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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