Marriage License & Return, Eli W. Haley to Cora B. Metzner, 1888

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Eli W. Haley to Cora B. Metzner, 1888"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage License

Jay County, Indiana, SS:

To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting:

Know Ye, that any person empowered by Law to solemnize marriages, is hereby authorized to join together, as Husband and Wife, 

Eli W. Haley and Cora B. Metzner

and for so doing, this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, W.S. Fleming, Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Portland, this  18 day of July A.D. 1888

W.S. Fleming Clerk

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

This certifies, that I, R. Dubs a Minister of the Gospel joined in marriage as husband and Wife, Eli W. Haley and Cora B. Metzner on the 21st day of July 1888

R. Dubs

This License and Certificate must be Returned to the Clerk in 90 days.

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Eli W. Haley to Cora B. Metzner, 1888"; County Marriage Returns Collection, Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Indiana State Board of Health

Return of a Marriage to County Clerk

1. Full name of GROOM, Eli W. Haley

2. Place of Residence Noble Township, Jay Co., Indiana

3. Occupation Farmer

4. Age next Birthday 23 years.  Color, White, Race Caucasian

5. Place of Birth Erie Co., Ohio Nationality, American

6. Father's Name G. W. Haley

7. Mother's Maiden Name Mary Sherrick

8. Number of Groom's Marriage, first

9. Full Name of BRIDE, Cora B. Metzner

10. Place of Residence, Wayne Twp., Jay Co. Occupation housewife

11. Age next Birthday, 20 years.  Color, White Race, Caucasian

12. Place of Birth Indiana, Nationality American

13. Father's Name John A. Metzner

14. Mother's Maiden Name Clara Moulton

15. No of Bride's Marriage first

16. Married at Wayne Twonship, Jay Co. in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 21st day of Jul 1888.

17. Witnesses to Marriage G.W. Haley & J.A. Metzner

Marriage solemnized by 

R. Dubs

Minister of the Gospel

Dated at Wayne Twp. Jay Co., Ind this 21st day of July 1888.

This record of the marriage of Eli Weldon Haley (1866-1957) and Cora Belle Metzner (1868-1955) was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

These were my paternal great-grandparents.  Previously, I had located a copy of the marriage license, but not the return at the courthouse.

Though I don't have an exact location for the marriage, I speculate that it took place at the home of the bride.  The Metzner family were residents of Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana.  

Witnesses listed to the marriage were the father of the groom, George W. Haley, and the father of the bride, John A. Metzner.  I do not know of any connection with the minister, R. Dubs.

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1890 - Myrtle LEE born.  Myrtle was the daughter of Tom Burrell LEE and Flora Catherine PATTON.

1893 - Carlos J. BOYER married Cordie Bell WHITE in Warrick County, Indiana. Carlos was the son of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.

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Marriage License & Return : John Hartzell to Elizabeth Haley, 1884

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "John W. Hartzell to Elizabeth A. Haley, 1884"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage License

State of Indiana, Jay County, Sct:

The State of Indiana to any person empowered by law to solemnize Marriage in Said County, Greeting:

You are hereby authorized to join together, as HUSBAND AND WIFE, 

John W. Hartzell and Elizabeth A. Haley

In Testimony Whereof, I, W.S. Fleming, Clerk of the Jay Circuit

Court, have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, at Portland,

this 2nd day of May A.D. 1884

W.S. Fleming Clerk

State of Indiana, Jay County, Sct:

I, S.M. Stone, a Minister in said County, do certify

that on the 3 day of May, 1884, I joined together, as Husband and Wife,

John W. Hartzel and Elizabeth Haley

Given under my hand this third day of May, 1884.

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return: "John W. Hartzell to Elizabeth Haley, 1884"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Return of a Marriage to County Clerk

1. Full Name of GROOM  John W. Hartsell

2. Place of Residence, Wayne T.P.

3. Occupation farmer

4. Age next Birthday 26 years. Color White Race German

5. Place of Birth, Noble T.P. Nationality German

6. Father's Name John K Hartsell

7. Mother's Maiden Name Lousinda Dasmer

8. Number of Groom's Marriage 1

9. Full Name of BRIDE, Elizabeth Haley

10. Place of Residence, Nobel T.P.  Occupation Housewife

11. Age Next Birthday, 26 years.  Color White Race, German

12. Place of Birth, Noble T.P., Nationality German

13. Father's Name Sebistian Haley

14. Mother's Maiden Name Lyda Rader

15. No. of Bride's Marriage, 1

16. Marriage at S.M. Stones in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the

May 3 Day of ___ 1884

17. Witnesses to Marriage R.H. Stone Rebecca Stone

Marriage solemnized by S.M. Stone

dated at residence this 3 day of May, 1884

This record of the marriage of John W. Hartzell and Elizabeth A. Haley was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Elizabeth was the daughter of Sebastian and Lydia (Rader) Haley, and my first cousin four times removed.

I find it interesting that their nationality and race was referred to as being "German".

I do not know what the relationship was between the Stone and Haley family was.

Until I located this record, I had the marriage of John and Elizabeth as part of my unidentified Haleys in Jay County.  Now that I can locate her within the family group, I need to search for more information on their family.