Heard-Columbia-Jasper County GaArchives Marriages.....ROOKS, Sarah 'Sallie' L. - DAVIS, Joseph 'Joe' Wheeler December 22, 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Milisia Hanlin NineBetweens@aol.com November 25, 2008, 2:54 pm Heard County, Georgia: Probate Court, P.O. Box 478, Franklin, Georgia, USA 30217 "Marriage License State of Georgia, County of HEARD "To Any Judge, Justice of the Peace, or Minister of the Gospel: You are hereby Authorized to join J.W. DAVIS and Sarah ROOKS in the Holy State of Matrimony, assording to the Constitution and laws of this State, and for so doing this shall be your license; and you are hereby required to return this License to me, with your certificate hereon of the fact and date of the marriage, Given under my hand and seal, this 20 day of Dec, 1912. [Signed //x//] T. W. AWBREY [or AWLEY??], L.S. Ordinary ~ State of Georgia, County of HEARD CERTIFICATE I certify that J. W. DAVIS and Sarah ROOKS were joined in matrimony by me, this 22day of Dec, Ninetween Hundred and Twelve. [[Signed //xx// ]] John R. SPENCE, J.P. T. M. AWBREY, Ordinary [or AWLEY??] Recorded Dec 28th, 1912 Additional Comments: Joseph 'Joe' Wheeler Davis, born February 23, 1871, Georgia, died May 29, 1937, married twice. He first married Carrie L. THOMPSON, born 7 Mar 1876, GMD 62, Black Ankle, Heard County, Georgia, daughter of Greene Chestley THOMPSON, 1848-1925, and his first wife, Mary Frances MANN, 1840-1913. Carrie L. THOMPSON DAVIS died April 5, 1909, and she is buried in Yellow Dirt Church Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA. Carrie L. THOMPSON DAVIS was the granddaughter of Rev. Chestley THOMPSON, born circa 1804, Georgia, and his wife, Mary Ann 'Polly' HUDGENS, born circa 1813, Georgia, and the great granddaughter of Henry THOMPSON, died circa 1817, Jasper County, Georgia, USA, and his wife, Hannah [GRIFFITH/GRIFFYTH/GRIFFIN] THOMPSON, died after 1840. Henry THOMPSON and Hannah GRIFFITH/GRIFFYTH/GRIFFIN are believed to have married circa 1797, Columbia County, Georgia, USA. Joseph 'Joe' Wheeler DAVIS married second, December 22, 1912, Heard County, Georgia, USA, Sarah 'Sallie' L. ROOKS, born January 10, 1889; she died July 20, 1971 and is buried next to her husband, Joseph 'Joe' Wheeler DAVIS, in Yellow Dirt Church Cemetery, Heard County, Georgia, USA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/heard/vitals/marriages/rooks2779mr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb