and
Certificate
George L. Rickard
(George Lewis Rickard)
(Tex Rickard)
and
Maxine Hodges
A license to marry was issued to Tex Rickard and Maxine Hodges was issued by the Clerk of the Court of the County of Greenbrier in West Virginia October 7,1926.
The clerk certified that Tex Rickard was 55 years old and that Maxine Hodges was age 24. The certificate lists Robert W. Rickard asTex's father and Lou F. Rickard as his mother. Although Maxine's father's name was Jesse Thomas Hodges, only a last name is listed on the certificate. Maxine's mother is erroneously certified as Byrna D. Hodges instead of Bernadette.
The clerk also certified that George L. Rickard was born in Wyandotte County. The written indication of the state is unclear, but Wyandotte is located in Kansas. Maxine's birth place is listed as New York, New York.
The minister, Lloyd McF. Courtney certified that he united Tex and Maxine Rickard in marriage at Lewisburg, West Virginia, on October 7, 1926, the same day that the marriage license was issued.