MARRIAGES BY REV. JOHN CALDWELL, 1854-1883
TIOGA AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES
Contributed by Barbara Ziegenmeyer
Courtesy of Fort McClurb Chapter,
D. A. R., Bloomsburg.
Married Alexander Henderson,
late of Glasgow, and Cecilia Brown of Blossburg, Tioga Co., Pa., at the house
of the bride's mother, on Thursday afternoon, the 16th November, 1865. The
parties started for Canada, same
day.
Married on the 25th. Decr. 1865 at the house of the bride's father, Squire
Shepherd, Fall Brook, Tioga Co., Pa., James Chambers and Mary J. Shepherd,
both of said place.
Married on Tuesday, 27th March, 1866, at the home of the bride's father,
George Griffin, Canton, Bradford Co., Pa., George Bristol, Rochester, N.
Y., and Philah Griffin of
Canton.
Married Alexander Hutchinson and Jane Hughes, both of Blossburg, Tioga Co.,
Pa., on Wednesday evening at my house, Canton, 2nd. January,
1867.
Married H. M. Spencer and Maria E. Griffin, Canton, Bradford Co., Pa., on
the 6th. day of Feby. 1867, at Mr. Jno. Griffin's, house of the bride's
father.
Married Wm. M. Shaipe and Melinda Klase, both of Shamokin, on Thursday, the
4th. July, 1867, at
Elysburg.
Married George W. Hefiey of Elysburg and Emma Persing of same place, on Thursday,
the 12th. September, 1867, at the house of the bride's father, Matthias
Persing.
1868, Jany. 5. Married Urick Swank of Rush Township and Northumberland Co.,
Penna., and Marillah Moore of Northumberland Co., Penna., on Sunday morning,
the 5 Jany. 1868.
1868, Feby. 23. Married George Leiby, Roving Creek, Columbia Co., Pa., and
Mary Jane Richards, Northumberland Co., Pa., at my own house, Sunday
afternoon.
1868, Sept. 19. Married Harvey B. Soult of Catawissa, Columbia Co., Pa.,
and Antoinett Feitsworth of Elysburg, Northumberland Co., Pa., at the house
of the bride's father, on Saturday evening, 19th Sept.
1868.
1868, Dec. 24. Married J. H. Haughawout to Maggie E. Eckman, both of Rush
Township, on Thursday evening, 26th Decr.
1868.
1869, Feby. 16. Married Hugh H. Vastine of Rush Township, Northumberland
Co., Pa., and Susan Metier of said township and Co. and state of Pa., on
Tuesday evening, the 16th. Feby. 1869. 1870,
Married Jane Wilson to Edward Wheatley, on Apl. 26th, 1870, at
Blossburg.
Married 13th June, 1871, David Henry Thomas of Danville, Montour Co., Pa.,
to Julia A. Waldron of Liberty
Township.
Married 4th Jany. 1873, at Blossburg, Richard Barns of Morris Run, Tioga
Co., Pa., to Mary Jane Hewitt of same
place.
Married on Saturday evening, the 23rd. of October, 1875, at Centralia, Columbia
Co., Pa., Francis Michael to Sarah Buchanan, both of
Centralia.
Married on Tuesday morning, the 4th inst. (of Jany. 1876), at Centralis,
Columbia Co., Pa., John Pleasante Hoagland and Elizabeth Miller, both of
same place.
Married on Wednesday, 5th Jany." 1876, at Carter Metler's, G. P. Oberdorf,
of Upper Augusta township, and Laura Alice Metier of Rush township,
Northumberland Co., Pa.
Married, on Thursday evening, Feby. 11th. 1876, Simon G. Kase to Dora R.
Ent of Elysburg, Northumberland Co.,
Pa.
Married, on Thursday evening, at 8 1/2 o'clock, Henry Lammers of Danville,
Montour County, Pa., to Alice M. Miller of same place, Sept. 28th.
1876.
Married on Tuesday morning, the 21st. November, 1876, Mr. J. W. Reed of Paxinos
to Miss Bethiah Davison, youngest daughter of Robert Davison, Esq., of Mayberry
Township, Montour County,
Pa.
Married on Thursday evening, the 7th. December, 1876, Francis Hummel and
Matilda Kreisher—both of Elysburg, Northl____ Co.,
Pa.
Married, on Tuesday morning, the 13th. November, 1877, at the residence of
the bride's father, by Rev. John Caldwell, M.D., Jacob L. Wolverton to Alverda
C. Tietsworth, all of Paxinos Township, Northumberland Co.,
Pa.
Married, on Thursday morning, the 24th. Jany. 1878, at the residence of the
bride's father, by Rev. John Caldwell, M D., Mr. Alfred Diehl, Point Township,
to Miss Susie C. Metier of Rush Township, both of Northumberland Co.,
Pa.
Married, on Tuesday the 5th. Feby. 1878, at J. C. Kase's, the residence of
the bride's father, by Rev. J. Caldwell, M.D., J. M. Vought to Misa Lizzie
C. Kase, both of Mayberry Township, Montour Co.,
Pa.
Married, on Thursday morning, the 2nd. Jany. 1879, at the residence of the
bride's father, by Rev. John Caldwell, M.D., J. F. Pitner of Russell, Kansas,
to Ella J. Kase of Mayberry township, Montour county,
Pa.
Married on Tuesday evening, the 14th. Jany. 1879, by Rev. Dr. Caldwell, Benjamin
Haas to Mra. M. E. Robins, relict of the late Dr. Lorenzo Robins and daughter
of S. P. Kase, Philadelphia, both of Elysburg, Northumberland Co.,
Pa.
Married on March 12th. 1879, at Elysburg, Northumberland county, state of
Pennsylvania, by the Rev. John Caldwell, M. D., Clifton C. McWilliams to
Georgiana Jefleries.
Married, on December the 18th, 1879, at O. P. Patton's, Northumberland Co.,
Pa., by Rev. John Caldwell, M.D., Charles C. Moore to Sarah Ella Patton,
all of Northumberland Co.,
Pa.
Married at the House of the Bride's father, on October 5th. 1880, by Rev.
John Caldwell, M.D., David T. Willett to Rebecca J. Ryan, both of Northumberland
county, Pennsylvania.
Married at the Parsonage, Elysburg, on Tuesday, the 15th. of February, 1881,
by Rev. J. Caldwell, M.D., Charles A. Gulick of Upper Augusta Township, to
Julia Ann Quick of Rush township, Northumberland county,
Pennsylvania.
Married on the 20th. August, 1881, at the parsonage, Elysburg, by the Rev.
J. Caldwell, M. D, Charles E. Cotner and Mary E. Moore, both of Upper Augusta,
Northumberland Co., Pa.
Married, on Sunday evening, the 21st Aug. 1881, at Centralia, Columbia county.
Pa., by Rev. J. Caldwell, M.D., Joseph A. Dixon and Sarah A.
Price.
Married, on Tuesday, Jany. 3rd. 1882, at the Residence of the bride's father,
by the Rev. J. Caldwell, M.D., William Scott of Chulasky township, to Annie
E. Gulick of Upper Augusta township, both of Northumberland Co.,
Pa.
Married on Thursday, 12th. Jany. 1882, at the residence of the Bride's father,
Carter Metier, by Rev. John Caldwell, M.D., C. P. McCloughan to Jannie H.
Metier, both of Northumberland Co.,
Pennsylvania.
Married, on Thursday, the 26th Jany. 1S82, at the Parsonage, Elysburg, by
the Rev. J. Caldwell, M.D., Daniel Kress to Fanny Whitaker, both of Centralia,
Columbia Co.,
Pennsylvania.
Married, on Thursday evening, the 11th. Jany. 1883, at the residence of the
bride's father, by the Rev. J. Caldwell, Silas W. Miller and Maggie Kase
of Montour Co.,
Pennsylvania.
Married, on Wednesday evening, the 14th. of Feby. 1883, at the residence
of the bride's father by the Rev. John Caldwell, M.D., S. C. Wolff of Iowa
and Ella Leitsworth, Shamokin township, Pa.
[Judged by Mr. Caldwell's register
of marriages, he had the hand of a ready penman, guided by a sense of fitness
and economic balance. Each and every item gives all necessary facts concerning
the contracting parties, and winds up with the " gold sovereign and one dollar,"
or, the more usual fee of five dollars; his highest being fifteen, then ten,
of which there were a number. It would be of interest to know the financial
objective for these. ministerial acts, which totalled three hundred and fifty-six
dollars, covering sixty-five couples and a wide territory, Tioga, Bradford,
Columbia, Montour, and Northumberland Counties being indicated. From 1877
he describes himself as the Rev. John Caldwell, MJX Genuine appreciation
should be accorded the patriotic society which restored this important document
to public use.]