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Published marriage record indexes are available for most Indiana counties from the earliest marriages to the early or mid-1900s and sometimes beyond. Many of these were compiled by the Works Progress Administration and cover marriages from county formation to 1920. They are arranged alphabetically by the name of the bride or groom and include name of spouse, color, date of marriage and for marriages after 1905, sometimes date of birth. These indexes reference the book and page number of the marriage ledger in the county courthouse where the original record may be found. For some counties, there is an additional supplemental marriage index that includes information from the longer marriage application form that began to be used toward the end of the 19th century. Besides the indiviidual's name, Information in the supplemental index may include father’s given name, mother’s maiden name, gender, color, age at next birthday, date of marriage, and courthouse book and page number. The spouse's name is not listed in these supplemental indexes. | Published marriage record indexes are available for most Indiana counties from the earliest marriages to the early or mid-1900s and sometimes beyond. Many of these were compiled by the Works Progress Administration and cover marriages from county formation to 1920. They are arranged alphabetically by the name of the bride or groom and include name of spouse, color, date of marriage and for marriages after 1905, sometimes date of birth. These indexes reference the book and page number of the marriage ledger in the county courthouse where the original record may be found. For some counties, there is an additional supplemental marriage index that includes information from the longer marriage application form that began to be used toward the end of the 19th century. Besides the indiviidual's name, Information in the supplemental index may include father’s given name, mother’s maiden name, gender, color, age at next birthday, date of marriage, and courthouse book and page number. The spouse's name is not listed in these supplemental indexes. | ||
[http://208.119.72.68/INMarriages1850/marriages_search.asp Marriages through 1850] is a statewide searchable database on the Indiana State Library's website. | [http://208.119.72.68/INMarriages1850/marriages_search.asp Marriages through 1850] is a statewide searchable database on the Indiana State Library's website. The database was compiled from many sources, including original records and published marriage record indexes, among them, Willard Heiss's ''Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy'': Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana (see [[Indiana Church Records|Indiana Church Records]]). The inclusion of Heiss's work in this database is significant since some early Quaker marriages may not appear in civil records. The Indiana State Library's pre-1850 marriage index database includes 330,000 entries, but may not be inclusive. | ||
FamilySearch has an ongoing project to index Indiana marriage records in partnership with the Indiana Genealogical Society. This searchable database, available at [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1410397 Record Search] currently is 44 percent complete. The index portion covers 18 of Indiana's 92 Indiana counties (Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Decatur, Dubois, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Huntington, Marshall, Ohio, Owen, Rush, and Sullivan). The descriptive material for the collection indicates that it also includes searchable images of records for the counties of Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clark, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, DeKalb, Dearborn, Delaware, Dubois, Harrison, Huntington, Marshall, Ohio, Owen and Rush. The database's title is "Indiana Marriages, 1811 to 1959," however a few entries date as early as 1790. | FamilySearch has an ongoing project to index Indiana marriage records in partnership with the Indiana Genealogical Society. This searchable database, available at [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1410397 Record Search] currently is 44 percent complete. The index portion covers 18 of Indiana's 92 Indiana counties (Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Decatur, Dubois, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Huntington, Marshall, Ohio, Owen, Rush, and Sullivan). The descriptive material for the collection indicates that it also includes searchable images of records for the counties of Adams, Allen, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clark, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, DeKalb, Dearborn, Delaware, Dubois, Harrison, Huntington, Marshall, Ohio, Owen and Rush. The database's title is "Indiana Marriages, 1811 to 1959," however a few entries date as early as 1790. | ||
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The Indiana State Library has a searchable index for [http://208.119.72.68/INMarriages93to02/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]. | The Indiana State Library has a searchable index for [http://208.119.72.68/INMarriages93to02/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]. | ||
Ancestry.com's Indiana offerings include searchable databases titled ''Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941,'' ''Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920'' and ''Indiana Births, 1880-1920.'' These databases were compiled primarily from the published WPA indexes. Ancestry.com is a subscription database, but many public libraries maintain subscriptions that their patrons may use onsite. | Ancestry.com's Indiana offerings include searchable databases titled ''Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941,'' ''Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920'' and ''Indiana Births, 1880-1920.'' These databases were compiled primarily from the published WPA indexes. Ancestry.com is a subscription database, but many public libraries maintain subscriptions that their patrons may use onsite. | ||
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