[Genealib] Marriages at Ellis Island

[Anne Shaughnessy]

Hello,
  I am trying to help an 89-year-old patron find more information about her father's second marriage.  She said she was 6 years old when it happened so the marriage occured somewhere around 1925.  Her father corresponded with a woman from Germany who came over to the U.S. to marry him.  They married at Ellis Island.  I did some searching and found a few mentions of this situation via the Internet.  Is it true that there was a rule that an un-married woman could not leave with a man who wasn't related to her?  If this did happen, where would the records be kept?  How could the man have gotten a marriage license so quickly?  Who has jurisdiction over these records?  I realize these are a lot of questions and I ask for your patience.  Any clues or ideas would be most appreciated.  
   
  Thank you.
  Anne Shaughnessy
  Mount Prospect (Illinois) Public Library
   

       
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