Marriage Records: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)
The following list of Carter County Marriage records was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 and was annotated in 2023 with the FamilySearch image links.
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Loose Marriage Bonds & Licenses
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
| N/A | 1790 – 1829 | 59 | Link |
| N/A | 1830 – 1850 | 60 | Link |
Marriage Record Books
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
| “The 1818 Book” | 1797 – 1879 | Link | |
| Dec. 1796 – Feb. 1879 | 61 | Link | |
| 1 | Feb. 1876 – Dec. 1880 | 61 | Link |
| Jun. 1856 – Jan. 1876 | 61 | ||
| 2 | Jan. 1881 – Aug. 1887 | 61 | Link |
| 1881 – May 1881 (found in other section) |
? | Link | |
| 3 | Aug. 1887 – Oct. 1892 | 62 | Link |
| 4 | Oct. 1892 – Nov. 1896 | 62 | Link |
| 5 | Dec. 1896 – Sep. 1900 | 62 | Link |
| 6 | Sep. 1900 – Aug. 1903 | 63 | Link |
| 7 | Aug. 1903 – July 1906 | 63 | Link |
| 8 | July 1906 – Mar. 1909 | 63 | Link |
| 9 | Mar. 1909 – Dec. 1911 | 64 | Link |
| 10 | Dec. 1911 – Sep. 1914 | 64 | Link |
| 11 | Sep. 1914 – Aug. 1917 | 64 | Link |
| 12 | Apr. [sic] 1917 – Jun. 1920 TSLA list has Sep. 1917 |
65 | Link |
| 13 | June 1920 – Apr. 1922 | 65 | Link |
| 14 | Apr. 1922 – May [sic] 1924 TSLA list has Mar. 1924 |
65 | Link |
| 15 | Mar. [sic] 1924 – Dec. 1925 TSLA list has Apr. 1924 |
66 | Link |
| 16 | Dec. 1925 – May 1927 | 66 | Link |
| 17 | May 1927 – June 1928 | 66 | Link |
| 18 | June 1928 – Sep. 1929 | 67 | Link |
| 19 | Sep. 1929 – Aug. 1931 | 67 | Link |
| 20 | Sep. 1931 – Sep. 1933 | 67 | Link |
| 21 | Sep. 1933 – Oct. 1935 | 68 | Link |
| 22 | Oct. 1935 – June 1937 | 68 | Link |
| 23 | June 1937 – Apr. 1939 | 68 | Link |
| 24 | Apr. 1939 – June 1940 | 69 | Link |
| 25 | June 1940 – Apr. 1943 | 69 | Link |
| 26 | Apr. 1943 – June 1946 | 69 | Link |
| 27 | June 1946 – Nov. 1948 | 70 | Link |
| 28 | Nov. 1946 – Nov. 1951 | 70 | Link |
| 29 | Nov. 1951 – Aug. 1954 | 70 | Link |
| 30 | Aug. 1954 – Sep. 1957 | 71 | Link |
| 31 | Sep. 1957 – June 1961 | 71 | Link |
| 32 | May 1961 – Oct. 1964 | 71 | Link |
| 33 | Oct. 1964 – Dec. 1967 | 72 | Link |
| 34 | Dec. 1967 – Jan. 1971 TSLA list vol. 34 ends Mar 1970 |
72 A-16,333 |
Link |
| 35 | Jan. 1971 – June 1973 | A-16,333 | Link |
| 36 | June 1973 – Dec. 1975 | A-16,333 | Link |
| 37 | Dec. 1917 [sic] – June 1978 TSLA list vol. 37 ends Oct. 1976 |
A-16,333 | Link |
| 38 | June 1978 – Nov. 1980 | A-16,443 | Link |
| 39 | Nov. 1980 – May 1983 | A-16,443 | Link |
| 40 | May 1983 – Oct. 1985 | A-16,444 | Link |
| 41 | Nov. 1985 – Feb. 1988 | A-16,444 | Link |
| 42 | Feb. 1988 – Jan. 1990 | A-16,445 | Link |
| 43 | Jan. 1990 – Dec. 1991 | A-16,445 | Link |
| 44 | Dec. 1991 – Aug. 1993 | A-16,446 | Link |
| 45 | Aug. 1993 – | Link |
County Court Loose Records Project
The Loose Records Project was coordinated with the Genealogical Society of Utah (FamilySearch) to locate, conserve, organize, and microfilm unbound marriage-related documents under the purview of the County Clerk’s Office.
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage Index (A-Z) | 1796 – 1950 | B-148 | Link |
| Marriage Index (Je-Jo) | 1796 – 1950 | B-158 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (AB-Be) | 1796 – 1950 | B-133 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Be-Bu) | 1796 – 1950 | B-134 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Bu-Co) | 1796 – 1950 | B-135 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Co-Du) | 1796 – 1950 | B-136 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Du-Ge) | 1796 – 1950 | B-137 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Ge-Ha) | 1796 – 1950 | B-138 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Ha-Hu) | 1796 – 1950 | B-139 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Hu-Le) | 1796 – 1950 | B-140 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Le-Mc) | 1796 – 1950 | B-141 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds Mc-Na) | 1796 – 1950 | B-142 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Na-Pi) | 1796 – 1950 | B-143 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Pe-Sc) | 1796 – 1950 | B-144 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Sc-St) | 1796 – 1950 | B-145 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (St-Va) | 1796 – 1950 | B-146 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Va-Wi) | 1796 – 1590 | B-147 | Link |
| Marriage Lic./Bonds (Wi-Zi) | 1796 – 1950 | B-148 | Link |