Marriage License & Return: Jacob Haley to Lydia J. May, 1888

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Jacob Haley to Lydia J. May, 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,

Jacob Haley and Lydia J. May

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

In Testimony Whereof, I, W.S. Fleming, Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, herunto subscribe my name, and affix the seal of said Court, at Portland, this 21st day of December A.D., 1888

W.S. Fleming Clerk

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Jacob Haley to Lydia J. May, 1888"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

Marriage Return

1. Full Name of Groom Jacob Haley

2. Place of Residence Noble Twp, Jay Co. Ind

3. Age Next Birthday 23 years

4. Color White

5. Occupation Farmer

6. Place of Birth [illegible]

7. Father's Name Sebastian Haley

8. Mother's Maiden Name Lydia Rader

9. No. of Groom's Marriage 1

10. Full Name of Bride Lydia J. May

11. Place of Residence Noble Twp Jay Co Ind

12. Age next Birthday 20 years

13. Color White

14. Place of Birth Noble Twp Jay Co Ind.

15. Father's Name Phillip May

16. Mother's Maiden Name Caroline Young

17. No. of Bride's Marriage 1

18. Place of Marriage Bride's house

19. By [illegible]

20. Dated Dec 25th 1888

This record of the marriage of Jacob Haley and Lydia J. May was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Though parts of the record were a bit hard to read in the copy, I was able to gain some information I didn't have before, particularly being able to connect Jacob with the family of Sebastian and Lydia (Rader) Haley.  Before this, I had their marriage as an unidentified Haley in Jay County.

Another avenue of research is to find out if the bride connects with my Young family in Noble Township as well.

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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.