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| == '''Marriages Before 1962''' == | | == '''Marriages Before 1962''' == |
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| ===== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information''' ===== | | ===== '''STEP ONE: Find Marriage Information in Index''' ===== |
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| [[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]<br> [[Illinois Vital Records|Death Records]]<br> [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]] | | [[Illinois Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]<br> [[Illinois Vital Records|Death Records]]<br> [[United States Bible Records|Bible Records]] |
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| ===== '''STEP TWO: Obtain the Record''' =====
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| '''PART A: You know the exact date and place of marriage from your records or the above indexes. '''<br>
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| [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/countylisting.htm Illinois County clerks] are the official custodians of all marriage records recorded in Illinois counties. To obtain copies of marriages, write the appropriate county clerk and include in your letter all of the information on the marriage.<br>
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| Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD) hold original marriage records or microfilm copies for over seventy of the 102 counties in Illinois for the years 1809-1983. Consult the [http://www.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovrecordssrch.jsp Local Governmental Records Holdings Database] to see if IRAD has marriage records for the county and date of the marriage you are requesting. Type the search term MARRIAGE in the title field to return all marriage records in the IRAD holdings. If IRAD does have marriage records for the county you are searching and for the pertinent time period, write the appropriate [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository] and include in your letter all of the information on the marriage. Marriage record searches are free, but a small copy fee will be billed for records found. IRAD provides uncertified copies only. Certified copies must be requested from the county clerk.<br>
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| <br> '''PART B: You don't know the exact date or place of marriage'''
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| :*If you know the county of marriage, you can request a search for the marriage date for a fee from the [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/countylisting.htm Local County Clerk] or from the appropriate [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository]. Consult the [http://www.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovrecordssrch.jsp Local Governmental Records Holdings Database] to see if IRAD has marriage records for the county and approximate date of the marriage you are requesting.
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| :*If you don't know the date or county of marriage, you can try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records.]]
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| <br> '''Marriage Records on Microfilm''' <br> Some county marriage records may be available on microfilm at your local [http://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= Family Search Center]. If you know the approximate date and county where the marriage took place, use the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.
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| ::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by county.
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| ::*Select the topic Vital Records. Look for records authored by the county clerk.
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| ::*For a small fee, [https://familysearch.org/films/ order the microfilm] to view at a local Family Search Center.
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| == '''Marriages 1900 to 1962''' ==
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| '''Free;''' name index and images of county marriages from the state of Illinois at FamilySearch. Not complete - additional records will be added as they are completed.<br>
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| '''Free;''' Name index to marriage records from the state of Illinois at FamilySearch. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed.
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| | align="left" colspan="2" | '''Can't find your ancestor in the online index?'''
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| | [[Tips for Searching an Online Index|Tips for searching online indexes]]
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| | align="left" colspan="2" | '''No marriage record for your ancestor?'''
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| [[Gretna Greens in the United States|Search for Gretna Greens]]-- locations away from the home county where marriage laws were less restrictive.
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| [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|Other records with marriage information]]
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