Justice of the Peace Docket (Marriages only) – Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2016.3.1

Scope and Content

Abner Freemont Ferguson, John B. Johnson, et al, "Justice of the Peace Docket," docket entries 1860s-1880s, loose papers through 1910s, Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; held by Greene County Clerk of Court's Office, Courthouse, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 2016. Provenance: Donated to the Greene County Clerk of Courts Office, Courthouse, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, by a daughter of A. F. Ferguson on 6 April 1945. It appears that the docket book was passed down from one JP to the next, thus covering a large span of years and including entries from more than one person. J. B. Johnson, who entered two pages of marriages as having been performed by him, is clearly one of the docket's past owners. There may have been others as well. Record specifications: Justice of the Peace dockets are not typically maintained by the Clerk of Courts Office. This book is in the custody of the office due to donation by the family of the JP. As a result, the Clerk of Courts may not issue certified copies of any of these records. In an effort to make the rare material in these dockets available, they are being scanned and transcribed on volunteer time for sharing via the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project. Record Images and Transcript: In order to maximize volunteer time, the first 579 pages of this docket were not scanned at this time due to the largely financial nature of the entries. As time and resources permit, the docket will be revisited to add those entries to the digital archive. The following is a transcript of the marriages performed by J. B. Johnson, which appear on two pages at the back of the docket book. Note that Johnson began keeping marriage records on page 581, which is actually an unnumbered page at the end of the docket book. When page 581 was full, he continued on the left-facing page, which was the last actually numbered page in the book, page 580. Due to the fact that Pennsylvania did not officially record marriages until 1885 at the Courthouse, this is an invaluable record for family history. / = line break Page 581: "Married April 19th 1874 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Jacob / Grove & Belle Church of Centre Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married May 10th 1874 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Wm. Wood / and Elisabeth Shriver all of Centre Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married Jan. 14th 1875 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. / Abner Moore & Katharine Lightner, all of Greene / County Pa. Married Feb. 17th 1876 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Salem McGlumphy and / Sarah Jane Sargent of Morris Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married Dec. 24th 1876 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. John Eagon and Miss / Jennie Coffman both of Centre Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married, Dec. 28th 1876, by J. B. Johnson, Esq., Mr. Wm. Bowler and / Miss Lizzie Seckman both of Centre Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married Sept. 26th 1877 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Jacob Friend / and Miss Mariah Jane Rush both of Greene Co. Pa. Married Nov. 24th 1877 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Christian Scott Jr. and Miss / Jennie Ewart both of Greene Co. Pa. Married December 11th 1877 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Samuel / Phillips and Miss both Lydia E. Sargent both of Greene Co. Pa. Married December 24th 1877 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Robert Milliken and Miss Belle Doman both of Greene Co. Pa. Married February 10th 1878 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. James West and Miss Hester Oliver both of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Married July 6th 1878 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Harvey Filmore Scott and / Mrs. Susanna Finch both of Rogersville, Greene Co. Pa. Married Sept. 7th 1878 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. John Morgan McCloud / and Miss Belle Armstrong all of Greene Co. Pa. Married Nov. 10th 1878 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Wm. Hoge and Miss Hester Matilda / Carter both of Greene County Pa. Married December 1st 1878 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Thomas W. L. Pettit and / Keziah N. Sargent both of Greene County Pa. Married Feb. 15th 1879 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. John Church and Kate I. G. Ross both / of Centre Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married Oct. 5th 1879 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Abraham Travis of Virginia and Elizabeth Jane / White of Pennsylvania." Page 580: "Married January 29th 1880 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. / I. N. McGlumphy and Miss Nannie Supler both of / Greene Co. Pa. Married February 14th 1880 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Clark Thomas / and Miss Sarah Margaret Webster, both of Greene Co. Pa. Married March 10th 1880 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. James Lewis and / Miss Laura Robins both of Greene Co. Pa. Married March 26th 1880 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Wm. Rush / and Miss Marryettie Sargent both of Greene Co. Pa. Married Sept. 10th 1880 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. James Madison Roach & / Miss Mary McVay both of Greene Co. Pa. Married December 19th 1880, by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Wm. Bowler and Miss / Ruth Seckman both of Greene Co. Pa. Married February 19th 1881 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Samuel Scott Jr. and / Miss Nannie Thomas both of Greene County Pennsylvania. Married April 30th 1881 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Thomas Knight and Miss / Ida Call both of Centre Tp. Greene Co. Pa. Married Jan. 29th 1882 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. Elmer E. Elsworth Mur- / phy of West Va. and Miss Rachel C. Tuttle of Greene Co. Pa. Married Jan. 28th 1883 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. John H. Murphy and Miss Jane Tuttle / all of Greene Co. Pa. Married April 12th 1883 by J. B. Johnson Esq. Mr. James Roberts and Miss / Martha Cooper both of Greene County, Pennsylvania."

Collection

Greene County Courthouse Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.3

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Clerk of Courts Office, Greene County Courthouse

Lexicon

Search Terms

Armstrong family, Bowler family, Call family, Center (Greene County, Pa. : Township), Church family, Coffman family, Cooper family, Doman family, Eagon family, Ewart family, Finch family, Friend family, Grove family, Hoge family, Justice of the Peace Dockets, Knight family, Lewis family, Lightner family, Marriage records, McCloud family, McGlumphy family, McVay family, Millikin family, Moore family, Murphy family, Oliver family, Pettit family, Phillips family, Roach family, Robbins family, Roberts family, Ross family, Rush family, Sargeant family, Scott family, Seckman family, Shriver family, Supler family, Thomas family, Travis family, Tuttle family, Webster family, Weddings, West family, White family, Wood family

Archive Details

Creator

Ferguson, Abner Freemont [1856-1932]

Johnson, John B.

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1860 - circa 1890

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCCH-AN003-0001-0000

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Clerk of Courts Series - Greene County Courthouse Collection

Owner/Agent

Greene County Courthouse

Acquisition Method

Digital

Notes

Source Citation: Abner Freemont Ferguson, John B. Johnson, et al, Justice of the Peace Docket, docket entries 1860s-1880s, loose papers through 1910s, Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; held by Greene County Clerk of Court's Office, Courthouse, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 2016, item no. GCCH-AN003-0001-0000, Greene County Courthouse Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).