Clayton co. Marriage Licenses 1856 January, February, March, April, May |
Source: Clayton County,
Iowa Marriage License Record, 1855-1860, FHL US/Can
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| Date | Issued to | Issued to | Witness / Record Notes | Transcribers notes |
| January 1856 | ||||
| 1st | Gordon, John | White, Solhy Ann Mariah | Newmon, Henry | |
| 2nd | Pottorff, Jacob | Lesinstine, Mary Ann | Brounton, John | |
| 10th | Reuther, Lewis | Lamb, Theresa | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: Augustus Lamb | |
| 14th | Bellse, Henry | [illegible], Margaret | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: William Bellse | this entry was very faint and hard to read the surnames; errors are very possible |
| 17th | Frost, Rowland | Clelsh, Elizabeth | Eason, Linus | |
| 21st | Beaty, Albion | Dames, Caroline | no witness given | |
| 25th | Oleyson, Andrew | Hobetson, Ann | no witness given | |
| 26th | McColough, George W. | Beebe, Mary Jane | no witness given | |
| 29th | Strebel, George | Horsch, Elizabeth | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: Jacob Horsch | |
| 30th | Dropel, John Casper | Dehn, Margaret | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: J.W. Reiling | typed as in record |
| 30th | Derson, John C. | Dehn, Margaret | no witness given; typed as in record | |
| 30th | Blosser, Isaac | Pixler, Catherine | no witness given | |
| February 1856 | ||||
| 2nd | Kinney, William A.R. | Kirk, Sarah J. | Sarah J. Kirk, a minor, the written consent of said Mother being filed & proved by Armested Kirk who was witness as to the other party also. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, acting C C Judge. Copy of Consent of Mother & the Father being read February the 2 - 1856. This is to certify that I Nancy Reese am willing for Wm Kinney and my daughter Sary Jane Kirk to marry. Signed Nancy Reese. Nancy Reese was this mother formerly Nancy Kirk. | |
| 4th | Hurford, Thomas C. | Neeting, Margaret Ann | no witness given | |
| 7th | Pickering, Isaac | Ware, Ann M. | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: James Pickering, John C. Pickering. The consent of the father was filed in the following Words: Monona, February 7th A.D. 1856. To the Judge of Clayton County Iowa, I hereby give my consent to the marriage of my daughter Ann M. Ward to Isaac C. Pickering. Signed Isaiah Ware | |
| 12th | Love, James | Thompson, Elsfeth | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: Lawrence Thompson | |
| 13th | Bailey, Joseph N. | Steven, Louissa | By E. Price, County Judge Witness: John H. Seanaber | |
| 19th | Dohn, John | Davis, Mary | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: George Dohn | |
| 20th | Wood, Daniel | Mansfield, [illegible] | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty. Witt: William A.R. Kinney. The Written consent of the Father James Mansfield being executed in the presence of the Court [illegible] | |
| 21st | George, John | Barns, Helen | Rizer, Herman H. | |
| 25th | Schuller, John | Bascum, Susan E. | no witness given | |
| 26th | Ruban, Samuel | Mostess, Sarah S. | no witness given | |
| 26th | Collins, John T. | Parks, Flonda | no witness given | |
| 28th | Sargent, George P. | Chapman, Margarett | Chapman, Simon | |
| 29th | Flannegan, Bruce | Brown, Mary | no witness given | |
| 29th | Dubyesnell, Henry | Elenhardt, Margaretha | Clernir, Mathias | |
| 29th | Kruger, John | Boller, Willhelmina | Kane, Frederick | |
| March 1856 | ||||
| 1st | Hines, Philipp | Renner, Margaretha C. | no witness given | |
| 3rd | Alloway, Charles | Fork, Elizabeth J. | no witness given | |
| 4th | Englon, Charles | Kulp, Francis M. | no witness given | |
| 5th | Drinkhohn, Diedrich | Haggen, Eliza | no witness given | |
| 6th | Brown, William | Hewite, Mary L. | no witness given | |
| 9th | Carpenter, A.J. | Knopp, Mary E. | no witness given | |
| 12th | Kregel, William | Bearman, Catherine | License issued by Prosecuting Attorney, the judge being absent. O.F. Stevens Pros Atty, Witt: D.H. [illegible] | |
| 15th | Miller, [illegible[ | Dores, Mary | [illegible] | this entry was very faint and hard to read the surnames; errors are very possible |
| 20th or 21st | ------mann, Henry | ------mann, Elizabeth | Scoffler, Jacob | this entry was very faint and hard to read the surnames; errors are very possible |
| 21st | Scoffler, [illegible] | Kote, Margaretta | Scoffler, [illegible] | this entry was very faint and hard to read the surnames; errors are very possible |
| 21st | B----ing, Jacob | [illegible] | Scoffler, [illegible] | this entry was very faint and hard to read the surnames; errors are very possible |
| [illegible entry] | ||||
| 26th | [illegible] | [illegible] | Hager, Peter | faded document |
| [5 illegible entries] | ||||
| April 1856 | ||||
| 23rd | King, John Veobes | Miller, Agnes | Parties known to R.R. Bead | not sure of John's middle name |
| 29th | Oelher, George S. | Killam, Jane | may be George J., and not sure of his surname; no witness given | |
| 29th | Talkkenhimer, Jacob | John, Phillippine | no witness given | |
| May 1856 | ||||
| 16th | Erens, George | Clopper, Elizabeth | no witness given | |
| 16th | Booth, Joseph | Baldwin, Caroline | no witness given | |
| 21st | Karms, Joel | Thultse, Catharine | no witness given | |
| 30th | Engler, John | Light, Mary Louisa | no witness given | |
| 30th | Humphrey, Michael | McGuire, Mary | no witness given |