She had to have her marriage license with her to show why her current name didn't match her birth certificate.
The very young clerk was confused by her birth certificate it was a typed(!) copy that she had had in her possession for at least 50 years. Fortunately, another clerk was not phased by that & told him that's what older ones look like & the county seal was on it, so it was good.
Then the marriage license threw him. Why? Because, as he told the other clerk, "It doesn't say what name she will be using." The other clerk looked at it and said "It was issued in 1946, there was no question about what name she'd use."
She did get her ID, but they couldn't take her check because she didn't have an ID (there's a real catch 22). Luckily they took my check with my ID.
I'm with you, I don't understand why anyone changes their name.
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