The NC Archives microfilmed the marriage records from each county in the 1960's. You can purchase the microfilm from the NC Archives for $12.00 a roll and use it at your local library or where ever you can find a reader. I have the entire Marriage index from Yancey County on one roll, and the actual marriage certificates from 1850 to 1900 on another roll. Available for Ashe County are: Marriage Bonds, 1799--1868, 5 reels Marriage Certificates, 1853-1881, 1 reel Marriage Registers, 1853-1966, 1 reel Sandra