Where to look for a copy of a marriage license?

I am doing a family tree on my husband's side of the family and am in desperate need to obtain a copy of marriage license of his great-great-great-grandfather. There is some speculation that he was married more than once, so it will be fascinating to see how many marriage licenses we will find with his name on it. Can someone point me in the right direction?Where to look for a copy of a marriage license?
Do you know what state he was married in? It sounds like you are looking for something that is very old. If you can find the state he was married in and the name he went by, then you can contact their vital records department. See if they may be able to lead you to a copy of his marriage license. If you can easily get to that state, you can actually view it free, but if you want a paper copy for yourself, it will cost you a bit of money.





Since you are doing such an extensive project, have you ever thought of using an online database to find your information? Try http://www.recordssitereviews.com/marriage_records.php to find even more information on your husband's great-great-great-grandfather. I know this one works because I've actually used it in the past for genealogy searches.





You can see his criminal record, birth certificate, where he has lived, any other names he has gone by, and even his driving record. If you decide to go online, it will save you a lot of sleuthing. Make sure that you choose one with a large database that updates often.Where to look for a copy of a marriage license?
If someone in the family still has the family Bible, many times that Bible will have births, deaths, and marriages recorded in it. See if someone has it, you might very well find a great deal of information in it.





Sometimes marriages weren't recorded, or were not really formally performed, and thus didn't have a marriage license. And sometimes a man would have a legal wife and legal offspring, and he'd have one (or more) women on the side, with even more kids, who had the misfortune of being called bastards or illegitimate, and were considered to be lower class.





Of course, these days we still have people who are not formally married and who have kids together, but at least we usually don't call the kids bastards.
the clerk and records office in the state,city, county which you think he was married would have it on file. it might take awhile to get it back but keep looking.





also maybe the marriage was anounced in the local paper. you can go to that local library and scroll through old papers. good luck and what a great gift!
Mormon book stores offer great research materials for searching your ancestors.


They are THE source for knowing where and how to find old doccuments.


I would highly reccommend them as a resources. Begin there.


Look on line or the yellow pages for a Mormon book store in your area.