
Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, a great number of indexes to marriage collections have been provided for free online. These searchable indexes provide specific marriage license, bond, and certificate information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual marriage documents themselves. These free online collections have hundreds of millions of records in them in total.
There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include marriage information that is not included in the lists below. These different types can be found in 27 Ways to Find Ancestor Marriage Information.
The lists below are specific marriage indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state of Ohio.
Note: Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. You do not need a subscription but do need an Ancestry account. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.
(Updated April 2023)
Ohio Marriage Records
- Adams County Births and Marriages
- Adams County Marriages 1803-1832
- Adams County Newspaper Excerpts 1831-1857
- Adams County Marriage Records, 1910-1967
- Adams County, Marriage Indexes
- Adams County, Marriages
- Allen County Marriage Indexes
- Allen County Record of Marriages 1831 to 1845
- Allen County, Marriage Indexes
- Allen County, Marriages
- Ashland County Marriage Indexes
- Ashland County Marriages
- Ashland County Marriage Certificates, 1900-1950; Marriage Consents, ca. 1902-1949; Marriage returns, 1846-1898
- Ashland County Marriage Records, 1846-1953; Index, 1846-1860
- Ashland County, Marriage Records, 1915-1919, 1949-2016
- Ashtabula County Marriage Index 1811-1900
- Ashtabula County Marriage Records, 1812-1951; Index, 1812-1965
- Ashtabula County, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1810-1947
- Ashtabula County, Marriage Records, 1811-1865
- Athens County Marriage Records, 1817-1951
- Athens County, Marriages
- Auglaize County Marriage Records, 1848-1957
- Auglaize County, Marriages
- Auglaize County, Marriages 1848-1898
- Belmont County Marriage Indexes
- Belmont County Marriages
- Belmont County Marriages: Abstracts from Book no. 2, 1825
- Belmont County Marriages: Book B, 1805-1806
- Belmont County Marriage Records, 1803-1951
- Belmont County, Marriage Indexes
- Belmont County, Marriage Records
- Belmont County, Marriages
- Brown County Marriage Records, 1818-1939; Index, 1818-1963
- Brown County, Marriage Indexes
- Butler County Marriages, vol. A, 1847-1848
- Butler County Marriage Records, 1803-1930; Index, 1803-1937
- Butler County, Marriage Records 1803-1839
- Butler County, Marriage Records, 1808-2017
- Butler County, Marriages
- Butler County, Early Marriages 1803-1847
- Butler County, Marriages 1803-1812 & Wills 1803-1810
- Carroll County Marriage Records, 1833-1951
- Champaign County Marriage Records, 1805-1967
- Champaign County, , Marriage Records, Probate Court, 1805-1865, Books A-G
- Champaign County, Early Marriage Records
- Champaign County, Marriage Records, 1805-1856
- Clark County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Clark County Marriage Records, 1818-1968
- Clark County, Marriages
- Clark County, Marriages, 6 August 1863 to 2 Mach 1871
- Clermont County Marriages 1850-1874 Corrections and additions
- Clermont County Marriage Records, 1801-1910
- Clermont County, Marriage Records, 1911-2013
- Clermont County, Marriages
- Clermont County, Return of Marriages, 1856-1858
- Clinton County Marriage Records, 1817-1904
- Clinton County, Marriage Records, 1904-1995
- Columbiana County Marriage Records, 1803-1951; Index, 1803-1957
- Coshocton County Marriage Indexes
- Coshocton County Marriages
- Coshocton County Marriage Licenses, 1837-1854
- Coshocton County Marriage Records, 1811-1917
- Coshocton County, Marriages
- Crawford County Church Records, 1853-2007
- Crawford County Marriage Records 1831-1929
- Crawford County Marriages
- Crawford County, Marriage Consents
- Crawford County, Marriage Consents, 1832 to 1900
- Crawford County, Marriages
- Cuyahoga County Marriage License Index 1810-1998
- Cuyahoga County Records, 1880-1950
- Cuyahoga County Vital Records Indexes
- Cuyahoga County Applications for Marriage Licenses, 1829-1875
- Cuyahoga County Marriage License Index, 1829-1875
- Cuyahoga County, Marriage Records 1810-1941; Indexes, 1810-1952
- Cuyahoga County, Marriage Records, 1942-1973
- Cuyahoga County, Marriages
- Darke County Marriage Records
- Darke County Marriage Records, 1817-1840 inclusive
- Darke County Ohio Marriages 1817-1850
- Darke County, Marriage Records from 1817-1840
- Darke County, Marriage Records, 1911-1989
- Darke County, Marriages
- Darke County, Records of Birth, Marriage and Death, 1817-1911
- Defiance County Court Records, 1845-1910
- Defiance County Marriage fees, 1852-1856; registry/return of Marriages, 1856-1857
- Defiance County Marriage Records, 1845-1994; Index, 1845-1885
- Delaware County Marriage Records, 1835-1951
- Diocese of Toledo, Catholic Parish Records, 1796-2004
- Erie County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1856-1865
- Erie County Marriage Records, 1838-1951
- Erie County, Marriage Indexes
- Erie County, Marriages
- Fairfield County Marriages: 1803-1823
- Fairfield County Marriage Records, 1803-1880, 1997-2015
- Fairfield County, Marriage Record Journal, , 1931-1935
- Fayette County Marriage Records, 1810-1909; Index to Marriages, 1810-1937, 1812-1937
- Fayette County, Marriage Records, 1901-2018
- Franklin County Marriage Index 1995-
- Franklin County Marriages
- Franklin County Marriage Affidavits, 1844-1857
- Franklin County Marriage Records, 1803-1951; Index, 1803-1918
- Franklin County Marriage Records, 1889-1893
- Franklin County, Early Marriage Records, 1803-1869
- Franklin County, Marriages
- Fulton County Marriage Records, 1864-1930; Birth Records, 1867-1951; Delayed Birth Records and Index, Death Records, 1867-1951
- Fulton County Marriage Records, 1930-1956
- Gallia County Marriages
- Gallia County, Marriage Records 1803-1955; Index, 1803-1950
- Gallia County, Marriage Records, 1950-2007
- Gallia County, Certified Abstract of Marriages, 1949, 1952
- Geauga County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Geauga County Records, 1860-1970
- Geauga County Marriage Records, 1806-1920
- Geauga County, Marriage Indexes
- Geauga County, Marriage Records, 1919-1954
- Geauga County, Marriages
- Greene County Early Marriage Records
- Greene County Vital Records Indexes
- Greene County Marriage Records, 1803-1968
- Greene County, Early Marriage Records
- Greene County, Marriage Records, 1928-2013
- Greene County, Marriages
- Greene County, Marriages 1811-1818, Deaths 1869-1871
- Guernsey County Marriage Records, 1810-1951, 1992-1997; Index to Marriages, ca. 1810-1930
- Hamilton County Marriage Indexes
- Hamilton County Records, 1791-1994
- Hamilton County Records, 1791-1994
- Hamilton County, Index of Restored Marriages 1860-1869
- Hamilton County, Marriage Record Card File
- Hamilton County, Marriage Records 1808-1820 and Will Abstracts, 1790-1810
- Hamilton County, Marriage Records, 1817-1983
- Hamilton County, Marriages
- Hamilton County, Marriages Records 1852-1931; restored Marriage Records, 1808-1873, 1875
- Hamilton County, Naturalization and Marriage Records in the University of Cincinnati Archives
- Hamilton County, Records, Pioneers, Marriages, Deaths
- Hamilton County, Birth Marriage & Death Records, 1796-1877
- Hancock County Marriages
- Hancock County Marriage Records, 1828-1918
- Hancock County, Marriages
- Hardin County Marriage Records, 1833-1918; Index, 1833-1960
- Hardin County Marriage Records, 1833-1881
- Hardin County, Marriages
- Hardin County, Marriage and Ministers LIcense Record, 1833-1884
- Harris Elmore Public Library Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Harrison County Marriage Records, 1813-1920
- Henry County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Henry County Marriage Records, 1940-1951
- Henry County Vital Records: Marriage Records, 1847-1930, Birth and Death Records, 1867-1921, and Delayed Birth Records
- Highland County Marriage Records
- Highland County Marriage Records, 1805-1953; Marriage Index, 1805-1961
- Hocking County Marriage Index 1818-1829
- Hocking County Marriage Records, 1818-1951; Index to Marriages, 1818-1968
- Hocking County, Marriages
- Holmes County Marriage Records, 1821-2016
- Holmes County, Marriages 1825-1865
- Huron County Marriage Index pre-1838
- Huron County Marriage Records, 1818-1990; Record of Licenses and permits, 1815-1828
- Huron County, Marriage Records
- Jackson County, Marriage Records, 1816-1955
- Jackson County, Marriages
- Jackson County, Marriage Records, 1818-1865
- Jefferson County Court Records, 1797-1947
- Jefferson County Court Records, 1797-1947
- Jefferson County Marriages
- Jefferson County Marriage Records, 1803-1952
- Jefferson County, Marriage Records
- Jefferson County, Marriage Records, 1813-1872
- Knox County Marriage Certificates, 1809-1950
- Knox County Marriage Records, 1808-1951
- Knox County Marriage Records, 1847-1860
- Knox County, Marriage Consents 1833-1940
- Knox County, Marriage Affidavits and Consents, 1833-1955
- Lake County and Geauga County, Marriages, 1805-1825
- Lake County Marriage Index 1840-1915
- Lake County Vital Records Indexes
- Lake County Marriage Records, 1840-2018
- Lake County, Probate Court Marriage Records 1844-1845
- Lawrence County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Lawrence County Marriages
- Lawrence County, Marriage Indexes
- Lawrence County, Marriage Records, 1817-1953 and index 1895-1914
- Lawrence County, Marriages
- Licking County Marriages
- Licking County Marriage Records, 1808-1951
- Licking County Marriage returns, 1875-1950
- Licking County, Marriages, 1808-1818
- Licking County, Marriages, 1808-1875
- Logan County Marriage Records, 1818-1834
- Logan County Birth Applications 1941-1967; Births 1867-1908, 1940; Deaths 1867-1909, 1940; Marriages 1818-1966
- Logan County, Marriages
- Lorain County Death and Marriage News Announcements
- Lorain County Marriage and other Records 1824-1932; Index, 1824-1884
- Lorain County Marriage Book 1, 1824-1838
- Lorain County Marriage Records 1872-1901
- Lucas County Marriages
- Lucas County Marriage License Index, 1940-1998
- Lucas County, Marriage Records 1835-1985; Marriage Index, 1835-1941
- Madison County Marriage Records 1810-1899
- Madison County Marriage Records, 1810-1967
- Madison County, Marriage Indexes
- Mahoning County Marriage Records, 1846-1916; Index to Marriage Records, 1852-1920; Marriage Licenses, 1852-1861
- Mahoning County Register of Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1857
- Mahoning County, Marriage Records, 1915-1970
- Marietta Marriage Records and Certificates, 1789-1804, 1825-1841
- Marion County Marriages: vol. 1, 1824-1826
- Marion County Marriage Records, 1824-1964
- Marion County, Marriages
- Medina County Marriage Records, 1818-1965
- Meigs County Marriages: volume 1, 1819-1822
- Meigs County Marriage Records, 1819-1950
- Mercer County Ministers’ Licenses and Marriage Banns, vols. 1-3, 1870-1966
- Mercer County, Marriage Consent 1829-1928
- Mercer County, Marriage Records 1838-1952
- Mercer County, Marriages
- Miami County Marriages 1807-1865
- Miami County Marriage Affidavits, 1860-1885
- Miami County Marriage Records, 1807-1968; Index, 1807-1968
- Miami County, Marriages
- Miami Valley Genealogical Index
- Miscellaneous BMD Records by County
- Monroe County Marriage Records, 1866-1951
- Monroe County, Marriage Records, 1867-1877
- Montgomery County Marriage Records 1851-1852
- Montgomery County Marriage Records, 1803-1913
- Montgomery County, Marriage Affidavits of March 29, 1824 – September 19, 1857
- Montgomery County, Marriage Records, 1803-1851
- Morgan County Marriage Records, 1819-1950; Marriage License Index, 1840-1867
- Morgan County, Marriage Indexes
- Morgan County, Marriage Records, 1820-1957
- Morgan County, Marriage Records, 1951-2011
- Morrow County Marriages, 1848-1854
- Morrow County Marriage Records, 1848-1951; Index, 1848-1948
- Morrow County, Marriage Records, 1951-2017
- Morrow County, Return of Births, Deaths, Marriages, 1856-1859
- Muskingum County Marriages
- Muskingum County Marriage Records, 1804-1917
- Muskingum County, Marriage Records, 1917-1974
- Muskingum County, Zanesville, Church Records: St. James Episcopal Church, 1819-2017
- Noble County Marriage Records, 1851-1951; Index to Marriages, 1851-1973
- Noble County, Marriage Records, Applications and Certificates, 1963-2016
- Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
- Ohio County Marriages, 1789-2013
- Ohio, Marriages
- Ohio, Marriages
- Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1942
- Ohio, Certified Abstract of Marriages, 1949-1953
- Ottawa County Marriage Records, 1840-1930
- Ottawa County Marriage Records, 1840-1952
- Ottawa County Marriage Records, 1853-1913
- Paulding County Marriage Records 1839-1952
- Paulding County Marriages 1850-1912
- Paulding County Marriages: Book 1, 1829-1853
- Paulding County Marriage Records, 1839-1872, 1885
- Perry County Marriage Records, 1818-1952; Index to Marriage Records, 1818-1986, 1818-2018
- Perry County, Marriage Records 1818-1878
- Perry County, Marriage Records, 1916-2018
- Pickaway County Marriage Record Journal, 1931-1935
- Pickaway County Marriages, 1810-1952; Index, 1810-1994
- Pike County Marriage Records 1815-1846
- Pike County Marriages: vol. 1, 1815-1817
- Pike County Marriages: vol. 1. 1815-1817
- Pike County Marriage Records, 1815-1913; Index, 1815-1880
- Pike County, Court Records of Marriage, 1815-1857
- Portage County, Marriage Records, 1808-1917
- Preble County Births, Marriages, and Deaths
- Preble County Genealogical Database
- Preble County Birth, Death and Marriage Records 1808-1908
- Preble County, Marriage Records
- Preble County, Marriages 1808-1859: pt. 1 groom Indexes, pt. 2 bride Indexes
- Preble County, Marriages, 1808-1859
- Putnam County Marriages – 1834-1892
- Putnam County Marriage Records, 1834-1951; Index to Marriage Records, 1834-1927
- Putnam County Marriage Records, 1837-1850
- Putnam County, Death, Administration, Marriage, and Miscellaneous Notices from the Kalida Venture, 1845 – 1854
- Putnam County, Marriage Indexes
- Putnam County, Marriages
- Richland County Marriage Indexes
- Richland County Marriage Records, 1813-1930; Index, 1815-1940
- Richland County, Marriage Records, 1852-1996
- Ross County Deaths and Marriages
- Ross County Marriage Affidavits, 1853-1876
- Ross County Marriage Records, 1798-1951
- Ross County Marriage Register, 1803-1876; Index to Marriage Register, 1803-1852
- Ross County Original Marriages, 1798-1803, 1808-1809
- Ross County, Marriage Records
- Ross County, Marriages
- Sandusky County, Marriage Records 1820-1967
- Scioto County Marriage Records Index, 1803-1860
- Scioto County Marriage Records, 1804-1911
- Scioto County, Marriage Records, 1911-1995
- Seneca County Marriage Records, 1841-1951
- Seneca County, Marriage Records 1841 to 1867
- Shelby County Marriage Record 1824-1904
- Shelby County Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1857-1858
- St. John’s United Church of Christ Records (Bucyrus), 1837-1961
- Stark County Miscellaneous Vital Indexes
- Stark County Marriage Records, 1809-1916; Marriage Index, 1809-1972
- Summit County Marriage Index
- Summit County, Marriage Records
- Summit County, Marriage Records 1840-1922, 1924-1942, 1973-1980; Marriage Index, 1840-1943
- Summit County, Index to Marriages, ca. 1849-1920
- Toledo Marriages, 1876-1892
- Trumbull County Marriage Licenses 1816-1891
- Trumbull County Marriage Records 1803-1916
- Trumbull County, Marriage Records, 1913-2010
- Tuscarawas County Marriage Records, 1808-1917; Index, 1808-1899
- Union County Birth, Marriage, and Death Indexes
- Union County Marriage Consents, 1820-1934
- Union County Marriage Records, 1820-1967
- Union County, Marriage Records, 1931–1942
- Union County, Marriage Returns, 1820-1990
- Union County, Marriages 1820-1830
- United States Marriages, 1733-1990
- United States, Freedmen’s Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872
- Van Wert County Marriage Record Book 1
- Van Wert County Court Records, 1837-1907; Index, 1838-1912, 1921
- Van Wert County Marriage Records, 1840-1951
- Van Wert County, Marriages
- Van Wert County, Marriage Certificates, 1858-1876
- Vinton County General Index to Files
- Vinton County Marriage Records, 1850-1951
- Vinton County, Marriage Records, 1850-2015
- Warren County Marriage Consent & permissions, 1860-1905
- Warren County Marriage Records, 1803-1898
- Warren County Marriage Records, 1803-1924
- Warren County Marriage Returns, 1841-1851
- Warren County, Marriage Records, 1803-1834
- Warren County, Marriage Records, 1834-1854
- Washington County Marriages and Deaths
- Washington County Marriage Records, 1789-1951
- Washington County, Early Marriage Records, 1789-1826, 1827-1841
- Washington County, Marriage Records July 9, 1789 – April 25, 1822
- Washington County, Marriage Records, 1780-2013
- Washington County, Marriages
- Washington County, Marriages, 1789-1929
- Wayne County Marriage Records, 1813-1951
- Williams County Marriages
- Williams County Marriage Records, 1824-1941
- Wood County Marriage Announcements 1859-1868
- Wood County Marriage Index 1905-1906
- Wood County, Marriage Indexes
- Wood County, Marriage Records 1820-1950
- Wyandot County Marriage Records, 1845-1919; general Index to Marriages, 1845-1951
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