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Records on CD-ROM
Michigan Genealogy Resources:
MI State Vital Statistics Office
Vital Records State
3423 North Martin Luther King Blvd.
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Information:
(517) 335-8656
Information
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Michigan Marriage Records:
In 1867, Act 194 passed, requiring every person authorized to perform Michigan marriages to keep formalized marriage records. Information included was:
- date
- names of the parties involved
- their ages
- race
- residence
- birth places
- occupations
- number of times previously married
- place of marriage
- the couple's parents' names
- the name of the presiding official
- and the names and residences of the witnesses
These marriage records were then turned over to the county clerk, which recorded them in the county books, and sent them on to the Secretary of State. (As you can see, some counties were slower
than others to comply with Act 194.) In 1921 the Department of Community Health took over the keeping of marriage records from the Secretary of State.
Alcona County Marriage Records
Alcona County Clerk
106 Fifth Street, PO Box 308
Harrisville, MI 48740-0308
Phone: 989-724-6807
Fax: 989-724-5838
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1869 - 1880 and 1889 to present. Information is available for the missing years.
- Totally indexed by groom's name.
- Partially indexed by bride's name.
- Divorce decrees from 1869 to present.
Alger County
Alger County Clerk
101 Court Street
Munising, MI 49862
Phone: 906-387-2076
Fax: 906-387-2156
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1887 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1887 to present.
Allegan County
Allegan County Clerk
113 Chestnut Street
Allegan, MI 49010
Phone: 269-673-0450
Fax: 269-673-0298
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1836 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1900 to present.
Alpena County
Alpena County Clerk
720 West Chisholm Street, Ste. #2
Alpena, MI 49707
Phone: 989-354-9520
Fax: 989-356-6559
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1871 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1871 to present.
Other Records
Antrim County
Antrim County Clerk
203 E. Cayuga, P.O. Box 520
Bellaire, MI 49615
Phone: 231-533-6353
Fax: 231-533-6935
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1866 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1866 to present.
Arenac County
Arenac County Clerk
120 North Grove Street
Standish, MI 48658
Phone: 989-846-4626
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1883 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1883 to present.
Baraga County
Baraga County Clerk
16 North Third Street
L'Anse, MI 49946
Phone: 906-524-6183
Fax: 906-524-6186
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1875 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1875 to present.
Barry County
Barry County Clerk
220 West State Street
Hastings, MI 49058
Phone: 269-945-1285
Fax: 269-945-0209
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1839 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1976 to present.
Bay County
Bay County Clerk
515 Center Avenue
Bay City, MI 48708
Phone: 989-895-4280
Fax: 989-895-4284
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1867 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1869 to present.
Benzie County
Benzie County Clerk
448 Court Place, P.O. Box 377
Beulah, MI 49617
Phone: 231-882-9671
Fax: 231-882-5941
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1869 to present.
- Divorce decrees can be found in Circuit Court Journals.
Berrien County
Berrien County Clerk
701 Main Street - Administration Center
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: 616-983-7111 ext. 8233
Fax: 616-982-8667
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1831 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1867 to present can be found in Circuit Court Journals.
- Berrien County Courthouse
811 Port Street
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: (616) 983-7111, Ext. 8368
Fax: (616) 982-8642
Other Records:
Branch County
Branch County Clerk
Courthouse, 31 Division Street
Coldwater, MI 49036
Phone: 517-279-4306
Fax: 517-278-5627
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1833 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1867 to present.
Calhoun County
Calhoun County Clerk
315 West Green Street
Marshall, MI 49068
Phone: 616-781-0730
Fax: (616) 781-0721
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1867 to present.
- Divorce decrees are filed with Circuit Court Office.
Cass County
Cass County Clerk
120 North Broadway, PO Box 355
Cassopolis, MI 49031-1398
Phone: 616-445-8621
Fax: 616-445-4406
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from (?) to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1832 to present.
Charlevoix County Marriage Records
Charlevoix County Clerk
203 Antrim Street
Charlevoix, MI 49720
Phone: 231-547-7200
Fax: 231-547-7217
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1868 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1868 to present.
Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County Clerk
870 South Main Street
P.O. Box 70
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Phone: 231-627-8808
Fax: 231-627-8453
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1867 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1867 to present.
Chippewa County
Chippewa County Clerk
319 Court Street
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Phone: 906-635-6300
Fax: 906-635-6851
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1827 to present.
- Divorce decrees from early 1900's to present are at this address.
Clare County
Clare County Clerk
225 West Main Street
P.O. Box 438
Harrison, MI 48625
Phone: 989-539-7131
Fax: 989-539-6616
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1871 to present.
- Divorce decrees from 1871 to present.
Clinton County
Clinton County Clerk
100 East State Street, Suite 2600
P.O. Box 69
St. Johns, MI 48879-0069
Phone: 989-224-5140
Fax: 989-224-5102
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1839 to present.
Crawford County
Crawford County Clerk
200 West Michigan Avenue
Grayling, MI 49738
Phone: 989-344-3200
Fax: 989-344-3223
Holdings include:
- Marriage records from 1873 to present.
- Divorce decrees may be found at 46th Circuit Trial Court
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