The occasion of the 1866 marriage of Friedrich Schlottman & Eva Port was published in local German newspapers. These were brief notices (some with wedding verses) placed in the papers, most likely by the ministers - but not like the later lists compiled from the Registrar's office. Contact me for more information.
gary.rebholz@gmail.comMilwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items (1844-1950).