ORIGINAL MARRIAGE LICENSES

To be distributed by The Rains County Genealogical Society

In January 2002 original records were discovered on the 3rd floor of the Rains County courthouse during renovation. The State of Texas granted the request to "dispose" of the records by giving them to the Rains County Genealogical Society. Requests for original marriage licenses and/or for original "permission to marry" forms are being accepted from descendants of the persons listed on the documents. Requests from living persons listed on the documents are also welcome.

Links to original Marriage licenses  that are available from the following years:
pre-1900, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1927, 1935, 1943-1949, 1950-1967

If the original record has been given away, you may contact the RCGS for the recipient's name and address; all recipients' names and addresses which will be entered in the Society's records so that applicants may contact the owner of the original marriage licenses..  The original record that is dispensed will be xeroxed and kept in the Society's files.

Rains County Genealogical Society
Marriage License
P.O. Box 905
Emory, TX 75440-0905

PLEASE ENCLOSE AN ADDRESSED AND STAMPED LEGAL-SIZE ENVELOPE
WITH YOUR REQUEST.

ORIGINAL MARRIAGE LICENSES

To be distributed by The Rains County Genealogical Society



Date: __________________________________________

Name of Groom: ______________________________________________________ 

Name of Bride: _______________________________________________________ 

Date of Marriage: _____________________________________________________

Box _______________________________________________________________ 

Applicant's relationship to bride or groom: __________________________________ 

Mail original marriage license to: 
*Your name and address will be available to future researchers/applicants 

____________________________________________________________________
Name 

____________________________________________________________________
Street Address or Post Office Box 

____________________________________________________________________
City State Zip Code 

Processing this request and mailing of license may require six weeks. 
Some of the marriage licenses have already been distributed to the bride and groom or 
to their descendants. Xerox copies of original marriage licenses will be kept in the possession 
of the Society and are available if the original has previously been distributed.. 

Previous applicant/recipient: ___________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
              _________________________________________________________
Date received: _____________________________________________________
 

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