"The first marriages recorded [in Columbia / Lacon] are: David GWYNN and Harriet Jane MARTIN, March 10, 1839, “by Henry D. PALMER, elder and minister of the Gospel.” The next was Joel B. PERKINS and Margaret BURT, by the Rev. Henry D. PALMER, April 4, 1839; John D. COUTLETT and Sarah E. DEVER, by Rev. Zadock HALL, April 6, 1839; Samuel MITCHELL was married to Mary WORK, May 29, 1939, by Rev. James H. DICKEY." Extracted from Records of the Olden Times
"The first marriage in the [Hopewell] Township was that of Josiah W. MARTIN and Courtney FORBES, in 1832." Extracted from Records of the Olden Times
On the 2d of March, 1875, Mr. Ames was united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Ross, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hunter) Ross, of Lacon, Illinois.
They have one child living, Isaac Carlos, now doing service for his country
in the Philippine islands. One daughter, Aurelia Elizabeth, died at the age
of fourteen months, and a son, Walter Cope, died December 28, 1895. at the
age of eleven years. In Streator, where they have so long made their home,
Mr. and Mrs. Ames are held in the highest regard, and their residence is the
center of a cultured society circle. In his social relations Mr. Ames is
connected with the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Streator Lodge, No. 607,
F. and A. M., to Streator Chapter, No. 147, R. A. M., and to Ottawa
Commandery, No. 10, Knight Templars. He is a man of fine personal
appearance, of courteous deportment and social disposition, and, above all,
of that sterling worth of character which wins recognition everywhere and
commands respect in every land and every clime.
Extracted from Biographical and Genealogical Record of LaSalle County,
Illinois, published in 1900 by Lewis Pub. Co. in Chicago, page 306, within
biography of John C. Ames.
Marriage Licenses:
Ambrose Scaggs, 21, Moorehead, Kentucky, and Alice Ball, 20,
Henry, Illinois
Michael Judson Durham 24, Toluca, Illinois, and Sonya Belle Faw,
20, Washburn, Illinois
Ralph H. Christman, 30, and Sara H Marland, 29, both of
Sparland, Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Garrigus, 1020 Lathrop Avenue, Forest
Park, Chicago, celebrated their sixty-second wedding
anniversary, May 5, Mr. Garrigus is 87 years old and his wife
81. They were married in Lacon, Illinois, and came to Chicago
forty-four years ago. The couple belong to two of the oldest
families in Illinois.
The Garrigus family in the days preceding the Civil War, had the
only hotel in Lacon and among their guests was Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Garrigus served with the Union troops throughout the Civil
War. There are two grandchildren, Helen and Edna Davies,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Davies. The aged couple have also a
son, Percy and another daughter Nettie C. Carrigan.
Contributed 25 Jan 2013 by Deb Haines
Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society,
Published Quarterly by the Illinois State Historical Society,
Springfield, Illinois. Vol. 14 April-July, 1921 No. 1-2.
| 05 Jan | Ruth Peterson and William White married at St. Mary's Church |
| 13 Jan | Ethel Pearson and Leonard Missal married in Peoria |
| 31 Jan | Helen Engel and Thaddeus Akridge married in Peoria |
| 01 Feb | Joseph Marks, Wenona, and Corrine DiGuisto, Toluca, married in St. Ann's Church, Toluca |
| 09 Feb | Minnie Wudtke and Edwin Vandre married in Zion Lutheran Church |
| 16 Feb | Leonore Berg and George Lindgren married at Bethany church |
| 20 Feb | Mrs. Stella Hoge and Alva Pope united in marriage |
| 20 Feb | Carl Stenzel marries Mildred Hineman in Chicago |
| 04 Mar | Grace Dunlap and John Etchells wed |
| 11 Apr | Earl Marconnet and Maynard Oleta Nance married at Long Beach, California |
| 05 Jun | Clara Kuehn and Willis Moffett wed at Zion Lutheran Church |
| 05 Jun | Willard Cox and Margaret Comisky united in marriage |
| 20 Jun | Ebba Swanson and Henry Harbaugh united in marriage |
| 26 Jun | Ethylin Wells and Lavern Carlson married in Varna |
| 30 Jun | Robert Reichman and Alyce Guenther married in Peoria |
| 03 Jul | Kenton Brown and Verna Mertell married at Oregon |
| 01 Aug | Miss Esther Strauch announces her marriage to Ralph Ensor, which occurred March 24 |
| 11 Aug | Ruth Houtz becomes bride of Albert Olson, of Tonica |
| 13 Aug | Mabel Johnson becomes bride of Gunnar Peterson |
| 19 Aug | Ida Pettit and Peter Zimmerman married at Neponset |
| 28 Aug | James Robertson and Marie Tucker, at Streator |
| 31 Aug | Floyd Lundgren and Miss Elma Webb of Webster City, Iowa |
| 04 Sep | Edwin Tallyn weds Lydia Leonelli at Toluca |
| 05 Sep | Marjorie Turner and Donald McConnell married in Wenona |
| 06 Oct | Marguerite Cresto and Edwin Schwiderski wed |
| 20 Oct | Louise Wright and George Lambourn |
| 07 Nov | Harry Crone and Florence Johnson, at Rockford |
| 25 Nov | William Heinie and Muriel Wreith, at Streator |
| 25 Nov | Thomas Cramer and Edith Kennedy, in Ohio |
| 27 Nov | Isabelle Kinsella and Robert Bodman, at Champaign |
| 29 Nov | George Eilts and Marjorie Johnson, at Streator |
| 16 Dec | Elaine Armstrong announces her marriage to Donald Hall, which occurred Dec 7 |
| 16 Dec | Walter Drummet and Rose Gustafson, at Bethany parsonage |
| 24 Dec | Gertrude Krants and Bert Bayer, at Streator |
| 26 Dec | Dr. L L Bufkin and Miss Irene Johnson |
Contributed 08 Mar 2014 by Peggy Thomas
Although reporting marriages was not required by law until 1916, the County Clerk has marriage records dating back to 1839. The marriage must have been at least 50 years ago for the recorded information to be released.
Contact the Marshall County Clerk and Recorder's Office by internet, phone, fax, email, or U.S. postal service.
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