Fremont County, Iowa
Earliest Marriages

Nellie Brown & Earnes Zuck Marriage Certificate
Hamburg, Iowa; 1898
The following are literal transcripts, of a few, of the earliest marriage records, 1840s - 1850s

• DIXSON and CHAMBLIN
• CERTIFICATE of MARRIAGE No. 1
  Issued by me to Stuart Dixson and Mary Jane Chamlin, August the twenty seventh, A. D., 1849.
  

  Milton Richards
  Clerk of the District Court.
  STATE of IOWA,
  Fremont County. ss
  

  I hereby certify that I joined in marriage in said county, Mr. Stuart Dixson, of the county of Fremont, and State of Iowa, aged twenty-two years, and Miss Mary Jane Chamlin, of the county of Fremont, and State of Iowa, aged twenty year; at Stephen Cromwell's, in said county, this 27th day of August, A. D. 1849.
  JAMES CUMMINGS, J.P.
  

  Recorded by me this 16th day of February, A. D. 1850.
  MILTON RICHARDS,
  Clerk of the District Court

• CUMMINGS and CARNS
• CERTIFICATE if MARRIAGE 2
  Issued by me to Robert T. Cummings and Mary Ann Came, September the eighth, A. D. 1849.
  

  MILTON RICHARDS,
  Clerk of the District Court
  STATE OF IOWA
  FREMONT COUNTY ss
  

  I hereby certify that I joined in marriage in said county Mr. Robert T. Cuminings, of War Bonsa Grove, County of Fremont, and State of Iowa, aged twenty-three years, and Miss Mary Ann Carns, of War Bonas Grove, County of Fremont and State 9f Iowa, aged seventeen year; at Cummings' house in mid county, this 9th day of September; A. D., 1849.
  

  FREDERIC ARGYLE, J.P.
  Recorded by me this 16th day of February, A. D., 1850.
  

  MILTON RICHARDS,
  Clerk of the District Court

• More Early Marriages, 1849-1850
• Joseph Frost, aged 20, and Debbie Acord, aged 17, at Wesley Oliver's, Sept 9,. 1849;
  James Cummings, justice of the peace, officiating.
• Harlow C. Kingsbury and Elizabeth Hendrixson, at John Hendrixson's, Dec. 2, 1849;
  Armstead Moffitt, justice of the peace.
• J. S. Jones, aged 28, and Sarah Williams, aged 22, at David Jones' Dec. 17, 1840;
  James Cummings, justice of the peace.
• Martin Dewitt, aged 23, and Clarinda Lewis, aged 17, at Nathan Lewis,' Jan.17, 1850,
  James Cummings, justice of the peace.
• Allen Cox, aged 33, and Leuraney Wilson, aged 23, at Henry Watts; March 21, 1850;
  James Cummings, justice of the peace.
• Benj. A. McCord, aged 18, and Mrs. Rachel Starks, aged 20, both of Wahbonsie Grove, at G. Jones, May 26, 1850;
  Frederic Argyle, justice of the peace.
• Hugh Simmons, aged 22, and Lydia Rector, aged 18, at Wm. Rector's, June 23, 1850;
  Wm. Rector, minister of the gospel.
• Washington Lambert, aged 10, and Alamenta Berger, aged 19, both of Fulton precinct, at Andersonville Clark's, Aug.29, 1850; John Todd, minister of the gospel.