Rita, Evidently there was no waiting period. Unless you can find a law in effect at that time to the contrary, I'd take it at face value, i.e., they were married on the day the license was issued. I just went through my file, and I have one from the 16th of March 1903 that indicates the couple was married the same day the license was issued. Betty Malesky Member APG, NGS, NEHGS, ISFHWE, GVGS Green Valley, AZ "He alone deserves to be remembered by his children who treasures up and preserves the memory of his fathers." Edmund Burke, 1729-1797 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Akers" <RitCee@msn.com> To: <PALACKAW@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:36 PM Subject: [PALACKAW] Marriage Application/Wedding Date > Hi, > > Does anyone know if it was the custom in 1902 to make application for > marriage and then get married on the same day? > > My Grandparents application says that they made application to the Clerk > of > the Orphans' Court and County of Lackawanna, Scranton on May 7, 1902. The > bottom portion of the "Application for Marriage" says this. > > And now, May 12th, 1902, duplicate certificate in form following, to wit, > "I Rev. RG McManns hereby certify that on the 7th day of May one thousand > nine hundred two at Scranton, PA, [couple] were by me united in marriage > in > accordance with license issued by the clerk of the Orphans' Court...", > returned and filed. > > Attest: Signed: Rev. P.J. McManns > Clerk of O.C. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >