Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information

Marriage Information Substitutes

 * NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCEMENTS such as wedding announcements or golden anniversaries will include marriage information
 * CHURCH RECORDS will list maiden name of spouse as well as date and place of marriage
 * OBITUARIES may include the name of a surviving spouse and later obituaries may also include date and place of marriage
 * MILITARY RECORDS especially pensions for widows may include name of spouse as well as date and place of marriage
 * DEATH RECORDS may include the name of spouse and whether married, widowed, or divorced
 * CENSUS RECORDS after 1850 may list the first names of spouse and censuses in the twentieth century include information such as number of years married
 * BIBLE RECORDS may include dates of marriage as well as the maiden name of spouses