Marriage of Gelpi, Frank and Knight, Claudia 10-10-1896 Submitted by Helen Kenderick July 2001 Source Louisiana State Archives v19; p400 ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ This is to Certify, That it appears from the Records of this office, that on this day, to-wit: the Nineteenth of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and the 96 and the one hundredth and 21 of the Independence of the United State of America (Oct 19, 1896) was registered a marriage, celebrated in the City of New Orleans, La., by Rev. M. Brewster on the 10 day of Oct 1896 between Frank Gelpi (23 years,) a native of N. O., La. son of Gerome Gelpi and Catherine U. Boucher and Miss Claudia Knight, (19 years,) a native of St. Mary La. daughter of Alcide C. Knight and Lucy A. Evins. The celebration of the marriage was performed in the presence of the witnesses Jules Dejerlais, E. G. Everard, Clare Knight. The License was issued on the 7 day of October 1896 by Hon P. H. Lanauze, Dy. Recorder, Births Marriages and Deaths in the presence of the witnesses C. G. Everard, Jules Dejerlais. License Returned and Filed, Book No. [ * ] Folio [ * ]. Note:[ * ]-Could not read the numbers. Note: Jules Dejerlais could be Dejarlais