Licenses for marriages performed by John Handsaker, 1876-1888
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Handsaker, John, 1821-1908
- Title
- Licenses for marriages performed by John Handsaker
- Dates
- 1876-1888 (inclusive)18761888
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (2 folders in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 912
- Summary
- Fifty-eight licenses for marriages performed by John Handsaker (1821-1908) in the 1870s and 1880s. Handsaker was an English American who lived in Lane County, Oregon, from 1874 to 1888, and was an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
John Handsaker was born in 1821 in Derbyshire, England, and immigrated to the United States in 1843. After living in Illinois for three decades, in 1874 he moved to Goshen, Oregon, where he worked in merchandising, as an agent for the Oregon and California Railroad, as a postmaster, and as an express agent. He moved to Tacoma, Washington, in 1888. Handsaker was an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died in 1908.
Source: Obituary in the Oregonian, March 20, 1908.
Content Description
The collection consists of 58 licenses for marriages that John Handsaker officiated in the 1870s and 1880s. These licenses are the copies that were made for Handsaker. All but three of these licenses are for marriages officiated in Lane County, Oregon; the other three licenses are for marriages officiated in Jackson County, Oregon.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Licenses for marriages performed by John Handsaker, Coll 912, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative Information
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Subject Terms
- Marriage--Oregon--Jackson County--19th century
- Marriage--Oregon--Lane County--19th century
Form or Genre Terms
- marriage licenses
