Thanks to
Family Search I found what I believe is the marriage licence of Charles W Thurman and Jane Myers aka Lydia J Thurman
They were married October 23, 1881. Charles and Jane were both from Bridgeport, Kansas, which I looked up on Google Maps and it is in Saline County.
See below where we find out that Jane Myers was adopted.
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Q-M1MV : accessed 20 March 2016), Chas W Thurman and Jane Myers, 21 Oct 1881; citing Marriage, Saline, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,383,752.
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Q-M1SL : accessed 20 March 2016), Chas W Thurman and Jane Myers, 23 Oct 1881; citing Marriage, Saline, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,383,752.
This Affidavit for Marriage License says that the parent of Jane Myers are dead and her adoptive parents are willing for her to be united in Marriage
with affiant (a person who swears to an affidavit.) It then has Charles Thurman's name, but if you look closely there is a "X" (maybe) by his name and then a comment below to the left that says "attest to mark of Charles W Thurman J Weaver". Meaning Charles Thurman didn't know how to write.
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29Q-MBYL : accessed 20 March 2016), Chas W Thurman and Jane Myers, 22 Oct 1881; citing Marriage, Saline, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,383,752.
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