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Biographical History of Shelby and Audubon Counties
History of Shelby County, Iowa

CHAPTER VI (CONT'D).

THE MARRIAGE RECORD.

The first marriage certificate issued in Shelby County was granted to John Budd to marry Sereldne Jordan. It is dated April 18, 1853, and the ceremony was performed by County Judge Vanausdall. The following gives the number of marriages for each year since the time the county was organized until the present -- 1888:

18534
18542
18554
18565
18577
185812
18595
186013
18618
186214
18634
18644
18656
186613
186714
186832
186924
187024
187136
187245
187337
187441
187555
187668
187763
187874
187986
1880106
1881143
1882129
1883170
1884200
1885168
1886120
1887210
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TOTAL1,775


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Transcribed by Cheryl Siebrass August, 2015 from "Biographical History of Shelby and Audubon Counties", Chicago: W. S. Dunbar & Co., 1889, pg. 255-256.


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