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From: "Ernie Braida" <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] marriage records
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 23:52:46 -0600
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I don't think you will find the parents' name on Catholic Church marriage
records until 1917 when the 1917 Code of Canon Law went into effect. Before
that time the record will list the bride, groom, witness, and the priest
witness, date and place.
Fr. Ernie
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From: "suec2000" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [IOWA] marriage records


>
> From: "Deveron Shudic" <>
>
>
> > Does anyone have info on obtaining a marriage record for the year 1897.
> My grandparents, Peter Henry Dinges m. Mary Agnes Langin were married
> October 26 or 27, 1897 at the Catholic Church in Odebolt which I believe
> would be St. Martins. I have written to them but received no reply. I
read
> something about no index existing until 1915 for Iowa. I want to get the
> names of my great gparents off of the license. If anyone has any guidance
> or info to offer, please I will appreciate it. I know in 1900 that my gp
> lived in Sac County, Richland township so I'd bet they were married
nearby.
> Would that be St. Martins? I also know that Monsignor Huesmann performed
> the rites and he lived nearby on the 1900 census.
> >>I found your marriage record at the library tonight.
> Sac County Marriage Records pg 418
> #1732 Peter Dinges, 23, to Mary Langin, 20.
> testimony given by Wm Sampson (a scribbled note was attached)
> married 26 Oct 1897 at St Martins Church, Odebolt by Rev. Fred H Huesmann,
> Rector of St Martins
> The forms the county was using at the time did not list the parents names.
> As a consolation prize I noticed another Dinges marriage in the index
which
> I abstracted as well.
> pg 68 #1396 license date Oct 23, 1894
> John W Dinges, 22, to Julia A Gavin, 21.
> testimony by Wm Sampson(letter on file) ((but it wasn't attached to the
> record))
> married 30 Oct 1894 at Odebolt
> by Rev J Anler.
> I noticed in a later post you knew where the Dinges' were in 1927. (BTW
the
> county would have deed records for that time or you might check with the
LDS
> to see if they filmed deeds that far forward for the county.) The posts
> imply your grandparents were in Iowa in 1925. Check the 1925 Iowa census
> (the best census ever taken). Among other information it lists both
parents
> names (even mothers maiden, assuming the person giving the information
knew
> what it was), the state they were married in and their age at last
birthday
> if they were still alive.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Sue Claman
>
>
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