Below is the transcribed and structured data from the 1936 New York Marriage License and Certificate

Marriage Record Summary

• Document Type: Marriage License and Certificate 

• Marriage License Number: 11413 

• State: New York 

• Date of License: July 30, 1936 

Groom Details

• Full Name: Clement Strohmeier 

• Age: 25

• Residence: East Cleveland 

• Occupation: Machinest 

• Father’s Name: Edward Strohmeier 

• Mother’s Maiden Name: Anna Shirf 

• Number of Marriage: 1st 

• Marital Status: No former wives living or dead

Bride Details

• Full Name: Solange Cerny 

• Age: 22

• Residence: Cleveland, Ohio

• Occupation: Filing Clerk

• Father’s Name: Charles Cerny 

• Mother’s Maiden Name: Mae Mulac 

• Number of Marriage: 1st 

• Marital Status: No former husbands living or dead 

Ceremonial Details

• Official Performing Ceremony: M. D. Conrath (Justice of the Peace)

• Witness: Anne Conrath

• Legal Statement: Applicants deposed that no legal impediment to the marriage exists.

Worth Noting:

In the mid-1930s, Ohio (and many other states) implemented mandatory waiting periods (often 5 days) between applying for a license and getting married. These were colloquially called "Anti-Gin Marriage" laws, designed to prevent impulsive, drunken, or elopement-style weddings. New York, at that time, had no waiting period.

Clement and Solange likely traveled to Ripley to avoid Ohio's mandatory waiting period and potentially more rigorous medical examinations. They chose a "quickie" civil ceremony performed by a Justice of the Peace (M.D. Conrath) to bypass the bureaucracy of their hometown.