Clayton co. Marriage Licenses 1857 August, September, October, November & December |
Source: Clayton County,
Iowa Marriage License Record, 1855-1860, FHL US/Can
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| Date | Issued to | Issued to | Witness / Record Notes | Transcribers notes |
| August 1857 | ||||
| 13th | Wagner, W.C. | Baxter, Rebecca J. | Baxter, Bethuel | |
| 14th | Reed, John | Camahan, Elizabeth | Reed himself sworn | |
| 14th | Shulte, Conrad | Hyler, Catharine E. | no witness noted | |
| 17th | Brown, Oliver P. | Hyde, Sarah | consent of girls parents | |
| 21st | Duncan, Tillman | Sworbry, Catharine L. | Certificate from Georg Sworbry the Father of bride | groom first name on marriage license is given as Tillman, but appears in both index entries as Fillmore |
| 24th | Eggarth, Ernest | Dobrowsky, Caroline | Certificate from parent | |
| 25th | Reinhard, Herman | Jarnnish, Mrs. Jane M. | no witness noted | |
| 29th | Wakeman, Edwin B. | Russell, Rosella R. | Party sworn | |
| September 1857 | ||||
| 1st | Bucholtz, William | Tickey, Mary | Rand, Moses | not sure of witness first name |
| 3rd | Hesse, August | Herringer, Juliana | Lamle, Jacob | |
| 11th | Shutte, H.C.L. | Perrhring, Eliza | Fox, B.F. | |
| 12th | Klute, Joachim | Shumacher, Mary | Eddy, Christian | |
| 12th | Lambert, Joseph | Rheinhart, Louisa | Wetter, David | |
| 12th | Torry, Alvan | Smith, Linn | Richardson, Kahes N. | witness may be two surnames: Kahes & Richardson |
| 14th | Patch, Charles N. | Smith, Eliza C. | Patch, G.A | |
| 15th | Morgan, Cornelius | Hudsen, Mary R. | no witness noted | |
| 15th | Brownnell, Geo W. | LeWott, Sarah | Wilkott, Barley | |
| 18th | Carnahan, Robert C. | Boldvia, Ann | Carnahan, John | |
| 19th | Smith, Joel | Wilson, Esther L. | no witness noted | |
| 21st | Lovell, Thomas B. | Sterns, Laura E. | Studholme, Joseph | |
| 21st | Beach, Jonas | Denton, Laura | no witness noted | |
| 22nd | Peterson, Heinre | Bolest, Catharine | Schmolfeldt, John | |
| 23rd | Warn, Edward | Hamilton, Mary | Hesley, N.F. | not sure of witness name |
| 26th | McCrum, Thomas | Kreglon, Martha A. | no witness noted | |
| 26th | Hines, Azariah | Prigh, Sarah | certificate from parents | |
| 26th | Heart, Adam | Bolsinger, Mary | license returned | no witness noted |
| 26th | Tangermann, S.F. | Bush, Elizsbeth | Brieth, Johan | |
| October 1857 | ||||
| 2nd | Noland, Adam M. | Bretz, Esther S. | Consent of parents | |
| 5th | Thurber, Joseph S. | Chipman, Nancy | Consent of parents | |
| 5th | Cook, James | Chipman, Amarilla | Harkus, Christian, Consent of parents | |
| 6th | Brockman, Christian | Meyer, Maria | Harkus, Christian | |
| 9th | Stocks, Geo A. | Groth, Rosalin N. | Warn, S. | |
| 10th | Fitzpatrick, James | Malone, Mary | may be James Fitz Patrick | |
| 12th | Martin, John C. | Schurholtz, Anna M. | no witness noted | |
| 12th | Everingham, B.D. | Moon, E.B. | no witness noted | |
| 13th | Easton, Joshua | King, Caroline E. | Witness Sworn to the consent of parents | |
| 15th | Trescott, Elmer | Richardson, Angeline | no witness noted | |
| 15th | Koe, Joel | Richardson, Julia | Trescot, Elmer | |
| 24th | Eckert, Henry | Logan, Mary Emily | Eckert, H.C. | not sure of witness initials |
| 28th | Stackleburg, Henry | Spicker, Sophia | Spicker, H. | may be Shicker or Snicker |
| 31st | Palas, John Henry | Fullmann, Doretha | Bump, Friederic | may be Pales |
| November 1857 | ||||
| 2nd | Henning, Christian | Schumacher, Barbara | no witness noted | |
| 2nd | Peterson, Henry | Wilruth, Dorethea | no witness noted | |
| 2nd | Brinkman, William | Christian, Barbara | Smith, Geo | |
| 2nd | Stuthert, Henry C. | Wilker, Sophia | may be Wilkes, no witness noted | |
| 2nd | Meyer, Fred Wm | Brant, Mary E. | Kessel, G.W. | |
| 3rd | White, Levern | McNamarra, Mary | Heasting, John F. | |
| 3rd | Smout, Edward | McBrum, Julia Ann | McCunit, Thomas | |
| 3rd | Ulrich, John | Wagner, Catharine | Kolthennsee, John | |
| 3rd | Harting, John F. | McNamarra, Catharine | White, Trewin | |
| 5th | Bomer, Andrew | Truasr, Angeline | Scott, Alpheus | |
| 7th | Arnold, George | Henry, Elizabeth | Consent mother, Witt: B.F. Fox | |
| 11th | Wells, Alphouse J. | Keifover, Nancy | Consent of guardian, Witt: James D. Walker | middle initial may be something other than J |
| 14th | Clair, Davis B. | Crosby, Ellen | Carpenter, Francis | |
| 19th | Krookewait, Christian | Hossfeldt, Elizabeth | Hammond, Peter | |
| 20th | Phillips, William | Monet, Deriz | Nieland, Henry | |
| 21st | Musselman, John | Hurion, Jane | Scott, Alpheus | |
| 24th | Pearson, Ebenezer Jr | Henry, Frances F. | Henry, G.W. | |
| 24th | Cunningham, John | Dugan, Catharine | Downey, Michael | |
| 24th | Crawford, Moses | Creagar, Mary D. | Updegraff, T. | |
| 24th | Downey, Michael | Holden, Margaret | Thompson, T. | |
| 24th | Wagner, Emelies | Keen, Mary | witness name is illegible | |
| 25th | Runner, David | Wolf, Elizabeth | Dimend, Daniel | may be Runsier |
| December 1857 | ||||
| 1st | Meyer, Christian | Beckman, Sophia Maria | Beckman, Wm | |
| 3rd | Casey, Michael | McNamarra, Bridget | Casey, John | |
| 7th | Brainard, H.B. | Simmonds, Sarah F. | Simmonds, Wm A. | H.B. is a guess, ink blot partially obscuring initials |
| 21st | Lyons, Erastus B. | Puckering, Matilda | Lyons, Levi | |
| 22nd | Carty, John | Renshaw, Adaline | Acquainted | |
| 22nd | Schultz, Charles | Best, Katharine M.E. | Schaffer, Charles | |
| 22nd | Predmore, John C. | Peters, Nancy F. | Acquainted | |
| 23rd | Norman, James R. | Adams, Hannah | Consent of parents | |
| 24th | Roberts, Justus R. | Watkins, Eumise H. | Watkins, Henry | |
| 30th | Bradley, Alonzo | Bell, Jane | Cox, B.F. | not sure of witness initials |
| 30th | Bradley, John | Murdock, Mary | Croft, Nelson | not sure of witness name |