Compiled from original records housed in Bluffton, this publication contains marriage licenses and returns from 1837 through 1861 for Wells County. Each entry includes: [** if applicable]

• Name of Prospective Groom
• Name of Prospective Bride
• Nicknames of Bride/Groom **
• Date of Marriage Application
• Date of Marriage **

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

Example
August 6, 1857: Higman Sarah Ann & Alexander Strain

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.

ABSHIRE ADAMS AKER* AKINS ALBERSON ALBRIGHT ALDRIDGE ALEXANDER ALLEN** ALLYN ANDERSON* ANDREWS ANGEL ARBAUGH ARCHBACHER ARCHBOLD ARMSTRONG ARNOLD** ASHAM ASHBURN ATCHISON ATHAN ATHEN ATHENS ATHON ATZ AYERS AYRES

BAGBY BAGLEY BAIRD BAKER* BALDWIN BALES BALEY BALL BANTER BARBER BARLOW BARR BARRET BARTLETT BARTON* BASSET BATES BATSON* BAY BAYMAN BEABER BEANBLOSSOM BEARDSLEY BEARS BEATY BEAZEL BEBER BECK BELL* BENDER* BENNETT** BERRY BESCOT BIBERSTINE BIDDLE BIDLEMAN BILBEE BILHART BINGHAM BLACK BLACKLEDGE BLAIR BLISS BLOSSER BLOUNT BOHANNON BOLTON BOMAN BONHAM BOOTH BOSSE BOTT BOURGNER BOVINE BOWMAN BOYD BRACKNEY BRAGG BRANER BRANNIN BRANNUM BRENAMAN BRENNAN BRICE BRICKLEY* BRIDAGAN BRIGHT BRINEMAN BROTHERTON BROWN** BROWNING BRUCE BRYAN BUCKLEY BULGER BUMP BUNCE BUNN BURGAN BURGESS* BURK BURNELL BURNER BURRESS BURRIS BURROWS BURWELL BUZZELL BYNUM BYRD

CAIN CALDWELL CALES CALEY CAMPBELL CANE CAPLINGER CAPS CARIL CARLEW CARPENTER CARPER CARROLL CARTER CARTWRIGHT* CASE CASH CASTON CAUFFMAN CECIL CHADBURN CHALFANT CHAMBERS CHAPMAN CHAPPEL CHEESMAN CHERRY* CHIPPEN CHODAD CHRISMORE CHURCH CLARK** CLEVENGER CLINE CLINGENPELL CLOUD* COCHRANE COFFEL COFFIELD COLBERT* COLBURN COLE* COLLINS COLYAR CONCANNON CONFER CONKLE CONKLIN CONNER CONNET CONNETT* COOK COOLEY COREY COSSAIRT COTTON* COURTNEY COVALT COVER COVERT* COX CRAIG* CREPS CRISMORE CROOKSHANK CROSBIE CROSBY* CROSSAN CROSSON CROY CRUM CRUMLEY CRUMMLEY CUMMINS CURRANT CURRIE CURRY CUSTARD CUTSHALL CUTTER

DAILEY DALRYMPLE DAVIS** DAVISON DAWLEY DAWSON* DEAM** DEANER DEAVERS DECKER* DEHAVEN DELONG DEMOSS DENLAP DERNOP DERR DEWEY DEWITT** DICK DICKINSON DICKISON DICKSON DILLEY DILMAN DILWORTH DIRCK DISHONG DODDS DONALDSON** DOORE DOUBLE DOUGLASS DRAGOO DRAIG DREZELL DRIEBELBISS DUN DUNAWAY DUNDORE DUNHAM DUNN DUSTMAN

EARHART EBY ECKROTE EDINGFIELD EDINGTON EDMUNDSON EDRIS EDWARDS EGBERT EHERT EILER ELKINS ELLINGHAM ELLIPITS ELLIS ELSTON ELSWORTH EMMERLING EMSLEY ENGELER ENGLER ENGLISH ERVIN ETTINGER EVANS EVERHART EVERMAN EVERS

FAIRCHILDS FALK FANNON FARLEY FARREN FELDON FELLOWS FELTS FELTZ FERGUSON** FIDLER FIELD FIELDS FIFER FIGGINS FILSON FINK FIRST FISHER FITZPATRICK FLUMM FOGELMAN FOGLE FONCANNON* FORD FOREMAN FOSTER FOUST* FOWLER FOX FRANCE FRANK FRANTZ FRAZIER FREEL FREEMAN FRENCH* FROST FRYBACK* FUCHS FUHRMAN FULLER FULTON

GALYAN GANT GANTIS GARDENHOUR GARDNER GARNAND GARNER GARRETT GARRISON GARTON GARVEN GARVER GARY GATES GEARHART GENTIS GEPHART GERNHELT GEROYNES GETT GIBSON GILBERT* GILL GILLAM GILLIAM GILLION GLASS** GODFREY GOLDEN GOLDSMITH GOLLIVER GOODIN GOODYEAR GORDEN GORDON GORRELL* GOSHORN GOSSER GOTSCHALK GOTTSCHALK GOUDY GOULDSBURY GOYSCHALK GRACEY GRACY GRAHAM GRANDSTAFF GRANGER GRANT GRAVES GRAY GREED GREEN GREENWOOD GREER GREGG GRIFFIN GRIFFITH* GROSCH GROVE** GROVES GUNTHER GUNTRUM GUOYNE

HACKLEY HACKMAN HADWAY HAFFNER HAFLICH* HAILEY HAINES HAINEY HALE HALL* HAMBLETON HAMER HAMILTON HAMMEL HAMMOND HAMON HANES HANLEY HANLY HANNA HANNAH HANOLINE HARDIN HARDRIDGE HARDWEDGE HARKER HARMON HARPER HARRIS HARROLD HARSHMAN HART* HARTER HARTMAN HARVEY** HATFIELD** HAUZ HAW HAWKINS HAYDEN HAYS HECKATHORNE HECKMAN HEDGES HEILBONER HELLER* HELM HELMS HELSAL HENALINE HENDERSON HENDRY HENLEY HENLINE HENRY HERBEL HERRAN HERRING HERSEY HESS HETRICK HIGGINS HIGGS HIGH HIGHLAND HIGHLANDER HIGHLEN HIGMAN HILL HILTERBRAND HILTON HINCHMAN HINKLEY* HIRT HIXON HOCKADAY HOCKENSMITH HOFFMAN HOGLAND HOLAWAY HOLBROOK HOLCOMB HOLLOWAY HOOVER HOPKINS HORN HORTON HOUDYSHELL* HOUSEHOLDER HOUSER HOUTS HOWARD HUBBELL HUDSON HUFFMAN** HUGANS HUMPHREY HUNT HUNTER HURT HUSS* HUTCHISON HYSER

JACKSON** JACOBS JACOBY JAHN JARRETT* JEFFER JEFFERIES JEFFREYS JENNINGS JOHNS* JOHNSON** JOHNSTON JONES**

KABEL KAIN KALELEY KAMP KAPS KARNES KARNS* KAUFFMAN KEELY KEGGIE KELLER* KEMP KEPHART KEPLINGER KEPPER KERN KERSHNER KILANDER KILGORE KIMMEL KING* KINGET KIRKNER KIRKPATRICK KLEINIGHT KLEINKNIGHT KLINE KNIGHT KOHN KOHR KOILE KREIGH KRENSON KREPS KRILL KUMMERS KUNKLE KURTZ KYLE KYNETT

LAFFER LAFFERTY LANCASTER LANE LANGE LANNING LARIMORE LASH LATTAMORE LATTIMORE* LATURNER LAWRENCE LEE LEFEVER LEFLER LEGY LEHMAN LEONARD LEOPARD LEPPER LESH* LEVISEE LEWELLEN LEWELLYN LEWIS LIGHT LIKES LILLY LINDSEY LINN LITTLE LOCKWOOD LOGAN* LONG LOUNSBURY LOVALL LOWERY LOWRY LUDLOW LUKE LUSK LUTTAN LYON

MCAFEE MCALLISTER MCBRIDE* MCCAINS MCCALLISTER MCCAUGHEY MCCLARAN MCCLELAND MCCLINTOC MCCLISH MCCLURE MCCOLLISTER MCCONNEL MCCONNELL MCCULLICK* MCDANIEL* MCDOWELL MCELHANEY MCFADDEN MCFARREN* MCINTIRE MCKANE MCKEE MCLELLAND MCMAHON MCMULLEN MCMULLICK MACE MADDOX MADDUX* MAKINS MALLAN MALROSE MAN MANN MANSFIELD MARKLEY MARQUIS MARSH* MARSHALL MARTIN* MARTZ MASON* MASTERSON MATTHEWS MAY MAYER MAYO MEDE MEEKE MEESAN MENDENHALL MEREDITH MERIDATH MERRIMAN MESLER METSHEIMER METTS MEYER MEYERS MICHAEL MIER MILLER** MILLERON MILLIKAN* MILLS MILLSLAGLE MINCH MINICK MINNICK MISHLER MITCHEL MOBLEY MONSEY MONTGOMERY MOORE MOOREMAN MORAN MORGAN MORRIS MORRISON MORTON MOSBURGH MOSER MOSIMAN MOSSBURG* MOULETTE MOUNSEY MOURMAN MOYER MULLEN MULLER MURPHEY MURPHY MURRAY MUSHBARGER MYERS** MYGRANT

NASH* NAVE NEFF NELSON NEUENSCHWANDER NEWCOMB NEWHOUSE NEWMAN NIBLICK NICHOLAS NICHOLS NILLI NIRITER NIXON NOBLE NORRIS NOSSET NUTTER

O’CONNER OAKES OAKS OATES OATS OFFEN OGDEN* OGG OGLE OGLESBY OMAN OPPENHEIM ORMSBY ORN OSBURN OSMUN OSMUND OSWALT* OWENS

PACE* PALM PALMER PANTER PANTHER PARK PARKER PARKINSON PARMELEE PASSMORE PATTERSON PAXON PECK PENCE PENNOCK PENROD PEPPARD PERFECT PERKINS PERRINE PERRY* PERTMAN PETTERMAN PETTS PHILIPS PHILLIPS PINN POFFENBARGER* POLIS POPEJOY PORTER* POSTLEWEIGHT POTEE POTES POWELL** PRESTON PRICE* PRILLAMAN PRILLMAN PROCTOR PROUTY PUCKETT PURDUE PURMAN PUTNAM

QUACKENBUSH QUICK

RABER RAMSEY RANDEL RANKIN RAPP RATLIFF RAVER RAY REA READING REASER REASNER REDDING** REECE REED REEL REIFF** REINICK RESON REYNOLS REYNOLDS* RHINEHART RHODES RICE* RICH RICHARDS* RICHARDSON RICHEY* RICKETS RICKETTS RIDDILE** RIDDLE RIDGELEY RIDGLEY RILEY RISLEY RIST RITTENHOUSE RITTER ROADRUCK ROBBINS ROBERTS ROBEY ROBINS ROBISON ROBURT ROBY ROCKWELL ROE ROGERS ROHR ROISDON ROLFE ROSE ROSS ROTHCHILD ROTHSCHILD ROUP ROUSH* ROWDEN ROWDON ROYSDON RUMSAWYER RUNDEL RUSE RUSH RUSSEL RUSSELL

SALE SALES SALTER SAMUELS SANDERS SARGISON SAWYER SAYLOR SCHAFFTER SCHOOLEY SCHOONER SCHOONOVER SCOTT* SCOTTEN SCOTTON* SEAMAN SEEK SELLERS SENA SENIER SEPAMAN SHAFFER SHEPHERD SHEPLER SHERICK SHIGLEY SHIVELY SHOEMAKER SHORES SHOUP SHOWALTER SHUMAKER SILLS SIMONDS SIMPSON SINK SIPEL SIPHER SISSON SLAUGHTER SLAYTON SLONE SLUSHER SMITH** SNIDER SNOW SNYDER SONNER SOUDER SOULE SOUR SOURER SOURS SOVINE SOWER SOWERS SPAKE SPARKS** SPAULDING SPEECE SPENCER SQUIRES STAFFORD STAHL STALL STALLARD STAR STARR STEFFEY STEPELLIN STEPLETON STEWART STINE STINER STITES STOBIE STOCTON STOKER STONEBROOK STOUT STRAIN STRAM STRAUSE STROUP STUART STUDABAKER STURGES STURGIS STUTMAN SUMINGTON SUMMERVILLE SUNNY SUTER SUTTER SUTTON** SWAIM SWARTZ SWIGERT

TANNEHILL TATE TAYLOR* TEMPLETON TERHUNE THOMAS* THOMPSON** THORNBURG THROP THRUSH TIMBERLAKE TOBY TODD* TORRENS TOWNSEND TRENART TRUE TRULLENDER TRUSDALL TUMBLESON TURNBULL TURNER TUTTLE TWIBELL TWIBLE

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VAHRAS VALENTINE VALKINBURGH VANCAMP VANEMON VANHORN VANDINE VANDYNE VANELEANE VANHORN VANMETER VARUE VAUGHN VINCENT VOIGHT

WAGNER WAGONER WAID WALES WALKER** WALLACE WALMER WALTER WALTZ WARD WARE WARNER WASSON WATSON WATT WAUGH WEAVER WEBB WEBLE WEBSTER WELLS WELSH WELTY WENTZ WERT WERTS WEST* WHITE WHITMAN WIGGINS WILCOX WILCOXEN WILEY* WILHELM WILKIN WILLIAMS** WILLIAMSON WILLICH WILLIS WILMINGTON WILSHIMER WILSON** WILZHIMER WINDSOR WINGER WINGET WINSON WINTERS WIRT WISNER WITMER WOLF WOLFCALE WOLFEALE WOLLET WOLTZ WOOD* WOODWARD WOONMAKER WORT WRIGHT**

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