Title Info: Benton County Auditor, Marriage License Applications, 1939-1949, 1952-1953, 1977-1980

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Record Creator: Benton County Government, Auditor
Description:
These records document Marriage License Applications filed with the Benton County Auditor’s office, 1939-1949, 1952-1953, and 1977-1980.

This record is an application 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, Central Regional Branch at (509) 963-2136 or email cebrancharchives@sos.wa.gov.
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Central Regional Archives
Agency History: Benton County was established in 1905 from parts of Yakima and Klickitat Counties. It is located in the southeastern part of the state and was named after Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. The county seat is Prosser.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Benton County Auditor, Marriage License Applications, 1939-1949, 1952-1953, 1977-1980, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 12,819