SEARCH MARRIAGES IN OLD GREER COUNTY NEWSPAPERS 1898-1906
These marriages are from Old Greer County newspapers (present day Greer, Jackson & Harmon Counties & southern part of Beckham County), mentioning brides, grooms and marriages of Old Greer County and neighbor counties in Oklahoma Territory and Texas, and far-flung states - they all are mentioned briefly or in full story in an Old Greer County newspaper.
Some include Greer County marriages that were recorded in Greer County courthouse 1898-1901 and which records burned in court office fire December 1901. Dates databased are from the Newspaper, not the marriage event. Some entries include notes with parents, locations, occupations, anniversaries. Locations in notes include: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee. Check here for Greer County Marriage Licenses 1901-1930.
Many thanks to Jodean Martin for compiling the marriages presented here.
The Newspapers, MANGUM STAR, SUN MONITOR, and GREER COUNTY WEEKLY, are on microfilm at Margaret Carder Library, Mangum, Oklahoma and Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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