Document C.138 · marriage license application · transcription: verbatim
Philadelphia County Orphans' Court marriage license application (Form 40), Theodore C. Murdock and Almira May Stanton, sworn 14 Sept 1905
- repository
- Philadelphia County Orphans' Court marriage license records, via FamilySearch, Pennsylvania, Civil Marriages, 1677-1950 (collection 2466357), index ark 1:1:QKJ4-F21K, image ark 3:1:S3HT-DZY3-LNB
- date
- 1905-09-14
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore C. Murdock | groom | ||
| Almira May Stanton | bride | Almira May (Stanton) Murdock 1880–1968 | birth: 11 Sep 1880, Phila Pa marriage: 20 Sep 1905, Philadelphia residence: 1905, 1517 Jackson St, Philadelphia |
What this document records
Form
Form 40. State of Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, ss.
Groom
Theodore C. Murdock ... hereby requests the Clerk of the Orphans' Court ... to issue a License for the marriage of himself to Almira May Stanton ... he was born in Washington D.C. on the 8th day of July A.D. 1876; that he resides at 1526 Christian St Phila; ... occupation Salesman; that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person whom he desires to marry; that he has never been married before
Bride
Almira May Stanton whom he is about to marry, was born in Phila Pa on the 11th day of Sept A.D. 1880; that she resides at 1517 Jackson St Phila; occupation Housework; that she has never been married before
Jurat
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 14th day of Sept A.D. 1905, [signature] Ass't Clerk of Orphans' Court. x Theodore C. Murdock
Certificate
DUPLICATE. No. 190351 [printed number faint]. 'J. Henry Haslam [?] hereby certify that on the 20th day of September one thousand nine hundred and 5 at Philadelphia, Theodore C. Murdock and Almira May Stanton were by me united in marriage, in accordance with License issued by the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, numbered 190351. J. Henry Haslam [?], Minister of the Gospel.' Stamped 'FILED SEP 29 1905'. (Reduced 825x1779 rendition; read rotated at 2x.)
Reading notes
No parents are named on either form. The Ass't Clerk's signature was not read. The minister's surname is uncertain at this resolution.