Marriage License & Return: Ernest L. Chalfant to Edna A. Haley, 1920

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License,"Ernest L. Chalfant to Edna A. Haley, 1920"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

State of Indiana, Jay County, ss:

To All Who 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

Mr. Ernest L. Chalfant

and

Miss Edna A. Haley

and for so doing this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, Hanson F. Mills Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, this 13th day of March 1920

Hanson F. Mills Clerk

Jay Circuit Court

State of Indiana, Jay County, ss:

This Certfies, That I joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife, Ernest L. Chalfant and Edna A. Haley on the 14 day of March 1920

Rev. E.D. Haley Minister

Source: Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Ernest L. Chalfant to Edna A. Haley, 1920"; 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 Ernest L. Chalfant

2. Place of Residence Portland Ind.

3. Occupation Salesman

4. Age Next Birthday 26 Color White Race [blank]

5. Place of Birth Muncie Delaware Co Nationality American

6. Father's Name Jesse B. Chalfant

7. Mother's Maiden Name Lavona J. Simmons

8. Number of Groom's Marriage First

9. Full Name of BRIDE Edna A. Haley

10. Place of Residence Portland R.R. 3 Occupation Saleslady

11. Age Next Birthday 23 years. Color White Race [blank]

12. Place of Birth Jay Co Ind. Nationality American

13. Father's Name Andrew F. Haley

14. Mother's Maiden Name Emma C. Leonhard

15. Number of Bride's Marriage First

16. Married at Evangelical Parsonage Linn Grove Ind. in the County of Adams and State of Indiana, the 14 day of March 1920

17. Witness to the Marriage Dr. & Mrs. C.O. Haley

Marriage Solemnized by Rev. E.D. Haley

Linn Grove Ind.

Dated at March Linn Grove this 14 day of March 1920

This record of the marriage of Ernest L. Chalfant and Edna A. Haley was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Edna A. Haley was my paternal first cousin twice removed, the daughter of Andrew Frank Haley and Emma Catherine Leonard.  Before locating this record, I didn't have much biographical information, and had the marriage listed as taking place in Jay County, since that was where the license was from.  Without the return, I would not have known that the wedding took place in neighboring Adams County.

The minister who performed the ceremony was Rev. George David Ellsworth Haley, uncle of the bride.  The witnesses to the ceremony were the bride's brother and sister-in-law, Clarence and Julia Haley.

Birth of Elizabeth Price (1683-1716) Northampton, Massachusetts

Several months ago, cousin Yvonne Demoskoff of Yvonne's Genealogy Blog responded to one of my "cousin bait" posts describing the events in my family history that occurred on August 12th.  Yvonne quickly responded that we shared a common ancestor, as Elizabeth Price (1683-1716) was her 8x-great grandmother.  Elizabeth was my 8x-great grandaunt, the daughter of Sarah Webb (1646-1704) and Robert Price.  I descend from Sarah Webb (1646-1704) and her first husband, Zechariah Field (1645-1674), through son John Field (1673-1718).

Yvonne's ancestor, Elizabeth Price (1683-1716) was taken captive during the raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts on February 29, 1704.  She was one of 109 captives.  Her mother, Sarah (Webb) Price (my ancestor) was killed during the raid.  According to Yvonne, Elizabeth was taken to New France where she later married in 1706 at Montreal to Jean Fourneau dit Brindamour.

After contacting me, Yvonne asked if I had any sources for the birth date for Elizabeth, which I showed in my database as occurring in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts on August 12, 1683.  Unfortunately, I did not have sources for this information.  Much of the information I had obtained came from an excellent textbook "Captors and Captives: The 1704 French and Indian Raid on Deerfield" by Kevin Sweeney.   I found the book on Amazon.com and found it a fascinating read.

Sorting through my unfinished email business, I decided today to renew my search for records of Elizabeth's birth and I found her!  At Familysearch.org, I was able to access the vital records of the Town of Northampton, Massachusetts and browse them year by year, looking for Elizabeth.  Though hard to read, below is the image I located.

August 12 Elizabeth Daug of Robert & Sarah Price born

Source: Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Towns Records, 1579-2001. Images. FamilySearch https://familysearch.org: accessed 20 Jan 2012.

A link to the exact location of the record can be found here.  I am excited to find this record and add a source to my database, and look forward to searching the rest of these vital records to locate information on the rest of the family.

Marriage License & Return : Archibald E. Chew to Clara I. Martin, 1909"

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage License, "Archibald E. Chew to Clara Inetta Martin, 1909"; County Marriage Returns Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

MARRIAGE LICENSE

State of Indiana, Jay County, 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

Mr. Archibald A. Chew

and

Miss Clara Inetta Martin

and for so doing this shall be his sufficient authority.

In Testimony Whereof, I, Frank Gillespie Clerk of the Jay Circuit Court, hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court at Portland, this 27 day of October 1909

Frank Gillespie Clerk

Jay Circuit Court

State of Indiana, Jay County, SS:

This Certifies, that I joined in Marriage as Husband and Wife, Archibald E. Chew and Clara Inetta Martin on the 27th day of October 1909

J.L. Marvin, Pastor

Lutheran Church

C.A.W. Chew
Frederick Martin, Witnesses

Source : Jay County, Indiana, Original Marriage Return, "Archibald E. Chew to Clara Inetta Martin, 1909"; County Marriage Return Collection; Jay County Historical Society, Portland, Indiana.

INDIANA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Return of a Marriage to County Clerk

1. Full Name of GROOM Archibald E. Chew

2. Place of Residence Boyne City, Mich

3. Occupation Lumberman

4. Age Next Birthday 27 years.  Color White Race Caucasian

5. Place of Birth Salamonia, Ind. Nationality American

6. Fathers Name Charles A.W. Chew

7. Mother's Maiden Name Rebecca Shumaker

8. Number of Groom's Marriage One

9. Full Name of Bride Clara Inetta Martin

10. Place of Residence New Corydon, Ind. Occupation Housekeeper

11. Age next Birthday 23 years. Color White Race Caucasian

12. Place of Birth New Corydon, Ind. Nationality American

13. Father's Name Fred Martin

14. Mother's Maiden Name Anna Permila Fennig

15. Number of Bride's Marriage One

16. Married at New Corydon in the County of Jay and State of Indiana, the 27th day of October 1909.

Marriage solemnized by J.L. Marvin

Pastor New Corydon Lutheran Church

Dated at New Corydon, Ind. this 28th day of October 1909

This record of the marriage of Archibald E. Chew to Clara Inetta Martin was located at the Jay County Historical Society in Portland, Indiana.

Archibald was my paternal first cousin three times removed, the son of Charles Alexander West Chew and Rebecca F. Shumaker.  Before locating this record, I did not have any biographical data on Clara, and this is the last record researched so far for this couple.

Witnesses to the marriage were the fathers of the bride and groom.  Archibald's middle initial was incorrectly listed as "A" in the license.