Gideon Johnson & Appelonia Carter Perkins; Rapides Parish, LA 
Submitted by: Lisa Franklin 
Date: 21 April 2006 


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Marriage Bond 
Gideon Johnson (1845-1925) & Appelonia (Appelony) Perkins (1851-1936) 
Source: Rapides Parish Clerk of Court;, Book 12 Page 39 

December the third
I will give you a few lines to let 
You know that old folks are willing.
Appellony Perkins R A Perkins
Lavitia Perkins
James F Thompson
Gidian Jonson
Know all men by these presents that we Gideon
Johnson as principal and (blank) 
As security are held & firmly bound unto the 
Governor of the State of Louisiana in the full & 
just sum of Three Hundred Dollars, well & truly to 
pay or cause to be paid whenever thereto demanded 
for which we bind ourselves & our legal representatives, 
in solido by these presents. For this that the said 
Gideon Johnson is about to obtain license to 
marry Appellony Perkins, now if there should be 
no legal impediment to this marriage then this 
Bond to be null & void. his
In presence of 
B M Kilpatrick Clk 

Gideon {his mark} Johnson
Calvin {his mark} Johnson


Notes: 
“in solido” means an obligation where several obligors may each be individually 
liable for the whole obligation. Taken from the Glossary of Louisiana Legal 
Terms (http://www.la-legal.com/legal_terms.htm).
R A Perkins & Lavitia Perkins are Robert A Perkins & Levisa (Vicey) Carter, 
the parents of Appellony (Appelonia) Perkins. James F Thompson is James 
Fenwick Thompson b 1848 LA to Alexander Thompson & Emily --. James Fenwick 
Thompson married Letha Ann (Latanna/Lethaann) ---.
The Calvin Johnson listed on the marriage bond could be:
A) Calvin b 1845 LA – 1st cousin of Gideon & son of Obediah (Obadiah) Johnson & 
Rutha Lucy (Ruthy) Nelson.
B) Calvin – Gideon’s uncle b 1827

1. 
Title of Book/Source: Rapides Paris Louisiana 1865-1900, Vol II G-Mc (Computer
Indexed Marriage Records)
Author/Originator: Nicolas Russell Murray
Publication Facts: Hunting for Bears, Inc., Post Office Box 355, 
North Salt Lake, Utah 84054
Source Location: Vernon Parish Library, Leesville, LA 239-2027

Page 272
Date of Marriage: 12 25 1865 [Note: Dec. 25, 1865; this was date they got license; 
see below for exact date of marriage]
Names Found: Johnson, Gideon
Spouse: Perkins, Appelany
 
2. I have copies of the pension application of Gideon Johnson and the widow's 
pension of Appelonia Johnson. 
From Widow's Application for Pension: ...she was married to the said soldier under 
the name of Appelonia Perkins on the 31 day of Dec 1865, by Rev. Daniel Willis at
Bob Perkins' residence Rapides Parish.