Today's Amanuensis project is to transcribe the marriage certificate issued to Gordon Alfred Johnson (1928-2001) and Evelyn Margaret Plute (1927-2012). Gordon was my uncle, my father's brother. It is fun to share Uncle Gordon and Aunt Evelyn's marriage record with you today.
The marriage certificate is a fill-in-the-blanks form. I will show the information that was added to the blank form in blue, bold, italics. My comments will be surrounded by square-brackets [ ].
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| IMAGE: Marriage Certificate #136259 for Gordon Johnson and Evelyn Plute from the Washington State Digital Archives |
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VOL 165 PAGE 360 [stamped]
STATE OF WASHINGTON,}
County of King } SS.
Series A 136259 [numbers are stamped]
THIS CERTIFIES, that the undersigned a Justice of the Peace by authority of a License bearing the 13th day of March A.D. 1947 and issued by the County Auditor of the County of King, did on the 14th day of March A.D. 1947, at the 10:30 PM at 13532-52nd So County and State aforesaid, join in LAWFUL WEDLOCK Gordon Johnson of the County of King and Evelyn Plute of the County of King with their mutual assent, in the presence of William Johnson and Marilyn Johnson witnesses.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness the signatures of the parties to said ceremony, the witnesses and myself, this 14th day of March A. D. 1947.
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WITNESS:
William Johnson
Marilyn Johnson
PARTIES:
Gordon Johnson
MALE
Evelyn Plute
FEMALE
OFFICIATING CLERGYMAN OR OFFICER:
Tom N. Penn
Justice of the Peace [stamped]
P.O. ADDRESS 13532-52nd So
WASHINGTON.
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Filed _____ 19 __
FILED
1947 APR 7 AM 8 56 [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 Gordon Johnson and Evelyn Plute, 14 March 1947, Certificate A-136259, volume 165, page 360.
In addition to Gordon and Evelyn, the witnesses to this ceremony were, William Johnson (1930-2010) and Marilyn Johnson (1928-2006), husband and wife. The witnesses were my parents.
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 flowers," and to capture all aspects of the paper in hand. It also gives me a better opportunity to share the document with you.
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