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Marriage Records

Creator: Elk County. Register of Deeds

Date: 1875-1950

Level of Description: Series

Material Type: Government record

Call Number: Unavailable

Unit ID: 199017

Space Required/Quantity: Microfilm only

Title (Main title): Marriage Records

Scope and Content

Scope and content: Variety of records related to marriages taking place in Elk County. Includes registers of marriages and State Board of Health forms related to marriage, with information such as license number, names and ages of bride and groom, parents' names (including mothers' maiden names) and nationalities, occupations of bride and groom, number of marriage for bride and for groom (first, second, etc.), and other such information. Series also includes the more typical marriage applications, affidavits, and licenses. These include license number; names, addresses, and ages of contracting parties; date of license; names of parents or guardians consenting; endorsement of party performing ceremony. Affidavit records show oath that no legal impediment to marriage exists, date, signatures of contracting parties.

Locators:

No Locators Identified

Microfilm:

  • MF 7487 no. 2: Book "A" Marriage application record book 1878-1890
  • MF 7487 no. 3: Book "B" (to p. 204) Marriage application record book 1890-1900
  • MF 7488: Book "B" (cont'd from p. 205) Marriage application record book 1890-1900
  • MF 7488 no. 2: Book "C" Marriage application record book 1900-1906
  • MF 7488 no. 3: Book "D" Marriage application record book 1905-1917
  • MF 7489: Book A 1875-1885
  • MF 7489 no. 2: Book B 1885-1892
  • MF 7489 no. 3: Book C 1892-1900
  • MF 7490: Book D 1900-1905
  • MF 7490 no. 2: Book B Register of marriages 1896-1913
  • MF 7490 no. 3: Book E 1905-1917
  • MF 7490 no. 4: Book A (second book A) State Board of Health record 1917-1924
  • MF 7491: Book B 1924-1931
  • MF 7491 no. 2: Book C 1931-1939
  • MF 7491 no. 3: Book D to pg 391 1939-1947
  • MF 7492: Book D (cont'd w/pg 391) 1939-1947
  • MF 7492 no. 2: Book 1 1947-1950

Index Terms

Subjects

    Elk County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
    Marriage licenses -- Kansas -- Elk County
    Marriage records -- Kansas -- Elk County
    Registers of births, etc. -- Kansas -- Elk County

Agency Classification:

    Local Government Agencies. Elk County. County Offices. Register of Deeds.