Richard and Welch Marriage, Acadia Parish, LA Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Darlene Wyatt Griffin, May 2004 (darlene-1952@sbcglobal.net). ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Source: Acadia Parish Courthouse, Marriage License Number 9006 Date: October 30, 1918 Page 1. Marriage License State of Louisiana Parish of Acadia To Any Minister of the Gospel of the Parish of Acadia--Greeting: You are hereby authorized and empowered to unite in the bonds of matrimony, according to law and established rules, Mr. Marvin Wesley Richard and Miss Cynthia Ollie Welch, both of Acadia Ph., La. And when you shall have done so, that you make duplicate acts of the celebration thereof, signed by yourself and three witnesses, as required by law, one of which acts shall be returned within thirty days to the office of the Clerk of Court in and for the parish of Acadia, together with this license. Given under my hand and seal of office, as Deputy Clerk of Court, in and for the Parish of Acadia, the 28 day of October 1918. F. M. Fontenot Dy. Clerk III. Marriage Certificate State of Louisiana Parish of Acadia This is to certify that, I Rev. W. M. McGehee pastor of Baptist Church have this day, the 30th day of October A.D. 1918, united in the holy bonds of matrimony, with Mr. Marvin Westley Richard and Miss Cynthia Ollie Welch in the presence of the undersigned witnesses. Parties Marvin Wesley Richard Cynthier Welch Witnesses: Jake Fortner [Middle Witness is too light to read, might have Hector in it] S. A. Going Rev. W. M. McGehee