Marriages

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Source Notes

Some of the records were compiled from microfilm copies of Kendall County marriages filmed by the Latter Day Saints Church. Some records were compied from official Kendall County Marriage Registers, Book A-1, Book 1 and Book 2, covering the period from May 1841 to September 1915. These Marriage Registers were viewed at the County Clerk & Recorder Office of Kendall County in Yorkville, IL.

Marriage Register Book A-1 included the name of the groom, the name of the bride, date of license and license number, and generally the date of marriage. It also included the person by whom they were certified (minister, judge, Justice Of The Peace, etc.) and when the marriage certificate was returned to the County Clerk's office. The date the certificate was issued was always given but in some cases the date of marriage was not provided. In these cases, the date the license was issued was used as the date of marriage. These cases are indicated by an asterisk (*) after the date. Notations in the index of Marriage Register Book A-1 indicate that some of the original marriage certificates are missing even though the marriage is registered.

Marriage Registers Books 1 and 2, included space for a considerably larger amount of relevant information. The following information was supplied: the number of the license; the date of license; by whom affidavit, if any, was given; by whom consent to the marriage was given; where and when the marriage took place; a list of the witnesses; by whom the marriage was certified with their name and office (a minister, judge, Justice Of The Peace, etc.); the date the marriage license was returned to the county clerk's office; and the date the license was registered in the county clerk's office.
The following questions relating to the groom were asked: the full name of the groom; the groom's place of residence; the groom's occupation; the groom's age on his next birthday; the groom's race or color; the groom's place of birth; the groom's father's name; the groom's mother's name; and the number of the groom's marriage. The following questions relating to the bride were asked: the full name of the bride; the bride's maiden name if a widow; the bride's place of residence; the bride's age on her next birthday; the bride's race or color; the bride's place of birth; the bride's father's name; the bride's mother's name; and the number of the bride's marriage.

Unfortunately, many spaces in Marriage Registers, Books 1 and 2 were left blank and unanswered. The date a marriage certificate was issued was typically given. In some cases, the date of marriage was not provided. In these cases the date the license was returned or recorded, was used as the date of marriage, as the actual date is unknown.

Marriage records have been extended from the ending date in the official Marriage Registers of September 1915 until December 31, 1949. These marriage records were acquired from several sources. Early issues of the Kendall County Record and the Kendall County News read, and when a writeup of a marriage was found the information was added to the marriage record database. These entries are indicated by the Source code "Newspaper."

During some of the period between September, 1915 and December, 1949 a weekly list of the marriage licenses issued, was published in the local newspapers. These entries are indicated by the Source code "License." The dates indicated generally a short period before the actual wedding date.

A final significant source of marriage data was found in Lutheran Church records coded as follows:

Church NameLocationSource Codes
Bethlehem Lutheran Morris, Grundy Co., IL BLCLMar
Cross Lutheran Yorkville, Kendall Co., IL CLMar
Fox River Lutheran Miller Twp, La Salle Co., IL FRCRMar
Grace Lutheran Saratoga Twp, Grundy Co., IL GLCRMar
Immanuel Lutheran Yorkville, Kendall Co., IL ILMar
Newark Lutheran Newark, Kendalll Co., IL NLCRMar
Platville Lutheran Seward Twp, Kendall Co., IL. PLCLMar
Trinity Lutheran Millbrook, Kendall Co., IL TLCRMar
West Lisbon Lutheran Lisbon Twp, Kendall Co., IL WLCRMar
     
There is an exception to these rules:    
Some of the Fox River Lutheran and West Lisbon Lutheran marriage records were combined.   FRWLMar

Please see the Church Directory page for contact information for the above churches, if they still exist.

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Groom'sGroom'sBride'sBride'sDate    Place of      License
SurnameGiven NameMaiden NameGiven NameMoDyYrMarriageSourceBookPageNo.
Groom'sGroom'sBride'sBride'sDate    Place of      License
SurnameGiven NameMaiden NameGiven NameMoDyYrMarriageSourceBookPageNo.
Bartlett Isaac S. Minkler Alice A. Oct 15 1868 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 136
Bartlett John Anderson Augusta Dec 30 1875 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 171
Bartlett John Peter Minkler Emma D. Aug 14 1870 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 145
Bartlett Josiah H. Edson Mary K. Feb 22 1854 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 53
Bartlett Roy John Hennick Edith Oct 18 1899 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 12 2089
Bartlett Samuel B. Knights Adah Jan 16 1837 unknown Newspaper
Bartlett Samuel Milo March Sarah May 2 1860 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 92
Bartlett Sylvanus Lonson Failing Phebe Stark Oct 31 1844 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 10
Bartlett Wallace Minkler Crance Lillian M. Jan 25 1893 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 127
Bartlett William "Wallace" Pepper Maria Oct 9 1866 Plainfield, IL Newspaper
Barton Arthur L. Merkel Irene Jul 22 1947 Kendall Twp, IL ILMar
Barton George W. Tripp Filind Dec 19 1874 Bristol Station, IL Newspaper
Barton Jacob B., Dr. Ellsworth Angeline E. Aug 5 1894 Sublette, IL Newspaper
Bartrum Hiram W. Havenhill Hulda A. Oct 14 1876 Pingree Gr., IL Newspaper
Bartsch Henry Bartsch Annie Feb 12 1887 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 79
Bastian August Thomas Louisa Oct 11 1855 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 63
Bastian Glenn Edward Straub Arlene Edna Jan 30 1935 Kendall Co. IL License
Bateman Charles W. Hunter Frances C. Apr 25 1869 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 139
Bateman Samuel G. Wesick Kate M. Aug 30 1862 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 103
Bates Eugene V. Zoblackis Mary M. Oct 16 1935 Kendall Co. IL License
Bates James Eri Gillespie Wilhelmina Jane Mar 29 1892 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 120
Bates Robert A. Carter Mrs. Clara? Dec 18 1935 Kendall Co. IL License
Battishill H. B. Brown Keziah Jun 17 1868 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 134
Baucher Thomas Baltz Lottie Aug ng 1907 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Bauer Adam Zeimer Rozina Aug 9 1857 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 75
Bauer August H., Dr. Garrett Florence Ethel Jun 28 1911 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 162 3113
Bauer George A. Bell Alma Aug ng 1909 Chicago, IL Newspaper
Bauer/Bower George Krug Catherine Aug 29 1852 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 44
Bauer/Bower Henry Burkhart Margaret Feb 6 1879 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 12
Bauer/Bower Leonard Burkhart Maggie Feb 6 1879 Oswego Twp, IL Newspaper
Baumann Christian Brunemeyer Margaret Oct 12 1856 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 69
Baumann John Blang Margarete Jan 18 1857 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 72
Baumeg Herman Winkle Edith R. Mar 15 1933 Kendall Co. IL License
Baxter Charles H. Miller Millie D. (Wood) Jul 12 1888 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 89
Baxter Clifford E. Baumann Frieda M. Oct 1 1924 Kendall Co. IL License
Baxter John F. (A.?) English Mary D. May 6 1875 Aurora, IL Newspaper
Baxter Noble Gagliardo Mary Jan 11 1928 Kendall Co. IL License
Bayles Harry H. Johnson Lulu M. Jan 30 1901 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 22 2213
Baylis John Baker Sarah Melissa Jun 7 1857 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 74
Beach Frederick H. Wheeler Jessie Frances Jun 18 1913 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 208 3297
Beach J. C. F. Bates Kate Jun 10 1880 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 27
Beach Miles D. "Riley" Pearce Ida F. Dec 24 1873 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 160
Beal T. W. Woodward Floretta Oct 8 1872 Muskegon, MI Newspaper
Bean Elbridge S. Tendall Mattie B. Aug 24 1903 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 40 2429
Beane Arthur L. Burry Jessie M. Mar 2 1895 Chicago, IL Newspaper
Beane Francis Cooke Kennedy Emma J. Dec 16 1885 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 71
Beane Frederick John Summerville Elizabeth Oct 1 1874 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 164
Beane Frederick John Waite Rhoda E. Dec 28 1882 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 46
Beane Walley Cooke Heald Ida Belle Apr 21 1897 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 157
Beane Walter Cooke Pooley Sarah Mar 3 1857 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 72
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