SHELBY COUNTY RECORDS DEPARTMENT LICENSE

Memphis a Pictorial History (Plunkett, 1976).Last Segreated Hour : The Memphis kneel-ins and the Campaign for Southern Church Desegregation (Haynes, 2012).Illustrated History of the People and Towns of Northeast Shelby County and South Central Tipton County : Salem, Portersville, Idaville, Kerrville, Armourtown, Bethel, Tipton, Mudville, Macedonia, Gratitude, Barretville, and Rosemark, Tennessee (McCalla, 2010).Also, the 'Old Times papers' (Davis, 1972) * History of the City of Memphis, Being a Compilation of the Most Important Documents and Historical Events.History of the City of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Citizens (Keating & Vedder, 1888) *.Historic Shelby County: An Illustrated History (Harkins, 2008).

Hidden History of Memphis (Dowdy, 2010).

Goodspeed's History of Hamilton, Knox, and Shelby Counties of Tennessee (Goodspeed, 1974)*.

Early Memphis and its River Rivals (Williams, 1968)*.

Builders of the Pyramid The Story of Shelby County: Its Resources and Developments (Williams, 1897)*.

Brief History of Memphis (Dowdy, 2011).

Biography of a River Town Memphis: Its Heroic Age (Capers, 1939) *.

Along the Old Stage-coach Road : Morning Sun and Brunswick, Shelby County, Tennessee (Davies-Rodgers, 1990).

The officiant is responsible for returning the Certificate of Marriage to the Recorder/Registrar within fifteen (15) days after the date of marriage. The individuals are reminded to sign their names as they will be after marriage all signatures must be in black ink, as per state regulations. After the Certificate is received by the County Recorder/Registrar and placed of record, a certified copy will be mailed to the couple at the address provided by the couple.

SHELBY COUNTY RECORDS DEPARTMENT LICENSE

In Shelby County, the marriage license is issued after a four (4) day waiting period. Either of the parties to be married is requested to pick up the marriage license unless they authorize in writing someone else to pick it up. Once the license is picked up, the actual marriage may occur. The license must be picked up within six (6) months of the date of application once it is picked up it is good forever. $35.00 application fee, as stated above.A copy of photo identification is required of all 3 parties.The signatures of the parties to be married and one witness (all must be 18 years of age or older) must be notarized by a Notary Public in the state in which it was signed.Payable in cash, by check, money order, or credit card, payable to Shelby County Recorder.$35.00 application fee, which includes the cost of a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate.All three people must present photo identification (driver’s license, state ID, or passport).The parties to be married and one witness all must be 18 years of age or older) must appear in person.** Please be sure to include phone number(s) & the address you’d like your certified copy mailed to once you’re married. You may apply for a Marriage License at any County Recorder/Registrar in Iowa if the ceremony is to be performed in Iowa. Marriage applications are accepted in Shelby County between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.Ī Marriage License may be applied for in person or by mail: Acceptable payment forms include cash, check, money order, or credit card to Shelby County Recorder or Iowa Department of Public Health, if the application is being sent to Des Moines.Clear photocopy of your identification (i.e.Application form, signed in front of a Notary Public.In some cases, a record may be sealed by the State of Iowa and is not available in our office.Īlso, birth records from 1987- present may be obtained in any county death and marriage records from 1954 to the present may be obtained in any county regardless of the county where the event occurred.ĭocumentation needed to apply for a certified copy when applying from either the county or state office: Some records may not be available in our office from those time periods. Shelby County has a gap in birth records from 1921-1941 and death records from April 1907- April 19-1941. Fishing, Hunting, Deer & Turkey LicensesĪ certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage record may be obtained from the county in which the birth or death occurred, and where the marriage license was applied for (this is not always the county where the couple was married.).

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