St. Louis (City), Missouri Marriage - George Washington & Helen Flowers - African American Application No. 74648 For License to Marry. State of Missouri, City of St. Louis} ss. I, GEORGE WASHINGTON of 5 S. 21ST and State of MO desiring to procure a license to marry MISS HELEN FLOWERS of 2616 RANDOLPH and State of MO do hereby solemnly swear that I am of the age of 26 years; that I am single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage; and I, MISS HELEN FLOWERS, the person above named, do hereby solemnly swear that I am of the age of 18 years, and that I am single and unmarried, and may lawfully contract and be joined in marriage. (See subjoined statute.) [Signature of Male] GEO WASHINGTON [Signature of Female] HELEN FLOWERS Subscribed and sworn to before me the 12 day of MARCH 1898. J. D. DEITERING 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 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 GEORGE WASHINGTON of the City of St. Louis and State of Missouri, who is OVER the age of twenty-one years and MISS HELEN FLOWERS 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 12 day of MARCH, 1898 Recorder: M. D. LEWIS *********************************************************************************************** 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 12TH day of MARCH A.D. 1898 unite in marriage the above named persons. R. E. HUNT 1427 LUCAS AVE. Submitter's notes: Capitalized information is what was filled in on the standardized forms. Application contains a handwritten note of "Oct 4/79." This is a reference to Helen Flowers' date of birth. ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: S. Wilkins ====================================================================