Marriage License: Issued January 18, 1887, Jackson county, Illinois Marriage Certificate and License on file in Murphysboro, Jackson county, Illinois court. Marriage License for Minor (Mary Kordt, "age of 16, next birthday" with parents approval) on file. Marriage Return for the Illinois State Board of Health, to the County Clerk's Office (Jackson County), states: Name of Groom: MATHIAS SORGMANN Place of Residence: Murphysboro Occupation: Miner Age Next Birthday: 30 years; Color: White; Race: German Place of Birth: Plachoel Stein---(?unclear), Austria Father's Name: VINCENT SORGMANN Mother's Maiden name: JULIANA COSHUTUIC(?unclear) Number of Groom's Marriage: First Full Name of Bride: MARY KORDT maiden Name, if a Widow, ---------- Place of Residence: Mount Carbon Age Next Birthday: 16 years; Color: White; Race: German Place of Birth: Essen, Province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia Father's Name: WILLIAM KORDT Mother's Maiden Name: CATARINA BRAUNKAMP(?)/BRAUNKAUF Number of Bride's Marriage: First Married At: Murphysboro in the County of Jackson and State of Illinois, the first day of February, 1887 Witnesses to Marriage: HENRY BORGSMILLER & LIZZIE BORGERS (?) Celebrant: FEDERICH BERGMANN, Rector of St. Andrew's, Murphysboro --------------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. --------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Souhrada