Amanuensis Monday - Marriage Certificate for Alfred M. Johnson and Olena M. Haner

Dear FOLKS,

Today I am pleased to present my paternal grandparent's marriage certificate.  This ceremony occurred in 1923. I was surprised, but pleased to learn that a woman was the Justice of the Peace that married them. I learned that the first woman to be a justice of the peace in the United States was Esther Hobart Morris, from South Pass City, Wyoming began her tenure in 1870. [1]

The witnesses, Hans F. Johnson (1901-1985) was Alfred's youngest brother and Mrs. Hans Johnson was his wife, Clara Mathilda Eskelson (1902-1988). Hans and Clara were newly weds, being married on 11 November 1922.

I love it when one of the documents we learn about is colorful as this one was. The color adds a lot more interest.

IMAGE: Scan of original Marriage Certificate
for Alfred M. Johnson and Olena M. Haner;
who were married on 15 April 1923.

This document is the center page in a wedding memory book. This center page is a "fill-in the blanks" form with handwritten entries. I have transcribed the handwritten entries in red. Any of my comments are surrounded in square brackets [ ]. Other pages of this memory book contain no added information. Included forms for the bridal party, the guests pages, etc. are blank.

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   This Certifies

That on the Fifteenth day of
April in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred Twenty-three
  At Douglas, North Dakota
Mr. Alfred M. Johnson
  of Douglas, N.D. and
Miss Olena M. Haner
  of Douglas, North Dakota

WERE BY ME UNITED IN

Holy Matrimony

According to the ordinance of God and the Laws of 
North Dakota

Mrs.Hans Johnson
Hans F. Johnson.  Witnesses.
[signed] Mrs. L. G. Drumater
          Justice of the Peace
          Officiating

What therefore God hath joined together
  Let no man put asunder. St. Mathew 19-6

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Source:

 1.) Wikipedia Contributors, "Esther Hobart Morris," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org : accessed 11 November 2016).

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," and to capture all aspects of the paper in hand.

Wishing you a good day and a great week. I am glad you stopped by today.

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