(Marriage Record Transcription)
Marriage Record
Martin Van Buren Seely and Miss Emily Mahoney
State of California, County of Stanislaus, These Presents are to authorize and license any Justice of the Supreme Court, District or County Judge, Justice of the Peace, Mayor, Priest or Minister of the Gospel of any denomination to solemnize, within said County, the marriage of Martin Van Buren Seely, Native of Iowa, aged 26 years, residence of Waterford, County of Stanislaus, State of California and Miss Emily Mahoney, Native of California, aged 18 years resident of Crows Landing, County of Stanislaus, State of California. Said parties being of sufficient age to be capable of contracting marriage. In Witness whereof, I have set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Court of said County this 6th day of April A.D., 1878
J.W. McCarthy, County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the County Court in and for Said Stanislaus County

I hereby certify that I believe the facts stated in the above license to be true, and that upon due inquiry there appears to be no legal impediment to the marriage of said Martin Van Buren Seely and Miss Emily Mahoney. That said parties were joined in marriage by me on the 7th day of April A.D. 1878, in Modesto Said County and State, that Mr. Weston Mahoney, a Resident of County of Stanislaus, State of California and Mr. C.R. Seely, a resident of Modesto County of Stanislaus State of Cal were present as witnesses of the said ceremony.
Parents of both Natives of U.S.A., Mr. Seely has been married before, wife dead.
In Witness where of I have hereunto set my hand This 16th day of April A.D. 1878
E.A. Vinning, Minister of the Gospel

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