Oregon Vital Record Indexes in my library

Connie Lenzen, CG

Oregon and Washington Vital Record Indexes

Oregon Vital Records Indexes:

The Oregon Death Index begins in 1903 and goes to the present. The index has been filmed by Oregon Vital Records, and much of it is online at Ancestry.com.

The Oregon Marriage Index begins in 1906 and goes to the present. Exception: there are no indexes from 1940 through 1945 or from 1961 through 1965. The 1906–1920 index is online at Ancestry.com.

The Oregon Divorce Index begins in 1946 and goes to the present. Exception: there is no index for 1961 to 1965.

Oregon birth indexes are closed to the public. Click here for a list of nineteenth-century birth record substitutes.

County Level Vital Records: Most counties kept marriage records from the time of their founding. A number of the pre-1906 marriage indexes have been abstracted and published by genealogical societies. See my individual county inventories for a list of materials in my library. Click here.

Oregon Vital Record Indexes in my office library

Death Index	1903–2005
Marriage Index	1906–1939, 1946–1960, 1966–2005
Divorce Index	1946–1960; 1966–2005

Multnomah County Indexes in my office library that provide vital information

Probate Index	1856–1939
Voter Registration, shows parents	1918–1958
Foreign Born Voter Registration, shows date & place of naturalization	1916–1967

Portland indexes in my office library

Chronologic Index to City of Portland Births The title says index, but it is really a register of births and is arranged by date.	1881–1917
Chronologic Index to City of Portland Deaths The title says index, but it is really a register of deaths and is arranged by date.	1881–1917

Early Oregon indexes in my office library

Smith, Fern., comp. Genealogical Data Copied from the Pacific Christian Advocate For the Years 1864–1890. Salem, Oregon: Chemeketa Chapter DAR, 1963.

Van Valin, Mrs. Ralph. Oregon Vital Records Marriages and Births, Divorces and Deaths, and Settlement of Estates Copied from "The Oregon Spectator" the First Newspaper Published on the Pacific Coast, February, 1846 to January 7, 1854. Salem, Oregon: Champoeg Chapter, DAR., 1950.

Washington Vital Records:

The Washington Death Index begins in 1907 and goes to 1987.

The Washington Birth Index begins in 1909 and goes to the present. There are closure laws for the birth indexes.

The Washington Marriage and Divorce Indexes begins in 1965 and goes to the present.

Washington Vital Record Indexes in my office library

Death Index	1907–1985
Birth Index	1909–1920
Marriage Index	1965–1987
Divorce Index	1965–1987

Connie Lenzen is available to help clients search for vital records. Follow the links below for information about hiring me or about other Oregon resources.

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Last update: 30 January 2010