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Copies of St. Louis City marriage records through 1965 and St. Louis County marriage records through 1960 are available at FamilySearch (free account required). 

For assistance with marriage records beyond these dates, please visit the St. Louis (City) Marriage Records Department or St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds Office.

 

Finding St. Louis City and County Marriage Records

Marriage records can provide valuable family history details such as maiden names, ages, and marriage locations. This video shows you how to find and access St. Louis City and County marriage records.

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Searching for St. Louis City/County Marriages 1806-1876 &
St. Louis City Marriages 1877-1965

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Go to FamilySearch and sign in or create a free account

2

Select Search from the navigation bar and then choose Catalog from the options.

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When the Search By dialog box opens, go to the Film/Fiche/Image Group Number (DGS) and enter corresponding group number in the text box then click on the Search button.

  • St. Louis City/County Marriages 1806-1876, St. Louis City Marriages 1877-1965
    Enter 528147 in the text box
     
  • St. Louis County Marriages 1877-1928
    Enter 7515659 in the text box
     
  • St. Louis County Marriages 1929-1959
    Enter 5802203 in the text box

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From the Subject, Search Terms results, select the corresponding collection. 

 
For example, if you entered in 528147 in the Film/Fiche/Image Group Number (DGS) text box, you would select Marriage Records of St. Louis and St. Louis Co., 1806-1965. These records include the city and county through 1876, then St. Louis City from 1877-1965 after the split in 1876.

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Below the details of the collection (authors, format, etc.,) locate your subject in the correct index or record set using the icons in the Format column:

  • Magnifying glass icon to perform a name search
  • Camera icon to browse images
  • Page icon to perform a full text search

St. Louis County Marriages, 1960-1980

These records are not yet available on FamilySearch. Please contact the Emerson History & Genealogy Department at 314-994-3300.