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Marriage of Malinda Chatlain to Mr. A. F. Laird

Meade County news. (Meade, Kan.), 30 Dec. 1915. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85030287/1915-12-30/ed-1/seq-1/>

Thomas J. Burns marries Elizabeth J. Glenn in 1894, Hamilton Co. OH

The Hazel Green herald. (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.), 20 Sept. 1894. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063242/1894-09-20/ed-1/seq-4/>

papers didn't always get the name right

Charles Dorin McDougall got married to Pearl Monroe in Great Falls Montana in 1912

here is how it was reported in the paper

The Daily Missoulian. (Missoula, Mont.), 09 Nov. 1912. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025316/1912-11-09/ed-1/seq-12/>

Filling out the story

Martin P. Dixon of Lebanon, Boone Co. IN 1in 1900

in 1910 wife Martha says she is a widow and yet William P. seems to still be in Boone Co. IN and lists his status as married.... then later he appears to have been in the Old Soldier's home in 1918 . Perhaps two William Ps?

except the Jasper Weekly Courier - which is published in Dubois Co. IN - has this odd little snippet of news

The Jasper weekly courier. (Jasper, Ind.), 26 Nov. 1909. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023963/1909-11-26/ed-1/seq-6/>

Divorce

The Jasper weekly courier. (Jasper, Ind.), 20 Jan. 1905. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023963/1905-01-20/ed-1/seq-4/>

The Daily journal. (Salem, Or.), 30 Oct. 1903. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99063956/1903-10-30/ed-1/seq-5/>

East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Or.), 25 April 1906. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1906-04-25/ed-1/seq-8/>

obit of Enoch Spry

The Clay City times. (Clay City, Ky.), 02 March 1911. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069657/1911-03-02/ed-1/seq-1/>