Marriage Certificate of Luther Miller Pulce and Irene Jenkins
date: label: Date
content: October 30, 1902
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Luther Miller Pulce, American, born 1885
label: Subject of
content: Irene Jenkins, American, 1881 - 1942
label: Subject of
content: George Wells, American, born 1865
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: Marriage Certificate of Luther Miller Pulce and Irene Jenkins of Centerville, Tennessee. The certificate is dated Oct. 30, 1902 and is on a pre-printed colored document. The document has church bells, doves, white flowers and a large wedding ring with an outside church scene at center depicted on it. At left center are printed and hand written words "This certifies that Luther Miller Pulce of Centerville Tenn. and Irene Jenkins of Centerville, Tenn. were joined together by me in the bonds of holy matrimony." Below this the name of the church where the wedding took place, the date, the witnesses and the person who signed the certificate. There is an inscription on the back written in blue ink and signed by Irene Harris that gives the details of her first husband's name. See transcription text entry for a full transcription.
place: label: Place made
content: Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jessica B. Harris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.89.1
objectType: label: Type
content: marriage certificates
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 1/8 x 8 9/16 in. (28.3 x 21.7 cm)