Hankins, New York and the People who Lived There

1875 Marriage Schedule One of the wonderful schedules in the 1875 New York State Census is the list of marriages of people enumerated in the census between 2 June 1874 and 1 June 1875. Since New York did not require recording of vital records until the 1880s, these marriage schedules may be one of the few sources of information about the time and place of a marriage. Seven couples were listed on the schedule for the First Election District of Fremont, Sullivan County, New York, where the town of Hankins is located. [1] George Fitz, age 23, married Helena Pfietzrun, age 18, on 1 October 1874 in New York City. They were married by a clergyman (possibly Presbyterian). It was the first marriage for each [2]  Isaac Stein, age 28, married Amelia Michaels, age 22, on 23 May 1875 in New York City. They were married by a clergyman (possibly Jewish). It was the first marriage for each. [3]  Henry Gerlach, age 30 and Maggie Sherman, age 22, married 23 August 1874 in Fremont Center. They ...