Abraham Richter was issued a marriage license to marry Elitha Homes on September 15th, 1865.  This took place in St Joseph County, South Bend,  Indiana….

It looks like they actually married the 16th of September….  I had never realized how many dates were involved with a marriage license.  This Abraham Richter is different from Abraham Lincoln Richter born in 1864.  

Abraham Richter was born of Rebecca Hannah Gallontine and Jacob Richter in 1830. 

Abraham Richter was born on 30 Dec 1830 in Connellsville, Fayette Co.
Pennsylvania. He died on 24 Jun 1916 in Union Township, Indiana. He married
Sarah McWilliams on 26 Mar 1854 in Liberty Twp. Van Wert, OH. She was born
about 1833 in Connellsville, Fayette Co. Pennsylvania3. He married Elitha Holmes
on 11 Sep 1865 in Lakeville, St. Joseph Co. Indiana. She was born on 19 Aug
1844 in Bristol,Near Lakeville, St. Joseph County, Indiana. She died on 23
May 1911 in Bristol, Indiana.
Abraham Richter was counted in the census in 1850 in Tuscarawus County, Ohio.
He was counted in the census in 1870 in Union Twp, Indiana. He was counted in
the census in 1880 in Union Twp, Indiana. He was counted in the census in 1910 in
Union Twp, Indiana. He was buried on 27 Jun 1916 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

Abraham Richter was the brother to Jacob Richter who was my direct ancestor. 

Jacob Richter was born on 04 Apr 1827 in Connellsville, Fayette Co. Pennsylvania.
He died on 05 Sep 1899 in Near Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois. He married
Mary Peck on 29 Jul 1860 in Pennsylvania, daughter of Lorenzo Dow Peck and
Mary Manilla Hammet. She was born on 25 Jan 1841 in Lynn, Missouri1. She died
on 28 Aug 1911 in Vermillion Co. Illinois at 2:40 on Monday afternoon1. He married
Phebe Putnam on 31 Mar 1850 in van wert co, OH, daughter of Andrew
Putman and Sarah Grittner. She was born in 1833 in Tuscarawas co, Ohio. She
died in Jul 1860.

(If I remember this corectly)

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