Name/Title
Witt, Rost Marriage Certificate 1904Entry/Object ID
2026.27.2Scope and Content
Marriage Certificate of Robert Witt and Berta Rost. January 19, 1904. Decorative printed document with handwritten ink text.
Official marriage certificate. The document is highly decorative, with German text. It is printed on a single sheet of paper with elaborate color illustrations and biblical quotes. It includes signatures of the officiating minister and witnesses.
The two circles of text at the top are biblical verses, as are the writings on and underneath the small bible at the base of the document.Context
Note from Bonnie (Witt) Proechel:
"Marriage certificate is in German for my grandparents, Robert Witt and Bertha Rost. They were married on January 19, 1904 (Monday) at Iosco Lutheran Church, Iosco Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. The witnesses were: Henry Minske (brother-in-law), who is married to Paulina Rost (Berta's sister). The others were friends: Katherine Pfaff, Daniel Pfaff (Prediger)*.
This marriage certificate was given to me by my uncle, Elmer Witt, who was my Godfather. He was in charge of my grandmother's affairs. My uncle felt that I should have this, as I was doing the Witt family history."
*Daniel Pfaff was the officiating minister (Prediger), not a witness.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Certificate, MarriageNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Record, MarriageNomenclature Primary Object Term
Record, VitalNomenclature Sub-Class
Government RecordsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
Meyer & Brother, Chicago, ILLDate(s) of Creation
1900Archive Size/Extent
19"x14.125"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Witt, RobertPerson or Organization
Witt, Berta (Rost)Create Date
July 29, 2026Update Date
August 13, 2026
