MARRIAGE RECORDS
In the period following the adoption of the state constitution of 1868, several North Carolina counties maintained marriage records that distinguished
between blacks and whites. These records may take the form of marriage licenses, marriage
registers (or record of marriages), and indexes to marriages. The inclusive dates vary from
county to county, but only in isolated instances do such records document the marriages of
blacks prior to 1868. The records generally show the name of the
bride and groom, date of marriage, and person performing the marriage. The State Archives
primarily has microfilm copies with originals retained by the respective counties.