Marriage license and certificate for James Trumbo and Catherine Williams
date: label: Date
content: October 6, 1866
name: label: Issued by
content: Commonweath of Kentucky, American, founded 1792
label: Printed by
content: John P. Morton & Co., Printers, American, 1826 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: James Trumbo, American
label: Subject of
content: Catharine Williams, American
notes: label: Description
content: A marriage license and certificate printed on a single page for James Trumbo and Catharine Williams, who were married on October 6, 1866, in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Both the license and the cretifcate are pre-printed forms surrounded by a border with decorative scrollwork patterns in each corner. The forms are completed by hand in black ink. The license is on the top half of a sheet of paper, with the certificate on the bottom half. A five cent revenue stamp is adhered inside the upper left facing corner of the certificate. Trumbo and Williams were married by William Johnson, who signs as "a minister of the Baptist Church." The ceremony took place in the home of John Get and was witnessed by Charles Hawkins and Henry Trumbo. Their marriage certificate was issues by Roderick Perry, who identifies himself as a clerk of the Gallatin County Court. Handwritten on the reverse and oriented upside down is information identifying the document with the names of the couple and the date of marriage, as well as a received date of December 3, 1866.
place: label: Place used
content: Gallatin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.46.9.1
objectType: label: Type
content: marriage certificates
label: Type
content: marriage licenses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (26.7 x 21 cm)