WITH THIS RING - MARRIAGE RECORDS

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        In celebration of Craig's and my 42nd anniversary, I thought Marriage records would be a fitting topic for July.  Marriage records have changed over time, and were not required by U.S. states until between 1911-1962.  Fortunately, counties began keeping track in the 1700s, but, unfortunately, courthouse fires or floods destroyed many early records.  Often, one marriage would contain more than one entry; according to the North Carolina archives, records (1741-1868) might include: 1. A Marriage bond – a statement of intent of the prospective groom to marry the prospective bride, and was filed with the clerk of the county court in which the bride resided. A security deposit was made by one or more bondsmen, and would be forfeited if the marriage did not occur; and 2. A Marriage Return – after a wedding, the minister who officiated the ceremony was to submit a Return with the County Court.  Many times this was not done and you will often find a Marriage record with the notation “No Return.” 

         Here are some records I hope you find interesting.  Some of these records I have copies of, others I have to rely on information from Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org.  If the online records don’t seem reasonable when compared to other records I do have for an individual or couple, I don’t use them.  I have included some of the marriage documents and/or photos in my collection. 

CHURCHWELL

         The earliest Churchwell ancestor’s marriage was on June 29, 1617 when my 8x gr-grandparents Robert TERRELL, Sr. and Jane BALDWIN were married at St. Giles Parish, Reading Co., ENGLAND.  The earliest I have documented was the November 30, 1837 marriage of my 2x gr-grandparents, Thomas CHURCHWELL & Susan TARPLEY in Marion County, Missouri.

 


TARPLEY-CHURCHWELL Marriage Record

 

LAREW

         George LAREW & Sophia CHILTON were married December 21, 1802, in Warren County, Tennessee; they are my 3x gr-grandparents.  Another set of 3x gr-grandparents, Jeremiah INMAN & Prudence BOTTOMS, were married June 22, 1802, in Warren County, Tennessee.  George & Sophia LAREW’s son James would marry Jeremiah and Prudence INMAN’S daughter Elizabeth in 1843, whose son Charles Porter LAREW was my great-grandfather. 

 

CHILTON-LAREW marriage bond

 

My grandparents James Winfred LAREW and Helen Esther VANHOOSER were married January 24, 1914 in Dade County, Missouri

 

James & Helen 50th Anniversary, 1964

 

In 1941, my parents Kermit Winfred LAREW and Mildred Elizabeth CHURCHWELL eloped to St. Joseph, Kansas and were married on February 16. 

 

     Kermit & Mildred Wedding photo

 

         My Dad’s sister Marjorie Gail LAREW married Omer Eldon “Bud” DAY on December 4, 1949 at Fruitdale Baptist Church. 

 


LAREW-DAY wedding 

(Nephew Dean LAREW was ringbearer)

 

VANHOOSER

         1639 15 May – Jan Franse VAN HUSUM & Volkje JURIAENS in Amsterdam, Holland (8x gr-grandparents). 

MARRIAGE LICENSE OF JAN FRANZ VAN HUSUM AND VOLKJE JURIAENS (English Translation)

Appeared as before, Jan Franz from Husum, sailor, age 30 years, living in the Corte Tuijnstraat, having no parents but assisted by his cousin, Anna Jans, and Volkje Juriaens, (daughter) from Noorstrant, age about 21 years, of the same (street) having no parents, but assisted by her acquaintance, Isaack Peitersen.

Requesting their three Sundays' proclamation, in order to have the before mentioned marriage solemnized and consumated, in so far as there are no lawful objections, made, and if fully that they are free persons, not related by blood, whereby a Christian marriage could be prevented, such grounds do not exist, their banns are allowed.

They are our immigrant ancestors, emigrating in 1639 from Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Amsterdam, Holland where they were married, then from Holland to New Netherland (now Albany County, New York).  Their grandson, Jan VAN HOESEN (1687-1745) built a house sometime between 1715 and 1724 that is still standing and is on the U.S. Register of Historic Places.  See https://www.janvanhoesenhouse.org/

 

WALLIS

        The 1878 marriage bond and certificate for James Ira PATTERSON (brother of my 3x gr-grandmother, Martha Virginia PATTERSON SMITH) and Miss Ida LIPSCOMB has the most documentation I have seen for a marriage: 1.  1875-1883 Marriage Index 1 – record on page 170; 2. J.I. Patterson & J. S. Moore bond $200, Both parties of age; and 3. Marriage bond and Certificate.

 Marriage bond, Certificate signed by minister

 

         My grandparents William Thornton CHURCHWELL and Iva Louise Henrietta WALLIS were married on April 19, 1911 in Marion County, Missouri.  Iva’s mother was “in a family way” when Iva got married so she could not attend.  Since they were married at the WALLIS home, Iva’s mother stood by an open window so she could hear the vows and see her daughter be wed.  Iva’s youngest sibling, Jesse Irene WALLIS was born August 29 of that year.

Will & Iva Marriage Certificate

 

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