Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley
Marriages – July 1872 – Dec 1899
A B C D E-G H I-K L M N-O P-Q R S T U-Z
Marriages – Jan 1900 – Dec 1940
A B C D E F G H I-K L M N-O P-Q R S T-V W-Y
Notes by Natalie Huntley
Every attempt has been made by me to transcribe these names correctly. Many times, a name was spelled four or five different ways on the certificate. In those cases, I went with what looked right to me, but there is always the possibility that I picked the wrong spelling. Other times, the name was spelled the same each time it was written, and each time it may have been spelled wrong. In other cases, the writing was so bad, it was hard to tell what the name was. Almost always, the letters “a” and “o” looked identical, and an “m” or “n” was easily mistaken for a “u” – they all looked the same for the most part. So, if you don’t see exactly what you are looking for, look for something that is close.
Where it states (license) after the date, this means that there was no marriage date given – only the date that the license was taken out, which will be the date shown. I have no way of knowing if this means that there was no marriage, but I do know that some of the couples, without a marriage date given, went on to live as husband and wife, for the rest of their lives. A few of these licenses, with no marriage date given, had notes written on them, stating “license returned not executed”, or “license returned with no evidence of marriage”, or something else to that effect. I will make a note of these things after the date.
At the end of 1881, and the beginning of 1882, there were many marriages licenses with no marriage dates on them. Out of 17 licenses issued in Jan 1882, only 3 had a marriage date. In Feb 1882, 9 licenses were issued, with only 3 having a marriage date. March was a little better, with 9 licenses issued, and 5 marriages dates shown. The same applies for a large part of 1886. April 1886 had 10 licenses, with only 5 marriage dates, and May 1886 had 9 licenses, with no marriage dates. This pattern, of very few marriage dates for 1886, continues until about Sept. 1886. I find it hard to believe that there would have been this many licenses obtained, with no marriage taking place. So, please keep this in mind when you find a marriage listed below, with only a date of license.
When it says (Col) after a name, this would denote that this was a person of color.