McMinn County was formed in 1819 from lands ceded to the United States by the Cherokee Indians. The early marriage records of the county are somewhat disorganized for they could only be found in several types of record sources, so those that are in this work are apparently all that exist. Arranged chronologically, the 2,000 records include the names of the bride and groom, the date of issue of the marriage bond or license, the date of the marriage, and the names of bondsmen.