Just in time for Valentines Day, Family Search added the Colorado Statewide Marriage Index 1900-1939 to its battery of databases and indexes this week. The index was a WPA Project in the late 1930's and early 1940's. The cards are arranged by the groom's last name.
Go to http://familysearch.org Scroll down the home page to "Browse By Location" and click on "United States." In the left column of this page, click on "Colorado" and "Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index 1900-1939" will appear. Despite the title, marriage records dated before 1900 are in the index as you can see in my husband's great-great-grandparents' index card above.
This collection isn't indexed. Click "Browse Collection" and pick the name range the surname of the groom falls under. You may browse card by card or you can skip to images using the image number box at the top. The image above is number 4264 Edwards, Luther M. - Epler, Daniel L. (Yes, this made the searching a little easier!)
More information about the original card index and the database can be found on the Western History and Genealogy Blog of the Denver Library.
Have fun and good luck!
I'm wondering if you can help me. I'm trying to track down information on Alexander H Robinson and his wife Martha A.C. Robinson. the 1880 census places them in Elbert, CO. He was listed as a "sheep raiser." Have you come across that name at all? Or could you give me some direction in how to track down more info? Thank you!
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