South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Original Marriage Licenses - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains an index of original marriage licenses from Chesterfield County, South Carolina for the years 1911 to 1951.

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Date of Event
 * Place of Event
 * Race of bride and groom
 * Age of bride and groom

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The approximate date of marriage

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Search for other vital records, such as birth and death
 * Search for church records, which may provide additional information about the family
 * Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in census records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of South Carolina.
 * South Carolina Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing this Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 * Collection Citation: "South Carolina, Chesterfield County, Original Marriage licenses, 1911-1951." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 21 March 2019. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.