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.
Whitfield Archibald J. Cotton Violet "Alverda" Dec 30 1903 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 42 2466
Whitfield Charles B. Laufer Mary Feb 10 1881 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 33
Whitfield Francis E. Burns Nora Dec 25 1882 Somonauk, IL Newspaper
Whitfield Francis E. "Frank" Burns Honora "Nora" Dec 25 1882 unknown Newspaper
Whitfield George Laufer Josephine Feb 20 1877 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 177
Whitfield George M. Ingemunson Gerien A. Jun 29 1927 Kendall Co. IL License
Whitfield John M. Burns Margaret Feb 15 1882 Somonauk, IL Newspaper
Whitfield Leo Basil Gray Gladys Oct 10 1923 Kendall Co. IL License
Whitfield Leslie B. Francis Ethel Grace Jun 6 1906 Sandwich, IL Newspaper
Whitfield William Evans Jane Jun 26 1845 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 12
Whitfield William E. Calahan Allena Mae Sep 3 1906 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 61 2704
Whitfield William, Jr. Robinson Irene E. Mar 2 1879 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 14
Whiting Clarence M., Dr. Murphy Martha C. Sep 27 1877 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 179
Whiting James A. Chapman Ada M. Jan 15 1873 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 157
Whitley Charles Belchner Alice M. Mar 18 1890 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 103
Whitley Reuben Tooley Julia A. Sep 26 1868 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 136
Whitlock Albert S. Bryant Martha A. Feb 23 1898 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 2 1964
Whitlock David L. Gates Anna Belle Jun 12 1885 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 67
Whitlock Hiram T. VanDervort Mary A. Oct 7 1881 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 37
Whitlock Ira A. Gilbreath Rebecca J. Aug 14 1884 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 61
Whitlock Levi A. Wedge Maria S. Apr 5 1855 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 60
Whitlock Linus H. Bryant Sarah Eliza Feb 11 1895 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 143
Whitlock Samuel "Seabury" Jones Mary Marissa Feb 12 1857 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 72
Whitlock Walter "John" Bedford Edna M. Aug 21 1929 Kendall Co. IL License
Whitman George W. Cady Clarissa Jul 1 1851 unknown Newspaper
Whitman Lewis S. Havenhill Ruth N. Nov 15 1904 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 48 2537
Whitman Matthew Hemm Margarete Jul 1 1849 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 27
Whitmarsh Horace P. Johnson Philena S. Oct 28 1857 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 76
Whitmore Abner Hedges Clara A. Oct 30 1873 Sandwich, IL Newspaper
Whitmore Albert Allen Mary C. Jan 1 1867 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 127
Whitmore James McKay Ann Jan 1 1852 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 40
Whitmore Myron Osgood Susan M. Oct 22 1870 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 146
Whitmore William Roberts Mary Oct 4 1869 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 141
Whitmore William C. Scofield Esther May 7 1868 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 134
Whitney Elias Hough Clarcy Dec 29 1841 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 3
Whitney Elijah Ward Davis Olive M. May 5 1874 Kendall Co.? Newspaper
Whitney Eugene F. Ackley Elizabeth "Lizzie" May Aug 17 1886 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 76
Whitney Frank Molar Martha Oct 29 1892 Chicago, IL Newspaper
Whitney Henry W. Burgess Margaret, Mrs. Aug 17 1870 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 145
Whitney James Hervey Southworth Lucy "Marie" Jul 22 1841 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 1
Whitney John B. Falk Margaret Feb 15 1888 Chicago, IL Newspaper
Whitney Marcus W. Knight Sarah P. Nov 5 1871 Plano, IL Newspaper
Whitney Marcus W. Rippon Jane F. Sep 1 1853 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 50
Whitney Ralph E. Nobert Sophia, Mrs. Aug 31 1903 Aurora, IL Newspaper
Whitney Sanford Satteryl Neff Margaret Jan 3 1872 LaSalle Co. IL? Newspaper
Whitney William M. Culver Cornelia Mar 8 1899 Ottawa, IL Newspaper
Whitson George W. Brown Mabel Annette Sep 23 1891 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 114
Whitson Homer L. Hegland Rose B. Dec 9 1920 Fox Twp, IL TLCRMar
Whitson Ora Nelson Clara Elvira Jan 19 1903 Aurora, IL Newspaper
Whittefield Frank Sutherland Blanche S. Sep 10 1907 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 80 2787
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