MarriagesPorter County marriage information . . . .
Porter County Marriages, 1836-1850
Early Porter County marriage, encompassing the years of 1836 through 1850 have been transcribed and uploaded to this website. These can be viewed using the index sorted by bride or groom.
Porter County Marriages, 1921-1953
The Porter County Public Library maintains a searchable database of Porter County Marriages from 1921 through 1953. The index includes surname, given name, marriage date, marriage book number, and the page in the marriage book.
Porter County Divorces, 1908-1963
The Porter County Public Library maintains a searchable database of Porter County Divorces from 1908 through 1963. The includes surname, given name, case type, indication of whether individual was plaintiff or defendant, court, case number, and filing date.
Obtaining Porter County Marriage Certificates
The Porter
County Clerk's Office maintains marriage certificates issued from 1836 onward. A
self-addressed, stamped envelope is required, as is payment by money order (no
checks are accepted). Call 219-465-3453 to obtain current search and copy fee.
The Clerk's Office is address is:
Porter County Clerk's Office
16 East Lincolnway
Room 217
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
Published Porter County Marriage Books
The William Henry Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution published
a fourteen volume marriage index for Porter County covering the period from May
5, 1836, through May 28, 1905. These volumes are available at the following
libraries:
Allen County Public Library - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library - Kokomo, Indiana
Lake County Public Library - Merrillville, Indiana
Newberry Library - Chicago, Illinois
Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso, Indiana [Call Number 977.298 WIL]
Family History Library - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A three volume index to marriage license applications is available from the
Porter County Public Library [Call Numbers 977.298 POR, 977.298 MAR, and 977.928
IND]. These volumes cover marriage licenses issued in the county from May 1,
1905, through May 1934, and were compiled by the Genealogy Department of the
Porter County Public Library.
Online Sources of Porter County Marriages
The Indiana State Library maintains a searchable
database of
Indiana Marriages through 1850. The database can be searched by last name,
first name, spouse's last name, spouse's first name, and county of marriage.
The Indiana State Library also maintains a searchable database of
Indiana Marriages from 1958 through
2015. The database can be searched by
last name, first name, spouse's last name, and spouse's first name. The database
cannot be searched by county of marriage.
Ancestry.com,
a subscription-based genealogy information service, includes three databases of
Indiana marriages covering the years of 1800 to 1941. These databases include
marriage records from Porter County, Indiana.