Amanuensis Monday - Marriage Certificate for William Johnson and Marilyn Brown

Dear FOLKS,

Here it is the beginning of a new work week for many people and I want to start this week off by transcribing a document that is important to my family research.

Amanuensis Monday is a weekly blog theme that was started by John Newmark, the author of TransylvanianDutch blog. John defines Amanuensis as "A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another." I also appreciate the good work and format examples of San Diego genealogist Randy Seaver of the blog Genea-musings. Thanks guys.

Transcribing helps me to learn what a document contains. I have learned over time that I have a tendency to "skim" over an item; a bad trait for a researcher who needs to learn even the smallest details documented records contain. Transcribing helps me to slow down and "smell the roses."

The document I am transcribing today is the Marriage Certificate for William R. Johnson (1930-2010) and Marilyn E. Brown (1928-2006), my parents. As the certificate shows, they were married on 24 January 1946 in Seattle, Washington. As many know, after my siblings and I were pretty much grown, Bill and Marilyn would divorce. I was pleased to come across this document within the database with images provided by the Secretary of State at the Washington Digital State Archives website. It is a good place to find most marriage records that occurred in Washington state. For King County the collection extends from 1855 to present.

This is a form filled out primarily by handwritten information. I will present the handwritten information in bold-italics to help provide clarity. Fields that are left blank on the original will also be left blank on the transcription. My comments will show with square brackets [ ].

IMAGE: Microfilm copy of  Marriage Certificate of
William R. Johnson and Marilyn E. Brown marrying
on 24 January 1946. From the family history files
of Darlene Steffens.[1]

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VOL 149 PAGE 598 [stamped]
     [in vol. 149, the nine is hand written over a stamped zero]

STATE OF WASHINGTON }
County of King      } SS.

Marriage Certificate

Series A 122415 [numbers are stamped]

    THIS CERTIFIES, that the undersigned a Baptist minister by authority of a license bearing the 24th day of January A. D. 1946 and issued by the County Auditor of the County of King, did on the 24th day of January A. D. 1946, at the Columbia Baptist Church County and State aforesaid, join in LAWFUL WEDLOCK William R. Johnson of the County of King and Marilyn E. Brown of the County of King with their mutual assent, in the presence of W. P. Campbell and Marjorie Campbell witnesses.

     IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness the signatures of the parties to said ceremony, the witnesses and myself, this 24th day of January A. D. 1946.

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WITNESS:
   WP Campbell
   Marjorie Campbell

PARTIES:
   W.R. Johnson
          MALE
   Marilyn E. Brown
          FEMALE

OFFICIATING CLERGYMAN OR OFFICER:
   Dwight S. Dodson
   Columbia Baptist Church
 P.O. ADDRESS 5045 Bowen Place
   Seattle 8 WASHINGTON.

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Filed FILED
  1946 JAN 28 AM 10 03 [stamped]
  NORMAN R. RIDDELL CLERK [stamped]
  KING COUNTY WASH [stamped]

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   This Certificate must be filled out and filed with the County Clerk of the County where the ceremony is performed, within 30 days after the ceremony. --See Chapter 172, Laws of Washington of 1927.

   The County Clerk's Fee for recording this Certificate is One Dollar, to be paid by the party applying for the license at the time each license is issued. --Pierce's Code, Sec. 3713.

   Failure to make and deliver Certificate to the County Clerk within 30 days is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $300.00--See Pierce's Code, Sec. 3714.

NOTE--THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF THE COUNTY WHERE CEREMONY IS PERFORMED.

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Source:

1.) King County, Washington, "King County Marriage Records, 1855-Present" database and images, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, (http://digitalarchives.wa.gov :    accessed 20 February 2013). Entry for William R. Johnson and Marilyn E. Brown, 24 January 1946, Certificate A-122415, volume 149, page 598.

In addition to Bill and Marilyn, the witnesses to this ceremony were Woodrow P. Campbell (1918-2006) and Marjorie V. (Brown) Campbell (1919-2005). Marjorie was Marilyn's sister and Woodrow was Marjorie's husband.

I hope you enjoyed today's post and that your week has started off pleasant. Thank you for joining me here.

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