SCHLEY COUNTY, GA - VITAL RECORDS MARRIAGES African-American Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Volunteers Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Earliest Recorded Marriages Marriage records for African Americans begin in 1866, with the designation "colored" appearing after the names of the parties and continue into the 1880's, with a few so noted beyond that. The first recorded African American marriages are as follows: ALDRIDGE, Joseph to SWEARINGEN, Viola 27 Dec. 1883 ALLEN, Edmund to BLUNT, Hagar 18 Mar 1871 ALLEN, Joe to RAYLAR, Sillina 30 Jan 1870 ARMSTRONG, George to JOHNSON, Fanny 27 Nov 1884 BAISDEN, Alonzo to PORTER, Harriet 22 Jan 1880 BAISDEN, Homer to MARTIN, Laura 9 Mar 1882 BATTLE, Jack to WILCHER, Angeline 10 May 1870 BATTLE, Madt to HART, Sousan 19 Jun 1866 BINNS, Zacariah to MARSHAL, Katie 10 Feb 1870 BIVINS, Anderson to BURTON, Francis 8 Nov 1870 BIVINS, Ed to BUTTS, M.E. 17 Dec 1884 BIVINS, Jake to BUTTS, Letty 6 Nov 1879 BIVINS, Mitchell to BLACK, Matilda 17 May 1871 BIVINS, Reuben to FRAZIER, Mollie 22 Dec 1882 BLACK, Allan to LIGINS, Lucinda 19 Jan 1885 BLACK, William to HART, Mellie 25 Mar 1866 BOARD, John to MOYE, Anna 16 Dec 1884 BOARD, John M. to THOMAS, Clara May 14 Jan 1909 BREWER, Allan to HARMON, Hannah 17 Jan 1880 BROWN, Edmond to WILLIAMSON, Charity 26 May 1866 BROWN, Nick to BURNETT, Lou 17 Apr 1879 BUCHHALTER, Byant (Bryant?) to BURTON, Alcy 8 Oct 1869 BURTON, Jemmie to GRINER, Alcy 20 Jul 1866 BURTON, Orancy to CONNELL, Rody 24 Feb 1866 BURTON, Orange to SCOVILLE, Rody 4 Mar 1866 BURTON, Peter to BURTON, Francis 7 Apr 1866 BUTT, Hunter to PARKS, Roxy 25 Apr 1882 CARTER, George to Lucy(no other name recorded) 30 Dec 1866 CARTER, Richard to REECE, Frances 1 Jan 1880 CHAMBLISS, Henry to FULLER, Susan 19 Jun 1881 CHENEY, Andrew to BLACK, Rose 11 Mar 1881 CLAY, Columbus to STEVENS, Dora 28 Oct 1879 CLEVELAND, Frank to BLACK, Rachel 29 Dec 1870 COLSTON, Robert to MELVIN, Matilda 19 Sep 1878 COTTLE, George to MILLER, Deecey 23 Feb 1871 DANEL, Cap to DANEL, Ann 17 Feb 1866 DANIEL, Henry to RILEY, Celia 12 May 1878 DANIEL, Issac to PENDLE, Sally 25 Oct 1870 DANIEL, Silas to CREXTON, Ally 17 Dec 1884 DAVIS, Epraim to EDWARDS, Nettie 22 Sep 1881 DAVIS, Peter to HUNTER, Patty 20 May 1871 DAVIS, William to COTTLE, Betsy Ann 11 Mar 1871 DELK, Martin to MATHIS, Frances 18 Apr 1880 DENKINS, Jasper to BURNETT, Isabella 29 Dec 1869 DENSON, John to JONES, Rachel 9 Dec 1883 DENSON, Robin to JOHNSON, Mary Ann 18 Dec 1884 DEXWARD, Daniel to BROWN, Silvia 27 Jun 1868 DICKERSON, Richard to ENGLISH, Catherine 27 Jun 1868 DODSON, Seaborn to JACKSON, Lizzy 23 Aug 1879 DRIVER, Henry to SEAY, Clory 12 Dec 1869 EASON, Thomas to YAYLOR, Viney 20 Dec 1883 EDWARDS, Joe to DRIVER, Catherine 6 Oct 1866 EMANUEL, Jack to PERRY, Eliza 15 Jan 1880 ENGRIME, Jamy to BINNS, Jayline 17 Jun 1866 FINCH, John to COBB, Nancy 24 Aug 1868 FORD, Anthony to TRICE, Ella 17 May 1883 FRASIER, Monroe to MOTT, Jane 16 Dec 1869 FRENCH, John to COTTLE, Sally 5 Jan 1871 FUDGE, James to FULLER, Sunny 29 Dec 1883 FULLER, John to HENDERSON, Ella 8 Jan 1884 GAY, Lawrence to LESTER, Margaret 5 Oct 1879 GEORGE, Sam to HIXSON, Harriet 26 Dec, 1884 GLOVER, Barney to WIGGINS, Elepford 12 Feb 1866 GLOVER, Huston to BLACK, Sophia 30 Mar 1866 GREEN, Dan to COLLINS, Annie 2 Feb 1881 GREEN, Joel to JONES, Lucinda 3 Jan 1870 GREEN, Martin to MARTIN, Amanda 14 May 1870 GREEN, Noah to HARRIS, Gracy 19 Aug 1870 HAMILTON, Gus to QUIMS, Julia 22 Dec 1883 HANDKERSON, Roble to OLANGE, Amelia 12 Jan 1869 HARRISON, Henry to GUERY, Ella 8 Feb 1871 HART, Henry to PATTEN, Eliza 1 Feb 1881 HARVEY, Henry to BROWN, Lou 8 Apr 1882 HARVEY, Mike to PERRY, Mary 26 Sep 1869 HAYNS, Jessie to CHANNPIN, Clecy 5 May 1866 HELVINSTIN, Rufus to Smith, Ella 12 Feb 1883 HOBBS, Devit to DENSON, Jennie 18 Jan 1881 HOLDER, Thomas to DAVIS, Caroline 22 May 1883 JACKSON, Hugh to HILL, Julia 22 Sep 1879 JOHNSON, Abe to GREEN, Jennie 23 May 1896 JOHNSON, Charles to PARKES, Lidian 23 Sep 1870 JOHNSON, Peter to BLACK, Jensey 16 May 1868 JOINER, Calvin to HOWE, Lizzy 1 Aug 1882 JONES, Alfred to CLEVELAND, Ida 3 Jan 1884 JONES, Irvin to DINKINS, Mollie 27 Sep 1883 JONES, Isaac to McLENDON, Sila 26 Dec 1881 JONES, John to TERRY, Viney 5 Jul 1883 KELLUM, Joe to SHELLINGS, Hester 8 Feb 1883 KNOWLTON, Wess to McNIER, Millie 10 Jan 1879 LEMEY, Joe to EDWARDS, Laura 20 Aug 1874 LIGONS, Joseph to DINKINS, Savannah 14 Apr 1880 LUMPKIN, Elias to THOMAS, Emily 30 Oct 1883 MASON, George to GREENE, Anna 25 May 1877 McGEE, Willis to SINGLETON, Matilda 29 Sep 1869 McGHEE, William to DANIEL, Mary 23 Oct 1870 McMAR, Peter to MYRICK, Caroline 7 Sep 1870 MILLNER, Columbus to CHAMBLESS, Caroline 30 Apr 1870 MILNER, Starling to SMITH, Fannie 7 Sep 1881 MOFFIT, Lewis to MOTT, Pally 12 Aug 1882 MOORE, Daniel to HART, Phoebe 19 Jan 1871 MORIS, Louis to NEAL, Synthia 17 Oct 1869 MORRISON, Daniel to DENSON, May 29 Dec 1870 MOSELY, Anderson to GOODSON, Lindy 14 Apr 1866 NILER, Roby to GREEN, Martha 11 Nov 1869 PEOPLES, Nelson to McMURRAY, Anna 4 Dec 1884 PERRY, Alex to POWELL, Ellen 18 Nov 1878 PERRY, Ed to BROWN, Dolly 26 Jan 1881 PERRY, ??? to BOARD, Susie 30 Aug 1879 PERRY, Young to STANFORD, Lucinda 28 Dec 1876 PETERSON, Elick to PETERS, Ratta 16 Jan 1882 POWERS, Prince to HORSLEY, Caroline 22 Dec 1881 PRICE, Oscar to ARGILE, Georgia E. 13 Feb 1876 RESPARS(?), General to BATTLE, Clarisea 13 Nov 1884 SEAY, Edward to EDMONDS, Masoury 24 Jan 1869 SEAY, Moses to DENMARK, Susan 2 Aug 1877 SIMMS, Aaron to WIGGINS, Mollie 23 Jan 1880 SLAPPY, Dave to SMITH, Lucinda 25 Dec 1884 SMITH, Alex to Franklin, Caroline 22 Nov 1883 SMITH, Richard to WIGGINS, Allie 20 Nov 1877 SMITH, Wesley to CHENEY, Rilla 4 Mar 1880 SPERRY, Charlie to THOMSON, Sarah 15 Dec 1869 SPIREY, Milton to DENMARK, Alice 23 Dec 1880 STANLEY, Ellis to CICERO, Rose 3 Mar 1880 STEPHENS, Monroe to PERRY, Annie 1 Oct 1870 STEVENS, Thomas to BUNKAM, Jane 5 Jan 1879 SWANSON, Jonah to ROBBERSON, Sallie 5 Jul 1869 TERRY, Columbus to STEWART, Rina 1 Mar 1881 TINNER, Green to WILCHE, Phillis 12 Nov 1881 TISON, Elbert to TISON, Winnie 1 Sep 1866 TREADWAY, Robert to BROWN, Rachel 8 Apr 1880 VOLLEY, Mose to SMITH, Celia 10 Jan 1884 WALKER, Mose to BUNKLEY, Nancy 15 Jan 1885 WALLS, Henry to BURTON, Natie 28 Jan 1869 WASDEN, George S. to WOMACK, Jane 3 Jan 1869 WEST, Dock to STATHAM, Lady Jones 26 Jan 1866 WEST, Joe to HOLDER, Cathron 1 Feb 1866 WIGGINS, Jim to SMITH, Emma 28 Dec 1884 WIGGINS, Mose to WYCHE, Anna 25 Dec 1882 WIGGINS, Septon to COTTON, Pennie 14 Jul 1870 WILCHER, Jake to PAYNE, Anne 24 Aug 1879 WILCHER, Sampson to TERRY, Georgia 17 Dec 1884 WILCHER, Toney to SHEPARD, Louvine 29 August 1869 WILLIAMS, Charles to DARLEY, Emiline 23 Apr 1869 WILLIAMS, Enoch to SPIVEY, Harriet 5 Jan 1880 WILLIAMS, Virgil to RANGE, Kate 31 Dec 1880 WILLIAMS, William to SMITH, ???? 28 Nov 1881 WILLIAMSON, Judge to SCARBOROUGH, Hannah 17 Dec 1870 WILLMAN, Fort Sumter to MOON, Mattie 23 Dec 1879 WILSON, Simon to BRIDGES, Martha 21 Sep 1869 WORTHY, Harper to WORTHY, Perry Ann 18 Dec 1869