Marrages:Jesse Frisby / Melissa Hughes, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Sumitted: Dorothy Hargett Norris.
Source: To whom it may concern, on a recent vist to the courthouse, in Monroe, 
La I found a find,  In a very old book. in the marriage  record dept. 
Just a plain  old book was this , no Numbers or  anything on the front, 
on Page either 151 or 951, very dim, is the following.



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To whom it may concern, on a recent vist to the courthouse, in Monroe, 
La I found a find,  In a very old book. in the marriage  record dept. 
Just a plain  old book was this , no Numbers or  anything on the front, 
on Page either 151 or 951, very dim, is the following.

State of Lousiana
Parish of Ouachita
Jesse Frisby,
To Melissa Hughes
   To any ordained minster of the Gospel comicilater, within the Parish
and State aforesaid, or to an Justice of the Peace legally authorizes
according to law, to Celebrate marriages within the same place.
Greeting, you are hereby authorizes and emprowed to unite in the bond,
Mips. Melissa Hughes, and Mr. Jesse Frisby, both residents of said 
parish and State and to Solemnize and to Celebrate the said marriage 
between the parties as above named according to the law, and customs of 
the State of Lousiana, and make your return hereof, as the law directs: 
and this your authority forso, given under my hand and seal of office on 
this 6th day July A. D. 1838
                                 Lewis F. Lamy, Parish Judge

State of Lousiana
Parish of Ouachita
      I do hereby certify, that on this day in pursuance of the
foregoing licence celebrated and Solemnizes a marriage between Mr. Jesse
Frisby and Mip. Melissa Hughes , agreeably to the laws and custons of 
the state of Lousiana. In testimony whereof, that together with the 
parties and in the presence of  the following wittnesses ,signed the 
present on this 8th of July A. D. 1838
                          Jesse Frisby x (his mark)
                         Melissa Hughes
Wittness:   Mather Wood
                Moses T. Tibbes, Eliza Hughes
I certify the foregoing to be a true record this 12th July 1838
              Larry ??uy
This is the  exact way this is wrote, and spelled, the best that I can
tell.
A note.
According to family history, this family was in a wagon train, coming
from Ala. to Union Co, Ark. Jesse Frisby wife died, and lefted him, with
several small children, He and Melissa just stopped the Wagon train,
long enough in Ouachita Parish, to get married before going on to Union
Co. Ark. They spent their  entire life in Union Co. and both are buried 
in Green Grove cemt. in Union Co. Arkansas.
Dorothy Hargett Norris.
Please use as you wish.