Marriage Neathery and Stephenson, Franklin Parish, LA Submitted by Betty Jean Weems Neathery Franklin Parish Marriage Book L:433 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm **********************************************   STATISTICAL RECORD Name of Man: Clarence Neathery Age: 23 Residence: W'boro La Mother: Josie Neathery Residence: " Father: Scott Neathery Residence: " Former Wife: None Relationship of Contracting Parties: None Name of Woman: Cordie Stephenson Age 20 Residence: W'boro La Mother: Martha Stephenson** Residence: " Father: Tom Stephenson Residence: " Former Husband: None STATE OF LOUISIANA } } MARRIAGE LICENSE Parish of Franklin } To any Minister of the Gospel, Judge or Justice of the Peace who is authorized to celebrate Marriage within the Parish of Franklin, GREETING: You are hereby authorized and empowered to celebrate Marriage between Mr. Clarence Neathery and M(blank) Cordie Stephenson to join them together in Holy and Lawful Wedlock, according to law. Given under my hand and seal of office at Winnsboro, Louisiana, this 7 day of Dec A.D. 1927 /s/ J. R. Donnell Dy. Clerk 5 District Court STATE OF LOUISIANA } } MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Parish of Franklin } BE IT REMEMBERED, That by virtue of a License issued by the Clerk of the District Court of the Parish of Franklin, I J. H. Keys have celebrated Marriage between Mr. Clarence Neathery and M(blank) Cordie Stephenson and have joined them together in Holy Wedlock, according to law, this 7th day of Dec. A.D. 1927. /s/ W. G. Riley /s/ Clarence Neathery /s/ Jimmie Howard /s/ Cordia Stephenson /s/ Ozie Erskins /s/ J. H. Keys Filed and Recorded in the office of Clerk of Court, Parish of Franklin, Louisiana, this (blank) day of (blank) A.D. 192(blank) /s/ (blank) **Submitter's notes: Martha Stephenson was not Cordie's mother's name. Clarence Washington Neathery was the son of Thomas Scott Neathery and Josaphine Moore Neathery. Cordia Ellafair Stephenson was the daughter of Osborne Thomas Stephenson and Jessie Donia Ratcliff Stephenson.