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THIS IS THE ADOPTION OF WILLIAM BY THOMAS MARK . IT IS DATED JUNE 24, 1897.
THAT WOULD MAKE WILLIAM 40 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME. I CALL THIS AN ADOPTION, BUT IT IS REALLY THOMAS MARK RECOGNIZING WILLIAM AS HIS SON FOR THE PURPOSE OF HIM BEING ABLE TO INHERIT FROM THOMAS MARK. HE WAS HIS FATHER, BUT WILLIAM WAS BORN OUT OF WED LOCK




THIS IS THE MARRIAGE RECORD OF LUTHER TO KATIE.IT IS CERTIFIED BY WILLIAM (LUTHER'S FATHER) WHO PERFORMED THE MARRIAGE.


THIS IS LUTHER'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE