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= Ohio Additional Marriage Information = Marriage registration was handled by the counties until 1949.

Known Record Gaps
Many Hamilton County (includes Cincinnati) marriage records were destroyed by a courthouse fire in 1884.

Additional Databases

 * 1700s-1990s Ohio, County Marriages - ($), Index and images
 * |Google search for the names of the bride & groom & place of marriage
 * Abbreviated Index to Marriage & Death Notices in | Cincinnati Newspapers 1818-1920

Gretna Greens
Cincinnati was an area where the normal restrictions on marriage did not get enforced. It has been called a "Gretna Green". People from Ohio may have married in a different state for similar reasons.
 * Click here to learn more about Gretna Greens

Other reasons why you cannot find the marriage

 * Be sure to have enough information about your ancestor to identify the correct record
 * Name of the groom or bride
 * Year of the marriage
 * Place of marriage (county)

Tips for finding marriages
Success with marriage records depends on a few key points.
 * Your ancestor's name may have been misindexed. Try searching using the spouse's name.
 * Expand the date range of the search.
 * Try searching with the state name only instead of by county.
 * Try different spelling variations of the first and last name of your ancestor.
 * Try a given name search (leave out the last names)
 * if your ancestor's name is common, try adding more information to narrow the search.
 * Once you find your ancestor in an index, always look at the image to verify accuracy and see information not indexed.

What do I do next?

 * Find your ancestor in each available census.
 * Find at least two documents from independent sources to verify what you learn.
 * Find where your ancestor lived on a map to understand boundary changes.