Source Information

Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1766-1983 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Hunting For Bears, comp.. Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983. Missouri marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

About Missouri, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1766-1983

This database contains marriage information from selected areas of Missouri from 1766-1983. A complete list of which counties are included in this index is provided below. Please note that not all counties are included. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, spouse's name, and marriage date and location. Marriage records are great sources for genealogists because they document an individual in a particular place and time as well as provide details about that person's marriage.

It is important that you use the information found in this database to locate your ancestor in the original records that this index references. Usually more information is available in the records themselves than is found in an index. For example, marriage records sometimes provide the birth dates and places of the bride and groom, their parents' names, their addresses, and witnesses' names, in addition to the information found in this index.

This collection represents information originating on courthouse marriage licenses in various counties of Missouri. Copies of these records may be obtained from the county clerk in the county in which the license was issued. This was usually the county that the bride was from. Microfilmed copies of these records may also be found at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City or possibly at the state archives.

Counties and years included in this database:

Each county name is followed by the approximate years and number of individuals indexed. Please note that this index is not a comprehensive index of all marriages occurring within these counties for these years. Therefore, if you do not find your ancestors in this index it does not necessarily mean that they were not married during these time periods or in these locations.

Andrew 1840-1856 (1,150)
Cape Girardeau 1826-1855 (2,700)
Cass 1835-1865 (1,400)
Dade 1859-1876 (600)
Dallas 1843-1880 (1,200)
Dent 1851-1870 (750)
Franklin 1810-1858 (2,550)
Gasconade 1822-1850 (500)
Greene 1833-1861 (2,450)
Howard 1810-1839 (1,250)
Livingston 1832-1849 (150)
Marion 1827-1856 (2,400)
McDonald 1861-1878 (950)
Monroe 1831-1849 (850)
Osage 1840-1861 (1,350)
Ozark 1855-1866 (150)
Platte 1838-1855 (1,650)
Polk 1835-1859 (1,400)
Ralls 1821-1866 (1,500)
St. Clair 1813-1866 (1,350)
St. Louis 1766-1983 (13,000)
Ste. Genevieve 1806-1866 (1,450)
Vernon 1833-1861 (1,400)