Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Illinois has long been a popular destination for Kentucky couples wanting
to get married. Illinois marriage laws were such that the couple could cross
the river, get married and be home again before the parents were even aware the
couple had tied the knot. These marriages were usually reported in the weekly Hardin County newspaper, the Independent. The following marriage notices are
from 1923.
Clarence
Nesly and Miss Verna Holloman, both of Marion, Ky, were married at E'town Monday
January 8th. Esq. James Manhart officiating.
[11 Jan 1923, p. 3]
Mr. Vick [1]
of Marion, Ky and Mrs. Rose Frayser were married recently in Shawneetown. We
wish them much joy. [18 Jan 1923, p. 2]
Married at
the Birch Hotel, Sunday, February the 18th, Della Watson of Carrsville, Ky, and
Miss Ethel Riley of Livingston [County], Ky. Rev. E.W. Scarber
officiating. [22 Feb 1923, p. 2]
On Sunday
Goebel Pearson, age 21 and Miss Arley Singleton, age 18, both of Lola, Ky, came
over to Elizabethtown and after securing the necessary permit from county clerk
Hurford, called into service Police Magistrate J.A. Oxford, who pronounced them
husband and wife. [1 Mar 1923, p. 2]
Oscar Day,
aged 22, and Miss Martha Yoles, age 18, both of Caseyville, Ky, were united in
marriage at Elizabethtown, Ill., Friday March 23rd, J.A. Manhart, Esquire
officiating. [29 Mar 1923, p. 1]
James
McDonald, age 55, and Lillie Lowless, aged 31, both of Carrsville, Ky, were
married by Rev. Scarber Sunday, March 25th.
[29 Mar 1923, p. 1]
Marriage
License since our last report: Albert
Lane, age 27, of Carrsville, Ky and Lemma Vick, age 19, of Carrsville, Ky. [3 May 1923, p. 3]
Marriage
Licenses: Herman Bigham, age 21, of
Sturgis, Ky and Nannie L. Dean, 19, of Sturgis, Ky. Also Floyd King, age 28 of Marion, Ky and Mildred Kaylor, age 21 of Rosiclare, Ill. [17 May 1923, p. 2]
George
Nichols, age 24 of Rosiclare, Ill., and Bessie Monroe, age 18, of Lola, Ky,
were married at the County Clerk's office, Tuesday evening, July 17th. Police
Magistrate J.A. Oxford officiating. [19
Jul 1923, p. 2]
Weddings of
the Week: Wm. Shadowens of Crittenden
[County], Ky, and Miss Flora Scarbough of Tiline, Ky, were married by Police Magistrate
J.A. Oxford Sunday, August 12th, also W.E. Woodsell of Marion, Ky and Miss
Clyde Orren of Lexington, Ky, Squire Oxford officiating. Ray Lynch of Crittenden [County], Ky and Miss
Carrie Rogers of Tolu, Ky were married at the County Clerk's office, E'town,
Saturday evening, August 11th, Judge E.N. Hall officiating. [16 Aug 1923, p. 2]
[1] 1930
Hardin County, Illinois census, Cave-In-Rock, p. 1, E.D. 0002, Ancestry.com. Lee
E. Vick, age 59, born Kentucky, wife Rosie J. Vick, age 56, born Illinois, son
Carl C. Frayser, age 34 and daughter-in-law Georgia Frayser, age 21. Illinois
Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947 shows his name as Leonidas Vick at
the time of his death on 20 Dec 1937 at the age of 65.
Published 21 Nov 2019, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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