Title Info: Columbia County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1904-1939

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Record Creator: Columbia County Government, Auditor
Description:
These records document affidavits filed in support of applications for licenses to marry filed with the Columbia County Auditor’s office, 1904-1939.

This record is an affidavit for a license to wed, and as such does not document that a marriage happened, but only that the parties named applied for a license.

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Related Records: For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Eastern Region Branch at (509) 235-7508 or email eabrancharchives@sos.wa.gov.
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Eastern Regional Archives
Agency History: Columbia County was created in 1875 from part of Walla Walla County and is named after the Columbia River. It is located in the southeast part of the state and Dayton is the county seat.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Columbia County Auditor, Marriage Affidavits, 1904-1939, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 2,785