Terminology used in records can vary slightly from one state to another, one county to another (less often), and from one time period to another. It is always advised to make certain you have everything that comprises a record and know how each of those things fit into the marriage record as a whole.
This “Marriage Coupon” was a part of the marriage paperwork when this couple married in Arkansas in 1943. After the marriage, this coupon was submitted to the Arkansas State Registrar of Vital Statistics.
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Hello, I have a question about marriage coupons. I have just discovered that my grandfather had a marriage coupon filled out on November 12, 1918 to a woman that was not my grandmother. I found the coupon on Ancestry.com. Is this a marriage that had already taken place, or a marriage license coupon? I am wanting to find out if they were ever married.
Thank you.
Barbara Lensing
If it is like this one, then yes. Otherwise it just depends on the wording of the document.