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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 260
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (5th Circuit : Hernando County)
Title, Dates: Marriage records, 1887-1961.
Amount: 6.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Hernando County was created on January 22, 1850 by an act of the Legislature (No. 104, Laws) which changed the name of Benton County to Hernando County.  Citrus and Pasco counties were created from portions of Hernando County on June 2, 1887 (No. 22, Laws).  The Hernando County Courthouse was destroyed by fire in September of 1877.  The Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county serves as the official custodian of deed, marriage, and probate records.
Summary:     The series consists of a microfilm copy of the marriage records of Hernando County, Florida from 1887-1961.  The records include marriage licenses (1887-1961), marriage licence affidavits (1919-1949), and marriage license applications (1933-1950). Marriage licenses are printed documents which the couple took to the individual who performed the wedding ceremony.  That person filled out the portion of the license certifiying that the marriage took place and the license was returned to the clerk of the court. Licenses document when the couple applied for the license, the applicants names, when the ceremony was performed and who performed it.  Each volume contains an index.
    Affidavits for marriage licenses state the couples ages at the time of application.  If either of the couple were underage, the affidavit contains the consent of the parent or guardian for the marriage to take place.  Applications for marriage license document the applicants' names, age, race, birthplace, occupation, and whether either of the applicants had previously been married. Applications sometimes included affidavits and once completed were often used as the marriage license, containing the date of the wedding and who performed the ceremony.  Applications for marriage licenses 1933-1939 are arranged chronologically by application (or C.J.) number.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Hernando County.  Office of the Clerk, Brooksville, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Marriage records Florida --Hernando County
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Hernando County (Fla.)
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