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Illinois Statewide Marriage Record Links:

• Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900
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FIRST NAME	LAST NAME

Adams County

Alexander County

• 1819 - 1850 Marriages

Other Records:

• 1820 Alexander Co, IL Census

Bond County

Boone County

Brown County

• 1959 Marriages
• Marriages 1839 - Partial List

Bureau County

Calhoun County

Carroll County

Cass County

• Individual vital records files contains birth, death, and marriage

Champaign County

• 1833 - 1861 Marriages

Christian County

• 1855 - 1866 Marriages (partial)

Clark County

Clay County

Clinton County

Coles County

Cook County

Marriage Announcements from the Chicago Tribune

• Dec. 31, 1882
• 2 September 1884
• 3 September 1884
• 14 June 1892
• 7 October 1892
• 11 Oct 1894
• 21 April 1895
• 16 October 1903
• 1879,  January - May
  • A - B - C - D - E
  • F - G - H - K - L
  • M - N - O - P - Q
  • R - S - T - U_V
  • W - Y_Z

• St. James Catholic Church, selected list

Crawford County

• 1899, Misc. Marriages
• 1910, Misc. Marriages

Cumberland County

De Witt County

DeKalb County

Douglas County

DuPage County

• Marriages
  • A - D
  • E - H
  • I - N
  • O - S
  • T - Z
• DuPage County Marriages

Edgar County

Edwards County

Effingham County

• Marriage Book 10 C 34, (partial)

Fayette County

Ford County

Franklin County

• Franklin County Marriages, 1819 - 1850
• Franklin County Marriages, 1863 - 1893
• Franklin County Marriages, 1878 to 1893
  • A - D
  • E - H
  • I - M
  • N - S
  • T - Z
• Marriages Indexed by Bride:
  • 1819-1850
  • 1894
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • 1897
  • 1901-02
  • 1903-04
  • 1905-06
  • 1907-08
• Marriages Indexed by Groom:
  • 1819-1850
  • 1894
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • 1897
  • 1901-02
  • 1903-04
  • 1905-06
  • 1907-08

Fulton County

Gallatin County

• 1813-1838 Marriages
• Roark Surname Marriage Records

Greene County

Grundy County

Hamilton County

• Marriages 1821 to 1850
  • A - L
  • M - Y
• Misc. Marriages to 1850

Hancock County

• Howard Family

Hardin County

• 1884 - 1920 Marriages

Henderson County

• Marriages from the Oquawka Spectator
• Ives Family Marriages

Henry County

Iroquois County

Other Records:

• Iroquois County, Illinois Bible Records

Jackson County

Jackson County Clerk
1001 Walnut Street
Murphysboro, IL 62966-2177

(618) 684-2151

• 1830 to 1851 Marriages

Jasper County

• Pre-1878 Marriage Index
• 1878-1900 Transcribed Marriage Certificates
• Post 1900 Marriages
• Marriage Licenses
• Marriage Notices printed in the Newton Press
• Jasper County Divorces
  • Pre-1887 - 1892 Divorces
  • 1902 - 1927 Divorces

Jefferson County

Jefferson County Clerk
County Courthouse, Room 105
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-4086

(618) 244-8020

• Dobbs/Dobson Surname Marriage Records
• Groom Indexed Marriages
• Jefferson County Marriages, 1819 - 1829
• Jefferson County Marriages, 1819 to 1850

Jersey County

Jo Daviess County

• 1855-1856
• Jo Daviess County Marriages

Johnson County

Kane County

Kankakee County

Other Records:

• Kankakee County Death Index 1877-1916

Kendall County

Knox County

La Salle County

Lake County

Lawrence County

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Illinois Marriages on CD-ROM

• IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926 Marriage Index
• Illinois, 1851-1900 Marriage Index
• Illinois, Indiana, 1790-1850 Marriage Index

How to Obtain an Illinois Marriage Certificate:

Certified copies of marriage certificates are available from the Clerks of the Circuit Court in the county where the marriage took place.

IL State Vital Statistics Office

Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702-5097

Information:

(217) 782-6553
Fax: (217) 523-2648

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