Dr. Russell Barnard Duplicate Marriage Licenses
Content Description
This collection consists of approximately 150 duplicate marriage licenses, dating from 1924 to 1944, for marriage ceremonies performed by Reverend Dr. Russell D. Barnard, pastor of First Brethren Church in Dayton, Ohio. These documents consist of only the marriage license portion, with the actual marriage certificate (completed by Dr. Barnard after performing the ceremony) having been separated and returned to the court. Therefore, the date on the document is the marriage license date, which is not necessarily the same as the date that the marriage was actually performed. Most, but not all, marriage licenses originated in Montgomery County, Ohio. The licenses are arranged chronologically.
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1944
Creator
- Barnard, Russell Dewey, 1898-1986 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Russell Dewey Barnard was born July 20, 1898, in Delphi, Indiana, to John Barnard and Jessie Bennett. He was pastor at the First Brethren Church, 1900 West Third Street in Dayton, from about the mid-1920s to mid-1940s. He later served as a foreign missionary. He married Ferne A. Hartzler in 1923, and they had a daughter Dorcas (b. ~1927), who married Harold Beaver. Dr. Barnard died March 10, 1986, in Winona Lake, Indiana, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (one half-size Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of duplicate marriage licenses for marriage ceremonies performed by Reverend Dr. Russell D. Barnard, pastor of First Brethren Church in Dayton, Ohio. Most, but not all, licenses are from Montgomery County, Ohio.
Arrangement
The licenses are arranged chronologically in a single series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives by Dorcas Beaver, daughter of Dr. Russell Barnard, in May 2010.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original marriage licenses to which these duplicates correspond are on file in the Probate Court of the county in which the original license was obtained (in most cases, Montgomery County, Ohio).
Processing Information
Finding aid written according to DACS standards by Alyssa Stark and Lisa Rickey, July 2017.
Genre / Form
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Dr. Russell Barnard Duplicate Marriage Licenses (MS-597)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- July 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
