My great-grandfather Ernest Edward Lightcap married his first wife, Blanche Payne, in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan.  They married on January 2, 1900. He was 21; she was 20. She died of Bright’s disease on December 29, 1903.

Transcription of marriage record:
Groom:

• Name: Ernest Lightcap
• Age: 21 years
• Color: White
• Residence: Indiana
• Birthplace: Indiana
• Occupation: Laborer
• Father: Geo L
• Mother: Ella

Bride:

• Name: Blanche Payne
• Age: 20 years
• Color: White
• Residence: San Pierre, Indiana
• Birthplace: Indiana
• Occupation: At Home
• Father: Wm. P
• Mother: Unknown

Marriage Date: 02 Jan 1900
Marriage Place: St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan

Name and Title of Person Performing the Marriage: Theo R. McRoberts, Congregational Minister
Name of Witnesses: Jimmie McRoberts; Mable Carlton
Residence of Witnesses: St. Joseph, Michigan; St. Joseph, Michigan