Tallapoosa County AlArchives Marriages.....Ray, Elizabeth - Sowell, James October 18, 1849 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com March 8, 2005, 7:26 am Marriage Book 2, 1842-1850, Tallapoosa Co., AL Certificate No.: Pages 456 and 457 Transcribed by Beverly Giles Loffler beverly@jloffler.com Marriage Book 2, 1842-1850, Tallapoosa Co., AL Pages 456 and 457 LDS Microfilm Number 1302444 Salt Lake City UT SOWELL TO RAY 1849 The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County Know all men by these presents that we James Sowell & Silas Ray are held and firmly bound unto his Excellency Reuben Chapman, Governor of said State and his successors in office in the penal sum of Two hundred Dollars for payment of which will and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each and every of our heirs, Executors or Administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated the 17th day of October A. D. 1849. The condition of the above obligation is such that if there be no lawful cause why James Sowell and Elizabeth Ray should not be joined together in the holy union of matrimony then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force & virtue. James Sowell-his mark Silas Ray-his mark Signed, Sealed & Delivered in presence of George Rasbury The State of Alabama Tallapoosa County To any ordained minister of the Gospel, Judge of the County or Circuit Court or Justice of the Peace in and for said County- Greetings You are hereby authorized to celebrate the Rites of matrimony between James Sowell and Elizabeth Ray. And this shall be your sufficient authority for so doing. Given under my hand and seal this 17th day October A. D. one thousand eight- hundred & forty-nine and of American Independence the 74th year. John A. Jordan, Register-his seal By George Rasbury, Dept Regt. I certify that I celebrated the Rites of matrimony between James Sowell & Elizabeth Ray on the 18th day of October A. D. 1849. William Evers, J. P. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/tallapoosa/vitals/marriages/gmr98ray.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb