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=== Adoption Records  ===
=== Adoption Records  ===


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== Marriage Records  ==
== Marriage Records  ==
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*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Washington State couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy|Port Orchard]] for the greater Seattle area, or [[Kootenai County, Idaho Genealogy|Coeur d'Alene ID]] for Spokane and western Washington.<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>
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Washington State couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Kitsap County, Washington Genealogy|Port Orchard]] for the greater Seattle area, or [[Kootenai County, Idaho Genealogy|Coeur d'Alene ID]] for Spokane and western Washington.<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>


:*'''1855–2008''' - {{RecordSearch|1534448|Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008}} — index and images<br>
:*'''1855–2008''' - {{RecordSearch|1534448|Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008}} — index and images<br>  
:*'''1858-1950''' - FamilySearch Historical Records {{RecordSearch|1534448|Washington State County Marriages, 1858-1950}}. [[Washington State County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more]]  
:*'''1858-1950''' - FamilySearch Historical Records {{RecordSearch|1534448|Washington State County Marriages, 1858-1950}}. [[Washington State County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Learn more]]  
:*'''1865-2004''' - [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/index.php?title=Washington_Vital_Records&action=edit&section=6 Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004] at Ancestry.com.  
:*'''1865-2004''' - [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/index.php?title=Washington_Vital_Records&action=edit&section=6 Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004] at Ancestry.com.  
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*'''Territorial divorce records.''' Some divorce records from 1853 to 1889 are included in the Washington territorial records. These early divorce proceedings are interfiled with other territorial records and have not been indexed. The Washington State Library has copies of the territorial records.
*'''Territorial divorce records.''' Some divorce records from 1853 to 1889 are included in the Washington territorial records. These early divorce proceedings are interfiled with other territorial records and have not been indexed. The Washington State Library has copies of the territorial records.


Click for [[Washington Vital Records#Divorce_Contents|sample images]] of divorce records and their genealogical contents.
Click for [[Washington Vital Records#Divorce_Contents|sample images]] of divorce records and their genealogical contents.  


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{{Washington|Washington}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}  
{{Washington|Washington}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}  


[[Category:Washington Vital Records]]
[[Category:Washington_Vital_Records]]