Source Information
Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Cook County Clerk, comp. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.About Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960
This database contains an index to over 1.2 million marriages from 1930-1960 for Cook County, Illinois.
Historical Background:
Marriage records were the first vital records kept by Illinois counties, typically commencing with the formation of the county and continuing through the present.*
About This Database:
This index provides:
- Name
- Spouse name
- Marriage record date
- Marriage license ID
- File number
Once you have found a couple of interest, you can order a copy of their marriage record directly from Cook County by following the link provided on the record page. This link will take you to the Cook County Clerk’s Genealogy website where you can purchase a copy of it.
Related Databases:
Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935
Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
*Taken from Carol L. Maki and Michael John Neil, “Illinois,” in Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3d ed., ed. Alice Eichholz. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004).
