Nevada, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index to marriages from the Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records for the years 1956 to 2005. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

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

Marriage
 * The name of the bride and groom
 * Marriage date and place
 * Registration date and place
 * Gender
 * Type of Officiator
 * Residence
 * Reference ID - Page/Volume/Entry/Certificate Number

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The names of the bride and groom
 * The marriage date

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.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Search for birth and death records
 * Use the information to find the family in census records
 * Search for church, land, and probate records

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

 * Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

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

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Nevada vital statistics, marriages by name index, 1968-1991

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993
 * United States Western States Marriage Index

Related Digital Books

 * prepared by the Nevada Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Nevada. Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1941

Citing This Collection
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