This list was transcribed from a January 1878 issue of The Free Press. Note - names are spelled as they are in the paper. The paper may be incorrect! If you spot an error, please let me know so I can include the correct information in addition to the newspaper's version.
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"THEY WILL DO IT
And Here Is a List of those for the Marriage of Whom License Were Issued in 1878.
Through the kindness of Oscar Chase, we are enabled to publish the following list, giving the names of the parties for the marriage of the licenses have been issued for the past year. The record show that the greatest number were issued in March and October, each having seven, while the least number issued were in August, the only one. The entire number is but 51; hard times and the intensity of the summer months having a delaterious effect;
Jan. 7 -- Ralph Rubertson and Lizzie A. Bates
Jan. 15 -- B. S. Campbell and Sarah Lutz
Jan. 17 - David L. Angle and Ida Besline
Jan. 21 -- Chas. A. Lokin and Emma Lockin
Jan. 30 -- Peter Larson and Mary Johnson
Feb. 1 -- F. P. Stiner and Saddie M. Hawn
Feb. 13 -- Albert Ratkee and Ernestine Fett
Feb. 20 -- C. C. Conklin and Sarah E. Wright
Feb. 16 -- Thos. Farley and Rebecca K. Thompson
March 1 -- Christian Corksen and Jensene P. Peterson
March 9 -- Ole Oleson and Caroline Hanson
March 14 -- Knudt Kerudtson and Mary J. Burr
March 19 -- George A. Brown and Mary M. Soutter
March 20 -- John F. C. Ward and Allie Zwick
March 23 -- R. Larkin and Sarah A. Pixler
March 27 -- H. W. Smith and Annah E. Gillett
April 2 -- Allen A. Cunningham and Sarah Hayes
April 8 -- John Ernster and Katie Umhoefer
April 9 -- Charles A. Stiles and Willie F. Bailey
April 22 -- Hamilton Mitchell and Arsulia Reed
April 23 -- H. Huenke and Mary Steke
April 26 -- W. J. Reeder and Estelle Jessup
May 8 -- Andrew Johnson and Anna Sodderbury
May 22 -- Watson Pelton and Maggie Knapp
May 29 -- Byron Reed and Bena Samuelson
June 8 -- Neil Nelson and Maggie Nelson
June 26 -- G. F. Tucker and Emma Faus
July 3 -- James L. Stockton and Maggie Ryan
July 15 -- Hirman Schmidt and Bertha Risner
August 22 -- Russel J. Kidder and Polly H. Bernard
September 3 -- Milton Lewis and Addie A. Randall
September 7 -- George A. Douglas and Mary A. Rhodos
September 22 -- William Howard and Lydia Toons
September 28 -- William C. Hoit and Emma L. Conger
October 5 -- John Harty and Kate Christopher
October 10 -- David E. Ware and Laura A. Whitney
October 16 -- Adolphus Polley and Alma Thompson
October 17 -- Michael Kane and Mary McCarthy
October 17 -- Thomas G. Smith and Ida M. McCullough
October 28 -- Andrew Miller and Minnie Staplefield
October 29 -- George H. Boles and Clara Wical
November 4 -- James Brockway and Emma N. Proctor
November 5 -- George W. Proctor and Madaline E. Sheldon
November 26 -- Alney Moon and Matilda Hoffs
November 27 -- John Kearney and Mary O<92>Donovan
November 29 -- C. S. Wilson and Lydia I. Menefee
November 30 -- Clarence Putnam and Annie Collister
December 20 -- Levi Bailey and Harriet A. Gatliff
December 25 -- Henry E. Stewart and Wrelta M. Benedict
December 28 -- John Graff and Catherine Pool
December 30 Thos. W. Kissinger and Hannah E. Pearson
One more license was taken out yesterday but the fellow wanted to keep it secret, as the clerk informed us the applicant wished to make it a surprise for his girl."
