Ellen M. Coats_______________________________
Clerk of the Jay Circuit and Superior Courts
120 N Court St, Suite 209 Portland, IN 47371 260-726-6915
SEARCH INFROMATION
CIVIL & CRIMINAL RECORDS start in the early 1840s.
PROBATE RECORDS 1840-1899 originals are now at the JAY COUNTY
HISTORY & GENEALOGY, 903 E. Main St., Portland, IN 47371.
Open: Monday-Friday 10:00am to 4:00 pm
Telephone: 260-726-7168
Email: research@jaycountyhistory.org
Original records for 1900 to date are still located at the Jay County Clerk’s
Office.
Marriage Records
1836-1919 Certificates & Applications Indexed
1920-To date indexed in the actual record book only
1837-1925 (C-__=Certificate –Page) has names and date of marriage only
1882-1934 (MT-___=Marriage Transcript –Page) Additional Information
given. Original record cannot be photo copied; your request will be typed.
1905-July 1926 (MA-__=Marriage Application – Page) Additional information
given.
July 1926 – To date (MR-___= Marriage Record – Page) Additional
information given.
ALL MARRIAGE RECORDS BACK TO 1844 HAVE BEEN SCANNED TO
COMPUTER FOR EASY ACCESS.
COPY FEES
All copies $1.00 per page with an additional $1.00 for certification.
NOTE: We only do research as time allows away from our daily work for the
courts.
Revised 04/14/2015