Abstracts from the Commercial Herald newspaper
Published in Mills Point (now Hickman), Kentucky
1842

31 January		Married on the 11th instant by Rev. E. A. Daniel;
			W. F. McGrew to Miss Catherine B. McClellan, all 
			of this county.

14 February		A Revolutionary War soldier died in this county 
			on the 10th instant, Capt. William Merriweather was 
			86 years old. He was originally from Virginia and 
			lately of Jefferson Co., Ky.

18 April		Masonic Notice - On the fourth Sabbath in May next, 
			the Dresden, Tenn. Lodge will attend the funeral 
			service of our deceased brother Major William G. 
			Bowers. Signed A. D. Cutler and W. Master.

16    May		Married on the 11th instant by the Rev. J. B. Hubbard, 
			Mr. Robert A. Hatcher to Miss Mary E., eldest daughter 
			of W. P. Marr, Esq., all of this place.

23    May		Married on the 17th instant by Cage Hale Esq., Mr. 
			Monroe Potter to Miss Prudence Keseel (?), all of 
			Obion Co., Tenn.

			Died at his residence in Obion Co., Tenn., on the 16th
			instant, Andrew Mills. He left a wife and several children.

6   June		Married June 1st by Rev.E. A. Daniel, John J. Craig to Miss
			Maria B. Kerr, all of this county.

			Died the 16th of April near Clinton, Ky., Lockkey C. Parker,
			wife of Colonel Josiah Parker.

			Died on the 23rd instant, the infant son of Dr. John B.
			Hubbard, 10 days old.

			Died on the 25th instant, Mary Virginia, infant daughter of
			John F. and Ann C. Gee of this place.

27  June		Married on the 23rd instant by Esq. Cage Hale, John Warren of
			this place and Sarah Y. Duncan of Obion Co., Tenn.

8 August		Died of billious Fever on the 1st instant in Moscow, Ky.,
			James Millegan, a native of Ireland. He came to Virginia 
			with his parents and then to Kentucky when he was 24. He
			leaves a wife and three children.

			Died at his residence in Henry Co., Tenn., on the 25th
			ultimate, James C. Gainer.

15 August		Married in this county on the 7th instant by Rev. J. B.
			Hubbard, Thomas S. Stacy and Miss Martha N. Dorriss.

			Married at Madris Bend July 10th by Rev. Jesse Leigh, David
			Caddi, late of D. C. to Miss Rebecca Colley of Tenn.,

			Married at residence of Col. L. S. Banks on the 21st instant
			by Rev. James C. Elliott, M. C. Gallaway to Miss Fanny B.
			Barker all of this place.

22 August		Died in Dresden, Weakley Co., tenn., Mrs. Ann Elizabeth
			Mitchell, consort of J. W. C. Mitchell all of this place.

			Married at Equality on the 31st ultimate by Rev. B. F.
			Spilmon, John Siddell, cashier of the Bank of Illinois at that
			place, to Mrs. C. A. McGehee of Greenville, Ky.

19 Sept.		Died in this place on the 7th instant in the 2nd year of age,
			William Ephraim, only son of Columbus C. Davidson of
			Louisiana.

			Died on the 14th instant, Mary Jane, youngest daughter of 
			C. C. Davidson of Louisiana.