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Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1815-1869

These records consist of unbound marriage certificates, marriage licenses, monthly reports of marriages and other proofs of marriages. The records are part of the records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, part of National Archives Record Group 105 and were compiled from 1861 through 1872. Includes records from the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. NARA publication: M1875: Marriage records of the Office of the Commissioner, Washington Headquarters of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861-1869 and M1913: Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872 (only marriages).

Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Arkansas 1861-1869

Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Jacksonville, Florida 1861-1869

Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Mississippi 1863-1865

Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Tennessee 1865-1869

Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Washington, D.C. 1861-1869, Part 1

Freedmen's Bureau Register of Marriages in Gloucester, Virginia 1861-1869

Part 2