St. Louis (City), Missouri Marriage - Bessie V. Douglass & Thomas A. Craig - African American Application No. 172444 For License to Marry. State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} ss. We, THOMAS A. CRAIG of 3216 PINE Street of ST. LOUIS and MISS BESSIE V. DOUGLASS of 3450 LAWTON Avenue of ST. LOUIS desiring to procure a license to marry each other, do hereby solemnly swear that we are of the ages 24 years, and 21 years, respectively; that we are both single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage. [Signature of Male] THOMAS A. CRAIG [Signature of Female] BESSIE V. DOUGLASS Subscribed and sworn to before me the 15TH day of MAY 1912. CHAS. T. JOY - Recorder. M. J. CULLIMON - ASST. Marriage License Clerk. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Marriage License Office of Recorder of Deeds State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} S.S. This License authorizes any Judge of a Court of Record, Justice of the Peace, or Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel who is a citizen of the United States, to solemnize marriage between Mr. THOMAS A. CRAIG of ST. LOUIS State of MO who is OVER the age of twenty-one years and MISS BESSIE V. DOUGLASS of ST. LOUIS State of MO who is (Blank) the age of eighteen years. Witness my hand as Recorder, with the seal of office hereto affixed, at my office in the City of St. Louis, the 15TH day of MAY 1912 CHAS. T. JOY - Recorder. M. J. CULLIMON - ASST. Marriage License Clerk. ****************************************************************************** ***************** State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} S.S. This is to certify that the undersigned, a MINISTER OF GOSPEL did, at ST. LOUIS in the State of Missouri, on the 15TH day of MAY 1912, unite in marriage the above named persons. P. W. DUNAVANT RES 2749 WALNUT ST. Submitter's notes: Capitalized information is what was filled in on the standardized forms. ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: S. Wilkins ====================================================================