Transcription of Religious Societies, Part 2, Pages 51-75
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- State of Ohio } Clerk Office
- Wayne County SS } Elyria Dec 13 1836
- { Seal } }
- } License is hereby gran
- ted to the Rev Richard Waite Minister
- of the Gospel of the Baptist Denomina
- tion to solemnize marriages in this
- State as long as he shall continue such
- regular minister In pursuance
- of the Statute in such case made
- and provided and of an order of court
- of common Pleas of said county
- At Nov Term whereof AD 1836
- In testimony whereof I, E H Leo
- Leonard Clerk of said hereto set my
- hand and seal of said court
- E H Leonard Clk
- State of Ohio Tuscarawas County
- Court of Common Pleas October
- Twelve AD 1833 The Rev D Alexander
- Biddle makes application for a license to
- solemnize marriages And the court be
- ing Satisfied that he is a regular ordain
- ed preacher of the gospel among the United
- Brethren in Christ It is therefor ordered
- that a license issue to the said Al
- exander Biddle to solemnize mar
- riages within the State of Ohio so long
- as he remains in good standing in
- said society In testimony whereof
- I hereunto set my hand and affix
- the seal of said court at New
- Philad this 26 Oct 1833
- James W English Clk
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- State of Ohio }
- Lorain CoY SS } Clerk Office
- Elyria Jany. 25 1837
- License is hereby granted to the
- Rev Ebenezer Payne a regularly or
- dained Minister of the gospel of the
- denomination usually called Protes
- tant Methodist to Solemnize Mar
- riages in this State so long as he
- shall continue such regular Minister
- in pursuance of an order of the
- Court of Common Pleas of said
- County at the November Term
- thereof AD 1836 and of the Statute
- in such cases made and provided
- In testimony whereof I, E H Leonard
- Clerk of said Court hereto subscribe
- my name and affix the seal of said
- Court the day & year aforesaid
- E H Leonard Clk
- Recorded 25th
- May 1838 JSloane
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- State of Ohio }
- Tuscarawas County SS } October Term AD 1836
- on motion and it
- appearing to the satisfaction of the
- Courts that Wesley C Clark is a
- regular ordained Minister of the
- Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal
- Church. It is ordered that a license
- be granted to him authorizing him
- to solemnize marriages within
- the State of Ohio so long as he
- shall continue such regular
- Minister. These are therefore
- to authorize and empower
- you the said Westley C Clark
- to Solemnize Marriages in said
- State agreeably to the Statute in
- such case made and provided
- so long as you shall remain
- such regular Minister in such
- Church
- In Testimony whereof I hereunto
- set my name and affix
- the seal of said Court at
- New Philadelphia this seventh
- day of November Anno Domini
- one thousand eight hundred
- and thirty six
- James W English
- Recorded June Clerk
- 14th 1838
- Saml L Lorah
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- The State of Ohio Stark County SS }
- I John Myers
- Clerk of the court of common Pleas within and
- for said County of Stark do hereby certify
- that at the November Term of said Court begun
- and held at the court house in Canton on the
- third day of November eighteen hundred &
- thirty four the Court having been satisfied
- that George Slusser is a regular ordained
- Minister of the Reformed Church it was then
- and there ordered by the said Court that the
- said George Slusser should receive a
- license authorizing him to solemnize
- marriages within the State of Ohio so long as
- continue such regular Minister which he
- is hereby granted to him accordingly
- In Testimony whereoff I hereto subscribe
- my name and affix the seal of said court
- of Common Pleas at Canton the third day of
- November AD 1834. Jno Myers ClK
- Recorded June 22nd 1838
- Saml. L Lorah Clk ___
- State of Ohio }
- Trumbull County SS }
- In Court of Common Pleas
- April Term AD 1835
- In pursuance of the order of said Court
- permission is hereby given to John Struble a
- regular minister of the Gospel called "The
- United Brethren of Christ to solemnize
- Marriages within the State of Ohio so long
- as he remains such minister and resides
- within said State
- In Testimony whereoff I
- have here unto set my hand and the Seal
- of said Court at Warren this 20th day of
- August in the year of our Lord one thousand
- eight hundred & thirty five ~
- Geo. Parsons Clerk
- By Geo. Parsons Jr. deputy
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- The State of Ohio. Fairfield County SS
- To all whom this presents shall
- come greeting
- Know ye that at a court of Common
- Pleas began and held at Lancaster in the
- County aforesaid on the 16th day of March
- AD 1836. It being made to appear to the
- satisfaction of the court that Absalom
- B. Shaeffer was a regularly ordained
- Minister of the Gospel in the Evangelical
- Association. It was therefore ordered
- that License to Solemnize Marriages
- within the State of Ohio, be granted to
- the said Absalom B Shaeffer so long
- as he shall continue in regular standing
- as a Minister in said Church.
- These are therefore to license
- and permit the said Absalom B. Shaeffer
- to Solemnize Marriages by virtue of
- the pursuances aforesaid.
- Given under my
- hand and official Seal at Lancaster
- aforesaid this 216th day of March AD
- 1836 & of the of Ohio the 35th
- M.Z. Kreider Clerk
- Recorded June 27th
- AD 1838
- S. L. Lorah Clk Pro Tem
- The State of Ohio Stark County SS
- To the Reverend
- Michael McAleen of Canton in said County
- Greeting ~ By virtue of an order of the
- Court of Common Pleas within & for the said
- County of Stark made on the 9th day of Decr.
- AD. 1837 you are hereby licensed to solemnn
- ize marriages within the State of Ohio so long
- as you continue a regular minister of the
- Roman Catholic Church. In Testimony where off
- I hereunto Subscribe my name & affix the seal
- of said Court at Canton in said County
- of Stark the 11th day of December AD 1837
- Thos Goodman Dpy Clk
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- The State of Licking County SS
- Court Com. Pleas Oct. Term 1835
- Rev Samuel B. Swain
- having this day
- produced in Court satisfactory credentials
- of his being a regular ordained minister
- of the Baptist Church. It is therefore
- ordered by the Court that the said
- Samuel B. Swain be and he is hereby
- authorized to Solemnize marriages
- within this State according to the rites of
- said Church so long as he shall continue
- such regular ordained minister of the
- Gospel according to the Statute in such case
- made and provided".
- I do hereby certify the
- foregoing to be correctly copied from the
- minutes of said court. I testimony
- whereoff I have hereunto set my
- hand and affixed the seal of
- { Seal } said court at Newark this 5th
- day of November AD. 1836
- A.H. Caffee Clk
- The State of Ohio Holmes County SS
- To all to whom these Presents come Greeting
- Know ye that at the Term of the court of
- Common Pleas begun and held at the Court House
- in Millersburg within and for said County of Hol
- mes on monday the first day of May AD. 1837.
- Present as Judges the Honl Ezra Dean President
- of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Ohio and the Honl.
- Seth Hunt Thomas Ligget and Samuel Culbertson
- his Associates in and for the County of Holmes
- aforesaid. On motion and it appearing to
- satisfaction of the Court that George Gordon
- was a regular ordained minister of the Gospel
- of the Denomination usually called Presbyterian &
- it was ordered that a License be granted to
- him authorizing him to solemnize marriages
- within this State so long as he should continue
- a regular Minister in said Church. Therefore
- he the said George Gordon is hereby authorized
- and Licensed to Solemnize marriages between those
- applying to him for that purpose within said
- State of Ohio and who by the Laws of said
- State may be legally joined in marriage
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- so long as he shall remain a regular minister
- in said Church
- In Testimony of the above I herto
- Sign my name and affix the Seal
- { Seal } of said Court at Millersburg
- the 12th day of May AD. 1837
- R.K. Enos Clerk
- State of Ohio } Be it remembered that at
- Wood County } a session of the Judges of the
- { Seal } } Court of Common Pleas of said
- County. Continued and held at
- the Court house in the Town of Perrysburg on
- the twenty seventh day of April in the year
- of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
- and thirty three. on application the Court
- being satisfied upon examination of the
- Credentials of Elnathan C Gavitt that he
- is a regular ordained minister of the Meth=
- =odist Episcopal Church officiating in this
- County. Whereupon it is ordered that the Clerk
- of said Court grant a licence to the said
- Elnathan C Gavit to Solemnize Marriages in
- Conformity with the provisions of the Statute
- Now therefore be it known that licence
- is hereby granted in conformity to the above
- order, under such regulations as are pre=
- =scribed by law. In testimony whereof I
- have hereunto set my hand and affixed
- the seal of said Court at the Court house
- in Perrysburg aforesaid }
- the day and year first above written } Jno. WEBB Clerk Pro Tem
- W.C. Plens
- The State of Ohio, Columbiana County SS.
- Court of Common Pleas
- Be it remembered that at the November
- Term A.D. 1835 of said Court. The Revd
- Jno. R Williams having produced
- credentials of his being a regular ordained
- Minister of the Baptist Church and
- has charge of a congregation in siad
- County. He is therefore authorized to
- Solemnize marriages in said State
- so long as he continues a minister
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- of said church.
- Witness my signature and the seal
- { Seal } of said court at my office in
- New Lisbon in said Court the
- 24th Dec. 1835. Charles L Coffin Clk
- By J ____ Coffin depty
- recorded Nov 22 1838 Saml L Lorah clk
- State of Ohio } Pursuant to an order of
- Logan County SS } the court of Common Pleas
- in an for said county. at
- a term of said Court commencing on the
- 2d day of Nov. A.D. 1835. License is hereby
- granted to the Reverend James Wheeler a
- Minister of he Gospel of the Methodist order
- to solemnize marriages within the state
- aforesaid, in pursuance of the Statute
- in such case made and provided.
- { Seal } Om testimony whereof I here=
- =unto set my hand and
- affix the seal of said Court at
- Elyria the seventh day of November
- A.D. 1835. E. H. Leonard clerk
- Recorded Dec 7th 1838 Saml L Lorah clerk
- State of Ohio Jefferson County SS
- { Seal } At a Court of Common Pleas
- begun and held at Steubenville
- within and for said County of Jefferson on
- Monday the sixteenth day of November AD 1829
- George Lucey having appeared in open Court
- and having proved to the satisfaction of the
- Court that he was a regularly ordained
- Minister of the Gospel in the Christian
- Church and that he now officiates as such
- within said Court it is ordered that he be
- Licensed to Solemnize marriages within this
- State so long as he shall continue a regular
- ordained Minister in said Church
- In Testimony that the foregoing proceedings
- was had in said Court as above set forth
- I Humphrey H. Leavitt Clerk Protem of said
- Court at Steubenville this 21st day of November
- AD. 1829
- H. H. Leavitt Clk
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- State of Ohio } I David Gibbs Clerk
- Huron County SS } of the Court of Common
- Pleas in & for said
- County, do certify that at the Nov=
- =ember Term of said Court AD 1836
- License was granted to Ishial Porter
- (a minister of the gospel of the Meth
- =odist Denomination in regular
- standing, to solemnize Marriages
- in this state so long as he continues
- in such regular standing
- Given under my hand and
- official seal at Norwalk this
- 22 day of November A.D. 1836
- D. Gibbs Clk H.C.oP.
- recorded Dec 29th 1838
- S.L. Lorah clk
- The State of Ohio }
- Medina County SS } Be it remembered
- { Seal } } that at the October Term
- of the Court of Common
- Pleas of said County AD 1835 came Alm
- on B Green and made his application to
- said Court for a License to solemnize
- marriages within said State and it app
- earing to the satisfaction of said Court
- that he is a regularly Ordained Minister
- of the Gospel of the Denomination called
- Disciples whereupon it was ordered that
- a License be granted to the said Almon
- B. Green Authorizing him to Solemnize
- marriages so long as he shall continue such
- regular minister Now therefore Know
- ye that the said Almon B. Green is author
- ized to Solemnize marriages within said
- State agreeably to the Order of said County
- and in Conformity with the Statute Law of
- said State in such case made and provided
- In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
- my hand and affixed the Seal of said
- Court at Medina this 27th day of
- October AD 1835 Tim Hudson Clerk
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- At a Court of Common Pleas, begun and
- held at New Philadelphia within and for the
- County of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio
- on the sixth day of November in the year of
- our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty
- seven There present
- The Hon George W. Belden Prest Judge
- Peter Williams } Esq
- Reasin Pritchard } Associate
- Israel S Lappin } Judges
- In the records of the proceedings of the said
- Court then and there had were the following
- to wit.
- On motion and it appearing to the
- satisfaction of the Court, that William J
- Shelly is a regular ordained minister of the
- gospel of the denomination usually called
- United Brethren. It is ordered that a
- license be granted to him authorizing him
- to solemnize marriages within their State
- so long as he shall continue such regular
- minister, which is hereby done accordingly.
- In testimony that the foregoing is truly
- taken and copied from the Journal of
- the proceedings of said Court, I hereto
- set my hand and affix the seal of said
- Court at New Philadelphia the 14th day of Nov
- =ember A.D. 1837 John English Dept. Clerk
- Recorded May 6th A.D. 1839
- Sam'l L. Lorah clk
- The State of Ohio}
- Medina County SS } Be it remembered that at the
- { Seal } } Term of the Court of Common
- Pleas within and for the County of
- Medina begun and held on the 31st day of October AD
- 1837 And in Pursuance of an order of the said Cou
- rt License is hereby granted to Charles Thomas
- of the Episcopal Methodist Church to Solemnize marr
- iages within this State so long as he shall continue
- such regularly ordained Minister
- In Testimony Whereof I hereunto sign my
- name and affix the Seal of said Court this 9th
- day of November AD 1837
- William N Pardee Clk Protem
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- The State of Ohio }
- Ashtabula County SS } Court of Common Pleas
- { Seal } November Term Anno
- Domini 1836 - Pursuant
- to an order of this court, License is
- hereby given to the Reverend Charles
- Morton a minister of the Gospel of
- the Baptist denomination to Solemnize
- Marriages within the state aforesaid
- pursuant to the statute in such cases
- made and provided.
- Given under my hand and
- the seal of the said Court, at Jefferson
- the ninth day of November Anno Domini
- 1836 -
- Saml Hendry Clerk
- At a Court of Common Pleas begun
- and held at the court house in the
- town of Canton within and for the
- County of Stark and State of Ohio, on
- Monday the tenth day of August in
- the year of our Lord one thousand eight
- hundred and thirty five. Among
- the record of the proceedings of said
- Court was the following to wit:
- On motion, and it appearing
- to the satisfaction of the Court that Elias
- Stayner is a regularly ordained minister
- of the Gospel of the denomination usualy
- called Evangelical Church. It is ordered
- that a license be granted to him author-
- =izing him to Solemnize marriages within
- this State, so long as he shall continue
- such regular minister, And thereupon
- the said Elias Stayner is hereby licensed
- accordingly -
- { Seal } In testimony that the foregoing
- is truly taken from the record of the pro=
- =ceedings of said Court, I hereunto
- set my hand and affix the Seal of said
- Court of Common Pleas this tenth day of
- August eighteen hundred and thirty five
- Jno Myers clerk
- Com. Pleas Stark Co
- Ohio
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- The State of Ohio Crawford County SS }
- I, Z. Rowse Clerk of the Court of Comm-
- =on Pleas of the County of Crawford
- aforesaid, do hereby certify that at
- the July Term AD. 1838 of the Court of
- Common Pleas of said County, George
- Lagear having made satisfactory proof
- that he was a regularly ordained
- Minister of the Gospel of the Evangelical
- Association in North America it was
- ordered by said Court that he be
- licensed to solemnize marriages in this
- State so long as he continues such
- Minister in such Church.
- In testimony whereof I have
- here unto set my hand and the seal
- of said Court this 20th day of July A.D.
- 1838 Z. Rowse Clerk
- The State of Ohio Crawford County SS }
- I, Z. Rowse Clerk of the Court of Common
- Pleas of the County of Crawford aforesaid
- do hereby certify that at the March Term AD.
- 1834 of the Court aforesaid, Harrison Jones
- produced to the satisfaction of the Court proof
- that he is a regular ordained Minister of the
- Gospel of the Church of Christ, that he was
- regularly ordained as such according to
- the rules of said Church and makes
- application to this Court for a license to
- Solemnize marriages in this State. And
- the Court being satisfied of the same, do
- order that he be licensed to Solemnize
- marriages within this State so long as he shall
- continue a regular minister in such
- Society or Church: These are therefore
- to license and permit said Harrison Jones
- to Solemnize marriages as aforesaid
- In testimony whereof I have
- hereunto set my hand and the Common Pleas
- seal, at Bucyrus this 31st day of March A.D
- 1834 - Z Rowse Clerk C.Co
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- At a Court of Common Pleas begun and
- held at the Court House in the Town of Can
- ton within and for the County of Stark and
- State of Ohio on Monday the ninth day of
- September Eighteen hundred and thirty nine
- Among other proceedings then and there had
- was the following to wit
- On Motion to the Court and it appearing
- to the satisfaction of the Court that James
- B. Hoffman is a regularly ordained Minister
- of the gospel of the denomination usually
- called "Lutheran Church" It is ordered that
- a License be granted him authorizing him
- to Solemnize marriages within the State
- So long as he shall continue such regular
- Minister
- In Testimony that the foregoing
- is truly taken from the minutes of
- { Seal } the proceedings of said Court I here
- to subscribe my name and affix the
- Seal of our said Court of Common Pleas this
- 11th day of September AD 1839
- Harmon Stidger Clerk
- By James P. Brown Dpty
- State of Ohio Wayne County SS
- { Seal } Be it Remembered that at the
- March Term of the Court of Common Pleas of
- said County AD 1836 came Elder Solomon Dimock
- and made application for License to Solemnize
- marriages and it appearing to the satisfaction of
- the court that the said Solomon Dimock is a
- regularly ordained minister of the Gospel of the
- denomination usually called Babtests
- It is ordered that a License be granted to him
- to solemnize marriages within the said State
- of Ohio so long as he shall continue such regular
- minister. Now therefore Know ye that by
- virtue of the proceedings aforesaid and of the
- statute Law of said State in such cases made
- and provided License is hereby granted to the said
- Solomon Dimock to solemnize marriages within
- said State so long as he shall continue such
- regular minister as aforesaid
- In Testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name
- and affix the Seal of said Court at Medina
- this 4th day of April AD 1836
- Timo Hudson clerk
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- To all persons to whom there presents shall
- come Greeting
- { Seal } Be it remembered Known
- that at a Term of the Court of
- Common Pleas Begun and held on Monday
- the twenty third day of September A.D. 1839 -
- within and for the County of Medina and
- State of Ohio. It was proved to the satisfact
- =ion of the Court that John Mitchell is
- a regularly ordained minister of the
- Gospel of the Methadist Episcopal Church
- in Regular Standing. Whereupon It is
- ordered that a license be Granted to said
- John Mitchell to solemnize marriages
- within the State of Ohio so long as he shall
- remain such Regularly ordained Minister
- Now therefore License to the said John
- Mitchell is hereby granted to Solemnize
- Marriage within the State of Ohio
- according to the Statute in such case
- Made and provied.
- In testimony Whereof I
- hereunto set my hand and affix
- the seal of our Court of Common Pleas
- aforesaid at Medina this 25th day of
- September 1839 -
- Attest William N. Pardee clerk
- com pleas
- Recorded Apl 7th 1840 -
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- The State of Ohio }
- Richland County SS } Be it Remembered that at
- the November Term of the Court of Common
- Pleas of said County for AD 1839 came the
- Revd. Robert Bamford and produced his
- credentials of being a Minister of Methodist
- Episcopal church in regular standing and
- made his application to said Court for a
- License to Solemnize marriages within said
- State Whereupon it was ordered that a Lic
- ense be granted to said Robert Bamford
- to Solemnize marriages within said State
- so long as he contunues a Minister in regular
- standing in said State
- Now therefore Know ye that the said Robert
- Bamford is hereby Licensed to Solemnize
- Marriages as aforesaid agreeable to the
- order of said Court and in conformity
- with the Statute in such case made and
- provided
- In Testimony Whereof I have
- { Seal } hereunto set my name and aff
- ixed the Seal of our said Court
- at Mansfield this 5th day of November
- AD 1839 E.W. Lake Clerk
- State of Ohio }
- Richland County SS } At a court of Common pleas
- began and held at the Court House in said
- County on the 21st day of Nov AD 1836
- among other things on motion and it appearing
- to the satisfaction of the Court that Solomon
- Ritz is a regularly ordained minister of the Gospel
- of the Denomination usually called Evengelical
- Lutheran it was therefore ordered that
- the said Solomon Ritz be Licensed to
- Solemnize Marriages within this state so long
- as he continues such regular minister and
- he is hereby authorized to Solemnize marriages
- within the State of Ohio accordingly.
- Witness my signature and the seal of our said
- Court at Mansfield this 26th day of November
- AD 1836 Jared Irwin Clerk
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- The State of Ohio }
- Stark County } At a court of common
- Pleas begun and held at
- the Court House in the town of Canton within
- and for the County of Stark and State of Ohio
- on Monday the 25th day of March A.D. 1840
- were present
- The Hon Gorge W Beldon president Judg
- Eli Lowers Peter Loutzenheiser & Jacob Miller
- Esquires Associate Judges
- Daniel Raffensperger Esq Shff, and Harman
- Stidger Clerk in the record of proceedings
- then and there had among other things
- was the following to wit
- On motion and it appearing to the satis=
- =faction of the court that J.G. Van Valkenburg=
- =burg is a regularly ordained minister of the
- Gospel of the Denomination usually
- called Zoar Babtist Church It is ordered
- that license be granted him authorising
- him to solemnize marriages within this state
- so long as he shall continue such regular
- minister
- In testimony that the foregoing
- { Seal } is truly copied from the Journal
- of said Court I here to subscri=
- =be my name and affix the seal
- of said of Common Pleas at Canton
- this 28th day of March A.D. 1840
- Harman Stidger Clerk
- At a Court of Common Pleas begun and
- held at the Court House in the Town of
- Canton within and for the County of Stark
- and State of Ohio on Monday the first day
- of August eighteen hundred & thirty six
- in the record and proceedings of said Court
- then and there had among other things are
- the following to wit
- On motion and it appearing to the satis
- faction of the Court that Daniel Crantz
- is a regularly ordained minister of the
- Gospel of the Denomination usually called
- Lutheran Church It is ordered that a
- license be granted to him to Solemnize marr
- iages within this State so long as he shall
- continue such regular minister
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- Therefore by virtue of the foregoing order
- License is hereby granted to said Daniel
- Crantz to Solemnize marriages within the
- State of Ohio so long as he shall continue
- such regular minister
- In Testimony that the foreg
- oing is truly taken from the
- { Seal } record & proceedings of said
- Court I hereto subscribe
- my name and affix the seal of said Court
- this 2d day of August AD 1836
- Harman Stidger Clerk
- Recorded 17th June AD 1840
- The State of Ohio Crawford County SS
- I Z Rouse Clerk of the Court
- of Common Pleas of the County
- { Seal } aforesaid do hereby certify that
- at the June Term AD 1839 of said
- Court it having been made to appear that
- Peter Weist of Pickaway County in the State
- of Ohio is a regular ordained Elder of the
- Preachers Conference of the Evangelical
- Association of North America and in good
- standing in said church it was ordered that
- said Peter Weist have a license to solemn
- ize marriages in said State so long as he
- continues such minister in said Church
- In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto sett
- my hand and the Seal of said Court this
- 25th day of June AD 1839
- Z Rouse Clerk
- Com Pleas Crawford County
- Recorded 2d October AD 1840
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- At a Court of of Common Pleas begun and
- held at the Court House in the Town of
- Mansfield within and for the County of
- Richland & State of Ohio on the eleventh
- day of August in the year of our Lord
- one thousand eight hundred & forty
- Present the Honl Ezra Dean President
- Judge of said Court & daniel J. Swinney
- Frances Andrews & Jesse Edgington Esqrs his
- Associate Judges. Among other things the
- following proceedings were had to wit
- On motion and it appearing to
- the satisfaction of the Court from the evi
- dence of Henry Nees that Jacob Fry is a
- regularly ordained Minister of the Gospel
- of the denomination usually called "The
- Evangelical Association in North America"
- It is therefore Ordered that a License be
- granted him Authorizing him to Solemnize
- Marriages within this State so long as he
- shall continue such regularly ordained
- minister of the Gospel
- The State of Ohio
- Richland County SS } I Barnabas Burns
- { Seal } Deputy clerk of the Court
- of Common Pleas within & for the County of
- Richland & State of Ohio do herby certify
- the foregoing order to be taken and truly
- copied from the records of said Court
- In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
- my Signature & affixed the Seal of said Court
- at Mansfield this 15th August AD 1840
- Barnabus Burns Dpty clk
- R.C. Ohio
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- The State of Ohio Fairfield County SS
- At a Court of Common Pleas holden at
- Lancaster in and for the county aforesaid
- on the sixth day of August AD 1830
- The credentials of George Mottinger is
- introduced in Court. Whereby it appears to
- the Court that the said George was a regu
- lar ordained Minister of the Evangelical
- Union church. It is ordered by the Court
- that the said George Mattinger be Licensed
- to Solemnize Marriages in this State between
- persons legally applying to him for that
- purpose within the State aforesaid
- during his continuance as a Minister
- in said Church
- In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set
- my hand & Seal of said Court at Lanc
- aster in said County this day & year afores
- aid Hugh Boyle Clk
- State of Ohio, Seneca County SS }
- Court of Common Pleas of
- said County at there May Term there of
- to wit on the 13th day of May AD 1840
- Albert S Bissel }
- License to Marry } on motion and
- it appearing that Albert S Bissel is
- a regularly ordained minister of the
- Gospel of the Denomination usually
- called Methodist. 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
- { Seal } In testimony that the above is
- truly coppied from the Journal of said
- Court, I have hereunto set my hand &
- affixed the seal of said Court this 13th day
- of May AD 1840 Luther A Hall Clerk
- By John Elder Deputy Clerk
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- The State of Ohio } I David Gibbs Clerk
- Huron County SS } of the Court of Common
- { Seal } Pleas in & for said county
- do certify that at the term
- of November A.D. 1837 of said Court Thomas
- Barkdull Elder in the Methodist Episcopal
- Church was licensed to Solemnize marriage
- in this State so long as he continues in regul
- ar standing
- Given under my hand & the Seal
- of said Court at Norwalk this 20th day
- of November AD 1837
- D. Gibbs Clk H.C.P.
- The State of Ohio Fairfield County SS
- { Seal } To all to whom these Presents shall come
- greeting
- Whereas at the February Term of the Court
- of Common Pleas of the County of Fairfield
- aforesaid Samuel Baumgartner produced
- satisfactory testimonials to the Court of his being
- a regularly ordained minister of the Gospel
- of the denomination usually call the
- Evangelical Association it was ordered
- that a License be granted to him author
- izing him to Solemnize marriages within
- this State so long as he shall continue such
- regular minister
- These are therefore to license
- & permit the said Samuel Baumgartner to
- Solemnize marriages within the State of
- Ohio so long as he shall continue a regular
- minister on the said Evangelical Association
- Given under my hand & Seal of Office
- at Lancaster in the county aforesaid this
- 28th day of February AD 1835
- M Z Kreider Clerk F.C.P.
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- The State of Ohio }
- Medina County SS } To all persons to whom
- these presents shall come
- { Seal } Greetings
- Be it Known that at a Term of the
- Court of Common Pleas within and
- for the County of Medina & State of
- Ohio begun and held on the 4th day of
- March AD 1839 License was granted
- to William S. Bishop a Minister of
- the Gospel of the Gospel of the Babtest
- denomination to solemnize marriages
- within the State of Ohio so long as he
- shall continue such regular Minister
- In Testimony whereof I hereunto
- subscribe my name & affix the Seal of
- said Court this 14th day of March
- A.D. 1839
- William N Pardee Clk
- The State of Ohio } Court of Common Pleas
- Wayne County SS } November Term A.D.
- { Seal } 1819
- On application ordered
- by the Court that David Chuh have license
- to solemnize Marriages agreeable to the Statute
- in such cases made and provided and
- by virtue of the order aforesaid the above
- named David Chuh is hereby author
- ized to solemnize marriages agreeable
- to law aforesaid.
- Given under my hand
- and seal of said County this 10th day
- of November in the year of our Lord
- one thousand eight-hundred & nineteen
- Winn Winship Clk
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- The State of Ohio } Court of Common
- Erie County SS } Pleas November Term
- { Seal } AD 1839
- Be remembered that at the November
- Term of the Court of Common Pleas AD 1839
- of the county of Erie the aforesaid license was
- granted to the Rev. James S. Saxby a
- Minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Epis
- copal church in regular standing to solemn
- ize marriages according to law so long as
- he continues in such regular standing
- In Testimony whereof I have hereunto subs
- cribed my name and affixed the Seal of said
- Court at the Courthouse in Sandusky City
- this 15th day of November AD 1839
- Rice Harper Clerk ECP
- The State of Ohio }
- Meigs County SS } To all to whom these
- presents come Greeting:
- Know Ye that at a Court of Common
- Pleas held in and for the said County of
- Meigs. On motion of N. Hamlin Esq.
- he having presented satisfactory evidence
- that Rev. Phillip Wareham is a regular
- ordained Minister of the Methodist
- Episcopal Church. Ordered that
- he receive a license authorizing him
- to celebrate the rite of Matrimony in
- this state so long as he shall continue
- a regular Minister in said church
- Now therefore Be it Known that
- the said Rev. Philip Wareham is duly
- authorized to join in marriage any
- persons in this state legally applying to
- him for that purpose so long as he shall
- continue in regular standing a Minister
- in said church. In testimony where
- of I have hereunto set my
- hand and affix the seal of said
- Court the twenty fourth day
- of October AD 1833 and of our
- our state the 31st
- M. Bosworth Clerk
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- The State of Ohio Medina County SS
- To all persons to whom these presents
- { Seal } shall come Know Ye
- That at the March Term of the Court of
- Common Pleas within and for the county license
- was granted to William Moody a regularly
- ordained Minister of the Gospel of the denom
- ination called “disciples” to solemnize Marr
- iages within the State of Ohio so long as he shall
- remain such regular ordained minister
- In pursuance to the Statute in such case
- Made and provided In Testimony Whereof
- I have hereunto set my name and affixed the
- Seal of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid
- at Medina this 3d day of March AD 1840
- Attest William N Pardee Clerk
- The State of Ohio Coshocton County SS
- { Seal } I Alexander McGowan
- Clerk of the Court of Common
- Pleas of said County, hereby certify
- that on the 20th day of October AD 1841
- Stephen C Steward was by the said
- Court duly authorized to solemnize
- Marriages in the State of Ohio. These
- are therefore to authorize the said
- Stephen C Steward to solemnize
- Marriages within the State of Ohio so
- long as he continues to be a regular
- ordained Minister of the Church
- of the “United Brethren of Christ”
- In testimony whereof I have
- hereunto set my name and affixed
- the seal of said Court at Coshocton
- This 20th day of October 1841.
- A. McGowan Clerk
- The State of Ohio Crawford County SS
- { Seal } I Z Ronze Clerk of the Court
- of Common Pleas of the County of Craw
- ford aforesaid do hereby certify that
- at the April Term AD 1839 of the Court
- of Common Pleas of said County the
- following order was entered on
- The Journals of said Court to wit:
- “This day came Joseph Cameron
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- And having produced proof satisfactory
- to the court that he is a regular ordained
- Deacon in the Methodist Protestant Church
- of the Pittsburgh Annual conference a
- part of which is in this state and makes
- application to this court for License to
- solemnize marriages within this state
- which is granted so long as he continues
- Such Deacon in such a church
- In testimony whereof I have
- Hereunto set my hand and the seal
- of said Court this 12th day of April
- Ad 1839. Z Ronze Clerk
- Recorded Decr 24th 1841-
- The State of Ohio }
- Allan County SS } To all to whom
- these presents show
- come Greeting. Know Ye that at
- a court of Common Pleas begun and
- held at the Court house in Lima
- on the twentieth day of October A.D.
- 1836. The Reverend James A. Kellam
- produced to the Court credentials
- of his being a regular ordained
- Minister of the Denomination usually
- called the Methodist Episcopal
- Church and thereupon the Court
- duly License the said James A
- Kellam to solemnize Marriages
- within this state so long as he shall
- continue such regular Minister.
- { Seal } in testimony where of I have
- hereunto set my hand and
- affixed my seal of office at Lima
- This twenty eighth day of October
- A.D. One thousand eight hundred
- and thirty six -
- John Ward Clerk
- Recorded Decr 24th 1841
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- The State of Ohio }
- Miami County SS } Court of Common
- Pleas of the Term of
- October in the year of our Lord one Thou
- =sand Eight hundred and thirty three
- It appearing to the satisfaction of this
- Court that the Rev. Jesse Prior is a regu
- -lar ordained Deacon in the Methodist
- Episcopal Church of the United States
- of America and that he officiates as such
- In this County. The court on motion
- License & authorize the said Jesse
- Prior to solemnize marriages between
- all persons legally applying to him
- therefore in this State so long as he
- continues such regular ordained
- Deacon in said Church.
- { Seal } In testimony whereof I have
- hereunto set my hand & affixed
- the seal of our Court of Common
- Pleas at Troy this 28th day of October
- A.D. 1833 - John G. Telford Clerk
- Recorded Jan 18, 1842 -
- The State of Ohio Stark County SS
- Be it remembered that at a Court of
- Common Pleas begun and held at the Cou
- rt house in the town of Canton within and for
- the State of Ohio on Monday, June 18th 1838 it app
- earing to the satisfaction of the Court that Emanuel
- Logue is a regularly ordained & constituted Teaching
- Elder of the church usually denominated the church
- of God. 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
- ordained Teaching Elder. Therefore by virtue of
- the order aforesaid the said Emanuel Logue is
- hereby authorized to solemnize marriages within
- this state according to the statute in such case
- made and provided.
- Witness my signature and the Seal
- of our said Court of Common Pleas this 20th
- day of July 1838
- Harmon Stidger Clerk
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