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INDEX OF MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN FOUR COLUMBIA COUNTY
NEWSPAPERS
FROM 1901 TO 1936
To find a marriage announcement in this index, search either by the name
of groom (last name first), name of the bride (last name first), or wedding
date (year, month, day 1905-07-13). The database includes the following
categories: groom name, groom residence, bride name, bride residence, name of
newspaper with the announcement, wedding date, date of announcement in
newspaper, and notes. Listed in the notes are 263 divorces. Included in the
"wedding date" category there are 108 entries of for dates from 1846
to 1900.
Newspapers included in this index:
Argus was a weekly published in Benton. Nearly all of the
notices, with the exception of seven entries, are from the period 1910 to
1936. Within this time period there are some missing issues.
There are 3,502 marriage announcements.
Also included are two marriage announcements for Philip Young to
Rachel Wilson in 1861 and William W. Foxs wedding date in 1863.
There are five marriage announcements for October 2, 1901, February
24 and 26, 1903, October 7, 1903, and November 19, 1903.
Columbian was a weekly published in Bloomsburg.
There are 357 entries for this newspaper: 1902 195; 1903
10; 1904 2; 1905 110; 1906 1; 1907 37; 1908 1; and
1918 2.
The Morning Press was a daily (except Sunday) published in
Bloomsburg.
There are 1,421 entries for the following years: 1902 12; 1903
466; 1905 3; 1911 1; 1918 119; 1920 1; 1921
468; 1922 352; 1925 3; 1926 2; 1927 2; 1929 1;
1930 1; and 1931 1.
Republican (Columbia Country Republican) was a weekly
published in Bloomsburg.
There are 158 entries for the following three years: 1901 61;
1902 97; and 1903 1.
The Columbia County Historical & Genealogical Society is very
appreciative of Steve Wiists commitment of time and work to index these
four newspapers for marriage announcements and in preparing the marriage
announcement database.
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