Title Info: Chelan County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1900-2025

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Record Creator: Chelan County Government, Auditor
Description:
These records include indexing and some images of marriage returns (1900-1910), marriage applications (1900-present), and marriage certificates (1911-present), recorded by the Chelan County Auditor from 1900 to the present. These records also include Community Property Agreements from 1974 to 1988 recorded by the Chelan County Auditor.

Copies of marriage returns, 1900-1910, and marriage certificates, 1911-2003 were digitized, indexed, and submitted to the Digital Archives by the Washington State Archives, Central Regional Branch from their Chelan County Auditor record holdings. Electronic copies of marriage applications, 1900-present, marriage certificates, 2004-present, and community property agreements, 1974 to 1988, were transferred directly from the Chelan County Auditor, who transfers records periodically

Learn about the documentation of marriage in Washington and what information is found in the various record types by selecting the tab that says "About this Collection" here.
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.
Document Types: Marriage Application, Marriage Certification
Access Restriction Notes: These records are open for research.
Sources of Transfer Chelan County Auditor Recording Department
Central Regional Archives
Notes Scanned and indexed by Patricia Allen, Diane Huckabay, Wanda Fujimoto, Wendy Williams, Samantha Robbins and Brigid Clift, Washington State Archives.
Agency History: Chelan County was formed from parts of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties in 1899. Chelan comes from a Native American word meaning "deep water." The county is located in the north central part of the state. The county seat is Wenatchee.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Chelan County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1900-Present, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed].
Record Count: 149,040
Histogram showing number of records per year