St. Louis (City), Missouri Marriage - Nathaniel J. Douglas & Viola Harris - African American Application No. 116891 For License to Marry. State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} ss. I, NATHANIEL J. DOUGLAS of 2714 WASH STR and State of MO desiring to procure a license to marry MISS VIOLA HARRIS of 4366 ST. FERDINAND AVE. and State of MO do hereby solemnly swear that I am of the age of 25 years; that I am single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage; and I, VIOLA HARRIS, the person above named, do hereby solemnly swear that I am of the age of 20 years, and that I am single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage. (See subjoined statute.) [Signature of Male] NATHANIEL J. DOUGLAS [Signature of Female] VIOLA HARRIS Subscribed and sworn to before me the 16 day of JANY 1905. PAUL YOUNG, JR. (rubber stamp) - Recorder. PAUL YOUNG, SR. - Marriage License Clerk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Act of The General Assembly. Certain Marriages Prohibited. - All marriages between parents and children, including grand-parents and grand-children of every degree; between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews, first cousins, white persons and negroes, are prohibited and declared absolutely void; and this prohibition shall apply to illegitimate as well as legitimate children and relatives. (R.S.1879,3265) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Marriage License of the Recorder of Deeds St. Louis No. 116891 State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} S.S. This License authorizes and Judge, Justice of the Peace, Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel or other person authorized under the laws of this State, to solemnize Marriage between NATHANIEL J. DOUGLAS of the City of St. Louis and State of Missouri, who is OVER the age of twenty-one years and MISS VIOLA HARRIS of the City of St. Louis and State of Missouri, who is OVER 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 15 day of JANY, 1905 PAUL YOUNG, JR. - Recorder. PAUL YOUNG, SR. - Clerk. ****************************************************************************** ***************** State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} S.S. This is to certify that the undersigned, a MINISTER OF GOSPEL did, in said City and State, on the 16TH day of JANUARY A.D. 1905 unite in marriage the above named persons. W. D. COOK PASTOR ST. PAUL AME CHURCH 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 ====================================================================