The Marriage of Edward Scheel and Mary Culver

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Transcription of above certificate:

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Left-hand Column:

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Date of Marriage: January 26, 1898

Groom's Full Name: Edward C. Scheel

Residence of Groom: 627 Elm St. [Buffalo, NY]

Age: Twenty-three

Color: White

Occupation: Art Imporium [?]

Single or Widowed: Single

Birthplace of Groom: Buffalo, NY

Father's Name: Charles H. Scheel

Mother's Name: Elizabeth Klien

Number of Groom's Marriage: One

Bride's Full Name: Mary Culver

Residence of Bride: 37 East Ferry St. [Buffalo, NY]

Age: 26

Color: White

Single or Widowed: [widowed crossed out]

Maiden Name if widowed: [blank]

Birthplace of Bride: City [meaning Buffalo, NY]

Father's Name: Frank

Mother's Maiden Name: Burk

Number of Bride's Marriage: [Ink scribble]

Name of Person performing Ceremony: Albert W. Allen

Residence: 594 W. Ferry St. [Buffalo, NY]

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Right-sided Column:

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State of New York

County of Erie

Certificate and Record of Marriage

City of Buffalo -- Bureau of Vital Statistics

I hereby certified that Edward E. Scheel and Mary Culver were joined in Marriage

by me in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, at 37 East Ferry

this 26th day of January 1898

Signature of Witnesses in Marriage: Henry Robinson, Robert Brown

Signature of Person performing ceremony: Albert W. Allen

This marriage certificate contains a lot of wonderful information for genealogical purposes. First, by listing the parents, it provides a link between generations, and a confirmation of parentage. Next, the addresses are a huge bonus -- they are important when you are trying to establish the bloodlines and there are many common names. Since Charles and Edward are quite common, and Scheel was not an uncommon name in Buffalo at the turn of the century, I can match up families by the address on this certificate with those on the census records, and confirm families. Lastly, I have the bride's maiden name which allows me to open a new branch in the family tree.