Vital Records
& Family Bible Records
Cabarrus County, North Carolina
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North Carolina Vital Records: Genealogical Research
Births
North Carolina did not start issuing birth certificates until 1913. Earlier laws were mostly ignored, although some locations started registering these records earlier. To a great extent, anything prior to 1913 will be based on other records, such as Bible records, church records, census records, etc. People living in the 1930's and later sometimes obtained "delayed birth certificates" if they were born before 1913 but needed a birth certificate for Social Security or other purposes.
Early Birth Records- taken from different sources
Marriages
Before 1868, North Carolina had a system of marriage bonds. However, (1) these do not all exist anymore, and (2) they were not always required. And the existence of a marriage bond doesn't guarantee that the marriage actually took place, or took place on that date (marriages usually occurred at least a day later, but often within a week). Marriage bonds will not list the parents' names (unless a father happens to be the bondsman), or the dates and places of birth. Beginning in 1868, North Carolina started requiring marriage licenses. Many things can be used to prove marriages prior to 1868, including census records, church records, land records, court records, wills and estates, newspapers, etc.
Marriage Bonds
Bonds were usually posted signifying that the parties were unemcumbered and had the right to marry.
Spellings may be off on these so be sure to keep an open mind, and check the original records.
North Carolina Archives Overview of Marriage Bonds
these are local people but they come from newspapers outside the Cabarrus area
this list is in the Cabarrus County NCGenWeb Archives,
and it is not searchable through this site's search engine.
submitted by Nita Sloop Brooks
Deaths
North Carolina started issuing death certificates in 1913. Earlier laws were mostly ignored, although some locations started registering these records earlier. To a great extent, anything prior to 1913 will require the use of Bible records, church records, census records, newspaper records, cemetery records, land records, court records, wills and estate records, etc.
CC Death Index - starting 1968 for Cabarrus County residents who died in Cabarrus County and other counties
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