From Henry County Marriages, Vol. 3, p. 125:
Groom: Eli SWIGHART, Bride: Laura J. CULVER, license date 16 Nov 1869, marriage date 16 Nov 1869. No further information in record. [Eli’s name also seen as SWIHART in other material.]
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I have found the marriage record of Laura and Eli. I am working on an application for the Mayflower Society and Laura Jane CULVER is in the direct line. I have proven every single person required except for proving that the parents of Laura Jane CULVER were Charles CULVER (1816-1893 from Ashtabula, Ohio) and Polly Abigail DODGE (1821-1903-born in MA and died in Ashtabula, Ohio). What I am wondering is if the bride and groom were required to complete an application for marriage and had to prove their ages and whom their parents were. I have only seen the marriage certificate that does not give any information.
Another mystery is why they married in Henry County when Laura was born and grew up in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Also, I have no idea how the two of them met because Eli was born in Stark County, Ohio. I am speculating that since he was nine years older than Laura, he went to Ashtabula County for work.
My name is Sandy Burke and I live in Lafayette, IN. Laura and Eli are my husband’s great great grandparents. They eventually moved to Indiana, where both of them died.
I hope that you can help me out.
Sandy Burke
Sandy,
As one of the people who entered that information into our Marriages database, I can assure you that there is no more information in the record. The early marriage records were single-line entries in a ledger, and all the ledgers are in the Probate Office of the courthouse.
Hopefully, your query will attract researchers who have been able to find records from other sources to give you the answers you need. I will look through all of my materials for more clues. At this point, it seems likely they moved on to Indiana shortly after getting married. I haven’t seen any evidence that they had any children while living here.
Jim Rebar
Henry County Genealogical Society