Recent conversations on FaceBook comments regarding Olena Haner (1903-1996) led me to choose for this week the marriage record between Olena and her second husband Victor Harris Culbertson (1895-1960). Olena was my father's mother, my paternal grandmother.
This marriage was the second for both Olena and Vic. There would be no children of this marriage, in fact there is no known offspring for Vic, but once he married Olena, he gained her family of four children and a whole passel of grandchildren. Olena had become a widow, in 1931, when her husband Alfred M. Johnson died and she raised their children as a single parent.
Vic's first marriage in 1922 was to Onzolene "Lennie" R. Racicot, the daughter of Antoine Racicot and Ellen Fadden. Vic and Lennie's marriage ended in divorce sometime before November, 1940.
Vic's mother and siblings lived in Seattle, and likely after the divorce from Lennie, Vic would settle in Seattle, perhaps drawn there because of family. He was employed as a commercial artist,
It is thought that Vic and Olena became acquainted while at work and would soon marry. A few years ago, after some research, I came across this record on FamilySearch.org (provided by the LDS church) and I was able to satisfy my curiosity about when Vic and Olena married. Now I want to share this document with you.
This is a fill-in-the-blanks form. I have tried to highlight the added information by showing it in bold, italics font and colored in blue. My comments are surrounded in square-brackets [ ].
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| IMAGE: Marriage Certificate for Victor Harris Culbertson and Olena Marie Johnson, 13 September 1943. [1] |
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No. 21603
469 [rubber stamped]
Marriage Certificate
STATE OF WASHINGTON }
County of Thurston. } ss.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, that the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace
by authority of a License bearing date the 13th day of September A.D. 1943 and issued by the County Auditor of the County of Thurston, did on the 13th day of September A.D. 1943 at Olympia in the County and State aforesaid, join IN LAWFUL WEDLOCK
Victor Harris Culbertson, of the County of King, of the state of Washington and Olena Marie Johnson, of the County of King, of the state of Washington with their mutual assent, in the presence of W.J. McIntyre and Mrs. Blanche Dye witnesses.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness the signatures of the parties to said ceremony, the witnesses and myself, this 13th day of September, A.D. 1943.
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WITNESSES
W J McIntyre
Mrs Blanche Dye
PARTIES
Victor H. Culbertson
Male
Olena M. Johnson
Female
OFFICIATING CLERGYMAN OR
OFFICER
Van R. Hinkle
P.O. Address Olympia,
Washington
Filed Sept 13, 1943 Paul Paulk
County Clerk
By [blank] Deputy
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The person performing the ceremony must fill out and file this Certificate within 30 days thereafter, with the County Clerk of the County wherein the ceremony is performed; under penalty of a fine of not less than $25.00 or more than $300.00. The County Clerk's Fee for filing was paid at the time the license was issued.
THE OLYMPIAN
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Source:
I was curious about the location and witnesses that are named on this certificate. I wasn't able to find a W. J. McIntyre that I had confidence in reporting here to you. I did find Mrs. Blanche Dye, née Edna Blanche Miller, in the 1940 U.S. Census, living in Olympia with her husband Moffitt Dye. The Moffitt's history before and after 1943 was definitely Olympia.
It is possible that there was no connection or relationship between the newly married couple and their witnesses. Perhaps this was an elopement, the witnesses being someone who was at the courthouse for other business.
I also don't know why Olympia, Washington was chosen; to my knowledge, is not known as a Gretna Green-like destination, but I could be wrong.
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. It also gives me a better opportunity to share the document with you.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a good day and a great week.
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. It also gives me a better opportunity to share the document with you.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a good day and a great week.
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