[from license]
Richard Molony, native of New York, age 39, residence of Los Angeles
Catherine Fennessy, native of Ireland, age 28, residence of Los Angeles
State of California, County of Los Angeles } ss. I hereby certify that I believe the facts stated in the above license to be true, and that upon due inquiry there appears to be no legal impediment to the marriage of said Richard Molony and Catherine Fennessy, that said parties were joined in marriage by me on the 12th day of Jan'ry A.D., 1878, in Los Angeles said County and State ... That R. Malony was widower, and C. Fennessy was single, the Parents of R Malony from Ireland and the parents of C. Fennessy also. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of February A.D. 1878. Rev. P. Verdaguer / Cath. Pastor