Richmond F. Hammond’s Marriage Records

1867 – Married Sarah Ralston

Knox County Illinois
County Clerk
Galesburg, IL 61401

Marriage License: 7081

The People of the state of Illinois
To any regular minister of the Gospel, authorized to Marry by the
Church or Society to which he belongs; any Justice of the Supreme Court ; any
Judge of any Inferior Court ; any Justice of the Peace ; You are hereby licensed
and Permitted to Celebrate and Certify the Rights of Marriage between
Mr. Richmond F. Hammond
and
Miss Sarah E Ralston
and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.
[aft] filed
Witness, James [J.] Egan, Clerk of the County
Court of Knox County, State of Illinois, and the
Seal of said County being hereto affixed at the City
of Knoxvile, this 31st day of
December A.D., 1866
James J Egan Clerk

State of Illinois
Knox County

I hereby certify, that on thie first day of
January A.D. 1867 I joined in the Holy State of Matrimony,
Richmond F Hammond and Miss srah E Ralston
according tot he usual customs and Laws of Illinoies
Given under my hand and Seal this fourth day of January
A.D. 1867
Benj T Warell
Minister of the Gospel

State of Illinois
Count of Knox
Filed: January 5, 1867
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
the Marriage Record of the persons named above and that this recod wsa
established and filed in my office in accordance with the provisions of
the Illinois Statutes relating to the registration of marriages.

Dated: March 4, 1982
[Joanne] Tabb
Knox County Clerk
Galesburg, IL 61401
(seal)

1897 – Married Mary E Myers

Ford County Kansas

Marriage Affidavit

State of Kansas, Ford County, ss:

In the Probate Court of said County and State.
R. F. Hammond who now here makes application for Marriage License,
addressed to any person authorized by law to join in marriage R. F. Hammond
of Dodge City, aged 56 years, and Mary E. Myers
of Dodge City, aged 38 years, being by me first duly sworn, doth say that they
have the unqualified consent of their parents to their marriage, and that neither of said parties have been divorced by the
decree of any Court within six months las past.
And that they, the said R. F. Hammond and Mary E. Meyers
are not related to each other in the degrees prohibited by law, to-wit: Parent and child, grand-parent and grand-child of
any degree, brother and sister of either the one-half or the whole blood, uncle or niece, aunt or nephew, nor first cousins and
that there exists no illegal impediment to said marriage.

R.F. Hammond

In Testimony Whereof, I the undersigned, Judge of the Probate Court, in and for
Ford County, and Ex-officio Clerk thereof, have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office, this
5th day of November A.D. 1897

W N. Harper

Ford County, Kansas

Marriage License
State of Kansas, Ford County, November 5th A.D. 1897

To any person authorized by law to perform the Marriage Ceremony, Greeting
You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage
R. F. Hammond of Dodge City, aged 56 years
and Mary E Myers of Dodge City, aged 38 years
and of this license you will make due return to my office within thirty days
W. N. Harper Probate Judge

State of Kansas, Ford County, ss:
I, Judge W. N. Harper do hereby certify, that n accordance with the authorization
of the within License, I did on the Seventh day of November A.D. 1897
at Dodge City in said County, join and unite in Marriage the above named
R. F. Hammond and Mary E. Myers.
Witness my hand and seal the day and year above written.
W. N. Harper
Probate Judge

1906 – married Mrs. Mary Grim

Edwards County Kansas
County Clerk
Kinsley, KS

page 82
32675

State of Kansas, Edwards County
Office of the Probate Judge of said county.
Be it remembered, that on the 20th day of October A.D. 1906, there was
issued form the office of said Probate Judge a marriage license, of which the following is a true copy:
Marriage License

Edwards County, State of Kansas, Kinsley, October 19th A.D. 1906
To any person authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony, greeting:
You are hereby authorized to join in marriage R. F. Hammond
of Dodge City, Kansas aged 65 years and Mrs. Mary Grim
of Dodge City, Kansas aged 46 years and of this license you will make due return to my office
within thirty days.
Seal F C. Blanchard Probate Judge

And which said Marriage license was afterwards to-wit: on the 29th day of October
A.D. 1906, returned to said Probate Judge, with the following Certificate endorsed thereon, to wit:
State of Kansas, Edwards County, SS.
I, the undersigned, a Probate Judge of Kinsley in said County, do hereby certify that in accordance with the authorization of the
within license, I did on the 19th day of October A.D. 1906, at Kinsley
in said County, join and unite in marriage the within named R. F. Hammond
and Mrs. Mary Grim
Witness my hand and seal he day and year above written.
F. C. Blanchard
Probate Judge
Attest: F. C. Blanchard, Probate Judge