Copyright 2012, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
From the March 17, 1897 issue of the Michigan Messenger published at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan:
From
FamilySearch, and waaahoooo, the bride's name and more:
Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925
groom's name:
Edward E. Hinds
groom's race:
groom's age:
31 years
groom's birth date:
1866
groom's birthplace:
Michigan
bride's name:
Mary A. Michaels
bride's race:
bride's age:
29 years
bride's birth date:
1868
bride's birthplace:
Ohio
marriage type:
marriage date:
28 Feb 1897
marriage place:
Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan
groom's father:
Wm. Hinds
groom's mother:
Jerusha Kamp
bride's father:
Isaac Michaels
bride's mother:
Rachael Mineer
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband:
film number:
2342507
frame number:
digital folder number:
4207941
image number:
499
reference number:
v 3 p 64 rn 50
And, from the
marriage record, it appears that they did indeed marry, note, only part of the record is shown here:
Next stop, find out what a bachelor tax is all about, here are two links,
In Ye Olden Days: The Bachelor Tax and John McCurdy who wrote,
Citizen Bachelors: Manhood and the Creation of the United States. So, I wonder, really a bachelor tax in 1897?? or is the staff of the newspaper taking a bit of liberty and poking some fun at our Edward?? What cha think??
*Source for the graphic long lost, my apologies to the artist and the web site.
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