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Before statewide registration, individual counties recorded marriages, generally from the date the county was created. These include marriage records, marriage returns, marriage consents of minors by parents, and ministers' license records. Marriage records are considered one of Ohio's most valuable genealogical sources because of their early beginnings and completeness. Marriage records show the names of the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, the county in which the marriage occurred, and the officiating individual. Sometimes there is information about the ages and residences of the bride and groom. Parents are not usually named in records dated before 1900. Each county maintains a marriage index. | Before statewide registration, individual counties recorded marriages, generally from the date the county was created. These include marriage records, marriage returns, marriage consents of minors by parents, and ministers' license records. Marriage records are considered one of Ohio's most valuable genealogical sources because of their early beginnings and completeness. Marriage records show the names of the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, the county in which the marriage occurred, and the officiating individual. Sometimes there is information about the ages and residences of the bride and groom. Parents are not usually named in records dated before 1900. Each county maintains a marriage index. | ||
For each county in Ohio, the FamilySearch Library has microfilmed the marriage records up to 1910 and some to 1970. Many existing county records of marriages before 1876 have been indexed in the International Genealogical Index, available at the FamilySearch Library and at | For each county in Ohio, the FamilySearch Library has microfilmed the marriage records up to 1910 and some to 1970. Many existing county records of marriages before 1876 have been indexed in the International Genealogical Index, available at the FamilySearch Library and at FamilySearch Centers. However, 25 counties have large information gaps or are not included in this index. | ||
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The FamilySearch Library has a number of compact discs with vital records information from many states in the Automated Resource Center (ARC). For Ohio, the following may be helpful: | The FamilySearch Library has a number of compact discs with vital records information from many states in the Automated Resource Center (ARC). For Ohio, the following may be helpful: | ||
*Marriage Records <ref>Marriage Records. CD/Automated Archives, numbers 2-5. Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FamilySearch Library compact disc number 9, pt. 2-5; does not circulate to | *Marriage Records <ref>Marriage Records. CD/Automated Archives, numbers 2-5. Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. (FamilySearch Library compact disc number 9, pt. 2-5; does not circulate to FamilySearch Centers.) </ref>This file was acquired from the "Hunting for Bears" collection. Marriage information for Ohio is listed in part two. At the beginning of the list, unknown county records are given. (The introduction to this file gives information regarding the dates listed and the extraction methods used. It is not a complete index of all Ohio marriage records.) | ||
*Marriage Index <ref>Marriage Index. Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, Number 400. Orem, Utah: Brøderbund, 1996. (FamilySearch Library compact disc number 9, part 400; disc does not circulate to | *Marriage Index <ref>Marriage Index. Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, Number 400. Orem, Utah: Brøderbund, 1996. (FamilySearch Library compact disc number 9, part 400; disc does not circulate to FamilySearch Centers.) </ref>The Ohio marriage data was acquired from Liahona, Inc. This CD uses the Soundex code for quick access to surnames and gives references to the FS Library film number for each entry. The CD lists marriages by county and gives the dates covered.<br> | ||
'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Ohio couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like:<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref><ref>Arlene H. Eakle, "Charles H. Browning and Your Genealogy" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | '''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When an '''eloping''' Ohio couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like:<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref><ref>Arlene H. Eakle, "Charles H. Browning and Your Genealogy" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref> | ||
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