Many Switzerland County, Indiana marriage records are available on microfilm from the Family History Library. Most have been digitized and indexed and are available in the FamilySearch Collection called Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959.
Marriages from 1961 to 2005 were also recorded with the state and are available online at Ancestry in Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005.
Marriage records come in a few varieties:
- Records or returns contain the names of the bride and groom, the date of the marriage, and the name of the officiant.
- Applications or licenses contain the names of the bride and groom, their color, birthplaces, birthdates, residences, occupations, parents’ names, and information about previous marriages. Volumes 9 to 11 also contain the marriage return.
- Affidavits contain the name of an individual testifying that the couple were of age to marry without their parents’ consent.
The following is a list of marriage records available from the Family History Library. Online indexes are noted in parentheses.
Marriage Records:
- Marriage records, 1814 – 1818 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1818 – 1824 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1824 – 1829 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1829 – 1837 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1837 – 1840 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1841 – 1846 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1846 – 1849 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records, 1849 – 1858 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.1, Apr. 1858 – Aug. 1867 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.2, Aug. 1867 – Sept. 1872 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.3, Apr. 1872 – June 1881 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.4, June 1881 – Dec. 1889 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.5, Dec. 1889 – Oct. 1897 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.6, Oct. 1897 – Dec. 1904 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage records v.7, Jan. 1905 – Aug. 1925 (FamilySearch)
- Marriage returns v. 8, Aug 15, 1925 – Aug 31, 1934 (Indiana’s Gore Index)
- Marriage applications, v. 9, Sep 8, 1934 – Jul 12, 1941 (Indiana’s Gore Index)
- Marriage applications, v. 10, Jul 31, 1941 – Aug 2, 1952
- Marriage applications, v. 11, Aug 2, 1952 – Dec 31, 1957
Marriage Affidavits (Circuit Court):
- Mar 15, 1880 – Jun 30, 1890 (Indiana’s Gore Index)
- Apr 6, 1905 – Oct 10, 1924 (Indiana’s Gore Index)
Record of Returns of Marriages (Circuit Court):
- Feb 1882 – June 1895 (FamilySearch)
- v. 2, Jun 9, 1895 – Sep 22, 1937
Marriage Applications (Circuit Court):
- v. 1, Apr 1905 – Oct 1908 (FamilySearch)
- v. 2, Oct 1908 – Mar 1913 (FamilySearch)
- v. 3, Apr 1913 – Apr 1918 (FamilySearch)
- v. 4, Apr. 1918 – Aug. 1925 (FamilySearch)
- v. 5, Aug 15, 1925 – Aug 31, 1934