Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Wedding Wednesday: Marriage License: Johnson / Penn (1912)

The following marriage license was an exhibit in a 1913 chancery suit in Prince William County.


MARRIAGE LICENSE

Virginia Prince William County to wit:

To any Person Licensed to Celebrate Marriages:

You are hereby authorized to join together in the Holy State of Matrimony, according to the rites and ceremonies of your Church, or religious denomination, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,

James L. Johnson and Gertrude A. Penn

Given under my hand, as Clerk of the Circuit Court of Prince Wm. Co. this 19th day of September 1912

J. E. Herrell  - Clerk


Time of Marriage, September 19, 1912
Place of Marriage, Manassas, VA
Full Name of Parties Married, James Linwood Johnson & Gertrude A. Penn
Race (white or colored), Colored
Age of Husband, 21 years
Age of Wife, 22 years
Condition of Husband, Single
Condition of Wife, Single
Place of Husband's Birth, Washington, DC
Place of Wife's Birth, Washington, DC
Place of Husband's Residence, Washington, DC 
Place of Wife's Residence, Washington, DC
Names of Husband's Parents, Jas. L. and Maria Johnson
Names of Wife's Parents, Chas. R. and Belle Penn
Occupation of Husband, Electrician

Given under my hand this 19 day of September 1912

J. E. Herrell - Clerk


Certificate of Time and Place of Marriage

I., M. D. Williams, a minister of the regular Baptist church or religious order of that name, do certify that on the 19th day of September 1912 at his Father's house under authority of the above License, I united in Marriage the persons named and described therein.

Given under my hand this 19 day of Sept. 1912.

Elder M. D. Williams





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