Document C.144 · marriage license · transcription: verbatim
Marriage application, licence and certificate, Richland Co., North Dakota County Court, 11 May 1921 (register page 152), George [I or J]. M. Cooper and Miss Pauline C. Janisch, both of Fairmount — via Ancestry collection 61305
- repository
- Ancestry, 'North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017' (collection 61305), record 900060754, image 47163_543714-00408 (Richland, 1915-1925; register pages 152-153; 'BEST COPY AVAILABLE')
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| George [I or J]. M. Cooper | groom | George Melville Cooper 1885–1962 | marriage: 11 May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North Dakota residence: May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North Dakota |
| Miss Pauline C. Janisch | bride | Pauline Katherine (Janisch) Cooper 1889–1945 | marriage: 11 May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North Dakota residence: May 1921, Fairmount, Richland Co., North Dakota |
| Harry Gebhart | witness | ||
| Helen Wachtler | witness |
What this document records
Verbatim: page
152 (top margin: 'N. H. Greenman')
Verbatim: application
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, County of Richland ... In the Matter of the Application of George [I or J]. M. Cooper for a Marriage License. THE UNDERSIGNED, George [I or J]. M. Cooper of Fairmount in the County of Richland and State of North Dakota hereby applies for a MARRIAGE LICENSE for the Marriage of George [I or J]. M. Cooper of Fairmount in the County of Richland and State of North Dakota and Miss Pauline C. Janisch of Fairmount in the County of Richland and State of North Dakota
Verbatim: ages
George [I or J]. M. Cooper ? Ans. 35 years. Miss Pauline C. Janisch ? Ans. 32 years.
Verbatim: same blood
Yes
Verbatim: related
not any
Verbatim: ever married
neither has
Verbatim: dated
Wahpeton, N.D., 11th day of May A.D. 1921
Verbatim: signed
George [I or J]. M. Cooper (his signature; again on the affidavit)
Verbatim: affidavit
sworn before Aria[?] H. Slaeger[?], Clerk, 11th May 1921
Verbatim: licence
You are hereby authorized to join in marriage George [I or J]. M. Cooper of Fairmount, N. Dak, aged 35, and Miss Pauline C. Janisch of Fairmount, N. Dak., aged 32 ... Dated at Wahpeton, N. Dak. this 11th day of May 1921. George Van Arnam, County Judge.
Verbatim: certificate
joined in marriage at Fairmount, County of Richland, State of North Dakota, on the 11th day of May 1921, In Presence of Harry Gebhart [and] Helen Wachtler, Witnesses. Edw. McArdle, Catholic Priest, Fairmount, N.D. Returned and filed for record the 14th day of May 1921. George Van Arnam, Judge of the County Court.
Note
The groom's middle initial is a looped cursive capital that ends at the baseline; Ancestry indexes it 'I'; it could be read 'J'. The bride's middle initial is written 'C.' (her later records say Katherine). The form records no parents or birthplaces. The facing page 153 (James A. Quamme x Anna M. Soule[?]) is not transcribed.