Kern, Chris & Ella Myers (Marriage Lic. 1897 & Article)

KERN, MYERS

Posted By: Viv Reeves, Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/9/2007 at 16:07:10

From the Plymouth County, Iowa Marriage Records:
Volume 4, Page 106

License Issued for the Marriage of Chris Kern and Ella Myers on the testimony of Clerk as to their competent age and condition; said license being in the words and figures following, to-wit:
OFFICE OF CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
STATE OF IOWA, PLYMOUTH COUNTY, ss:

License is hereby granted to any person authorized to solemnize Marriages according to the laws of said State, to join in Marriage Chris Kern and Ella Myers of the County aforesaid; and the person joining them in Marriage is also required to make due return of the Certificate annexed, to the District Court, within ninety days, of the names of the parties, time and place of Marriage, and by whom solemnized.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in LeMars in said County, this 6" day of November A. D., 1897.

E. C. Pfaffle, Clerk of District Court.

By W. Winslow, Deputy.
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CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE

To the District Court of Plymouth County:

This Certifies, That on the 7th day of November A. D. 1897, at Merrill in said County, according to law and by authority, I duly joined in Marriage Chris Kern and Ella Myers.

Given under my hand the 7th day of November A. D., 1897.

Willis Marshall, Pastor M. E. Ch.
Returned and filed on the 31st day of December A. D., 1897.

E. C. Pfaffle, Clerk.
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From the LeMars Sentinel, LeMars, (Plymouth), Iowa, Monday, November 15, 1897, Page 4, Column 4:

Merrill--The congregation at the Methodist church was considerably surprised Sunday evening. After the elder had closed the regular services he invited the congregation to remain and witness a marriage ceremony. A couple who had occupied a front seat during the evening arose and stood before the minister and were married according to the rules of the Methodist Episcopal church. The groom, Christ Kerns (sic--Kern), is from LeMars, having followed the plumbing business for several years. The bride, Miss [Ella] Myers, is from some place about 60 miles north of Minneapolis. Their object in getting married here was to surprise their many friends at LeMars.