Illinois, Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection is an index to selected marriages from some churches in Illinois for the years 1805-1985. The churches may include:
 * Atwood and Macedonia Church
 * First Methodist Epicopal Church
 * Knob Prairie Baptist Church
 * Methodist Episcopal Church
 * St. Paul's Church
 * United Church

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

Marriage • 2

Collection Content
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How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The approximate marriage date
 * The place where the marriage occurred
 * The name of the intended spouse

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?
Once you’ve located your ancestor’s marriage record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. The new information can give you new biographical details to pursue in your research. See the links on this page for more research routes.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the index to locate the actual marriage record
 * Search for the family in census records
 * Look for additional vital records, such as birth and death
 * Search for church, land, and probate records

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

 * Look for variant spellings of names.
 * Look for alias names, nicknames or abbreviated names
 * Search records of nearby localities

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Sunny Jane Morton and Harold A. Henderson, CG, How to find your family history in U.S. church records: a genealogist's guide Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 2019 FHL 973 K27m
 * Barnett, Christian Church Records, 1889-1982
 * Benton Circuit. Southern Illinois Conference. Methodist Episcopal Church, Church records, 1854-1915
 * Champaign, First Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1855-1908
 * East Fork, Evangelical Lutheran Union Church Records, 1807-1912
 * Filson Methodist Church Records, 1884-1963
 * Hanover, Zoar Church record, 1847-1884
 * Liberty, Church of the Brethren, Church Records, 1908-1918
 * Mendon, Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1891-1927
 * Montgomery County, Waveland Presbyterian Church Records, 1852-1952
 * Newman, Methodist Episcopal Church Records, 1872-1914
 * Newman, Shaw's Memorial Presbyterian Church Records, 1919-1981
 * Tioga, Bethany Tioga United Church of Christ, Church Records, 1805-1952
 * Tuscola, Methodist Church Records, 1877-1956
 * Tuscola, Immanuel Lutheran Church Records, 1897-1912
 * Tuscola, First Presbyterian Church Records, Church records, 1861-1975
 * Villa Grove, Methodist Church records, 1905-1910
 * Witt Christian Church and cemetery records, 1875-1956

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Illinois, Church Records, 1837-1995

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Illinois Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Sponsored by the governor of Illinois, Guide to church vital statistics records in Illinois Chicago, Illinois : Historical Records Survey, 1942

Citing This Collection
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Illinois, matrimonios por iglesias (registros históricos de FamilySearch)