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An 1867 law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar (see address above). Licenses were not required until 1887. The Family History Library has marriage records for most counties, from county creation to 1920 or later, and some indexes to the 1950s or later. | An 1867 law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar (see address above). Licenses were not required until 1887. The Family History Library has marriage records for most counties, from county creation to 1920 or later, and some indexes to the 1950s or later. | ||
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1"> | *'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Michigan '''eloping''' couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Lake County, Indiana|Crown Point IN]], or [[St. Joseph County, Indiana|South Bend IN]], or [[Steuben County, Indiana|Angola IN]].<ref name="Eakle1">;Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/(accessed 8 January 2011).;</ref> Port Huron, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair, Michigan]] was a Gretna Green for couples from [[Ontario]], especially Lambton County.<ref>Fay Lucille Lucas Bertrand, "1839-1898 Marriages St. Clair County, Michigan (Mainly Port Huron, Michigan)" in [http://www.granniesgenealogygarden.com/Granny1/clair1.html Granny's Genealogy Gardens]</ref> | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||