Question on marriage and birth certificate

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Question on marriage and birth certificate

Legg inn av grummanf6f@hotmail.com » 31 aug 2007 10:11:09

Hello all,

I'd need to know if it was customary in the 1930-40's America to
produce a birth certificate when you got married, and also, was the
marriage noted in that document?

I am sorry if this group is inappropriate but I couldn't think of any
other that would match.

Thank you!

singhals

Re: Question on marriage and birth certificate

Legg inn av singhals » 31 aug 2007 18:10:13

grummanf6f@hotmail.com wrote:

Hello all,

I'd need to know if it was customary in the 1930-40's America to
produce a birth certificate when you got married, and also, was the
marriage noted in that document?

I am sorry if this group is inappropriate but I couldn't think of any
other that would match.

Thank you!


No, it wasn't -- because so few people _HAD_ birth
certificates of any kind.

_Some_ proof of age, generally a brother, father, or other
male relative of the bride attested/swore that she was
either of full age, or had their permission to marry.

What the Catholic or Episcopal churches required for their
minister to perform their religious rite -- I know nothing.
(g) I don't belong to either persuasion.

EVEN if a civil birth certificate were own and shown, it
would be VERY unusual for any annotation to be made on the
front. The person himself/herself might have made a note on
the back of it, but more likely not.

HTH

Cheryl

Huntersglenn

Re: Question on marriage and birth certificate

Legg inn av Huntersglenn » 31 aug 2007 19:16:37

In addition to what Cheryl mentioned, it really would depend on the
state. Some states DID have required birth certificates early enough
for someone being married in the 30-40's to be able to show them, but
that didn't mean the state required them.

Looking back to when I obtained my marriage license, I don't remember
having to produce a birth certificate - I do remember showing my
driver's license though. And not even my minister needed the birth
certificate. The only times I remember needing to produce a birth
certificate was signing up for Social Security and applying for a passport.

That said, you really need to check the state(s) for which you're
interested and find out what the requirements were. The only time that
I've seen a marriage mentioned on a birth certificate has been in the
case of North Carolina delayed certificates of birth, which were filed
in order for the person to have something to prove their birth (these
are people who were born prior to when North Carolina began keeping
birth records). Notations are often found on these certificates stating
how the age and birth date were proved, and I have seen marriage dates
on a few of them.

Hope that helps,
Cathy

grummanf6f@hotmail.com wrote:
Hello all,

I'd need to know if it was customary in the 1930-40's America to
produce a birth certificate when you got married, and also, was the
marriage noted in that document?

I am sorry if this group is inappropriate but I couldn't think of any
other that would match.

Thank you!

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