John Henry Behtz ¹

John married Verna May Guignon, daughter of George Guignon and Mary Elizabeth Lightfoot, on 31 December 1918 in Burlington, IA. (Verna May Guignon was born on 12 October 1902 in Burlington, IA,^{2 3 4 5} died on 21 May 1982 ² and was buried after 21 May 1982 in Clinton, IA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Name: John H. F. Behtz
Spouse's Name: Verna May Guignon
Spouse's Birth Date: 1902
Spouse's Birthplace: Burlington, Iowa
Spouse's Age: 16
Event Date: 31 Dec 1918
Event Place: Burlington, Iowa
Father's Name: Christian Behtz
Mother's Name: Bertha Bierstadt
Spouse's Father's Name: George Guignon
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Lightfoot
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86824-4
System Origin: Iowa-VR
GS Film number: 1547822
Reference ID: 2:3HJS973

Citing this Record:
"Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJT4-52B : accessed 10 Oct 2013), George Guignon in entry for John H. F. Behtz and Verna May Guignon, 31 Dec 1918.
---------------------------------------------------------

Given the young age of the bride (16 years), this was a short marriage that supposedly resulted in the birth of one daughter, Verna Geraldine Behtz. Verna was remarried in 1923. I have found other records that show a John Henry Behtz being remarried in 1926 to Edna Aurand in nearby Galesburg, Illinois. I'm not totally sure if it is the same John Henry Behtz but those records provide a birth date for him of 23 Dec 1897 and a death date in Burlington, Iowa of Dec 1984.
------------------------------------------------------