Illinois Marriage Licenses for Kentucky Couples 1928

Hardin County, Illinois has long been the destination for Kentucky couples wanting to marry. The Illinois marriage laws were such that they could cross the Ohio River, get married and be home again before their parents knew they had been gone. The local, weekly newspaper, the Hardin County Independent, faithfully reported the names, home towns and ages of those obtaining a license to marry. The date listed above the names is the newspaper issue in which the license appeared. It is not hard to see that in cold weather – or perhaps when the river was high – fewer couples made the trip across the river. The licenses were obtained during 1928.

[5 Jan 1928]

Fred Reithel of Rosiclare  and Miss Gladys Franks of Rosiclare married  Monday by  Rev. Connett, pastor M.E. Church, [1]

[ 8 Mar 1928]  

Coy Tabor of Crittenden, KY, age 21 and Lena McFall of Salem, KY, age 18

J.C. Hurley of Sheridan, KY, age 26 and Ellen Levy of Sheridan, KY, age 19

 [15 Mar 1928]

Lee Davision of Tolu, KY, age 62 and Martha A. Crabb of Rosiclare, age 48

28 June 1928]

Freeman F. Shewmaker of Marion, KY, age 24 and Frances Perryman of Marion, KY, age 19

[19 July 1928]

Luthern Vinson of Marion, KY, age 21 and Hazel Farley of Marion, KY, age 18

Sylvan Brown of Sheridan, KY, age 21 and Ileen Franks of Sheridan, KY, age 19

Andrew E. Maynard of Sheridan, KY, age 32 and Edna Brown of Sheridan, KY, age 20

[26 July 1928]

Earl Lynn of Sheridan, KY, age 22 and Wilma Sullenger of Tolu, KY, age 19

Geo. G. Glore of Marion, KY, age 36 and Louise Dunbar of Princeton, KY, age 19

[9 Aug 1928]

Lonnie Damron of Lola, KY, age 21 and Eulah Myrick of Lola, KY, age 18

[6 Sep 1928]

Clifford Davis of Sheridan, KY, age 22 and Miss Ruth Harness of Sheridan, KY, age 22

Earl Vaughn of E’town, IL, age 21 and Valier Davisson of Tolu, KY, age 18

Carlos Campbell of Marion, KY, age 22 and Rose Wade of Marion, KY, age 18

[20 Sep 1928]

C.E. Moreland of Marion, KY, age 21 and Mary Threlkeld of Sheridan, KY, age 21

Gradie N. Hodge of Salem, KY, age 29 and Cleato Clark of Salem, KY, age 17

[4 Oct 1928]

Raymon Vinson of Fredonia, KY, age 22 and Hazel Booker of Fredonia, KY, age 18

[18 Oct 1928]

Elias Doom –of Katatowa, KY [Kuttawa?], age 21 and Lucy Brasher of Katatowa, KY, age 18

Charles Brasher of Katatowa, age 21 and Carrie Belle Travis of Fredonia, KY, age 21

[15 Nov 1928]

David Lee Winters of Mexico, KY, age 21 and Willie C. Patterson of Marion, KY, age 18

Clarence W. Moore of Joy, KY, age 21 and Blanch Bessie Carr of Joy, KY, age 24

[6 Dec 1928]

Virgil Farley of Marion, KY, age 21 and Lucile Farmer of Marion, KY, age 20

Allie M. Bennett of Dycusburg, KY, age 21 and Mary L. Cassidy of Dycusburg, KY, age 18

[20 Dec 1928]

Lissie Nichols of Tolu, KY and Miss Maggie Gullett of Elizabethtown. Married 24 Sep 1893.

[3 Jan 1929]

Curtis Canada of Fredonia, KY, age 23 and Miss Zola Caroway of Princeton, KY, age 19

Orville Driver of Carrsville, KY, age 24 and May Simmons of Carrsville, KY, age 18

Wyatt Priest of Marion, KY, age 22 and Geneva Paris of Marion, KY, age 18

Clifford Cooper of Salem, KY, age 21 and Macie Corn of Salem, KY, age 19

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[1] Hardin County, Independent (Elizabethtown, IL), Thurs., 5 Jan 1928, p. 2.  The 1900 Crittenden County, KY census, Tolu, p. 14, E.D. 0034 shows Gladys Franks, daughter, born May 1895, living in the household headed by Robert M. Franks, born June 1859.

Published 8 Oct 2020, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/