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# At a Court of Common Pleas begun and held at
# [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] in and for the [[Richland County, Ohio|County Richland]] &
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] on the 24th day of October A.D. 1831
# before the Honorable David Higgins President
# Judge of said Court William Patterson Isaac
# Osbun & William Ridall Associate Judges of
# said Court the following among other business
# were transacted at said Court to wit.
# The credentials of the Rev'd Francis T Ruth
# being exhibited and proof produced whereby it
# appears that he is a regular ordained minister
# of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and
# residing within this county  It is thereupon
# on motioned ordered that he be authorised
# to solemnize marriages within this State
# so long as he shall continue in regular stan
# ding as a minister in said Church Then
# and therefore to license the said Francis T Ruth
# to solemnize marriages in this state agreeably
# to the laws thereof so long as he shall continue
# a minister in said church
# In testimony whereof I Elzey Hedges
# { Seal } Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
# of [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] aforesaid have hereunto
# set my hand and affixed the seal of said
# Court at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 12th day of Nov.
# AD 1831  Elzey Hedges
# Clerk R.C.
# Recorded 25th Oct. 1833


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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] } In the Court of Common Pleas of the 
# [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron County]] } Term of March AD. 1833
# { Seal }  Upon application of Daniel Gibbons & it
# appearing to the Court that he is a minister of the
# Gospel in regular standing in the Methodist Protestant
# Church License is hereby given to said Daniel Gibbons
# to Solemnize marriages according to the laws of
# the State
# per order of Court  D. Gibbs Clerk
# H.C.P.
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS.
# At a court of
# Common Pleas holden at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] on the 24th
# days of Oct. AD 1831 before the Honorable David
# Higgins, President William Patterson, Isaac
# Osbun & William Riddle Esquires Associate
# Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for said
# County Rev'd. Elmore Yocum produced creden-
# tials in open court of his being a regular ordain-
# ed minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Episco-
# pal Church, and adduced proof that he is in
# regular standing in said Church, and resi-
# dent of the [[Richland County, Ohio|County of Richland]] aforesaid.  It was
# therefore ordered that be authorized to solem-
# nize marriages within this state so long as he
# shall continue in regular standing as a minis-
# ter in said church.  You the said Elmore
# Yocum are hereby authorised to celebrate
# marriages according to law (so long as
# you retain your regular standing in said
# church) any where within the [[Ohio|state of Ohio]]
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
# { Seal } hand and affixed the seal of said
# court at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 19th day of Nov
# AD 1831  Elzey Hedges
# Clerk

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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }
# [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina County]] SS }  Be it remembered that at
# { Seal }  a term of the court of Common
# Pleas begun and held at the Court
# House in [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] within and for said county
# on Monday the 14th day of October AD. 1833
# by and before Mathew Birchard president
# and Allen Pardee & John Newton associate
# Judges of said court came Lorenzo Bivins &
# petitioned the court for a license to solem-
# nize marriages, and having produced to
# said court credentials of his being a regular
# ordained minister of the Gospel of the Methodist
# Episcopal Church, the Court ordered that
# a license issue authorizing the said Lorenzo
# Bivins to solemnize marriages within said state
# Now therefore, know ye, that agreeably
# to the said order of said Court the said
# Lorenzo Bivins is hereby licensed to solemnize
# marriages as aforesaid within the said
# [[Ohio|state of Ohio]]
# In testimony whereof I hereunto sign
# my name and affix the seal of said court
# at [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] this 4th day of November AD
# 1833  Timothy Hudson Clerk

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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }
# [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina Co]] SS }  Be it remembered that
# { Seal }  at a court of
# Common Pleas begun and
# held at the Court House in [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] on
# the 7th day of April AD 1834 came James
# Newton and made application for a li
# cense to solemnize marriages within
# said State and having produced to
# the Court satisfactory evidence that
# he was a regularly ordained minister
# of the Gospel of the Denomination usually
# called Baptists the said application is
# granted by the Court
# Now know ye that the said
# James Newton is hereby licensed to so-
# lemnize marriages as aforesaid so long
# as he shall continue _____ regular
# minister
# In testimony whereof I hereunto
# sign my name and affix the seal of
# said Court of [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] the 9th
# day of April AD 1834
# Thos Hudson
# Clerk


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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] SS }  To all whom these
# [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] }  Present, shall come greeting
# { Seal }  Know ye that the Rev Ema
# nuel Greenwald minister of
# the evangelical Lutheran Church this day
# made application to the Court of Common
# Pleas in session at [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] in &
# for said [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] for a license
# to solemnize marriages within the State of
# and on such application having produced
# to the said Court credentials of his being
# a regular minister of said church and also
# that he officiate as such in said [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]]
# County.  The said Court do therefore grant
# to said Emanuel Greenwald license authori
# zing him to solemnize marriages accordingly
# within the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] under the provisi
# ons of the statute in such and made &
# provided solongas he shall continue in
# regular minister of said Church
# In testimony whereof I James
# W English Clerk of said Court have been
# unto set my hand and affixed the seal
# of said Court at [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] this
# # 9th day of March AD 1830
# James W English
# Recorded 19th July 1834  Clerk

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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]
# [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison Co]] SS }  To all to whom these presents
# shall come Greeting
# Know ye that the Rev Adam
# Hertzler Preacher of the Gospel among the Uni
# ted Brethren in Christ this day made appli
# cation to the Court of Common Pleas in
# session at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] in and for [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]]
# at then term of July AD 1829 for a License
# to solemnize marriages within the state of
# [[Ohio|Ohio]] and in such application having pro
# duced to said Court credentials of his be
# ing a regular ordained minister of said
# Church or Society and that he officiates
# as such in said [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]].  The
# said Court have thought proper to
# grant unto him a License authori
# zing him to solemnize marriages
# in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] under the provisions
# of the Statute laws of said State so long
# as he shall continue a regular minister
# of said Church or society or between
# any persons legally applying to him
# within the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] aforesaid
# In testimony of which I
# William Tingley Clerk of said Court have
# hereunto set my hand & seal of this Court
# at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] 29th day of July 1829
# ( Signed )  William Tingley
# Clk

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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]
# [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison Co]] SS }  To all to whom these presents
# shall come Greeting
# Know ye that the Rev Adam
# Hertzler Preacher of the Gospel among the Uni
# ted Brethren in Christ this day made appli
# cation to the Court of Common Pleas in
# session at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] in and for [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]]
# at then term of July AD 1829 for a License
# to solemnize marriages within the state of
# [[Ohio|Ohio]] and in such application having pro
# duced to said Court credentials of his be
# ing a regular ordained minister of said
# Church or Society and that he officiates
# as such in said [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison County]].  The
# said Court have thought proper to
# grant unto him a License authori
# zing him to solemnize marriages
# in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] under the provisions
# of the Statute laws of said State so long
# as he shall continue a regular minister
# of said Church or society or between
# any persons legally applying to him
# within the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] aforesaid
# In testimony of which I
# William Tingley Clerk of said Court have
# hereunto set my hand & seal of this Court
# at [[Cadiz, Ohio|Cadiz]] 29th day of July 1829
# ( Signed )  William Tingley
# Clk

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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina County]] SS }
# { Seal }  Be it remembered that at a Term of
# the Court of Common Pleas begun and held at
# the Court House in the town of [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]], within
# and for the county of [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] on the twentysixth
# day of March A.D. 1832 by and before the Hon.
# Reuben Wood President and the Hon. Reuben Smith
# and Allen Pardee associate Judges of said Court
# Daniel Conaut made application to said Court
# for License to solemnize marriages and the
# said Court being satisfied that the said Co
# Conaut|naut sustains the office of Deacon in the
# Methodist Episcopal Church, he is hereby authorized
# to solemnize marriages within said State
# in conformity with the statute in such case
# made and provided.
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto
# signed my name and affixed the seal of said
# court at [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] this 26th day of March
# A.D. 1832.  Tim Hudson Clerk
# Recorded Nov. 18th 1834
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Delaware County, Ohio|Delaware County]] }  To all whom it may
# concern -  Those are to authize & license the Revd
# William Runnels a Minister of the Methodist Episco-
# pal Church to solemnize marriages within this state
# so long as he remains a regular minister of said
# Church, he having complied with the requisitions
# of the statute in such case made and provided
# at the March Term of the Court of Common
# Pleas held for said county for the year 1829
# In testimony whereof I Thomas Reynolds Clerk
# of the Court of Common Pleas in &
# { Seal }  for said county have hereunto
# set my hand & affixed my seal
# of office at [[Delaware, Ohio|Delaware]] in said county this
# 21st day of March AD 1829
# Thomas Reynolds Clerk
# CCP.D.C.


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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  [[Muskingum County, Ohio|Muskingum County]] SS }
# I Ezekial T. Cox
# Clerk of the court of common Pleas in and for the
# [[Muskingum County, Ohio|County of Muskingum]] aforesaid, do hereby certify
# that at the April Term 1827 of said court the
# Reverend James Arbuthnot having produced
# satisfactory evidence to the said court of his
# being a regular ordained minister of the Pres-
# byterian Church was thereupon licensed to
# solemnize marriages in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] in
# pursuance of the statute in such case made
# and provided
# In testimony whereof I hereunto
# set my hand and affix the seal Court
# of Common Pleas at [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]] this 18th
# day of April A.D. 1827
# Ezekial T. Cox Clerk
# Horizontal line
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County]] SS }  Be it known that at a Term of the
# court of Common Pleas in session at [[St. Clairsville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]] in the
# said [[Belmont County, Ohio|County of Belmont]] & the state aforesaid on the fifth day of
# September 1833.  At which were present the Hon. Jeremiah H.
# Hollock president Judge of the Courts of Common Pleas in the
# fifth Judicial circuit in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] & George Sharp
# and James Alexander Esquires his associate Judges of the
# court aforesaid in and for the County aforesaid  "The Rev'd."
# William F. Pool appeared in Court and produced cre-
# dentials of his being a regular ordained Minister in the
# Church of Christ or Christian Church, and evidence that
# he officiates as such in [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County]]  Thereupon it
# was ordered that a License issue authorizing him to
# solemnize marriages in the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] ; Therefore the said
# William F. Pool is by these presents duly licensed and fully au-
# thorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony any where within the
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] between all and any persons legally applying to him for
# that purpose so long as he shall continue as regular ordained minister
# of said church  Witness my signature and seal of office at St.
# [[St. Clairsville, Ohio|Clairsville]] this 9th of Sept. 1833  Jno C Tallman Clk Pro Tem
# (Recorded August 27th 1835)

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# Varnum Noyes - Gospel - 1831 - [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]]
# George W. Warner - [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] - 1825 - Pres
# James B Morrow - [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] - 1826 - Pres.
# Wm Hughes - [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] - 1830 - Pres.
# Wm Swayze - [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]] - 1832 - M.E.
# Wm Hayden - [[Trumball County, Ohio|Trumball]] - 1831 - Cong Disciples
# Thomas Thompson - [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]] - 1829 - ME
# Henry E. Matzheimer - [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] - 1826 - German Evang & Lutheran
# John Adam Mohler - [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] - 1830 - Lutheran
# Wm B Christie - Muskingum - 1829 - ME.
# Francis T Ruth - [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] - 1833 - Evan Luth
# Daniel Gibbons - [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] - 1833 - ME.
# Elmore Yocum - [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] 1831 - ME
# Lorenzo Bivens - [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] - 1833 - ME.
# James Newton - [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] - 11834 - Baptist
# Emanuel Greenwald - [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]] - 1830 - Evang. Luth
# Adam Hartzler - [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] - 1829 - ?

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# At a court of Common Pleas begun & held at
# the Court House in the Town of [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] within
# and for the [[Richland County, Ohio|County of Richland]] and [[Ohio|state of Ohio]]
# on the 18th day of May 1835  Present Ezra Dean
# President Judge of said Court & Dan'l J. Sweeney|Sweney
# Francis Andrews and Benjamin Jackson
# Associate Judges the following proceedings were
# had.  In the matter of their application of
# Isaac Kilmer for license to solemnize mar-
# riage  Upon this application on the said 
# Isaac Kilmer having produced to the court
# satisfactory evidence that he is a regularly
# ordained Minister of the Gospel of the de-
# nomination usually called mennonite bap-
# tists.  It is therefore ordered by the court
# that the said Isaac Kilmer be and is hereby
# licensed to solemnize marriages within this
# state so long as he shall continue such
# regular minister
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }  I hereby certify the fore-
# [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS }  going to be a true copy
# { Seal }  of the entry upon Record in
# the clerks office of the court of Common Pleas
# within and for said [[Richland County, Ohio|county of Richland]].  And
# I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal
# of said court of Common Pleas this 21st day
# of May 1835  Jared Irwin Clerk
# (Recorded August 29th 1835 )
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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Guernsey County, Ohio|Guernsey Co]] SS }  To all whom it may
# { Seal }
# concern  Be it known that a Court of Common
# Pleas held at and in the Court House in said County
# on the 25th day of March AD 1834  On motion &
# it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
# that Samuel Long is a regularly ordained
# Minister of the Gospel among the United Brethern
# It is ordered that a license be granted to him
# authorizing him to solemnize marriages
# within this state so long as he shall continue
# such regular minister   Know therefore Know
# ye that the said Samuel Long is hereby
# permitted and authorized to solemnize marriages


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# within the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] according to the laws
# thereof so long as he shall continue a regular
# ordained minister among the said United
# Brethren
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto
# set my hand and affixed the seal of said
# court at [[Cambridge, Ohio|Cambridge]] the 25th day of March
# AD 1834
# Moses Sarchet Clerk
# Horizontal line
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }  [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] Common
# [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS }  Pleas Nov. Term AD 1835
# On motion and it appearing
# that James Brewster is a regularly ordained
# minister of the gospel of the Denomination com-
# monly called Episcopal Methodist.  It is
# therefore ordered that a license be granted
# to the said James Brewster to Solemnize
# marriage within this state so long as he
# shall continue such regular minister
# Therefore the said James Brewster is
# hereby authorized to solemnize marriage
# within this state so long as he shall con-
# tinue such regular minister
# Witness the Ezra Dean President
# Judge of said court at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this
# 20th day of Nov. AD. 1835  _ __ have here-
# unto set the seal of said Court
# { Seal }   Jared Irwin clerk
# by Joseph B. Cairns Deputy

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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford County]] SS
# At a Court of Common Pleas begun &
# held at the Court House in the Town of [[Bucyrus, Ohio|Bucyrus]]
# in the [[Crawford County, Ohio|County of Crawford]] and [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] on
# the 31st day of August AD 1835 by the Asso-
# ciate Judges thereof The Reverend Henry Neible
# produced satisfactory evidence of his being a
# regularly ordained Minister of the Evangelical
# Church  It was thereupon ordered that the said
# Henry Neible have License to Solemnize marriages
# in this State agreeably to the laws thereof
# I Z. Rown clerk of the Court aforesaid do
# hereby certify the above to be truly copied
# from the Journals of said Court
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto 
# { Seal }  set my hand and the seal of
# said Court at [[Bucyrus, Ohio|Bucyrus]] this 15th
# day of Nov. AD 1835
# Z. Rown clerk
# Recorded Dec 29th 1835
#
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Highland County, Ohio|Highland County]] SS }
# Highland Common Pleas June (24th) Term 1834
# Whereas at said Court - the Rev'd Andrew Kuhn
# produced proof to the satisfaction of the Court that he
# is a regular ordained minister of the Gospel of the
# Lutheran Church
# It was therefore Ordered that he have
# a license to Solemnize marriage throughout this state
# These are therefore to license the
# said Andrew Kuhn to solemnize marriage throughout
# this State so long as he remains a regular preacher of
# the gospel of said Church.  In testimony whereof I
# Samuel Bell Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
# in and for said county have hereunto set my hand
# and affixed the seal of said Court this 24th day
# of June A.D. 1834
#
# Samuel Bell clerk
# {Seal }  H.C._.



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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] } SS Court of Com.
# Pleas Nov. Term
# AD. 1835
# Present at said Term The Hon. E. Dean President
# and Daniel J. Swinney Benjamin Jackson and
# Francis Andrews his Associates Judges of said
# Court At [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] Nov. 20th AD. 1835
# On motion by William McLaughlin Esqr and
# it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that
# Samuel Lynch is a regularly ordained minister
# of the Gospel of the Denomination commonly
# called Episcopal Methodist  It is therefore
# ordered that a license be granted to the said
# Samuel Lynch to Solemnize marriages so
# long as he shall continue such regular Minister
# I Jared Irwin Clerk of the C of Common
# Pleas aforesaid do certify that by
# these presents the said Samuel
# Lynch is legally authorized to solemnize
# marriages within the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] so long as
# he shall continue such regular minister of the
# Gospel as aforesaid
# In testimony whereof I have here-
# unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said
# Court this 20th day of November A.D. 1835
# Jared Irwin Clerk by
# Joseph B Cairns Dept.

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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula County]] SS }  Whereas at a Term of the Court
# { Seal } of Common Pleas in and for said
# county begun and held at [[Jefferson, Ohio|Jefferson]] on the 16th
# day of April Ad 1827  Nathaniel Reeder
# made satisfactory proof to said Court that he
# is a regular ordained minister of the
# Gospel of the Methodist Episcopal Church
# License is therefore hereby given to the said
# Nathaniel Reeder to solemnize marriages
# within said state so long as he shall
# continue in regular standing in said
# society agreeably to the Statute in such
# case made and provided.  In testimony
# whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
# have caused to be affixed the seal of our
# said Court at [[Jefferson, Ohio|Jefferson]] this 26th day of
# April AD 1827  Saml. Hendry Clerk
# Recorded Feb. 6th 1836
#
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Carroll County, Ohio|Carroll County]] SS } Be it remembered that at
# { Seal } a court of Common Pleas
# begun and held in the Town of [[Carrolton, Ohio|Carrolton]]
# in said county on the 17th day of April AD
# one thousand eight hundred and thirty
# three William Armstrong of said county
# exhibited said court satisfactory evidence
# of his being a regular ordained Minister
# of the Gospel in the Methodist Protestant
# Church  Whereupon on motion ordered by
# said court that the said William




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# Armstrong receive license to solemnize
# marriages throughout the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]
# Now therefore be it known that the
# said William Armstrong hath per-
# mission and by these presents is duly au-
# thorized and empowered to solemnize
# marriages throughout the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]
# so long as he shall continue a regular
# minister in the Church aforesaid
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto
# set my hand and the seal of said
# court at [[Carrollton, Ohio|Carrollton]] aforesaid this 20th
# day of April AD 1833
# Daniel McCook
# Clerk Pro Tempore
# recorded April 18th 1836
# blank line
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana County]] SS }  At a court of Common Pleas
# { Seal }  held at the court house in
# [[New Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]] within and for said
# county at the Sept. Term AD 1817 George Hoke
# produced to the court credentials of his being a
# regularly authorized minister of the Gospel in
# the German Baptist Society and requested license
# from said court to solemnize the marriage
# contracts  Whereupon the court being satisfied
# with the credentials produced do agreeable to
# authority vested in them authorize & License
# the said George Hoke to solemnize the marriage
# contract in conformity to the rules and res-
# trictions by law in such cases made and
# provided  In testimony that the foregoing
# is a true copy of the order granted in the case to which
# it alludes, I have hereunto set my name and
# affixed the seal of the court at [[New Lisbon, Ohio|New Lisbon]]

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# in the county aforesaid this 9th Sept.
# 1817  Horace Potter clk
# recorded 29th Oct. 1836
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS }  To all to whom these presents
# may come Greeting  Whereas at a Court of Com-
# mon Pleas at the Court House in [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]]
# in and for said county on the 24th day of May
# AD. 1830 the Reverend Samuel Hindman of
# said county produced satisfactory evidence of
# his having been ordained a minister of the
# Associate Presbyterian Church  It was ordered
# by the court that said Samuel Hindman
# receive a license to solemnize Marriages
# within this state agreeably to the laws in
# such case made and provided so long
# as he continues a minster of said Church
# Therefore know ye that the said Rev'd
# Samuel Hindman aforesaid hath permission
# and by these presents is fully authorized to
# solemnize marriages between any persons
# legally applying to him within this state
# { Seal }  In testimony whereof I have hereunto
# set my hand and affixed the seal of
# said court at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 9th
# day of Sept AD 1830  Elzey Hedges clerk
# recorded Nov 25th 1836 -
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] { September Term of the Court
# [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford County]] SS }  of Common Pleas of the county
# of [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]] AD. 1836
# The Rev'd Charles E. Van Voorhis having pro-
# duced satisfactory evidence to the court that
# he is a regular ordained minister of the 
# Gospel of the Church of Christ according to
# the rules and regulations of said Church
# is was ordered by said Court that he
# be licensed to solemnize Marriages in
# this state so long as he continues such
# minister in said church.  These are



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# therefore to authorize permit & License
# you the said Charles Edward Van Voorhis
# to Solemnize marriages as aforesaid
# { Seal }  In testimony whereof I have
# hereunto set my hand and seal
# of said court at [[Bucyrus, Ohio|Bucyrus]] this 12th day
# of Sept AD. 1836  Z. Rowse Clerk
# Recorded Dec 10th 1836
#
#
#
#
#
#
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking County]] SS }  Court of Common Pleas
# Double horizontal line
# { Seal }  By the Court on ap
# plication of James Porter of said County
# and he having exhibited to the Court
# satisfactory evidence credentials of his
# being a regular constituted Pastor of
# the Baptist association of the Church
# in Jesus Christ.  It is ordered that
# the said James Porter be authorized
# to solemnize marriages within this
# state according to the Statute in
# such case made and provided
# In testimony whereof I have here
# unto set my name and affixed the
# seal of said County this 23rd Day
# of February AD 1830 AH Coffee Clk




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# True Petty - [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] Petty
# 1822
# Skadrach Ruark - [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]] - 1822
# Wm Pardy - [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] - 1823
# Wm Rider - [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]] - 1823
# Jacob Fry - [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]] - 1823
# James Haney - [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland]] - 1823
# James Johnson - [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]] - 1824
# John Cram - [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison]] - 1824
# Henry Hosler - [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]] - 1825
# Abner Goff - [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]] - 1817
# James Murray - [[Preble County, Ohio|Preble]] - 1824
# Thomas Martin - [[Perry County, Ohio|Perry]] - 1825
# James McIntire - [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] - 1825
# John Crawford - [[Licking County, Ohio|Licking]] - 1826
# James C. Taylor - [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne]] - 1826
# John H De Dehoof - [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]] - 1826
# James Hoskinson - [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] - 1827

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# Pg 2
# John Jacob Fast - [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] - 1826
# Thomas Barr - [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]] - 1825
# Isaiah Paxon - [[Columbiana County, Ohio|Columbiana]] - 1828
# Rufus Freeman - [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne]] - 1828
# Henry O Sheldon - [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] - 1828
# John C Havens - [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne]] - 1828
# John W Harmon - [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] - 1828
# Wm S Hull - ? - [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas]] - 1824
# John Martin Henry - [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton]] - 1829 - Catholic
# Ansel Bernard - [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] - 1829 - M.E.
# Wm Cox - [[Muskingham County, Ohio|Muskingham]] - 1829 - Presbyterian
# Russel Bigelow - [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]] - 1818 - Methodist
# Jacob Sharp - [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]] - 1830 - Baptist Society
# Jacob Dixon - [[Hocking County, Ohio|Hocking]] - 1830 - M.E.
# John James - [[Highland County, Ohio|Highland]] - 1830 - M.E.
# James Johnston - [[Huron County, Ohio|Huron]] - 1830 - M.E.
# Jacob Bull - [[Holmes County, Ohio|Holmes]] - 1831 - UB

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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County]] SS }  To all whom these presents
# { Seal }  }  shall come Greeting
# Whereas at the November term
# 1832 of the court of Common Pleas of said county
# the Rev'd Moses Scott having produced creden-
# tials of his being a regular ordained Minister
# of the Gospel in the Methodist Protestant Church
# and evidence that he Officiates as such in said
# [[Belmont County, Ohio|Belmont County]] the said court did thereupon
# order that a license issue to him authorizing
# him to solemnize the rites of Matrimony accor-
# ding to the statute in such case made and
# provided.  Noe therefore be it known
# that the said Moses Scott is by these
# presents duly licensed and fully authorized
# to solemnize marriages within the state of
# [[Ohio|Ohio]] so long as he shall continue a regular
# minister of the Gospel in said Church
# between any and all persons legally applying
# to him for that purpose.
# In testimony whereof I John C Tallman
# Deputy clerk of the court of common pleas
# of said county have hereunto signed my
# name and affixed the seal of said court
# at [[St. Clairville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]] this 19th day of November
# 1832  Jn C. Tallman Deputy Clerk
# Horizontal line
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }  Court of Common Pleas
# [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] SS }  Oct Term 1834
# { Seal }  }  Be it remembered that
# now at October Term of said Court to wit on
# the 28th day of October in the year of our Lord
# 1834  The Rev'd Thomas Dunn comes into court
# and makes application for a license to solem-
# nize marriages in this state  And it appear-
# ing to the satisfaction of the court that the
# applicant is a regular ordained minis-
# ter of the Gospel of the Methodist Episcopal



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# church do order and direct that a license
# issue to the said Thomas Dunn to solem-
# nize marriages in this state so long as he
# continues a minister of the Gospel of said
# Church
# I John Frew Clerk of the court of Com-
# mon Pleas for said county certify the fore-
# going is truly copied from the records in
# my office  In testimony whereof I have here-
# unto  set my hand and seal of said county
# at [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] this 18th day of Nov. AD 1834
# Jn. Frew Clk
# Horizontal line
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }  Court of Common pleas Apl. Term 1835
# [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] SS  }  License to Solemnize marriages
# Be it remembered that now at the
# April Term of said Court of Common Pleas to wit - on
# the thirteenth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen
# hundred and thirty five -  The Rev'd Jacob Seidle comes
# into court and makes application for a license to
# solemnize marriages in this state.  And it appear-
# ing to the satisfaction of the court that said ap-
# plicant is a regular ordained minister of the Gospel
# in the Evangelical Duth Lutheran Church do
# order and direct that a license issue to the
# said Jacob Sidle to solemnize marriages in this
# state so long as he remains a regular minister
# of the Gospel in said Church
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton County]] SS }
# { Seal } I John Frew clerk of the court of Com-
# mon pleas for said county certify the foregoing
# to be a true copy from the records in my office
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
# & affixed the seal of my office at [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] this 24th day
# of April AD 1835.  John Frew clerk



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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }  Court of Common Pleas April
# [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] SS }  Term 1830
# Wednesday the 7th 1830
# The Reverend Nathaniel Cobb having produced to
# the court credentials of his being a regularly ordain-
# ed minister in the Presbyterian Church ; It is ordered
# by the court that a License issue to the said Rev'd
# Nathaniel Cobb authorizing to solemnize marriages
# within this State, in pursuance of the Act entitled
# "An act to regulate Marriages" passed January
# 6th 1824
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }  I D.D. Aiken clerk of the
# [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] SS } Court of Common Pleas for
# { Seal }  the said County do hereby
# certify that the foregoing is truly copied
# from the Journals of the Court
# In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my
# hand and affix the seal of said court at
# [[Chardon, Ohio|Chardon]] this 30th day of April AD. 1830
# DD. Aiken clk
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }
# [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]] SS }  Court of Common Pleas
# { Seal }  }  April term 1833
# On application to the court
# by the Rev. William Ross for a license to sol-
# emnize the rites of Matrimony in this state and
# the court being satisfied from the credentials
# produced that the said William Ross is a regular
# ordained Deacon in the Methodist Protestant
# Church and is authorized to Baptize and to
# assist in the Administration of the Lord supper
# The court do therefore order that a license
# issue to the said William Ross to Solemnize
# Marriages so long as he shall remain
# a Deacon in said church
# In testimony whereof I James English
# clerk of said court have hereunto set my
# hand and affixed the seal of my office at
# [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] the 6th day of April AD 1833
# James English Clerk


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# [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]] to wit }
# I Charles Binns clerk of the
# county court aforesaid in the Commonwealth of [[Virginia|Virginia]]
# Do hereby certify that the bearer here of Daniel Smith
# who appears by the affirmation John Schooly to have been
# born of free parents of a dark complexion, rather
# slender made a scar on the left cheek five feet nine
# and a half inches high about twenty eight years of
# age And in pursuance of the act of Assembly
# I have caused the said Daniel Smith to be entered
# in the Book of Registers of free people of colour
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
# { Seal } my hand and affixed my seal of Office
# this 9th day of August 1813 and in the 38 year of
# the C. wealth  C Binns clerk 
# Recorded Sept. 14th 1837 by order
# of John Sloane clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
# of [[Wayne County, Ohio|Wayne County, Ohio]]
# [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|Tuscarawas County]]  }
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] SS  }  To all whom it may con-
# cern
# Be it remembered
# that at a Court of Common Pleas for the said
# [[Tuscarawas County, Ohio|County of Tuscarawas]], begun and held at
# the Court house in [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] on the
# 11th day of April 1836  On motion and the Court
# being satisfied that the Rev. John Reck is a
# regular ordained preacher in the Evangelical
# Lutheran Church do order that a license
# issue to said John Reck to solemnize marriages within
# this state so long as he shall remain in regular
# Standing in said Church.  These are therefore to
# authorize and empower him the said John Reck
# to solemnize marriages within said [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]
# agreeably to the Statute in such case made & provided
# { Seal } In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
# my name and affix the seal of said Court at
# [[New Philadelphia, Ohio|New Philadelphia]] this 14th day of April
# AD. 1836  James W. English clk P.T.
# (Recorded Sept. 23rd 1837)


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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] SS } By order of the Court of
# Common Pleas of said Coun
# { Seal }  ty License is hereby given to
# the Reverend J.A. Woodruff to solemnize
# marriages pursuant to the Statute in
# such case made and provided.  In
# testimony whereof I hereunto set my
# hand and affix the seal of said Court
# at [[Chardon, Ohio|Chardon]] this tenth day of June AD
# 1834  D.D. Aikin Clerk
#
# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }  Be it remembered that at a Term
# [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]]  }  of the Court of Common Pleas
# { Seal }  begun and held at the Court house
# in the Town of [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] within and for the County of
# [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] on Monday the 27th day of Oct. in the year
# of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
# thirty four came Rev. George Smith and made
# application to said Court for a license to solemnize
# marriages in said state and proved to the satisfaction
# of the Court that he was a regularly ordained minister
# of the Gospel of the Methodist Episcopal Church
# Whereupon the Court ordered that a license issue
# to the said George Smith authorizing him to solem
# nize marriages.  Now therefore Know you ye that
# by virtue of the order aforesaid and of the Statute
# in such case made and provided the said George
# Smith is licensed to solemnize marriages within
# said State so long as he shall continue such
# regular minister.
# In testimony whereof I have
# hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
# of said court at [[Medina, Ohio|Medina]] this 31st of Oct AD. 1834
# Timothy Hudson clk
# Recorded Dec 22nd 1837


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# At a Court of Common Pleas begun
# and held at the court House in the town
# of [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] within and for the county
# of [[Stark County, Ohio|Stark]] and [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] on Mon
# day the 27th day of Nov 1837
# Present the Hon George W Belden
# President Judge and Eli Sowers
# Peter Loutzenhiser and Jacob Miller
# ___ Associate Judges Daniel Raffensperger
# Sheriff Harmon Stidger Clerk
# In the record and proceedings of said
# Court ___ and items have and held
# among other things are the following
# to wit
# On motion and with application
# to the satisfaction of the court that
# Basil Sohorb is a regularly ordained
# minister of the gospel of the denomi
# nation usually Roman Catholic Church
# It is ordered that a license be granted
# to him authorizing him to solemnize
# marriages within this state so long as
# he shall continues such regular minis
# ter  Therefore by virtue of the forego-
# ing order that said Basil Sohorb is autho
# rized to solemnize marriages within
# the [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] so long as he shall
# continue a regular minister of the
# Roman Catholic Church
# In testimony whereof I
# hereto subscribe my name and affix
# the seal of the court aforesaid at
# [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] in the county aforesaid this
# 5th day of Dec. AD 1837
# Thos Goodman Dept
# Clerk



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# The [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }  Court of Common pleas of said
# [[Seneca County, Ohio|Seneca County]] SS }  County 1835 to wit on the 22nd day
# of September AD 1835
# On motion and it appearing to the satisfaction of
# the court that Henry Whiteman of said county, is
# a regular ordained minister of the Gospel in the
# Methodist Episcopal Church  It is thereupon ordered
# by the court that a license be granted him author-
# izing him to solemnize marriages within the state
# so long as he shall continue such regular minister
# In testimony that the above and fore-
# { Seal } going order is truly copied from the Journal
# of said Court I have hereunto set my hand &
# affixed the seal of said court at [[Tiffin, Ohio|Tiffin]] in said
# [[Seneca County, Ohio|Seneca County]] this 24th day of Sept. AD. 1835
# Luther A Hall
# Clerk
# Recorded Jany. 24th 1835
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }
# [[Miami County, Ohio|Miami County]]  }  Court of Common Pleas
# of the term of March 1832
# Be it remembered that on 26th day of March
# AD 1832 Asaph Boutelle personally ap'd
# in open court and produced satisfactory evid-
# ence that he is a regular ordained Minister of
# the Gospel of the Presbyterian Church of the
# United States  It is ordered that the clerk
# issue a License to the said Asaph Boutelle
# authorizing him to solemnize mar-
# riages between persons applying to him
# therefore in this State so long as he con
# tinues such regular ordained Minister of
# the Gospel Thereupon be it known that
# said Asaph is hereby authorized to sol
# emnize marriages
# In testimony whereof I have here
# unto set my hand and affixed my seal
# of office at ___ 26 March 1832
# John G Telford Clk


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# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]] }  Be it remembered
# [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox Co]] SS }  that heretofore to wit
# at a court of Common Plea holden be
# fore the Hon Ezra Dean President Judge
# on the 5th day of Oct 1835
# On motion and it appearing to the 
# court David Gray is a regularly
# ordained Minister of the Gospel of the
# Methodist Episcopal Church  It is ordered
# that a license be granted to him author-
# izing him to solemnize marriages within
# this state as long as he shall continue
# such regular minister
# In testimony whereof
# I Alex Elliott clerk of said court have
# hereunto set my hand and affixed the
# seal of said court at the clerks office
# in [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]] on this 4th day of
# Nov 1835  Alex Elliott 
# Clerk
# [[Ohio|State of Ohio]]  }
# [[Richland County, Ohio|Richland County]] SS }  At a Court of Common Pleas held
# { Seal }  at [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] on the 13th day of
# May AD. 1834 before Ezra Dean President
# and Isaac Osbun, Benjamin Jackson and Daniel J.
# Swinney Associate Judges It appearing to the Court that
# John J. Kopp is a regularly ordained minister of the
# Gospel of the denomination usually called the Evan
# gelical Association.  It is ordered that a license
# be granted to him authorizing him to solemnize
# marriages within this state so long as he continues
# such minister.  Therefore you the said John
# J. Kopp is hereby authorized to solemnize the
# marriage relation between any persons legally
# applying to him within this state as aforesaid
# In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
# my hand & affixed the seal of said at
# [[Mansfield, Ohio|Mansfield]] this 13th May AD 1834
# Elzey Hedges
# clerk



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