One Wedding, Two Church Certificates - Church Record Sunday

Upon their marriage in the Mineral Ridge Methodist Church on September 15, 1938, my parents, Lee and Audrey (Meinzen) Doyle received two certificates of marriage from the church. Unusual, I think.

One is in a small booklet measuring about 4 1/2" x 7" with the word "Wedlock" embossed in gold on the cover. The certificate is folded inside and when unfolded is more than double the size of the opened booklet. Holes are punch through the fold and a white tasseled cord is tied in a bow. Also in the booklet, folded on the back cover is a brief document with the title, "How to Perpetuate the Honeymoon."

This is the certificate and a transcription.

This is to certify
that on the fifteenth day of September
in the year of our Lord
Nineteen hundred thirty eight
Lee Doyle
of Niles, Ohio
and
Audrey Meinzen
of Mineral Ridge, Ohio
were by me united in Marriage
at the Mineral Ridge Methodist Church
according to the ordinance of God and the laws
of the State of Ohio"
Rev. Robert S. Clemmons [signature]
Witnesses {Earl Tuxford [signature]
.................{Leona Tuxford [signature]

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The second certificate is in a booklet with "Our Wedding" in raised letters on the front. It is slightly larger than the one above, measuring 5 5/8" x 7". It, too, is tied with a cord but has no tassle. The pages of this booklet are printed in black, red, and green, with gold embossing on the pages.

This is the certificate and a transcription.

Certificate
of Marriage
Be it known that on the 15th day of September
in the Year of our Lord 1938
Lee Doyle
and
Audrey Meinzen
were by me
United in Marriage
in accordance with the Laws of
State of Ohio
at Mineral Ridge Methodist Church
Rev. Robert S. Clemmons [signature]
Witnesses .. Leona Tuxford [signature]
.................Earl Tuxford [signature]

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