Marriage License: Michael McManus and Elizabeth Mackin

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Marriage Record of
Michael McManus and Elizabeth Mackin
27 Dec 1876, Wyandotte County, Kansas

Michael McManus was the father of Julia McManus, who married James H. DeCoursey. Michael was born in Ontario, Canada in 1849, I believe he was the son of Michael and Julia (Heardon) McManus, both of County Cavan, Ireland. His first wife was Elizabeth Mackin, the daughter of Bernard and Margaret Mackin. She was born in Cook County, Illinois on 17 Nov 1855. Michael and Elizabeth had a son, Michael B., born in March 1877. Tragically, he died at the age of four months in July 1877, and his mother died shortly after on August 20. In the 1880 federal census Michael is living in Wyandotte with his Mackin in-laws and listed as a widower. He married his second wife, Sarah Murray, in October 1880. Michael, Elizabeth and their son are buried in the Mackin family plot in St. John's Cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.

Related Items
The record for Michael's second marriage to Sarah Murray.
Census timeline table for Michael.
Michael's death notice.
Information concerning the creamery company started by James H. DeCoursey, husband of Michael's daughter Julia.
Death records for Michael and second wife Sarah's daughters Julia DeCoursey and Mary Buchan and Mary's death notice.

Wyandotte County, Kansas Marriage Records
Vol. 2, p. 370


STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF WYANDOTT.             Office of Probate Judge of said County.
      BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the   24th   day of   December   A. D. 1875 there was issued from the office of said Probate Judge, a Marriage License, of which the following is a true copy:

Marriage License.
                                    Wyandott County, State of Kansas,   December 24   A. D. 1875

TO ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PERFORM THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY, GREETING:

      You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage   Michael McManus   of   Colorado   aged   26 years   and   Elizebeth Mackin   of   Wyandott County   aged   20 years   and of this License you will make due return to my office within thirty days.
                                                      [SEAL.]                     DR Churchill  Probate Judge.    

      And which said Marriage License was afterwards, to-wit: on the   First   day of   January   A. D. 1876   returned to said Probate Judge, with the following Certificate endorsed thereon, to-wit:

STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OF WYANDOTT. SS.
      I,   Rev P Scloll   do hereby certify, that in accordance with the authorization of the within License, I did on the   27th   day of   December   A. D. 1875 at   the Catholic Church   in said County, join and unite in Marriage the within named   Michael McManus   and   Elizebeth Macken  .
      WITNESS my hand and seal this day and year above written.
ATTEST:                                                                                                  Rev P Scholl  
  DR Churchill   Probate Judge.


Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey
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