The County Clerk's office now has Hamilton County marriage records online.
County Clerk Bill Knowles said today “It pleases me to announce an extra dimension of service to citizens interested in researching Hamilton County marriage history. Records covering an 85-year period may now be accessed by visiting countyclerkanytime.com.
"My goal to assist the public in examining marriage records online is a reality after many years of planning. Genealogists are able to print a specific record being viewed.
“Licenses issued from 1857 to 1919 and from 1985 through 2008 have been posted online. Records from 1920 to 1984 will be posted when the project is completed. Marriage files from 1819 to 1856 do not exist. It is thought these documents were lost when the courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1910.
“Researchers visiting the countyclerkanytime.com website must click the following sequences: Online services, then Marriage Search & Reports. From that point they register as a new user by giving their user name, email address, and pose a security question and answer. After this process a password for entering will be immediately returned by email. The password is permanent and can be used to search repeatedly, 24/7.
“I want to keep the County Clerk’s office on the cutting-edge. With the help of a great staff and the county’s professional IT team it has been gratifying to develop website services to assist Hamilton County citizens. While we may release a great deal of information under the Tennessee’s Open Records Law; Social Security numbers, telephone numbers and confidential information is not revealed when researching marriage information.
“In 2001 Hamilton County became the first clerk’s office in Tennessee to offer vehicle registration renewals on the Internet. Prior to that time the office introduced the tags-by-mail program. Both options are used extensively by busy motorists.
“In 2002 the Business Tax WIZARD was introduced. The WIZARD will compute County Gross Receipts tax online. This has proven to be a help to business owners filing annual reports with the Clerk’s office.”