Storey County Nevada marriage records, 1874-85
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The following records are contained in this database and are available on microfilm at the Nevada State Library in Carson City, Nevada:
Gold and silver were the "life and breath" of early Nevadans. In no place was
this more apparent than in Storey County. Starting in the early 1860s, Virginia
City and Gold Hill, the two primary towns of Storey County, grew rapidly into
boomtowns, their populations swelling with miners, merchants, and their families.
The residents of Storey County were a diverse group, the wealthy, the poor, the
educated and those who signed their name with an "X." They represented a
variety of races and religions; large populations were Chinese, Irish, Welsh,
and Germans, as well as many others. Virginia City's population in the 19th century
grew from less than 7,000 in 1860 to 75,000 by 1875. The city boasted an opera
house, fine schools, an orphanage, restaurants, numerous churches, fraternal organizations,
a fire department, and stores of every description. Gold Hill, though a much smaller
community, had similar successes, its population reaching about 8,000 by the mid-1870s.
"Storey County Marriage Applications" contains over 2,600 marriage applications
for Virginia City, Gold Hill, and the surrounding area, including Lousetown, Divide,
American City, Devil's Gate, and Six Mile Canyon - all within a few miles of Gold
Hill and Virginia City. These records contain thousands more individual names.
Sources Robinson, Doreen, comp. Storey County Nevada marriage records, 1874-1885. [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2001. Taken from existing records contained by the Nevada State Library in Carson City, Nevada.
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