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Original Records
The LaPorte County Courthouse holds county marriage records. Please contact the clerk for further information at:
LaPorte Circuit Court Clerk
813 Lincolnway, Suite 105
LaPorte, IN 46350
Phone (La Porte): 219-326-6808 Ext. 2471
Phone (Michigan City): 219-874-5611 Ext. 7729
Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday
Microfilm at the Library
LaPorte County Marriage Records, 1832-1922 contains LaPorte County marriage applications from 1905-1923 and marriage records from 1832-1922. Indexes are included. Also available online through FamilySearch.
Church Records – The library holds 50 reels of sacramental records from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary, IN, and two reels of records from St. John’s United Church of Christ, Michigan City. Marriage records are included for many churches.
Newspapers often contained wedding and engagement announcements. Wedding/engagement articles not been indexed.
Three ViewScan 4 microfilm readers are available for free public use in the Reference Department. Please ask at the Reference Desk if you have any questions. Prints are $0.15 a page. PDFs and images may be saved on a flash drive or emailed for no charge.
Books at the Library
LaPorte County Marriages
Index to Marriage Records, LaPorte County, Indiana, 1850 to 1920, Inclusive. Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County Index Marriage
LaPorte County Indiana Early Marriage Records: 1832-1846. Compiled by Colleen Alice Ridlen. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County LaPorte
LaPorte County Indiana Marriage Index: 1921-1925.
Compiled by Gloria D. Arndt, Donna M. Nelson & DorothyJean Germain Palmer for La Porte Co. (IN) Genealogical Society. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County LaPorte
LaPorte County Indiana Marriage Index: 1926-1930. Compiled by Gloria D. Arndt, Donna M. Nelson & DorothyJean Germain Palmer for La Porte Co. (IN) Genealogical Society. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County LaPorte
Marriage Records, La Porte County, Indiana. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County Marriage.
Marriage Records of LaPorte County, Indiana from the Organization Date 1832-1850 Inclusive. Copied and Compiled by the Genealogical Record Committee of the Miriam Benedict Chapter NSDAR, Elvira M, Oakes Chapter Chairman. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County Marriage
St. John’s United Church of Christ, Michigan City, Indiana Church Records: Births, Baptisms, Confirmations, Weddings, Burials, Deaths 1856-1891. German Names Translated by Ruth Hall; Book Compiled by Vivian Crowley, Library Genealogist. Genealogy Collection, Michigan City St. John’s
St. Mary’s Church, Michigan City, Indiana: Marriages: 21 Apr 1845 thru 30 Jan 1883. Genealogy Collection, Michigan City St. Mary’s
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, U.A.C., Otis, LaPorte County, Indiana: Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Deaths 1871-1921. Translated and Transcribed by Deloris Rensberger Niendorf. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County St. Paul
St. Paul Lutheran Church Marriages, Michigan City, Indiana from 1876-1917: Sorted by Bride’s Names. Compiled by Linda Loetz. Genealogy Collection, Michigan City St. Paul
Union Mills, Indiana, Marriage Records, 1895-1910. Genealogy Collection, LaPorte County Union
Indiana Marriages
Breaking Marriage Bonds in Howard County, Indiana: Divorces, 1919-1929. Slater-Putt, Dawne. Genealogy Collection, Indiana Slater
Marriage License Applications: Porter County, Indiana, volume 21, 11 July 1919 to 16 March 1921. Abstracted and Indexed by Nancy A. Shepler Howell. Genealogy Collection, Indiana Marriage
Pike County, Indiana Marriage Transcripts, Supplemental Record, 1882-1920. Compiled by Indiana Works Progress Administration. Genealogy Collection, Indiana Pike
Marriages in Other States & Countries
American Marriage Records before 1699. Edited and Compiled by William Montgomery Clemens. Genealogy Collection, Colonial Families American
New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Clarence Almon Torrey. Genealogy Collection, Colonial Families Torrey
Third Supplement to Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Genealogy Collection, Colonial Families Torrey
The King’s Daughters. Joy Reisinger and Elmer Courteau. Genealogy Collection, France
Marriage Notices 1785-1794 for the Whole United States. Copied from the Massachusetts Centinel and the Columbian Centinel by Charles Knowles Bolton. Genealogy Collection, General Marriage
Clark County, Illinois Marriage Records: For 1851-1856; 1856-1860; 1860-1872; 1872-1881. Clark County Genealogical Society. Genealogy Collection, Illinois Clark
McDonough County Marriages. Prepared by McDonough County Genealogical Society. Genealogy Collection, Illinois McDonough
St. Anne Catholic Church, St. Anne, Illinois Marriage Records, 1872-1982. Compiled by Ardis Jensen Boone. Genealogy Collection, Illinois St. Anne
Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865. Compiled by G. Glenn Clift. Genealogy Collection, Kentucky
Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records: Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds, and Marriages from Court Houses and Records of Old Bibles, Churches, Grave Yards, and Cemeteries Copied by American War Mothers: Genealogical Material Collected from Authentic Sources Records from Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, and Woodford Counties. Compiled by Mrs. Harry Kennett McAdams. Genealogy Collection, Kentucky
Mayflower Marriages: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. By Susan E. Roser. Genealogy Collection, Mayflower
Cherokee Nation Marriages, 1884-1901. Abstracted from Indian chieftain Newspapers by Dixie Bogle and Dorothy Nix. Genealogy Collection, Native American Cherokee
New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800. Edited, with an Historical Introduction on the Early Marriage Laws of New Jersey, and the Precedents on Which They Were Founded, by William Nelson. Genealogy Collection, New Jersey
Ohio Marriages: Extracted from the Old Northwest Genealogical Quarterly. Edited by Marjorie Smith. Genealogy Collection, Ohio
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Marriages, 1808-1863. Tuscarawas Co. Genealogical Society. Genealogy Collection, Ohio Tuscarawas
Pennsylvania German Marriages: Marriages and Marriage Evidence in Pennsylvania German Churches. Compiled by Donna R. Irish. Genealogy Collection, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1790: Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses were Issued in the Province of Pennsylvania Previous to 1790. Compiled under the Editorial Supervision of John B. Linn and William H. Egle. Genealogy Collection, Pennsylvania
Revolutionary War Period: Bible, Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications. Genealogy Collection, Revolutionary War
Marriages of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1806-1830. Compiled by Kathleen Booth Williams. Genealogy Collection, Virginia Marriages
Some Virginia Marriages: 1700-1825. Compiled by Cecil D. McDonald, Jr. Genealogy Collection, Virginia
Online Resources
Indiana State Department of Health – Vital Records Department – Marriage records 1958-present; copies available for a fee
Michigan City, Indiana Marriage Applications (1913-1957) – available through FamilySearch
Marriage Records of LaPorte County, Indiana from the Organization Date, 1831-1850, Inclusive (DAR) – FamilySearch
Marriage Records, 1832-1958, La Porte County – available through FamilySearch
Index to Marriage Records, La Porte County, 1850-1920 – FamilySearch
Marriage Records, 1913-1925, La Porte County – FamilySearch
Index to Supplemental Marriage Records, LaPorte County, 1850-1920 – FamilySearch
Index to Supplemental Records, Marriage Applications, La Porte County, 1850-1920 – FamilySearch
Indiana Marriage Index 1780-1992 – FamilySearch
Indiana Marriages through 1850 – Indiana State Library database
Indiana Marriage Index, 1811-2007 – FamilySearch
Indiana Marriages 1958-2018 – Indiana State Library database
Indiana Marriage License Public Lookup – Includes most marriage records 1993-present
Indiana, Church Marriages, 1780-1993 – FamilySearch
Indiana, Church Records, 1743-1966 – FamilySearch
Porter County, Indiana Marriage Index – Porter County Public Library database
State of Indiana Public Records Inquiry – Civil, Family and Probate case records from the early 2000s to the present, including Dissolution of Marriage
U.S. Vital Records – Nationwide links for birth, marriage, death and divorce records
International Vital Records – International links for birth, marriage, death and divorce records
Ancestry Library Edition – Available within the library
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