Marriage License : Clifford Doty to Fern Metzner, 1915

Goshen Daily Democrat
September 4, 1915,page 8.

Marriage Licenses :

Clifford Forrest Doty, 20, Elkhart; Fern Priscilla Metzner, 18, Elkhart.

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Found this mention of the marriage license of my paternal 2nd cousin twice removed, Fern Priscilla Metzner (1897-1917), daughter of Rev. John Metzner.

A previous post about her young death from tuberculosis was posted here.

I don't know much about her young life, whether they had any children, etc.

Mrs. Clifford F. Doty, dies of tuberculosis

Goshen Daily Democrat
Goshen, Indiana
September 5, 1917, page 1

DOTY - Mrs. Clifford F. Doty, 20, died at her Elkhart home of tuberculosis.  Surviving are her husband and her parents, Rev. and Mrs. John Metzner

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Located another mention of the obituary of Fern (Metzner) Doty, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Metzner and wife of Clifford Doty in the Goshen Daily Democrat, Goshen, Indiana.  

Obituary : Fern (Metzner) Doty (1897-1917)

Evangelical Messenger, October 17, 1917, page 2

Fern Doty, daughter of Rev. J.W. Metzner, and wife of Clifford F. Doty, fell asleep one day after her 20th birthday and lay in her casket on her second wedding anniversary.  Born Sept. 3, 1897, she departed Sept. 4, 1917.  Nurtured in an Evangelical parsonage she early received the best Christian training and at the age of 9 years was converted to God and united with our church.  Upon moving to Elkhart, she became a member of First church.  For 6 years she served in the capacity of pianist.  One daughter preceded her to the better world 4 months ago.  She was a dutiful, modest and highly respected young woman.  The Revs. Walmer, Roberts, Mygrant, D.D. Spangler assisted the undersigned in the obsequies.     E.W. Praetorius.

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Fern (Metzner) Doty was my paternal second cousin twice removed, the daughter of John W. Metzner.  Our common ancestors were John Metzner and Catherine Young.

This obituary gave me not only her death and marriage information, but the fact that they lost a young daughter, another fact to be researched.