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.
Lewis G. Wellman Ida Feb 20 1876 unknown Newspaper
VanKirk G. "Willard" Tyler Mary Adelia Dec 24 1889 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 101
Tolman G. B. Kilbourn Anna Sep ng 1880 Sandwich, IL Newspaper
Campbell G. Donald Hage Vera E. Nov 6 1937 Kendall Twp, IL CLMar
Abby G. Earl Drake Maud Apr 6 1890 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 103
Taylor G. F. Suydam Julia E. Jul 27 1873 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 158
Barron G. H. Gary Julia A. Feb 12 1884 Bloomington, IL Newspaper
Collins G. H. Churchill Flora B. Nov 29 1871 Little Falls, MN Newspaper
Robertson G. H. Tomblin Minnie Dec 25 1879 unknown Newspaper
Smith G. Henry Jones Hannah L. Jun 14 1874 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 163
Mulvey G. Hod. Trauten Gertrude Mar 13 1889 Yorkville, IL Newspaper
Phelps G. K. Carpenter Nellie H. Oct 21 1896 Chicago, IL Newspaper
Zimmerman G. Leslie Fisk Flo I. Jan 4 1886 unknown Newspaper
Wood G. Lloyd Archer (Mrs.) Cordelia May 21 1930 Kendall Co. IL License
Stewart G. P. Moore Angeline Jul 26 1861 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 98
McKeage G. R. Fletcher May Evelyn Jun 11 1906 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 60 2689
Anderson Gabriel Larson Martha Torgersdatter Feb 18 1875 Big Grove Twp, IL WLCRMar
Knudson Gabriel Rand Emma Jan 26 1898 Morris, IL BLCRMar
Roe Gabriel Seely Dean Louise C. Oct 12 1876 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 175
Fuller Galusha B. Sheffer Anna A. Jun 6 1894 Kane Co., IL Newspaper
Ferguson Gardner W. Lamb Almira (Williams) Jul 31 1854 Kendall Co. IL License
Nelson Garret Walker Elizabeth Feb 18 1904 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 44 2480
Conklin Garret D. Swift Jennie May Sep 20 1883 Sandwich, IL Newspaper
Collins Garret L. D. Wells Mary Eliza Dec 7 1842 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 4
Vreeland Garrett Harris Lydia Sep 20 1865 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 118
Vreeland Garrett G. Pierce Sabrina Nov 10 1864 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 113
Collins Garrett L. Boyd Minnie M. Oct 26 1881 Chicago, IL Newspaper
Smith Garrett W. Oakland Carrie [Okland] Feb 19 1903 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 37 2393
Sampson Gayhard Anderson Anna May 23 1906 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 2 59 2685
Courtright Gaylord Milton Boyd Nell M. Sep 6 1916 Kendall Co. IL License
Kleiss Georg Ferdinand Israel Mary Jan 14 1891 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 109
Johnson Georg Marcelius Johnson Julia Isabelle [Sandvig] Feb 25 1886 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 73
Amerman George Edenburn Ella Sep 20 1883 Sandwich, IL Newspaper
Amerman George Vieth Emma 1895 Cook Co., IL Newspaper
Bauer/Bower George Krug Catherine Aug 29 1852 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 44
Beecher George Beecher Desire, Mrs. Oct 25 1873 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 159
Belcher George Voigt Mary Helen Apr 20 1854 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 54
Belfield George Young Mary Dec 10 1863 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 108
Bingham George Wohur Caroline L. Dec 7 1854 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 57
Bowden George King Mary L. Nov 3 1864 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 113
Bowen George Varner Catherine Jan 27 1856 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 66
Brinkman George Leiters Eliza Feb 26 1866 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 122
Brown George Kennedy ng Jan 22 1880 Sandwich, IL Newspaper
Brown George Naden Mary M. Mar 11 1880 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 25
Brown George Sinclair Agnes Jan 1 1859 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book A 1 85
Brown George VanTassell Carrie 1885 unknown Newspaper
Burghart/Burkhart George Shields Mary Nov 24 1889 Aurora, IL Newspaper
Carlson George Egness Lillie Nov ng 1892 Yorkville, IL Newspaper
Carlson George Olson Tillie Oct 31 1892 Kendall Co., IL Marriage Book 1 124
Carver George Walker Flor Jun ng 1900 Kendall Twp, IL ILMar
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