| Foreword
Marriage records from 1869 through
February 1998 are held by the Records Management Office in
the Orange County Court House and may be ordered from that
office. The cost is $1.00 per copy ($2.00 for a certified
copy.) Include the name of bride and groom, the marriage
date and the book and page where the marriage was recorded
as part of your request for records. The office will also
search for marriage records for $1.00 per year per name.
Records may be ordered from:
Records Management Office
Room 150, Orange County Courthouse
425 N. Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 836-6321
Additionally, almost all Orange County
marriage books were filmed by the LDS Family History Library
in 1972 and can be ordered through any Family History
Center. Film numbers are given below.
In 1984, the Central Florida
Genealogical Society published Dated Index to
Marriages 1869-1899, Orange County, Florida, which is
now out of print. Marriages contained in that volume are
included in this publication along with corrections,
additional years and expanded information. All records have
been re-checked against original information. Listing is
alphabetical by surname of groom; every name is included in
the index.
The earliest records contained only the
names of bride and groom, date and place of license and
marriage and the person performing the marriage. Later
records include more information — place of residence of
bride and groom, name of minister or official performing
marriage and sometimes witnesses to the marriage.
In this volume, we have included the
residence [in brackets] of bride and groom, if given. All
towns listed are in Florida, unless stated otherwise.
Spellings of town names varied greatly throughout the
volumes. We have aimed for consistency, but in cases of
doubt, names and towns are spelled as closely as possible to
the original and noted with a "?". Other information may be
found on the Family History Library films which are on
permanent loan at the Par Avenue Family History Center in
Orlando or may be ordered through any Family History Center
at a nominal cost.
Volume One of the Orange County Marriage
Book included marriages from 1869-1899 and was divided into
four parts; these are designated 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 in this
publication. Volume 2 (1899-1909) and Volume 3 (1909 -
1915) followed these. This publication includes all four
parts of Marriage Book 1, all of Marriage Book 2 and
Marriage Book 3 through December 31, 1909.
Family History Library Film Numbers are:
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