Michigan Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

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Known Issues
Question #1: Some information on indexed entries is incorrect because of indexing errors that resulted from the first and second pages of a marriage record not being matched correctly when filmed, or because the information on the second page is on a different row from that on the first page. The incorrect information may include the maiden name for the mothers of the groom and of the bride, and an incorrect date and place for the marriage. Such information was indexed from the wrong second page of a marriage record. Where can the correct information be found?

Answer #1:


 * Digital Folder Number 4001631; Image Number 249, 250, or 252. When these numbers appear on an indexed entry, the correct information can be found by (1) viewing the image for the marriage record, (2) locating the groom and bride on the first (left) page and noting the row on which the record appears, (3) using the image viewer arrows to move to the image shown in the table below, and (4) locating the correct information on the second (right) page, on the same row as the record found on the first page. (Note: The image numbers below appear above the image, and are independent from the indexed entry image numbers mentioned above.)


 * Digital Folder Number 4032371, Image Number 286. When these numbers appear on an indexed entry, the first 11 marriage records on the associated image are problematic. The information on the second (right) page was entered one row below the corresponding information on the first (left) page. The correct information can be found by (1) opening the image associated with the indexed entry; (2) locating the groom and bride on the first page; and (3) if it is one of the first 11 records on the image, locating the correct information on the second page--one row below the record found on the first page.
 * Digital Folder Number 4208640: When this number appears on an indexed entry, the associated image should be carefully evaluated to determine whether the second (right) page corresponds with the first (left) page. This can be done by comparing the date of the marriage license with the marriage date, names of witnesses with names on the first page, photo characteristics of the two pages, and marriage place with the county name (i.e., the place may be in another county). If the second page is not the correct one, it may be difficult to locate the image with the correct image since it may be anywhere in the digital folder. Browsing images in the folder is also confusing because the record book was filmed backwards, so county records appear in reverse alphabetical order by county name, and pages for each county appear in reverse order. In addition, some pages are missing or out of order.

Question #2: The image of marriage records in digital folder 4047122, image number 35, includes only a portion of the first page of the records. Is a complete image of these records available?

Answer #2: The image is available on the original microfilm, #2342749.

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