Here it is Monday and time for another transcription project. This week I had another document come dropping into my lap, sort of speaking... I recently have been working to clean up my database and in particular, I was looking at Alice Delilah Haner's entry and Ancestry said, "Hey, here is another record for Alice!" and I just had to take a look. Alice was my paternal grandmother, Olena Marie Haner's younger sister. Alice was my grand aunt or many would say, my great aunt. The terms grand aunt and grand uncle are losing favor in current times.
I know that some of my faithful readers are descendants of Alice. As a surprise to them, I decided to share Alice and hubby Oscar Spanswick's marriage certificate.
I have noticed that Oscar's last name has been spelled or typed incorrectly. The index transcribers interpreted the typing as Spanawick and they repeated that same spelling on Oscar's father's name found later on the form too.
A fun thing to note is that apparently, their witnesses to the ceremony were Anna Spanswick and David V. Spanswick. Anna Spanswick would likely be Oscar's mother and David V. Spanswick, Oscar's older brother.
All together we have four family signatures included in this fill-in-the-blanks form. They all appear to be written by the stated individual. It is a nice surprise that bride, Alice D. Haner; groom, Oscar Spanswick, and witnesses Anna Spanswick and David V. Spanswick each wrote their names.
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| IMAGE: 1936 Iowa State Marriage certificate for Oscar Spanswick and Alice D. Haner, #G43-106 From Ancestry.com [1] |
While transcribing, I'll place the added information in bold, italic, red font and my comments will be surrounded by square brackets [ ].
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Iowa Official Form No. 143-b (Revised May, 1925)
This return is to be made to the Clerk of the District Court within fifteen days by person solemnizing marriage.
Sec. 10439, Code 1924
IOWA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
G43-106 [hand stamped]
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RETURN OF A MARRIAGE TO THE CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT
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1. Full name of GROOM Oscar Spanawick [sic]
2. Place of Residence Logan, Iowa.
3. Occupation Farming
4. Age next birthday 28 years. Color white Nationality American
5. Place of Birth Logan, Iowa.
6. Father's name Valentine Spanawick [sic]
7. Mother's maiden name Anna Haner
8. Number of groom's marriage 1st
Maiden name if a widow [blank]
9. Full name of BRIDE Alice D. Haner
10. Place of residence Logan, Iowa.
11. Age next birthday 22 years. Color white Nationality American
12. Place of Birth Douglas, No. Dak.
13. Father's name Warren Haner
14. Mother's maiden name Anna Ostrom
15. Number of bride's marriage 1st
16. Witnesses to marriage Anna Spanswick
David V. Spanswick
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N.B.—At Nos. 8 and 15 state whether 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, etc. marriage of each. At 16 give names of subscribing witnesses to the marriage certificate. If no subscribing witnesses, give names of two persons who witnessed the ceremony.
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Sept. 26th, 1936
We hereby certify that the information above given is correct, to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Oscar Spanswick Groom
Alice D. Haner Bride
PUNCHED [hand stamped]
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I hereby certify that the above is a correct return of a marriage solemnized by me, on this 26 day of
Sept. 1936 } Jim Davis
At Logan, Iowa. } Justice of the Peace.
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That was FUN! Another document that wanted to be found. Hope you too enjoyed it and that your Monday has started your week off just right. Take care and thanks!
Source:
1.) "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940," database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 November 2017), for Oscar Spanawick [Spanswick] and Alice D. Haner, 1936; citing microfilm record group 048, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923-1937, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.
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.
Thank you for stopping by today to learn of yet another document I am proud to share with you. Hope your week starts off well.
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