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 = Marriage Records  =
 Alabama marriage records generally contain the name of bride and groom, name of the presiding official at the marriage and the signatures of two people who posted a marriage bond. Some marriage records may include witnesses, and parents names.
+==== County Records  ====
-'''Early -'''
+Before the statewide registration of marriages began in 1936, the clerk of the probate court in each county issued<br>licenses and recorded marriages. The county marriage&nbsp;records usually began within&nbsp;ten years of the creation of the county.&nbsp;Early marriage records may&nbsp;include&nbsp;the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licensed officiant
+'''1799 - 1818 Mississippi Territory'''
-Early marriage licences were issued by the clerk&nbsp;of the Orphans Court in the county of the bride's residence. Marriage licenses have been required since before Alabama was a state (1799)
+In 1799,&nbsp;before Georgia was a state, and as part of the Mississippi Territory, a law was passed requiring the registration of marriage licenses and bonds. These licenses and bonds&nbsp;were registered&nbsp;in the Orphans Court in the county of the bride's residence.&nbsp;
-'''1936-Present'''&nbsp; Marriage Records beginning August of 1936. For marriages prior to this time, contact the Probate Court in county where license was issued.
+'''1820 - 1844 State of Georgia&nbsp;'''
+The Orphans Court was renamed the Probate Court in 1844. Beginning in 1888, bonds were only required if the groom was under the age of 21 or the bride was under the age of 18.
+'''1936-Present'''&nbsp; Statewide Marriage Records beginning August of 1936. For marriages prior to this time, contact the Probate Court in county where license was issued.
 There are several statewide indexes:
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 ''Marriage Records [Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina].'' Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FHL compact disc Series 9 number 3.) The dates of the records for each county vary. The earliest records begin in 1807 and the latest extend to 1902.
-Early '''(time coverage????)'''marriage records are also included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline).<br>
+Early marriage records are also included in the Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see the "[[Alabama Genealogy|Genealogy]]" section of this outline).<br>
 ==== County Records&nbsp;  ====
-Before the statewide registration of marriages began in 1936, the clerk of the probate court in each county issued<br>licenses and recorded marriages. The county marriage&nbsp;records usually began within&nbsp;ten years of the creation of the county.&nbsp;Information on&nbsp;marriage&nbsp;records may&nbsp;include&nbsp;the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licensed officiant and later,&nbsp;their ages, occupations, and number of previous marriages for each spouse and the parents' names.&nbsp;??Check exactly what information is on the registers and what is on the later certificates.??
+Before the statewide registration of marriages began in 1936, the clerk of the probate court in each county issued<br>licenses and recorded marriages. The county marriage&nbsp;records usually began within&nbsp;ten years of the creation of the county.&nbsp;Early marriage records may&nbsp;include&nbsp;the names of the bride and groom, date of marriage, bondsmen, and licensed officiant and later,&nbsp;their ages, occupations, and number of previous marriages for each spouse and the parents' names.
 The Family History Library has microfilms of the county marriage records for most Alabama counties.<br>