License: This is a list of people who received marriage licenses in the county and then were married. Example: John Smith to Lida Jones Fred James to Charlotte Few Carl Left to Frida Right Date: The listed date is the day that the people got married. Some contain who was present at the marriage, who married the couple, where the wedding was held as well as other information. Starting in the 1890's some contain gifts given to the newly married couple. Married: No date is given but there is other information about the marriage. Also see Date information. Basic example of Date and Married: At the home of the bride's parents, by Rev. Alon Johnston on Apr. 12 occurred the marriage of Jonathan Brew and Lotta Brewster. Just because a couple is listed in the newspaper as having been married, it does not mean that they were married in that county or even the state. It was not uncommon to send out notices of marriages to newspapers to print near were relatives and friends lived to let them know that so and so got married.

Husband and wife relationships increasingly bring people of different countries together. The EU has adopted measures to ensure that family law decisions taken in one Member State are enforced throughout the EU. (See Judicial-civil: Divorce and Parental responsibility)