Source Information

Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, or available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. For specific source information listed by county see the extended description above or the see the source information listed for each entry.

About Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860

This database is an index to individuals who were married in Illinois between 1790 and 1860. A complete list of which counties are included and the years for which there are records represented in this index is provided below. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, spouse's name, marriage date, location, and source. 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 listed in this index.

In a few cases a marriage may be listed twice but in two different counties. A couple would obtain a marriage license or bond in one county, but would be married in another county, most often near other relatives. The marriage would be listed in that county as a result of the ministers' returns to the county. We left those marriages listed as such in order to give clues to the research of family in other counties.

While marriage records can usually be found in county courthouses, copies are often located in the state archives, libraries, or historical societies. The specific office in a county courthouse where marriage records may be kept varies from county clerk to probate clerk. Actual records are kept in a variety of forms, primarily as marriage bonds or marriage licenses. These records usually indicate where a bride and groom were wed and details of the ceremony.

The following counties and years are included in this database:

ILLINOIS:
COUNTYYEAR ORGANIZEDFIRST MARRIAGE AVAILABLEYEARS COVERED THIS PUBLICATIONSOURCE
ADAMS182526 JUL 18251825 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1845384)
ALEXANDER181924 JUL 18191819 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0961420)
BOND18176 MAR 18171817 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1317522)
BOONE183731 MAR 18371837 - 1850County Court Records at Belvidere, IL
BROWN183916 MAY 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1688528)
BUREAU183716 APR 18401840 - 1850County Court Records at Princeton, IL
CALHOUN182524 MAR 18251825 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1305044)
CARROLL183926 AUG 18391839 - 1847County Court Records at Mt. Carroll, IL
CASS183717 AUG 18371837 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1313053 - 1313054)
CHAMPAIGN183325 JUL 18331833 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0338047)
CHRISTIAN18394 JUL 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0987611)
CLARK18193 JUN 18191819 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1306059)
CLAY18244 MAR 18251825 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1008793)
CLINTON18249 MAR 18251825 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1007040)
COLES183017 FEB 18311831 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1301515)
COOK18311871* * * * * * 
CRAWFORD181627 FEB 18171817 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1310015)
CUMBERLAND18431885* * * * * * 
DANE1839CHANGED TO CHRISTIAN Co. 1840  
DE WITT183921 MAY 18371839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1312955)
DEKALB18375 OCT 18371837 - 1850County Court Records at Sycamore, IL
DU PAGE183916 JUN 18391839 - 1850County Court Records at Wheaton, IL
EDGAR18239 JUN 18231823 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1301881)
EDWARDS181412 JAN 18151815 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1401779)
EFFINGHAM183121 JAN 18331833 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1010047)
FAYETTE18211 MAY 18211821 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0928152)
FRANKLIN181821 MAR 18261826 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1005304)
FULTON182329 APR 18261826 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1697600)
GALLATIN181210 JUN 18271827 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0969484)
GREENE18216 MAY 18211821 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1310037)
GRUNDY184118 JUN 18411841 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1415755 item 5)
HAMILTON18216 MAY 1821821 - 1850County Court Records at McLeansboro, IL
HANCOCK182528 SEP 18291829 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0954177)
HARDIN18391884* * * * * * 
HENDERSON184122 APR 18411841 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1377856)
HENRY182522 AUG 18371837 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1435944)
IROQUOIS18331866* * * * * * 
JACKSON18165 SEP 18301830 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0968927)
JASPER18319 APR 18351835 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1315769)
JEFFERSON181916 SEP 18191819 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1004738)
JERSEY183917 OCT 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1317902)
JO DAVIESS182712 APR 18431843 - 1844County Court Records - (FHL # 1602649)
JOHNSON18122 OCT 18341834 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0964808)
KANE183610 JUL 18361836 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1481107)
KENDALL184112 JUN 18421842 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1403534)
KNOX182525 NOV 18301830 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1404969)
LA SALLE183122 JUN 18311831 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0848651 items 5-6)
LAKE18391839 Records not available at this time
LAWRENCE182120 JUN 18211821 - 1849County Court Records - (FHL # 0848652)
LEE18395 OCT 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0848652 items 4-6)
LIVINGSTON18371866* * * * * * 
LOGAN18391859* * * * * * 
MACON182920 JAN 18291829 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0983125)
MACOUPIN182928 MAY 18291829 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1320490 - 1320491)
MADISON181229 JAN 18131813 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1306457)
MARION18231 DEC 18211821 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1010515)
MARSHAL18391840 Records not available at this time
MASON184121 APR 18411841 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1313033)
MASSAC18431854* * * * * * 
McDONOUGH182618301830 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1320670 item 8)
McHENRY183629 JUL 18371837 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1420738)
McLEAN183023 MAY 18311831 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1401956)
MENARD183923 APR 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1311614)
MERCER18251835 Records not available at this time
MONROE181629 JUL 18161816 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1006355)
MONTGOMERY182129 APR 18211821 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1315683)
MORGAN18239 DEC 18271827 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1317641)
MOULTRIE184318 JAN 18431843 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1312673)
OGLE18367 FEB 18371837 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1420755)
PEORIA182519 JAN 18261826 - 1850County Court Records at Peoria, IL
PERRY182722 NOV 18271827 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0975923)
PIATT184127 APR 18411841 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0988101)
PIKE182115 JUN 18271827 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1314769)
POPE181628 MAR 18251825 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0964534)
PULASKI18431861* * * * * * 
PUTNAM18251831 Records not available at this time
RANDOLPH179519 JUN 18091809 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0975008)
RICHLAND18419 APR 18401840 - 1850County Court Records at Olney, IL
ROCK ISLAND183115 JUL 18331833 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1428580)
ST. CLAIR17901 JUN 17901790 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0928071 items 2-5 & 1689026)
SALINE184721 OCT 18471847 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0965056)
SANGAMON182118 FEB 18211821 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0848654)
SCHUYLER182527 NOV 18251825 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1311548)
SCOTT183928 MAR 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1311774)
SHELBY18273 MAY 18271827 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1008065)
STARK183918 APR 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1403417)
STEPHENSON18374 JUL 18371837 - 1850County Court Records at Freeport, IL
TAZEWELL18272 FEB 18271827 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1314687)
UNION181826 FEB 18181818 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0963179)
VERMILION182612 MAR 18261826 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1298747)
WABASH18241857* * * * * * 
WARREN182510 MAY 18311831 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1377920)
WASHINGTON18181832 Records not available at this time
WAYNE18191886* * * * * * 
WHITE18151 APR 18161816 - 1840County Court Records - (FHL # 0977068)
WHITESIDE18361839 Records not available at this time
WILL18361836 Records not available at this time
WILLIAMSON183920 DEC 18391839 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 0965414)
WINNEBAGO183610 DEC 18361836 - 1850County Court Records at Rockford, IL
WOODFORD184131 MAY 18411841 - 1850County Court Records - (FHL # 1401898)
FHL - Indicates Family History Library Microfilm number, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Also available through Family History Centers throughout the United States.