Susan, when my son was getting married in Bellingham, Washington, I inquired and they said as long as you were authorized by your organization, nothing else was necessary... Maybe it has changed...?? >From: Susan Goodin <sgoodin@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Preacher >Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 21:08:55 -0700 > >Gerald, > >Sue Goodin here again. I'm not referring to the "marriage license," the >people getting married must acquire. I am talking about a license to >officiate at marriages that I must have in order to do the officiating. >When I was ordained, I had to file and >receive verification that such a license had been recorded before I could >agree to "marry" anyone. Other states also require such documentation. I >know. I have investigated in the process of performing out-of-state >ceremonies. It is registered in a county, >but is for an entire state. I don't know about Texas or Oklahoma, but I >know it's so here in the Northwest. > >Gerald Gieger wrote: > > > I did not mean to imply that a Marriage License was not required, and >that > > it had to be signed and recorded/filed by the person who solemnizes the > > Marriage...but as for the Preacher/Clergyman having to be registered > > him/herself, I only know of one State (Oklahoma) that requires >registration > > with the County...In Texas, it doesn't matter, Washington either...We >are > > the UNITED STATES where Governemnt is not supposed to organize or >interfere > > with religion, and Marriage is/was a religious institution in bygone >eras. > > > > >From: Susan Goodin <sgoodin@earthlink.net> > > >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Preacher > > >Date: Sat, 03 Jun 2000 23:22:25 -0700 > > > > >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? 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