Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992

DESCRIPTION:

This database contains marriage information from selected areas of Arkansas for over 300,000 individuals from 1779-1992. A complete list of which counties are included in this index is provided below. Please note that not all counties are included. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, spouse's name, and marriage date and location. Marriage records are great sources for genealogists because they document an individual in a particular place and time as well as provide details about that person's marriage.

It is important that you use the information found in this database to locate your ancestor in the original records that this index references. Usually more information is available in the records themselves than is found in an index. For example, marriage records sometimes provide the birth dates and places of the bride and groom, their parents' names, their addresses, and witnesses' names, in addition to the information found in this index.

Extended Description:

This collection represents information originating on courthouse marriage licenses in various counties from Arkansas. Copies of these records may be obtained from the county clerk in the county in which the license was issued. This was usually the county that the bride was from. Microfilmed copies of these records might also be located at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, the state archives, or other genealogical libraries.

Counties and years included in this database:

Each county name is followed by the approximate years and number of individuals indexed.

· Ashley 1789-1979 (17,772)
· Calhoun 1851-1890 (2,791)
· Crawford 1877-1896 (4,819)
· Franklin 1811-1976 (5,992)
· Garland 1818-1970 (9,950)
· Hempstead 1817-1881 (5,749)
· Hot Springs 1800-1881 (1,978)
· Jefferson 1830-1879 (1,867)
· Logan 1787-1919 (8,406)
· Phillips 1754-1899 (8,677)
· Polk 1900-1906 (2,252) *
· Pope 1830-1859 (833)
· Randolf 1804-1988 (50,616) **
· Saline 1828-1875 (3,054)
· Sebastian 1847-1992 (18,020)
· Stone 1873-1890 (1,890)
· Union 1809-1869 (4,673)
· Washington 1870-1893 (3,982)
· Yell 1841-1878 (775)
* Some records for Polk County indicate the age of the spouse at the time of marriage.
** Some records for Randolf County contain a microfilm roll and page number.