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Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940
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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Utah,
United States
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Location of Utah
Record Description
Record Type Marriage
Collection years 1887-1940
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County Courthouses, state-wide, Utah


What Is in This Collection?

The collection consists of a name index to marriage records from local county courthouses, for the years 1887 to 1940. The records consist of bound volumes applications, licenses, certificates, etc.

Marriages were recorded by the clerk of the district court for each county from the time the county was formed. Persons desiring to marry obtained a license that they presented to the minister or other person authorized to marry, such as a justice of the peace. Once the marriage was performed, the officiator sent a return to the clerk confirming that the marriage had occurred.

Civil marriage records were created to legalize marital relationships and to protect the interests of the wife and other heirs to legal claims on property.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

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To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name of the groom
  • Name of the bride
  • Names of the officiator and witnesses
  • Date of the marriage
  • Residences of the bride and groom
  • Age of the bride and groom

Collection Content

Sample Image

  • 1896 Marriage Certificate

    1896 Marriage Certificate

Coverage Table

The following table shows the number of records in this collection by county. Because of privacy laws not all records may be available. See also the "Other FamilySearch Collection" section.

County Records
Beaver 4,848
Box Elder 33,891
Cache 65,459
Carbon 10,259
Daggett 2,457
Davis 54,442
Duchesne 2,769
Emery 3,497
Garfield 2,259
Grand 3,972
Iron 9,697
Juab 10,247
Kane 2,639
Millard 6,442
Morgan 1,940
Piute 4,733
Rich 3,906
Salt Lake 104,710
San Juan 1,564
Sanpete 17,621
Sevier 13,698
Summit 14,927
Tooele 6,291
Uintah 12,157
Utah 78,811
Wasatch 5,303
Washington 14,426
Wayne 1,710
Weber 113,823

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of the person
  • The name of a parent or date of the event

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images

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  1. Select County
  2. Select Record Type, Year Range, and Volume or License Numbers to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the age or estimated birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and death records
  • Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
  • Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members
  • Utah Church Records were kept years before counties began keeping records. They are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county *Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
  • Check the info box above for additional FamilySearch websites and related websites that may assist you in finding similar records

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Utah.

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

  • Utah Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration Guide to public vital statistics of Utah. Salt Lake City, Utah :Historical Records Survey, 1941FS Library 979.2 A3v
  • Judith W. Hansen and Norman Lundberg, comp. Marriages in Utah Territory, 1850-1884 : from the Deseret News, 1850-1872, and the Elias Smith journals, 1850-1884 Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Genealogical Association, 1998 979.2 V42u v. 3
  • Miscellaneous marriage records index. Utah (Box Elder, Millard, Morgan, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Utah, Wayne and Weber) 2. Idaho (Franklin and Lemhi) 3. Wyoming (Lincoln)

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