Arkansas - Marriage Index (1933-1939)

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Record Details

Place: Arkansas

Date: 1933-1939

Type: Marriage Index

Count: 421,079 names

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About the Data

This data set is an index to individuals who were married in the state of Arkansas from 1933-1939. Information that may be found in this data set includes:

• Groom's name
• Bride's name
• Marriage date
• License date
• Marriage county
• Marriage certificate number
• Volume number in which the certificate is located

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. Please note that this index is not complete and may contain inaccuracies.

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 listed in this index.

Copies of marriage records are available through the Vital Records Division of the Arkansas Department of Health. They maintain marriage records beginning in January 1917. For information about how to obtain a copy, please visit their website.

Field Example

Name — The name of the bride and groom.

In some records, you will find three question marks in place of the given name or surname. This indicates that the name was not listed on the original record. You may also find question marks in place of missing letters.

A question mark after a name indicates that the name spelling was unclear. You may also occasionally find the same record listed in the index under two different name spellings. Please note that not all unusual and uncertain names were noted by question marks, so always be sure to check under various spellings if you are having trouble locating a name.

You may have difficulty locating some names for the following reasons:
• Some given names have been abbreviated. For example, "Robert" may appear as "Robt," and "Elizabeth" as "Eliz."
• Some given names are misspelled, contain typos, or may be spelled unusually.
• Some given and middle names are truncated. Specifically this happens when the name, including the spaces between the given name, middle name, and last name, is longer than twenty-three characters. For example, "McCormack, Annabelle Margaret" would be listed as "McCormack, Annabelle Mar." If you are unable to locate a particular given name and surname, try switching the given name to an initial, abbreviation, or possible misspelling. If the surname is not common, you may want to search only on the surname.

Gender — "Male" or "Female"

County — County of marriage

Spouse — Spouse's name

License date — Date the marriage license was issued

Certificate Number — The marriage certificate number. This number is important in helping you obtain a copy.

Volume Number — The volume number in which the certificate is located.

Source Information

Vital Records Division, Arkansas Department of Health. Marriage Record Index, 1933-1939. Microfiche. Arkansas Genealogical Society, Arkansas.