Wisconsin, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The collection consists of an index to marriages from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services in Madison. The index is provided by Ancestry.com.

Record Content
The index may include the following information:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Marriage date and place
 * Name of spouse (May only list surname)
 * Reference ID - Page/Volume/Entry/Certificate Number

How to Use the Record
Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes to marriages make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

When searching the index it is helpful to know the following:


 * The names of the bride and groom
 * The marriage place
 * The marriage date

Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestor in the marriage records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if this is the correct marriage. You may need to compare the information of more than one marriage to make this determination.

Related Websites
Wisconsin Marriage Records

Related Wiki Articles

 * Wisconson
 * Wisconsin History
 * Wisconsin Vital Records

Citation for This Collection
The following citation explains the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records:

"Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997." FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org). Index provided by Ancestry.com. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article; Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

Citation Example for Records in This Collection
"Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1973-1997: index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 10 February 2012). entry for Terry Scott Engelson and Kimberly Ann Kelsey, married 27 October 1990; citing Marriage Records, certificate number 033,327; Ancestry.com, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.