Application for Marriage License for Solomon Callis Sturdivant and Dorothy Ann Simpson
Dublin Core
Title
Application for Marriage License for Solomon Callis Sturdivant and Dorothy Ann Simpson
Alternative Title
Application for Marriage License for Solomon Sturdivant and Dorothy Simpson
Subject
Atlantic Beach (Fla.)
Marriage--United States
Description
An application for a marriage license for Solomon Callis Sturdivant (1915-1945) and Dorothy Ann Simpson. Sturdivant was born to James Sturdivant and Mary Sturdivant on April 25, 1914, in Wytheville, Virginia. Private first class Sturdivant was drafted by the U.S. Army on December 29, 1942, while he was residing in Atlantic Beach. During World War II, he served as a member of the 231st American Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion. PFC Sturdivant was Killed in Action (KIA) in France on March 5, 1945. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Source
Digital reproduction of original handwritten application, June 10, 1937: Image Number 01183, Digital Folder Number 004706872, GS Film Number 2109281, State Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Date Created
1937-06-10
Contributor
Sturdivant, Solomon Callis
Simpson, Dorothy Ann
Is Part Of
Image Number 01183, Digital Folder Number 004706872, GS Film Number 2109281, State Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida.
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 handwritten application
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Atlantic Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
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Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Dunn, Casey
Cepero, Laura
Source Repository
External Reference
"GRid=56375799" target="_blank">PFC Solomon C Sturdivant." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56375799.
Citation
Casey Dunn, “Application for Marriage License for Solomon Callis Sturdivant and Dorothy Ann Simpson,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9322.