Kansas History and Heritage Project-Jefferson County

Jefferson County
Marriage License Returns, 1885


The entries below are from hand-written courthouse records, and are listed in (almost!) chronological order. In some cases the same name was spelled two different ways on the document; I have included both spellings. I appreciate any corrections!

Thomas Gentry age 22 of Jefferson Co. and Mary J. Terra age 21 of Jefferson Co. married Jan. 1, 1885 at Nortonville

Charles J. Young age 29 of Jefferson Co. and Ida Mayhugh age 20 of Jefferson Co. married Jan. 26, 1885 at Valley Falls

Augustus Mann age 29 of Jefferson Co. and Laura E. Burks age 23 of Jefferson Co. married Jan. 3, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Henry Jackson age 22 of Jefferson Co. and Saddie Smith age 18 of Jefferson Co. married Jan. 14, 1885 at Grantville

Benjamin B. Reppert age 40 of Valley Falls and Mary E. Booth age 33 of Valley Falls married Jan. 22, 1885 at Valley Falls

M. L. Critchfield age 25 of Oskaloosa and Mollie Johnson age 21 of Oskaloosa married Feb. 3, 1885 at Oskaloosa

C. F. Dick age 25 of Perry and Jennie Green age 22 of Perry married Feb. 4, 1885 at the home of P. C. Green

William S. Wells age 18 of Oskaloosa and Isdora Taylor age 18 of Oskaloosa married Feb. 5, 1885 at Oskaloosa

William W. Burk age 22 of Oskaloosa and Emma Gibbs age 20 of Oskaloosa married Feb. 8, 1885 near Oskaloosa

J. R. Johnson age 25 of Ozawkie and Elizabeth Puterbaugh age 17 of Ozawkie married Feb. 19, 1885 at McLouth

J. C. Danner age 33 of Oskaloosa and Sallie Chance age 21 of Oskaloosa married Feb. 18, 1885 at residence of Steven Chance

Mahlon C. Steffey age 23 of Ozawkie and Ida M. Griffiths age 18 of Ozawkie married Feb. 22, 1885 at at Pleasant View chapel

H. S. Seal age 25 of Meriden and Katie M. Gerber age 19 of Meriden married Feb. 19, 1885 at Meriden

Samuel Derritt age 65 of Ozawkie and Margaret Murphy age 41 of Ozawkie married Feb. 25, 1885 at at the home of Rev. A. S. Pearsall

Jacob A. Engler age 22 of Valley Falls and Katie Naglie age 24 of Valley Falls married Feb. 22, 1885 at Valley Falls

Holeman Colgrove age 23 of Thompsonville and Susan M. Fry age 15 of Thompsonville married Feb. 23, 1885 at Fairview Twp.

Robert C. Duncan age 26 of Winchester and Martha C. May age 20 of Williamstown married Feb. 26, 1885 at the residence of the bride

J. W. Kelsey age 35 of Oskaloosa and Jennie Taylor age 18 of Oskaloosa married Mar. 10, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Frank E. Thomas age 24 of Lawrence and Lillie A. Willman age 18 of Sarcoxie Twp. married Mar. 4, 1885 at Sarcoxie Twp.

C. A. Jenkins age 24 of Oskaloosa and Ada E. Huddleston age 22 of Oskaloosa married Mar. 5, 1885 at Oskaloosa

L. L. Davison age 25 of McLouth and Georgia Vandruff age 18 of McLouth married Mar. 4, 1885 at McLouth

A. J. Garret age 19 of McLouth and Minnie Chance age 20 of McLouth married Mar. 10, 1885 at McLouth

T. G. Jeffries age 23 of Winchester and Jannie Carter age 19 of Winchester married Mar. 12, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Peter Machiels age 26 of Oskaloosa and Sarah E. Williamson age 23 of Oskaloosa married Mar. 19, 1885 at Oskaloosa

William Lohmann age 37 of Oskaloosa and Mary Williamson age 26 of Oskaloosa married Mar. 19, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Frank Edwards age 22 of Oskaloosa and Mary M. Johnston age 16 of Oskaloosa married Mar. 9, 1885 at the residence of the bride's father

John Dressel age 25 of Meriden and Minnie Crone age 20 of Meriden married Mar. 19, 1885 at Meriden

R. C. Downie age 24 of Meriden and Elizabeth Henley age 24 of Meriden married Mar. 26, 1885 at Meriden

David Evans age 23 of Perry and Dora E. Dick age 17 of Perry married Mar. 17, 1885 at residence of Rev. Samuel Weaver

John K. Townsend age 31 of Williamstown and Jessie M. Stone age 17 of Williamstown married Apr. 1, 1885 at residence of the bride's father

Joseph H. Spence age 24 of Valley Falls and Anastasia L. McClelland age 18 of Valley Falls married Apr. 9, 1885 at Church of Christ parsonage

S. F. Curry age 23 of Winchester and Fannie E. O'Neill age 20 of Williamstown married Apr. 9, 1885 at Winchester

M. A. Boles age 34 of Nortonville and Martha Shirley age 32 of Nortonville married Apr. 15, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Jacob W. Fogle age 41 of Lawrence and Margaret M. Ward age 23 of Lawrence married Apr. 16, 1885 at Oskaloosa

J. M. Barrett age 26 of Leavenworth and Etta Housh age 17 of Winchester married Apr. 30, 1885 at residence of Marion Housh

Peter Boile age 24 of Oskaloosa and Katie Sullivan age 24 of Thompsonville married Apr. 16, 1885 at Perryville

W. F. Klopfenstein age 28 of Oskaloosa and Agnes Sinnard age 18 of Oskaloosa married Apr. 30, 1885 at Oskaloosa

William Gray age 23 of Williamstown and Mary B. Webb age 19 of Williamstown married Apr. 26, 1885 at the residence of Rev. C. B. Lee

Andreas Tennler age 27 of Valley Falls and Anne Weisenfluh age 23 of Valley Falls married May 2, 1885 at Valley Falls

Lewis Haines age 29 of Valley Falls and Annie Lee age 29 of Valley Falls married May 7, 1885 at Oskaloosa

George W. Wilhelm age 21 of Oskaloosa and Carrie Smith age 17 of Winchester married May 13, 1885 at Winchester

George W. Davis age 48 of McLouth and Laura Dyson age 23 of McLouth married May 21, 1885 at Leavenworth

Alexander Campbell age 29 of Ozawkie and M. E. Needham age 25 of Valley Falls married May 26, 1885 at Valley Falls

James W. Martin age 32 of Valley Falls and Mary A. Gordon age 38 of Valley Falls married May 31, 1885 at the home of the bride

W. N. King age 28 of Oskaloosa and Jennie Sands age 23 of Oskaloosa married June 3, 1885 at Oskaloosa

W. J. Burnett age 23 of Oskaloosa and Lucy B. Howard age 19 of Oskaloosa married June 3, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Hezekiah Harper age 22 of Ozawkie and Mattie Rickey age 20 of Ozawkie married June 8, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Charles C. Lawson age 35 of McLouth and Nettie B. Spurlock age 19 of McLouth married June 8, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Charles H. Carter age 29 of Oskaloosa and Otillia Schuster age 20 of Oskaloosa married June 15, 1885 at Oskaloosa

T. J. Cook age 26 of Oskaloosa and Ida Nipher age 19 of Oskaloosa married June 17, 1885 at Fairview

William Gay age 60 of Oskaloosa and Anna Eubanks age 42 of Oskaloosa married June 2, 1885 at Perryville

John R. Thornburg age 38 of Winchester and Amelia Crithers age 27 of Winchester married June 17, 1885 at at the home of Samuel Crithers

Samuel Cockrell age 22 of Williamstown and Lillie Hunt age 15 of Williamstown married June 22, 1885 at Oskaloosa

James Carter age 23 of Oskaloosa and Thresa Zimmerman age 18 of Oskaloosa married June 25, 1885 at Oskaloosa

James H. Cummins age 26 of Perry and Esta Carver age 19 of Perry married June 28, 1885 at Perry

W. B. Webster age 25 of Valley Falls and Alice S. Wilson age 22 of Valley Falls married June 24, 1885 at Valley Falls

George M. Stephens age 23 of Valley Falls and Mary M. Montgomery age 19 of Winchester married July 2, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Edward Jenkins age 24 of Valley Falls and Mary E. Goodman age 24 of Valley Falls married July 1, 1885 at Oskaloosa

William Hedgepath age 28 of Valley Falls and Mrs. Julia Taylor age 22 of Valley Falls married July 2, 1885 at the residence of M. M.Maxwell, J. P.

V. A. Ijams age 34 of Ozawkie and Anna L. England age 22 of Ozawkie married July 8, 1885 at the residence of the bride

John Bodde age 23 of Boyle and Mary Kentes/Kenter age 21 of Boyle married April 18, 1885 at Crooked Creek

Thomas Gilbert age 39 of McLouth and Barbara Werst age 31 of Ozawkie married July 7, 1885 at Ozawkie

Robert N. Miller age 37 of Winchester and Mary E. Scott age 33 of Winchester married July 8, 1885 at Winchester

William Adams age 27 of Valley Falls and Mrs. Elizabeth Parish age 26 of Valley Falls married July 23, 1885 at the residence of the bride's parents

M. C. Townsend age 23 of Perry and Alice Davis age 21 of Perry married July 15, 1885 at the residence of the bride's father

J. T. Copley age 29 of Omaha Agency, Neb. and Mrs. L. A. Trumbull age 35 of Perry married July 16, 1885 at the home of J. F. True

John P. Allen age 29 of Jefferson Co. and Mary Miller age 21 of Jefferson Co. married Aug. 6, 1885 at Valley Falls

James Miller age 20 of Winchester and Lizzie E. Hunsucker age 19 of Winchester married Aug. 6, 1885 at Oskaloosa

H. O. McGill age 23 of Thompsonville and Eliza E. Harbert age 27 of Perry married July 2, 1885 at Perryville

Jacob Miller age 26 of Medina and Sadie Moore age 20 of Thompsonville married Aug. 12, 1885 at Thompsonville

Emanuel Roseby age 37 of Oskaloosa and Mollie Payne age 20 of Oskaloosa married Aug. 16, 1885 at Oskaloosa

R. L. Anderson age 29 of Meriden and Anna Butter age 20 of Meriden married June 21, 1885 at Meriden

Marquis L. Clark age 24 of Stilesville, Ind. and Victoria M. Clark age 27 of Oskaloosa married Aug. 24, 1885 at Oskaloosa

William M. Ocker age 39 of Nortonville and Mrs. Susan Ellis age 32 of Nortonville married Aug. 25, 1885 at Nortonville

W. E. Pearson age 20 of Lawrence and Mattie E. Carey age 18 of Valley Falls married Aug. 27, 1885 at Oskaloosa

J. B. Keys age 29 of Winchester and E. Tessie White age 22 of Winchester married Sep. 1, 1885 at Winchester

L. Gorton age 23 of Williamstown and Mary E. Mayhew age 16 of Williamstown married Sep. 2, 1885 at the residence of the bride's parents

S. A. Pearsall age 24 of Ozawkie and Lou Humphries age 23 of Perry married Sep. 6, 1885 at at the home of Mrs. Humphries

G. W. H. Moore age 61 of McLouth and Mrs. Susannah Chapman age 46 of Medina married Sep. 9, 1885 at their residence

Volney Cross age 30 of Topeka and Wettie LaVorce age 25 of Oskaloosa married Sep. 17, 1885 at Oskaloosa Twp.

H. E. E. Stewart age 23 of Meriden and Mary J. Taggert age 19 of Meriden married Aug. 20, 1885 at Meriden

H. J. Beatty age 24 of Meriden and Laura Fishel age 17 of Meriden married Sep. 21, 1885 at Meriden

J. H. Campbell age 22 of Winchester and S. A. Morehead age 25 of Winchester married Oct. 1, 1885 at Winchester

J. B. Davis age 40 of Kansas City, Mo and Mollie Clark age 20 of Oskaloosa married Sep. 20, 1885 at the home of George Clark

Edward L. Dayton age 37 of Valley Falls and Margaret P. Carter age 33 of Valley Falls married Oct. 15, 1885 at Valley Falls

James M. Curry age 21 of Norton and Mary A. Douglass age 17 of Norton married Oct. 6, 1885 at residence of D. S. Curry

J. G. Hauser age 30 of Thompsonville and Anna Stines age 21 of Thompsonville married Oct. 8, 1885 at Thompsonville

Thomas E. Howard age 21 of Oskaloosa and Emma S. Taylor age 17 of Oskaloosa married Oct. 11, 1885 at Oskaloosa Twp.

Cyrenus Young age 22 of Jefferson Co. and Julia Miller age 18 of Jefferson Co. married Oct. 15, 1885 at Valley Falls

Albert Green age 29 of Ottumwa, Ia and Mary Belle Willman age 23 of Sarcoxie married Oct. 15, 1885 at Sarcoxie

John White age 28 of Williamstown and Esther Webb age 20 of Williamstown married Oct. 18, 1885 at the residence of Ephaim Hart

Valentine C. Hill age 23 of Leavenworth and Celia Gardner age 28 of Perry married Oct. 18, 1885 at the residence of the bride

D. T. Swing age 23 of Ozawkie and Jessie R. E. Armstrong age 17 of Ozawkie married Oct. 21, 1885 at the home of the bride

William James age 24 of Ozawkie and Carrie Harvey age 19 of Edina, Mo married Oct. 14, 1885 at Ozawkie

Newton E. Huey age 37 of Boyle and Nancy A. Cooling age 19 of Boyle married Oct. 29, 1885 at Winchester

Wiliam J. Nincehelser age 31 of Oskaloosa and Minnie Wendorf age 25 of Winchester married Oct. 21, 1885 at the residence of the bride

W. G. Robinson age 20 of Nortonville and Ida Marshall age 17 of Winchester married Oct. 29, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Charles B. Tompkins age 22 of Oskaloosa and Mary A. Owens age 21 of Oskaloosa married Oct. 29, 1885 at Oskaloosa

J B. Fowler age 30 of Valley Falls and Jennie E. Terrell age 30 of Valley Falls married Nov. 4, 1885 at Valley Falls

Sherman Addington age 21 of McLouth and Cora F. Andrus age 17 of McLouth married Nov. 9, 1885 at McLouth

Allen Y. Ritter age 25 of Valley Falls and Frances A. Norman age 23 of Valley Falls married Nov. 11, 1885 at Boyle Station

Charles L. Bower age 27 of Thompsonville and Zurilda Adams age 16 of Thompsonville married Nov. 12, 1885 at the home of W. Adams

Elisha J. Miller age 23 of Jefferson Co. and Della F. McClain age 18 of Jefferson Co. married Oct. 15, 1885 at Oskaloosa

E. W. O'Brien age 25 of Oskaloosa and Jennie A. Quaney age 23 of Oskaloosa married Nov. 11, 1885 at Church of Purification, Newman

W. T. Ham age 33 of Williamstown and Mrs. Nettie E. Baker age 24 of Lawrence married Nov. 9, 1885 at home of Milton Ham

E. W. Doll age 28 of Ellsworth Co. and Eliza Meredith age 21 of Oskaloosa married Dec. 1, 1885 at Osklaooa

Gotlif Spring age 26 of Sabetha and Honora R. Schindler age 20 of Valley Falls married Sep. 29, 1885 at Valley Falls

William F. Marshall age 21 of Winchester and May Clark age 19 of Winchester married Dec. 9, 1885 at the home of the bride

Eli Royer age 24 of Ozawkie and Annie E. Rodecap age 24 of Meriden married Dec. 16, 1885 at the residence of A. L. Pearsall

Henry M. Reynolds age 35 of McLouth and Eliza Moody age 30 of McLouth married Dec. 17, 1885 at McLouth

Robert B. Jones age 29 of McLouth and Theadie Glynn age 19 of McLouth married Dec. 17, 1885 at McLouth

L. C. Deppe age 23 of Ozawkie and Pammie Wilbourn age 23 of Ozawkie married Dec. 23, 1885 at the residence of the bride

Henry E. Faulk age 23 of Valley Falls and Carrie Schadt age 22 of Valley Falls married Dec. 20, 1885 at Valley Falls

William C. Hebbe age 24 of Perry and Mattie J. Potter age 24 of Perry married Dec. 20, 1885 at the residence of the bride's father

James M. Parker age 25 of Valley Falls and Carrie S. Webster age 21 of Valley Falls married Dec. 22, 1885 at Valley Falls

Frederick Merchant age 41 of Lawrence and Ethel M. Potter age 26 of Oskaloosa married Dec. 21, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Charles W. Wiley age 27 of Oskaloosa and Margaret E. Silvis age 30 of Oskaloosa married Dec. 23, 1885 at Oskaloosa

James C. Laster age 25 of McLouth and Margaret I. Foster age 24 of Lawrence married Dec. 23, 1885 at Oskaloosa

James F. O'Harra age 23 of Valley Falls and Belle J. Brown age 24 of Valley Falls married Dec. 24, 1885 at the residence of the bride

Neil McLeod age 22 of Valley Falls and Martha C. Hatfield age 18 of Valley Falls married Dec. 24, 1885 at Valley Falls

James W. Roland age 22 of Union City, Ohio and Lavara Smith age 24 of Oskaloosa married Dec. 28, 1885 at Oskaloosa

L. G. Howard age 24 of Winchester and W. K. Schuster age 19 of Oskaloosa married Dec. 30, 1885 at Oskaloosa

Vincent Gieber age 26 of Thompsonville and Mary F. George age 26 of Thompsonville married Dec. 9, 1885 at Thompsonville

John Holler age 47 of Topeka and Ellen McGuire age 26 of Meriden married Oct. 22, 1885 at Topeka





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