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== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||
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 and divorce records in Arizona are maintained by the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the event occurred. They are not available from the Office of Vital Records. There is no statewide registration of marriages in Arizona. | |||
Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index]]. | Many of the early marriages for the state are searchable online at no cost in the [[Western States Marriage Index]]. | ||
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'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an Arizona couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places, such as [[Clark County, Nevada|Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada]], or [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma, Yuma, Arizona]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, [http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?"] accessed 8 January 2011.</ref> | '''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an Arizona couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places, such as [[Clark County, Nevada|Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada]], or [[Yuma County, Arizona|Yuma, Yuma, Arizona]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, [http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?"] accessed 8 January 2011.</ref> | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | '''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | ||
[[Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | [[Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Arizona Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||