For at least one of my ancestors, the marriage license and the marriage certificate were recorded separately, in different county books, a fact I just noticed as I was updating sources in RootsMagic. I had already recorded the separate documents and sources for both but because my g-g-grandfather's wife is not an ancestor and because the records didn't contain much family information, I hadn't given them much attention or thought.
The grandfather of these documents is my second great-grandfather, Ellis H. Bickerstaff, who married his second wife, Sarah J. McCune, in 1880 in Jefferson County, Ohio.
Their marriage license is recorded in Jefferson County (Ohio) Marriage Licenses, 1872-1886, Volume 2, p. 682, viewable online here at FamilySearch (with a free account).
The State of Ohio, Jefferson County, ss:
Personally appeared before me Isaac H. Clifton
who after being duly Sworn deposes and says that Sarah J. McCune
is an unmarried female, of the age of eighteen years, and that she is a resident of Jefferson
County, Ohio. That Ellis H. Bickerstaff is an unmarried man of the age
of twenty-one years, that they are no nearer of kin than second cousins, and that there is
no legal impediment to their marriage to the best of his knowledge and belief.
Isaac. H. Clifton [signature]
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 14th day of April
A. D. 1880.
J W Jordan [signature]
Probate Judge
Their marriage certificate is recorded in Jefferson County (Ohio) Marriages, 1866-1883, Vol. 8, p. 673, viewable here at FamilySearch (with a free account).
The State of Ohio, Jefferson County, ss:
I Hereby Certify, that on the 15th day of April A. D. 1880
Mr. Ellis H. Bickerstaff and
Miss Sarah J. McCune were legally
joined in marriage by me, a minister.
Given under my Hand, this 15th day of April A.D. 1880.
J. M. Carr [signature]
16568 [handwritten]
We can't assume that a marriage license denotes an actual marriage. Of the two documents, the marriage certificate is the most important because it certifies a marriage. However, individual and family information such as full names, birth dates and locations, parents' names, etc., may be found on either or both records. Best to look at both license and certificate if they're available.
-–Nancy.
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