by Bernice M. Ashby (Author)

The work at hand is a complete listing of all extant Shenandoah County marriage bonds from the county's formation until 1850, when the State of Virginia started keeping vital records. All told, Ashby has abstracted the 15,000 oldest Shenandoah County marriages on record, identifying 45,000 brides, grooms, and bondsmen in the process.