Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1908 — Married Without License in 1895. [ARTICLE]

Married Without License in 1895.

Noah J. Yoder and Allda Rodgers, of Newton county, were Issued a license today to be married according to the laws of Indiana. On Dec. 29, 1895, they were married in an Ornish church, by an Ornish preacher, and they have been living together since that time as husband and wife and they have six children, but they wanted to be married according to the laws of the country and after getting the license they went to the residence of Rev. O. E. Miller, pastor of the First Baptist church, and were again joined in the bonds of matrimony. Since their marriage they have resided near Mt. Ayr, where he owns a farm of 80 acres. He also has another 80 acre farm in Marshall county. Mr. Yoder will be 43 years of age on Jan. 6th, and his wife was 29 years old on Aug. 30th. .Their ages when they were first married was 30 and 16 respectively.