Marriage records, licenses No. 1, 1795-1850

Descriptive Summary

Title
Marriage records, licenses No. 1, 1795-1850
Creator
Fayette County (Ky.). Court.
Extent
.2 cubic ft.
Subjects
Wilson, Samuel M. (Samuel Mackay), 1871-1946.
Public records--Kentucky--Fayette County.
Court records--Kentucky.
Kentucky--Genealogy.
Fayette County (Ky.)--Registers.
Marriage licences
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Scope and Content
This collection contains marriage records recorded by the Fayette County (Ky.) Court Clerk's office from 1795-1850 which were copied from the original and indexed by Samuel M. Wilson in 1916. The typescript copy lists the dates of marriages, the names of the brides and grooms, and the names of officials. Typescript copy made by Samuel M. Wilson in 1916.

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