Marriage Record of John Henry Hewitt

B-166
State of Illinois
County of Whiteside                              Office of the Clerk of the County Court

     The People of the State of Illinois to all to Whom these presents shall come – Greeting:
     Be it known, that this License doth authorize any regular Minister of the Gospel, 
	 authorized to marry by the Church or Society to which he belongs:  any Justice of the 
	 Supreme Court, Judge or Justice of the Peace, to celebrate and certify, within this 
	 County,  the marriage of Mr. John Henry Hewitt with Miss Calista Ann Taylor according 
	 to law and the usual custom, the said John H Hewitt having the written consent of his 
	 Father.  And the said Calista Ann Taylor being of the full age of Eighteen years as 
	 appears by the oath of the said John H. Hewitt and for so doing this shall be a good 
	 and sufficient Warrant. And it is required by Law, that a return hereof be made by the 
	 Minister, Judge or Justice, to the clerk of the County Court of said County, according 
	 to the form annexed, within thirty  days from the date of said marriage, under penalty 
	 of one hundred dollars, for failure to do so to go to the use of the County, to be 
	 recovered by indictment.
     
	 Witness, R. DE. Gannon,  Clerk of the said County Court, and the seal of said court, 
	 hereunto affixed at Sterling, this 30th day of June in the year of our Lord 
	 one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
                                                                         R DE Gannon Clerk


     I, the subscriber, a Minister of the Gospel Union Grove do hereby certify that I have this day 
	 joined in Marriage, Mr. John Henry Hewitt and Miss Calista Ann Taylor according to law and the 
	 usual custom, as by the annexed License authorized.  Given under my hand, this 3rd day of 
	 July A.D. 1854.
                                                                                      James Walker.


     I  John Henry Hewitt do solemnly swear that Miss Calista Ann Taylor for whom I have this day 
	 applied to the Clerk of Said Court for a Marriage license is of the full age of Eighteen years 
	 so help me, God
                                                                 (signature of John Henry Hewitt)

     Sworn and subscribed to before me this thirtieth day of June A.D. 1854
                                            E.B.Worthington, Deputy Clerk Circuit Court

    “ Mr. heyer (sic hear) me if my son John Henry wants to get license to get married let him have 
	them for I have no objection to it”
                                                                      (signature of Ezra B Hewitt)
Genesse June 30th 1854

Contributed by Barbara Taylor