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.
Findlay William H., Sr. McCromb Sarah May ng 1867 Jefferson Co., NY Newspaper
Eglington Frank Mighell Mary Dec 22 1875 Jericho, IL Newspaper
Adams Elmer Seth Hull Clara Belle Oct 3 1905 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Baltz Lawrence Mead Agnes Nov 25 1903 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Baucher Thomas Baltz Lottie Aug ng 1907 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Brown Theodore W. Smith Sadie A. Feb 11 1880 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Carrington Harry T. Bundy May Jan ng 1895 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Clady Lawrence Studley Mary Feb 2 1875 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Clow Will Green Nellie Jan 30 1908 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Clow William Cherry Lizzie Sep 8 1874 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Darling George A. Falkenberg Louisa Viola Sep 1 1909 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Doten Frank W. Bickford Pearl E. Sep 25 1877 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Edmundson Roy Henry Mildred Sep 14 1912 Joliet, IL Newspaper
English Joseph Petrie Anna Oct 31 1895 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Ervin Cyrus Crosley Marian Jul 5 1888 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Essington Albert Becker Mina Oct 16 1884 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Falkenberg Joseph, Sr. Klein Gertrude Jan 9 1877 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Ferguson Daniel Worthing Libbie Jul 16 1871 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Ferriss William W. Merriam Julia Nov 4 1879 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Flanders James F. Stafford Mary W. Mar 27 1877 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Georgi Louis Weller Caroline Oct 14 1884 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Grate Alfred Hutchins Jane Nov 26 1917 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Gray George C. Holt Olive C. Apr 15 1914 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Green Henry Heath Agnes Burns Mar 8 1883 Joliet, IL License
Green Mark Smith Tressa Aug 7 1905 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Hagen Edward O. Severson Bertha K. Dec 28 1912 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Hanna Thomas McCloud Ella Josephine Mar 23 1886 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Heilman Jacob S. Cowell Emma J. Jul 26 1875 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Hibbard Kenard L. Whitlock Harriet E. Jan 7 1885 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Holt William Hollering Mathilda Mar 15 1905 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Howard Henry C. Finley Margaret A. Apr 10 1878 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Hutchinson James M. Sidlow Nina Feb 10 1876 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Johnson Orville Green Gertrude Feb 28 1905 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Kinney Richard Swinson Sarah M. Jan 21 1891 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Lagger S. Louis Holt Eliza J. Jan 24 1900 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Ohse Fred C. Smith Pearl Dec 18 1912 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Osmondson Ole Pyle Grace Jan 21 1906 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Palmer Edward Hampson Mary Jun 6 1875 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Parkhurst Perry Heald Irena Mae Jan 23 1888 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Putt Will Daily Margaret Feb 14 1884 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Scofield James Carr Lulu Dec 7 1910 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Shearer James Robert Flint Grace B. Feb 6 1906 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Sheefeldt Herman P. Rose Sarah E. Mar 7 1906 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Shepley John Dano Minnie May 17 1891 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Shurtliff Robert Harrop Mary Jun ng 1896 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Skinner Ed Sleezer Mettie Feb 6 1901 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Strossman Franklin Marian Ida I. Jul 26 1883 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Trowbridge Charles A. Buckley Martha A. Sep 10 1895 Joliet, IL Newspaper
Turpin Charles Shoger Carrie Sep 20 1905 Joliet, IL Newspaper
VanSlyke Earl Comisky Angela Feb 11 1923 Joliet, IL Newspaper
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