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Charles and Lucretia May (Geary) Johnson Family Bible

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Marriage Certificate
Marriages
Births
Deaths
Memorandum
Family Temperance Pledge
Naming the Baby

Transcription:
Page 1
THIS CERTIFIES
That Charles W. Johnson
of Ft Wayne Ind
and Luctria May Gearry
of Ft Wayne Ind.
WERE UNITED
BY ME IN THE
BONDS OF HOLY MATRIMONY
At the home of her Aunts on the twenty seventh day of
December in the year of our Lord 1887
In Presence of Signed
L. H. Murlin
Pastor Trinity ME Church

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MARRIAGES
Chas. W. Johnson & Lucretia May Geary
Dec. 27, 1887 Fort Wayne, Indiana
Henry H. Menze & Ruby May Johnson
June 24, 1918 Detroit, Michigan
H. Geary Menz and Catherine E. Nyhan
January 24, 1944 Brooklyn Navy Hospital Chapel
Brooklyn, New York
Robert E. Leiter and Marian M. Menze
June 27, 1947 West Creighton Ave. Christian Church
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Musical 7:30 p.m. Ceremony 8:00 p.m.
Reception in church Dinningroom

Page 3
BIRTHS
Ruby May Maneria Johnson born Tuesday
June 20, 1894 Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nancy McCally (Nicol
George M. Nicholas was born Jan 15, 1822
Marian May Menze. Born Thursday,
Feb. 24, 1921 2:30 P.M. Fort Wayne, Indiana
Henry Geary Menze Born Tuesday
Sept. 19, 1922 9:30 P.M. Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lauctra May Geary born
May 12, 1872 Van Wert, Ohio
Charles W. Johnson born
March 28, 1862 New Haven, Indiana
Catherine Lynn Menze
Feb. 24, 1945 Brooklyn, New York
Geary Lee Menz Dec. 18 1955 Ft Wayne Ind

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DEATHS
Ruby May Johnson Menze Died
January 31, 1936 1:20 P.M. Buried Feb. 3, 1936
George M. Nicholas Died May 5 1899
Charles W Johnson Died May 28, 1925
Buried June 1, 1925

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Memorandum [blank]

Page 6
Family Temperance Pledge

Page 7
NAMING THE BABY
Der leedle boy vot yust arrived
Abouid some weeks ago
His voice vas learning for to make
Dot noise vich is a crow,
Und also sometimes ven I vent
Und sboke mit him avile
He twists his leedle face arount
Und makes vot is a smile
I vonder vot to call him?
Some say Thomas,
Some say Tim,
Some say Stephen,
Some say Jim,
Some say Diederich,
Some say Mat,
Some say Daniel,
Some say Pat,
Some say Goethe,
Some say Choe
Vot to call him
I doan’d know!
I ask dot leedle boy himself
Vot name he dinks vill do,
Und den he makes a funny vink
Und sys py me, “Ah, Goo!”
Ah Goo! Dot is a Chinese name!
I guess vot he doan’d like
To be called dot ven he grows ub!
Much bedder it was Mike!
I vonder vot I call him?
Some say Heinrich,
Some say Net,
Same say Fred,
Some say Dewey,
Some say Sonley,
Some say Sampson,
Some say Si,
Some say Chasper,
Some say Snitz,