Compiled from original Marriage Record Books housed at the Jay County, Indiana Clerk's Office in Portland, this publication contains marriage licenses and returns from 1837 through 1857. Each entry includes: [** if applicable]

• Name of Prospective Groom
• Name of Prospective Bride
• Date of Marriage Application
• Date of Marriage **
• Marital Status [Mrs., etc.]

Marriages are arranged alphabetically by surname of both bride/groom and marriage returns are listed first.

Examples
December 25, 1849: Lydia Margaret Johnson & Miles Moore
September 9, 1847: Thomas Henry Iliff & Ann Cain

Surnames Included in This Publication

* After the surname indicates over 5 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
** After the surname indicates over 10 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.

ABLE ACKERSON ADAIR ADAMS ADINGTON ADNEY AKEN AKERS AKIN AKINS ALEXANDER ALLEN* ALLMAN ANDERSON ANTHONY ANTLES* ARBAUGH ARMENTROUT ARMITAGE ASHLEY ATKINSON* AUSENBAUGH AXE* AYERS

BABB BADGELY BAER BAILEY* BAILY BAIR BAIRD BAKER* BALDWIN BALLINGER BALLIS BALTERMAN BARBER BARLOW BARNARD BARNES* BARR BARRACK BARRETT* BARRICK* BARTLET BARTMESS BARTMUSS BATES BAY BEACH BEAMAN BEAN BEARD BECK BECKMAN BEEDY BEEFBOROUGH BEEMAN BELL* BELLIS BEMANS BENNET BENNETT BENTZ BERGMAN BERRY BETS BETZ BEYMER BICKAL BICKEL BICKLE** BIRD BISHOP BLACK BLACKABRY BLACKLEDGE* BLAKE BLAKELEY BLARE BLAZER BOARDEN BOCKOVER BOLES BOLL BOND BONE BOOTH BOOTHE BOOTS BOSE BOSEWORTH BOST BOSWORTH BOWDEN* BOWEN BOWER BOWMAN* BOWMIER BOYD BOYER BRADY BRAG BRAKE BRANNAMAN BRANT BRASIL BRAY BREESE BRENNER BREWINGTON BREWSTER BRICE BRICKER BRIDGEFORD BRIGHT BRIGHTON BRILLAMAN BRITT BROMOJEN BROOKS* BROOM BROUGHMAN BROWN** BRUBAKER BRUCE BRYAN BUCKINGHAM* BUFFINGTON BUFFORD BUNCH* BUNNEL BURA BURD BURK BURNS BURR BURRIS BUTCHER** BUTLER BYE BYERS

CAIN CALHOON CALHOUN CALLAHAN CAMPBELL* CAMPTELLO CANADA CANE CARLINGER CARLEY CARR CARTWRIGHT CARY CECIL CENTERS CHANDLER CHANEY CHAPMAN CHARM CHENEWORTH CHENEWETH CHRISTER CHRISTY CLARK* CLAYCOMB CLEAR CLEMINS CLER CLIMER CLINE* CLINGER CLOSE CLOUGH CLOVE CLOYD CLYMER CLYMES COCHRAN CLCHRUN COFFIN COLDREN COLE COLEMAN COLLET COLLINS** CONNER CONSTABLE CONWELT COOK** COONES COONS CORWIN COSINGTON COULDREN COULSON COULTER COUNKLE COURTIS COURTNEY COWIN COX CRAIG CRAM CRAMMER CRAVENS CRAWFORD CREAMER CRESPEN CRING CRISPEN CRISWELL CROFT CROSER CROSIER CROSIN CROTHER CROWALL CROWELL CROZIER CUMMONS CUNNINGHAM* CURRANT CURRENT* CURRY CURTICE CURTIS

DAILEY DAILY DAKIN DANIELS DARBY DARRINGER DASH DASHER DAUGHERTY DAVIDSON DAVIS** DAWSON DAY DEARDORF DEHOFF DELONG* DEMOSS DEMPSEY DENNEY DENNY DICKERSON DICKSON DIGAN DILLY DINSMORE DIXON DOCKE DONNOP DORITY DOUGHERTY DRAKE DUFFER DUGALE DUGDALE DUNCE DUNNEL DURJENS DYE

EARNEST EARSMAN EASY EBLEN EBLIN EDMUNDSON EHRHART ELEY* ELLIOTT ELLIS EMERY ENGLE* ENGLER ENSMINGER ERTEL ERVIN ESPY EVANS EVILSIZER EWELL EWING*

FALLER FARBER FARINGTON FARIS FARRINGTON FAWCETT FELIX FERINGTON FIBER FIELDS FIFER FINCH** FINDLAY FISH FITZ FITZPATRICK FLANAGAN FLECHER FLESHER* FLETCHER FLEY FOGE FORD FOSTER FOX FRANKLIN FRANKS FREEMAN FREEMYER FRICKEL FRIEND FRIERMAN FUSON

GAMMEL GANT GARINGER GARNER GARRET GARRETSON GARRINGER GATES GAUNT* GAYLOR GEIGER GERBER GERMAN GETTYS GEYER GIBS GIBSON GIDLEY GIGER GILLET GILLIM GILLIUM GILLOM GILLUM GINGER GLASFORD GLENCER GLENDENING GLENSER GLENTZER GODWIN GOFF GOHMON GOLDEN GOODMAN GOODSON* GOODWIN GORDON GORMAN GOUCHER GOVE GOWINGS GRHAM GRATHIS GRAVES* GRAY** GREEN GREGORY GREY GRIEST GRIFFITH GRIMES GRISELL* GRISSEL GUSTEN

HABICK HAFFNER HAFNER HAHN HAINES* HAINS HALDEMAN HALE HALL HATLERMAN HAMILTON HAMMELL HAMMONS HAND HANDLEY HANES HANESS HANK HANNA* HANNSHE HARDY* HARFORD HARKINS HARLAND HARNES HAROLD HARRIS HARRISON HARRY HARSHMAN HARTER* HARTMAN HARTLEY HARTSELL HARTWELL HARTZELL HASTINGS HATHAWAY HATHERON HAVELIN HAWKINS HAY HAYNES HAYS HEADINGTON HEARFORD HEARN HEARROD HEASTAN HEASTRUM HEDGE HEIGLANDER HEISTAN HESITER HENDRIX HENIZER HENSEN HESTER HESTON* HEUEY HEUSHER HEVELAN HIATT** HICKMAN HICKUM HIGGENS HIGGINS HIGHLANDER HILBORN HILDRETH HILL* HILLERY HILLIS* HILTON HINKLE HITE* HOCKETT HOCKINBURY HOFFMAN HOLLENSHEAD HOLLINGSHEAD HOLLINGSWORTH HOLSAPPLE HOMER HOOPER HOPKINS HOPPES HOPPUS HORN HORNE HORNER HOSIER HOSKINS HOSS HOUCK HOUGH HOUKE HOUSE HOWELL HOZIER HUBBARD HUDSON** HUEY* HUFFMAN HUFMAN HUGHES HUGHS HUMPHRIES HUNT HUNTER HURST HUSIER HUSTON HUTCHENS HUTTON HUTZLER

ILIFF IMEL IMES INGLE* INGRAHAM IRAY IRASTEL IREY* ISENHART*

JACKSON** JAMES* JARRETT JARVIS JELLEFF JELLISON* JENKINS* JENKINSON JETTERS JOHN JOHNSON** JOHNSTON JONES* JONNY JORDAN JOURNAY JOURNEY

KAY KEEN KEESER KELLEY KELLY KEMP KENTON KERNS KESLER KEY KEYS KIDDER KING KINNISON KINSEY KIRKENDALL KISER KLUNIPP KNAPP KNAUSE KONKLE KRMAER KUNCE** KUNTS KURTZ KUTSCH KUTZ

LACEY LAFOLLET* LAKE LANDERS LANDES LANDESS LANNING LAWRANCE LAWSON LEFAVOR LEFAVOUR LEFEVER LEGET LEHMER LEININGER LENNON LEONARD LERY LEVALLY LEWIS** LIGGET LINDLEY LINHART LINVILLE LIPPS LIPTON LISTENFELTZ LOAFBOUROW LOCKHART LONG* LONGNECKER LONGSTRETH LOTZ LOUFBORROW LOWER LOY LOYD LUCAS LUPTON LUTES LYNCH LYONS

MCCARTNEY MCCARTY MCCASKEY MCCAWLEY MCCLAIN MCCLELLAND MCCOLLUM MCCOSKEY MCCOY** MCCULLECKE MCDANIEL* MCDORMAN MCDOWALL MCDOWELL MCFARLAND* MCGAUGHLIN MCGLAUGHLIN MCINTOSH MCINTYRE MCKEW MCKIBBEN MCKIN MCKINNEY MCLAUGHLIN MCMULLIN MCNEDLY MCNUTT MCQUEARY MCVAY MCVICKER

MACKEY MADDOX MAHUREN MAITLAND MALIN* MALLOW MALON MANES MANGAR MANN MANOR MANOR MANOS MANSON MARLOW MARQUIS MARSHMAN MARTEN MARTIN* MARTS MASON* MATHENY MATHEWS MATTOX MAXWELL MAY* MAYO MAYS MELLOTT MENDENHALL MERANDA MEREDITH MESARVEY METCHUM METHENY METTE METZ MEYERS MICHAEL MICHAELS MILLER** MILLETT MILLIGAN MILLS* MINXIE MITCHAEL MITCHEL MITCHELL MOFFET MONEY MONTGOMERY* MOON MOORE* MORE MOREHOUSE MORICAL MORRICLE MORRIS MOSIER MOT MOTT MOUR MOWRY MULLIN MURPHY MYERS

NAPPIS NEATHERDON NEELY NELSON NEUMAN NEVINS NEWCOMER NIBARGER NICEUM NICHAELSON NICHOLAS NIDLEY NIXON* NORRIS NORTH NORTHERN NULL

O'BRYAN OAKLEY ODEL OGAN OLER ORCUTT OSBORN OSBURN OSENBAUGH OVERMYER

PACER PAGE PARKER PARKINSON PARKS PARMENTER PARRETT PASYMTON PATTERSON* PAXON** PEACOCK PEARSON PEDEN PENNECK PENNOCK PERDIEU PERRY* PETERS PETERSON PHELESTKER PHILIPS PHILLIPS PICKERY PIERCE PIERSON PINGARY PINGREY PINGRY** PITMAN PLUMMER POFF POLING PONT PORTER* POTTER POWEL POWERS PRATT PREIST PRICE PRIEST PRILLAMAN PROUTY PRUIT PUGH PURSING PYLE**

QUIMBY

RABER RACER RALPH RAMEY RANDALL RANDEL RANDLE RANSOM RANTS RARER RATHBUN RATHBURN RAUCH RAWSON RECK REED* REEDER REES REESE REEVES REGESTER REHINE REID* RESNOR REUSH REVELAND RHAMEY RHEA RHIUL RHUE RICH RICHARDSON RICK RICKEM RIDER RIDGEWAY RIGBY* RITTERMAN ROACH ROBBINS ROBERTS ROBINSON ROCK ROOK ROOT ROSS ROWELES ROWLAND** ROWLETT ROWLS RULON RUPERT RUSH RYLEY

SACKMAN SAGE SAGO SAMUELS SANDERS SAUCER SAUCERS SCHMITT SCHMOCK SCHMUCK SCOT SCOTT* SEE SEELIG SENTERS SHAFER SHANEYFELT SHANK SHANKS* SHARVER SHAVER SHEARD SHEARON SHEFFIELD SHEPHERD SHIELDS SHOEMAKER SHRACK SHROCK SHROYER SHULL SIBERRY* SIBERY SIDERS SIGLAR SILLIVEN SILVERS SIMMONS SIMONS SIMPSON SIMS SITION SIZEMORE SKINNER SLACK SLEICK SLEY SLOCUM SLYTER SMALL SMILEY SMITH** SMOAT SNIDER SNOLLBAKER SNOW* SPADE SPAHN SPARLING SPELLMAN SPENCER SPERLING SPILLMAN SPILMAN SPOHN SPRONG STALY STANAHAN STANLEY STANLY STANSBURY STARBUCK STAUFER STEED* STEPHEN STEPHENS* STERLING STERN STEVENS STEVENSON STEWART* STICKELS STILWELL STOCKWELL STOLZ STONE* STONER STOTIKER STOTSE STOUT STOVER STOW STRADER STRAIT STRANAHAN STRATTEN STRATTON STROLL STROUP STRUNK STUBER STULTZ STUMP SULLIVAN* SUMMA SUMPTION* SUNS SUTTON** SWAIN SWALLOW SWANK SWIRER SWITZER

TATE TAYLOR* TEAGARDEN TEBBS TEEBEN TEETERS TEHURER TEMPLER TERRY TETERICK TETERS THARP THOMAS* THOMPSON* THRASHER THRUSHER THURER TIMBERLAKE TINGAY TINSEY TOPPING TOWLE TUCKER TULLIS TULS TURNER* TWIBEL TYSEN

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VAIL VANDERBURGH VANHORN VANSKYOCK VANCE VINAY VINCENT VIRRING VOLTZ VOTAW

WADKINS WAGGONER WALDO WALDRON WALKER* WALLLACE WALLING WALTER WALTERS* WALTON WARD WARE WARNECK WARNICK WARNOCK WARRINGTON WATERMAN WATERS WATKINS WATSON** WEB WEBB WEEMERS WEIGETT WEIMER WELCH WELLS* WEST WHEAT* WHEELER WHIPPLE* WHITACRE* WHITAKER WHITCOMB WHITE** WHITEMAN* WHITIKER WHITNEY WIBEL WIBELL WIBLE* WICKLE WIGLE WILAY WILE WILEY WILKINSON WILLIAMS** WILLSON WILSON** WIMER WINEGARNER WINTERS WOLF WOOD* WOODE WOODS WOOTEN WOOTERS WORLEY WORTH WOTEN WRIGHT

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