Isaac Melton and Amanda McCartney
Marriage Record

Knox County, IL
(1858)
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No 3136

The People of the State of Illinois,
To any regular Minister of the Gospel, authorized to Marry by the Church or Society to which he belongs; any Justice Of The Supreme Court; any Judge of any Inferior court; any Justice of the Peace;

You are hereby licensed and permitted to celebrate and certify the Rites of Marriage between
Mr Isaac Melton
and Miss Amanda McCartney
and for so doing this shall be your sufficient Warrant.

Witness John S. Winter, Clerk of the County
court of Knox county, State of Illinois, and the
seal of said County being hereto affixed, at the city
of Knoxville, this 24th day of June
A.D. 1858
John S. Winter, Clk
per John A West Deputy Clerk

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State of Illinois, Knox county I hereby Certify, that on the 24th day of June A.D. 1858, I joined in the Holy State of Matrimny, Mr. Isac Melton and Miss Amanda McCartney according to the usual Custom and Laws of Illinois Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of June A.D. 1858. Levi Mackie JP

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State of Illinois
Knox County ~ Isaac Melton being sworn,
says that Amanda McCartny is 18 years of age.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 24th day of June A.D.
1858
John S. Winter, Clerk
per John S. West Deputy ~~ Isaac Melton

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[Note from County Clerk in 1990:
"This is the best that we can do - the note is glued to the affidavit of age and I am reluctant to tear these old records apart -- as you can probably tell - parts of the paper have already been lost."]

No 3136
Isaac Melton
and Amanda McCartney
Filed Jun 24th A.D.
John S. Winter
per John A. West
~~
... inds is to
... that I give
... concent for Isaac
Melton to Marry
this the twenty third
Day of June 1858
his Mark
David {X} Melton
Eli Melton

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Transcribed J.L. McKenzie.

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