Pittsburg Co. OK - Vitals: Marriage of James M. Farris and Helen Webb ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted by: Helen D. Farris ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MARRIAGE RECORDS Marriage Record No. 37 Application for marriage License State of Oklahoma, County of Pittsburg, ss. in County Court I, James M. Farris, the undersigned, hereby apply for Marriage License to be issued to Mr. James M. Farris, age 21, race White, residence McAlester,County of Pittsburg, State of Oklahoma, and for the purpose of procuring the same, do solemnly swear that I have personal knowledge of the facts herein stated: that the name, ages and personal residence of said parties are truly and correctly set out above; that neither of said parties is disqualified or incapable under the law of entering into the marriage relation, nor are they related to each other within the degree prohibited by law; thatI am 21 years of age, and reside at McAlester, County of Pittsburg, State of Oklahoma, James M. Farris Applicant Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 11th day ofSeptember, A. D., 1953, Jack E. Dale Court Clerk State of Oklahoma, County of Pittsburg, ss. Consent Affidavit (1) I the undersigned, being first duly sworn, despose andsay; that I am the Father of Helen Webb, named in the above application as being of the age of 17 years, and that I do hereby consent to her marriage to James M. Farris, Signed: James J. Webb, Signed and sworn to before me, an officer empowered by law to take acknowledgments to deeds, knowing him (or her) to be the identical person who excuted thesame, after acknowledging to me that such consent was given as his (or her) own free will, act, and deed. Dated at McAlester, Oklahoma on September 11th 1953 Or, such consent freely given in person in my presence, Jack E. Dale Court Clerk By Bertha Horne, Deputy. Marriage License No. 22495 State of Oklahoma, Pittsburg County, ss. in County Court To Any Person Authorized To Preform or Solemize The Marriage Ceremony--- Greeting; You are hereby authorized, upon delivery of this marriage license within ten days of its issue to you, to join in marriage Mr. James M. Farris of McAlester, County of Pittsburg, State of Oklahoma, age 21 years , and Miss Helen Webb, of McAlester, County of Pittsburg, State of Oklahoma, age 17 years; and by command of the statute you shall make due return of this license to my office within five days succeeding the performance of the marriage herein authorized. Issued under my hand and official seal, and recorded in my Marriage Record before delivery, at McAlester, Oklahoma, this 11th day of September 1953. Jack E. Dale, Court Clerk, By Bertha Horne, Deputy Certificate Of Marriage State of Oklahoma, County of Pittsburg, ss. I Rev. L. H. Arnold, First Assembly of GodChurch of McAlester in Pittsburg County, State of Oklahoma, do hereby certify that I joined in marriage the persons named in and authorized by this License to be married, on the 11th day of September, A. D., 1953, at Chamers Chapel in Pittsburg County, State of Oklahoma, in the presence of William K. Compelube of McAlester, Rt. 7, and Ozella Workman of McAlester, Oklahoma, Rt. 6. My credentials of authority are recorded in Ministers' Credentials; Book 3, at page 14 of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Rev. L. H. Arnold, First Assembly of God Church, Minister. License returned, and Certificate of Marriage recorded subjoining the record of License issued and recorded in Marriage Record Book 37 at page 160 on this 16th Submitted by: Helen Farris -----------------------------------------------------------------------------