Marriage License, Albert Hodges & Sarah Jane Mellington Ford 
County Illinois

STATE OF ILLINOIS,   }           The People of the State of Illinois
                     } ss        To any Person Legally authorized to
FORD COUNTY,         }           Solemnize Marriage--Greeting:


Between Mr. Albert Hodges of Wall Township in the County of Ford 
and State of Illinois of the age of 22 years, and Miss Sarah Jane 
Mellington of Dix Township in the County of Ford and State of 
Illinois, of the age of 16 years.

Witness, Merton Dunlap, County Clerk, and the seal of said 
County, at his office in Paxton, in said County, this 29th 
day of October A.D. 1883

                         signed by Merton Dunlap County Clerk

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             RETURN OF A MARRIAGE TO COUNTY CLERK

1.  Full Name of GROOM,  Albert Ross Sullivan
2.  Place of Residence,  Melvin Wall Township
3.  Occupation,  Farmer
4.  Age next Birthday, 23 years, Color, White, Race White
5.  Place of Birth,  La Salle County, Illinois
6.  Father's Name,  Dewitt Hodges
7.  Mather's Maiden Name, Mary Hitchcock (actually Sarah or Sary)
8.  Number of Groom's Marriage, first
9.  Full Name of BRIDE,  Sarah Jane Mellington
    Maiden Name, if a Widow,
10. Place of Residence,  Eliot, Dix Township
11. Age next Birthday, 17 years.  Color, White Race, White
12. Place of Birth,  LaSalle County, Illinois
13. Father's Name,  Moses Mellington
14. Mather's Maiden Name, Susan Avery
15. No. of Bride's Marriage,  first
16. Married at Eliot in the County of Ford and State of Illinois, 
the 11th day of November 1883.
17. Witnesses to Marriage, W.D. Bond & K Dueringer??

We Hereby Certify that the information above given is correct, to
the best of our knowledge and belief.

                    Signed by:  Albert R Hodges         [Groom]
                                Sarah Jane Mellington   [Bride]


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STATE OF ILLINOIS,}
FORD COUNTY,      }ss.  I, Henry Duering a Minister of the
Gospel hereby certify that Mr. Albert R Hodges and Miss Sarah
Jane Mellington were united in Marriage by me at Eliot in the 
County of Ford and State of Illinois, on the 11th day of 
November A.D. 1883

                         signed by: Rev H. Dueringer
                                    M.E. Church

 
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