Nebraska Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes an index to marriage records from the state of Nebraska. Copies of these records can be requested from the Nebraska State Historical Society, please visit their website at https://history.nebraska.gov/collections/marriage-records-requests for more information.

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

Marriage
 * Name
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Gender
 * Age
 * Birthplace
 * Spouse's name
 * Spouse's gender and age

Coverage Table
The coverage table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period. 

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

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?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Search for birth and death records
 * Search for 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 Nebraska.
 * Nebraska Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Related Family History Library Holdings

 * Douglas County, marriage applications, 1856-1864
 * Gage County, Marriage records, 1860-1986; index, 1872-1995

Related FamilySearch Historical Record Collections

 * Nebraska, Box Butte County Marriages, 1887-2015

Related Digital Books

 * prepared by the Nebraska Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration...Guide to public vital statistics records in Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska : Historical Records Survey (Nebraska), 1941

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.