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Record Group Number: 800000
Series/Collection Number: .L 132
Creator: Florida. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit : Franklin County)
Title, Dates: Marriage records, 1887-1957.
Amount: 8.00 microfilm reel 35 mm.
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Organization/Arrangement: Chronological.
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Biographical/Historical:     Franklin County was created by an act (No. 42, Laws) of the Legislative Council on February 8, 1832.  Originally part of Gadsden County, Franklin underwent one additional boundary change in 1851 (Ch. 412, Laws).  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 Franklin County, Florida from 1887 to 1957.  The series includes record books (1887-1947), marriage licenses (1896-1957), and applications for marriage licenses (1927-1951).  The record books document when the couple applied for the marriage license, when they were married, and who performed the ceremony.  Each volume contains an index except Book 2 (1900-1913).
    The marriage licenses are printed documents which the couple took to the individual who performed the wedding ceremony.  After the wedding ceremony was performed, the couple returned the license to the clerk of the court.  Each license book contains an index. The loose marriage licenses (1896-1927) are not indexed.
    The applications for marriage license document the applicants name, age, race, birthplace, occupation, and whether he/she had been married before.  If either of the couple was underage, the left portion of the form, the consent affidavit, was filled out by the parent or guardian giving permission for the marriage to take place.  The applications for marriage licenses are not indexed.
Finding Aids: Microfilm listing available.
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Reproduction Note: Microfilm.
Location of Originals/Duplicates: Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, Franklin County.  Office of the Clerk.  Apalachicola, Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Marriage records Florida --Franklin County
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Franklin County (Fla.)
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