Tucked away in my Mentzer notebook is a photocopy of the marriage license for John M. Williams and Clara E. Mentzer. Although I likely obtained this photocopy from the Woodson County Clerk of Court, the original record is also available on the FamilySearch website.
Woodson County Kansas
Marriage Records, v. G 1901-19?
Film 4665195
image 719 of 845State of Kansas
Woodson County SS
In the Probate Court of said County and State
John W Williams, who now here makes application for Marriage License addressed to any person
authorized by law to join in marriage the said John W Williams
aged 24 years and Clara E. Mentzer aged 20 years being by me
first duly sworn, doth say thatAnd that they the said John W Williams and Clara E Mentzer
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 of the whole blood, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew, nor first cousins — and that there exists
no legal impediment to said marriage.
J W Williams
In Testimony Whereof, I the undersigned, Judge of th Probate court in and for Woodson County, and
ex-officio Clerk thereof, have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at my office,
this 2 day of April A.D. 1903
J. A. Gregory Probate JudgeState of Kansas
County of Woodson
Office of Probate Judge of said County
Be it remembered, that on the 2 day of April A.D. 1903, there was issued from the
office of said Probate Judge, a Marriage License, of which the following is a true copy:
Marriage License
No. 22
Woodson County, State of Kansas, April 2 A.D. 1903
To any person authorized by law to perform the Marriage Ceremony, Greeting:
You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage John W. Williams of Yates Center
aged 24 years, and Clara E. Mentzer of Yates Center
aged 20 years, and of this License you will make due return to my office within thirty days.
J. A. Gregory Probate Judge
And which said Marriage License was afterwards, to wit, on the 4 day of APirl A.dD. 1903
returned to said Probate Judge, with the following certificate endorsed thereon, to wit:
State of Kansas, County of Woodson, ss.
I, A. M. Bailey do hereby certify that in accordance with the authorization of the within Licenses,
I did, on the 2 day of April A.D. 1903, at Yates Center
in said County, join and unite in Marriage the within named John W Williams
and Clara E Mentzer
Witness My Hand and seal this day and year above written
C W Bailey
Ministry of ME Church
Attest: J A Gregery Probate Judge
