Marriages License Affidavits, , Sonoma County, California

The Information Presented In This Four Volume Series Is Taken From Marriage License Affidavits Currently Housed At The Sonoma County History And Genealogy Library In Santa Rosa, CaliforniaAffidavits Are The Application For AMarriage License And May Well Include Persons Who Never Actually MarriedThe Date May Or May Not Coincide With The Actual Marriage Date Of Those Who Did, In Fact, Get MarriedVolume ICovers AThrough F, Volume Ii Covers GThrough M, Volume Iii Covers NThrough Z, And Volume Iv Is An Index To Brides' SurnamesEntries In The First Three Volumes Are Listed Alphabetically According To Surname Of The GroomThe Original Data Is Preserved On Eight Reels Of Microfilm And Contains Approximately , RecordsIn Many Cases, The Condition Of The Microfilm Is Exceedingly Poor, And The Handwritten Entries Vary From Readable To Totally UnreadableMany Parental Consent Forms Were Handwritten NotesTwo, And Sometimes Three, Persons Reviewed Each Record To Ensure The Best Possible Abstraction Of InformationPart One Of Volume ILists The Surname And Given Name Of The Groom, Surname And Given Name Of The Bride, Date Of Application, And Comments Such As Consent Of AGuardian For Brides Under The Age Of Eighteen And Grooms Under The Age Of TwentyoneIn AFew Cases, Birth Dates Or Other Pertinent Information Is GivenPart Two Of Volume ILists The Surname, Given Name And Age Of The Groom, Surname, Given Name And Age Of The Bride, Place Of Residence towncity, And Place Of Birth state Or Country.
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