MARRIAGE RECORDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH
Marriage records are some of the most important records for family history research because family units begin with these marriages. Processing was recently completed by archives’ staff and volunteers on the loose marriage licenses and marriage bonds for Washington County. Some 35,598 such records are now available to researchers.
The records cover a time period from 1781 through 1950. Licenses after 1950 are still maintained in the County Clerk’s office in the courthouse in Jonesborough. The marriage licenses generally provide the names of the bride and groom, the date the license was issued, the date the marriage was solemnized, and the name of the person who married the couple. In some cases, in some later records, other information is also given such as the place of residence of the bride and groom, their occupations, etc. Marriage bonds generally provide the names of the individuals posting bond to insure the marriage takes place. These may or may not be parents or relatives of the married couple.
An index to the loose marriage licenses and bonds is available in the Mildred Spaulding Kozsuch Memorial Reading Room. Other marriage records include marriage bond books (1886-1937), marriage license books (1846-1990), and marriage record books (1929-1972).
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Archived News Articles
August 29, 2018 Margaret Sherfey Holley – 29 Aug 2018
August 28, 2019 Sanborn Fire Maps
July 3, 2018 George Washington Comes to Jonesborough – 3 Jul 2018
June 20, 2018 Early Tax Lists Are Now Digital – 20 Jun 2018
June 4, 2018 2018 Friends of the Archives – Annual Meeting 4 Jun
May 23, 2018 Dower Records Now Available for Research
May 9, 2018 Mildred Kozsuch Recognized in Naming of Reading Room
April 26, 2018 Property Assessor Records Are Now Available
April 16, 2018 First Anniversary of County Archives
March 23, 2018 Guide to the Wills Now Available Online
March 13, 2018 Archives Website Celebrates First Anniversary
February 27, 2018 Archive Annex Renovation Approved
February 15, 2018 Chancery Court Case Files Added
January 26, 2018 Major Gift Memorializes Kozsuch
