Application for Marriage License for Solomon Callis Sturdivant and Dorothy Ann Simpson

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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.

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image/jpg

Extent

Medium

1 handwritten application

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Atlantic Beach, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Audience

Mediator

History Teacher

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Contributing Project

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project

Curator

Dunn, Casey
Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

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 April 19, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9322.

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