In most states, a preacher only has to be recognized by his denomination in order to be able to perform marriages...there is no state/county registration required...except with his own organization, i.e. Baptist, Methodist, etc. In the Church of Christ, any ordained Elder can perform Marriages... >From: Chris Strickland <nstrickland@ez-inter.net> >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Preacher >Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 11:41:59 -0400 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [209.85.6.30] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBAF938150043D82197E9D155061E04150; Sat May 27 08:43:18 2000 >Received: (from slist@localhost)by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id >IAA00969;Sat, 27 May 2000 08:41:21 -0700 (PDT) >From GA-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Sat May 27 08:44:34 2000 >Resent-Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 08:41:21 -0700 (PDT) >X-Original-Sender: nstrickland@ez-inter.net Sat May 27 08:41:20 2000 >Message-ID: <392FECC7.6EC44287@ez-inter.net> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >Old-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >References: <75.4b13492.2661222e@aol.com> >Resent-Message-ID: <247NVC.A.9O.hy-L5@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2270 >X-Loop: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: GA-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >Lisa, >I do know that people who were "Justice of Peace" could marry people also. >You >might >try that list as they should have been registered. >Chris > >BIGGAFIVE@aol.com wrote: > > > If my great grandfather was able to marry people, shouldn't he have to >be > > register with the state? This was around 1925 to about 1934. How could I >find > > out if he was register? LISA > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager > > Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line. > > Searchable Archives at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Learn and Enjoy IRC Chats-Step by Step Instructions-It's free and fun >http://www.flash.net/~gen4m/ >Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

As a "preacher," I know most contemporary clergy (or whoever will do the marrying) must get a license to marry folks. Usually the license is only good for the state in which it's issued, although some states will let you cross state lines for one time only situations (like family etc.) I don't for sure about early 20th century, but my guess is it wasn't too different. Sue Gerald Gieger wrote: > In most states, a preacher only has to be recognized by his denomination in > order to be able to perform marriages...there is no state/county > registration required...except with his own organization, i.e. Baptist, > Methodist, etc. In the Church of Christ, any ordained Elder can perform > Marriages... > > >From: Chris Strickland <nstrickland@ez-inter.net> > >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Preacher > >Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 11:41:59 -0400 > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Received: from [209.85.6.30] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id > >MHotMailBAF938150043D82197E9D155061E04150; Sat May 27 08:43:18 2000 > >Received: (from slist@localhost)by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id > >IAA00969;Sat, 27 May 2000 08:41:21 -0700 (PDT) > >From GA-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Sat May 27 08:44:34 2000 > >Resent-Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 08:41:21 -0700 (PDT) > >X-Original-Sender: nstrickland@ez-inter.net Sat May 27 08:41:20 2000 > >Message-ID: <392FECC7.6EC44287@ez-inter.net> > >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en] (Win98; I) > >X-Accept-Language: en > >Old-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >References: <75.4b13492.2661222e@aol.com> > >Resent-Message-ID: <247NVC.A.9O.hy-L5@bl-14.rootsweb.com> > >Resent-From: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >X-Mailing-List: <GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2270 > >X-Loop: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >Precedence: list > >Resent-Sender: GA-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > >Lisa, > >I do know that people who were "Justice of Peace" could marry people also. > >You > >might > >try that list as they should have been registered. > >Chris > > > >BIGGAFIVE@aol.com wrote: > > > > > If my great grandfather was able to marry people, shouldn't he have to > >be > > > register with the state? This was around 1925 to about 1934. How could I > >find > > > out if he was register? LISA > > > > > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > > Faye Dyess fdy@gate.net Listmanager > > > Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line. > > > Searchable Archives at: > >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > >==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > >Learn and Enjoy IRC Chats-Step by Step Instructions-It's free and fun > >http://www.flash.net/~gen4m/ > >Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > ==== GA-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Faye Dyess fdy.gate.net Listmanager > VOLUNTEER TO TRANSCRIBE CENSUS FOR THE USGENWEB PROJECT > http://www.usgenweb.org/census > Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it.