6118875–6 | *''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. <ref>Office of Vital Statistics. ''Marriage Indexes, 1973–1995''. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, 1997. ({{FHL|725423|titleno}} Set of 173 fiche 6118875–6>)</ref>This record has separate bride and groom indexes. | ||
Many '''eloping couples '''went to Maysville, Mason County and Pike County, Kentucky to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | Many '''eloping couples '''went to Maysville, Mason County and Pike County, Kentucky to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. | ||