Colorado Statewide Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States Colorado

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains a divorce index from the Colorado Department of Health ranging from 1900-1939. The index is arranged in alphabetical order.

For a list of records by surnames published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Information found in this collection may include:


 * Age of Husband
 * Age of Wife
 * Calculated birth year for husband
 * Calculated birth year for wife
 * Full date of divorce
 * Husband's full name
 * Date of marriage
 * Number of children under 18
 * Reference ID (Page/Volume/Entry/Certificate Number)
 * Full name of wife including maiden name

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:


 * The names of the couple who divorced
 * The date of the divorce
 * The place of divorce
 * The names of children or other parties named in the divorce

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search this collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Surname Range" which takes you to the images

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * Use the information to find the marriage record.
 * Use information to search census records.
 * Search the county records where the divorce took place for additional information on your ancestors.

I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking for, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the surnames.
 * Check for another index. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the records of nearby counties.

Citing this Collection
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