I BOUGHT THIS CERFIFICATE AT A THRIFT STORE IN 1999.IT WAS FRAMED IN A PICTURE FRAME.IT HAS 3 VERSES FROM THE BIBLE AND RED AND PINK FLOWERS PRINTED ON IT. ALL THE BLANK SPOTS ARE FILLED IN BY HAND. I COULD NOT GET A CLEAR PICTURE SO THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS.
THIS CERTIFIES THAT HERMANN D. KUCH OF HANOVER, KANSAS AND ANNA B. MERK OF WASHINGTON, KANSAS WERE UNITED IN MARRIAGE ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE OF GOD AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF KANSAS AT HANOVER, KANSAS ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVEN.
WITNESS: FRED MERK, ROSE KUCK
HANOVER, KANSAS.
APRIL 15,1907 K. KLINGER,
EV.LUTH. PASTOR
ON THE RIGHT SIDE BOTTUM IT SAYS:
PUBLISHED BY EANEST KAUFMANN, LAHR, BADEN
22 & 24 NORTH WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK
IN THE CENTER BOTTOM THERE IS A CIRCLE EMBOSSED WITH A CROSS SURROUNDED BY WORDS. THERE IS A TEAR GOING THROUGH THE WORDS BUT I CAN MAKE OUT LUTH, GEMEINDE, DEUTSCHAL, HANOVER
ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT IT SAYS NO.28
IF ANY ONE KNOWS ABOUT OLD CERTIFICATES OR WHERE TO RESEARCH PLEASE HELP ME OUT