Lincoln-Jefferson County ArArchives Marriages.....Singleton, Emma - Nixon, William Benjamin January 3, 1901 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/arfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: G. Wayne Nixon gwn71667@yahoo.com June 13, 2009, 8:56 pm Marriage Certificate "What God hath joined together let not man put asunder. Matth XIX.6 This Certifies that the RITE of Holy Matrimony was celebrated between W. B. Nixon of Pine Bluff and Emma Singleton of Pine Bluff on Jan. 3, 1901 at Mrs. E. E. Culver's by J. F. Davis Witness R. L. McGehee Witness J. D. Reed Additional Comments: William Benjamin Nixon is the son of Andrew Jackson "Jack" Nixon and his 2nd wife, Lizzie Frances "Fanny" Atkins Emma Singleton is the daughter of Samuel N. Singleton and Cornelia Davis. Samuel died 4 Dec 1889 and Cornelia married 2nd to Edward E. Culver; then 3rd to ?________ Holmes. Mrs. E. E. Culver is Emma's Mother, Cornelia. R. L. McGehee is Robert Lee McGehee, husband of Willam's sister, Ada Ellen (Nixon) McGehee. J. D. Reed is John D. Reed, husband of Emma's sister, Sallie (Singleton) Reed. Since the ceremony was at Emma's mother's, it took place in Lincoln Co., Arkansas. According to data found on the FamilySearch.org site, the license was obtained at the Jefferson Co., Arkansas court house in Pine Bluff: Marriage records (Jefferson County, Arkansas); index, 1830-1927 Jefferson County (Arkansas). County Clerk / FamilySearch.org/IGI FHL Film #0983324 - Marriage records, v. L-M, 1899-1903 W. B. Nixon - Emma Singleton on 3 January 1901 * 1900 Census - Spring township, Lincoln Co., Ark.; ED 116 HH as of June 1, 1900 pg. 19A - Enumerated June 22, 1900 - #389-397 John Hall, head, W M, Oct 1859, 40, M 21 yrs, Ark Ga Ark, Farmer Hattie J., wife, W F, June 1862, 37, M 21 yrs, 3/4 children, Ark Ark Ark Henry W., son, W M, Nov 1886, 13, S, Ark Ark Ark, farm laborer Emily W., dau, W F, Oct 1888, 11, S, Ark Ark Ark William B. Nixon, Servant, W M, Dec 1875, 24, S, Ark Ga Tenn, farm laborer (s/b Ark Ten NC) pg. 22A - Enumerated June 26/27, 1900 #452-460 Andrew J. Nixon, head, W M, May 1833, 67, Wd, TN TN TN, farmer #453-461 Edward E. Culver, head, W M, Jan 1862, 38, M 9 yrs, Ill NY NY, farmer Cornelia, wife, W F, May 1851, 49, M 9 yrs, 3/8 children, Al Al Al Emma Singleton, step-dau, W F, Jan 1881, 19, S, Ark Ark Ala Benjamin Ridgeway, boarder, W M, March 1879, 21, S, Ark Ms Ark, salesman File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/lincoln/vitals/marriages/singleto4gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/arfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb