Marriage license and certificate for James Trumbo and Catherine Williams

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A marriage license and certificate printed on a single page for James Trumbo and Catharine Williams, who were married on October 6, 1866, in Gallatin County, Kentucky. Both the license and the cretifcate are pre-printed forms surrounded by a border with decorative scrollwork patterns in each corner. The forms are completed by hand in black ink. The license is on the top half of a sheet of paper, with the certificate on the bottom half. A five cent revenue stamp is adhered inside the upper left facing corner of the certificate. Trumbo and Williams were married by William Johnson, who signs as "a minister of the Baptist Church." The ceremony took place in the home of John Get and was witnessed by Charles Hawkins and Henry Trumbo. Their marriage certificate was issues by Roderick Perry, who identifies himself as a clerk of the Gallatin County Court.

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