Tensas Parish Marriages 1868, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Extracted from the Official Records by Edith Ziegler
Submitted by Edith Ziegler 25 OCT 2000

This information generously donated to the Louisiana Genealogy Project -
African American Archives by:  Edith Zeigler


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Abbreviations used are M.G.=Minister of the Gospel
J.P.=Justice of the Peace.
If a (C) appears after a name or names it indicates race and was found
on the recorded document. It is used here solely to aid anyone using
these records for research.

Date: January 1, 1868
Groom & Bride: Dick Jones(C) and Ora Bell(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Ambrose Bass, Jno Baker, L. F. Smith
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 1, 1868
Groom & Bride: Benjamin Franklin(C) and Rebecca Hills(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: William Jackson, Mack Barber, Reason Roberson
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 1, 1868
Groom & Bride: Reason Roberson(C) and Miss Penny Jefferson(C)
Witness to Bond: Wm Jackson
Bond only recorded

Date: January 2, 1868
Groom & Bride: John Dora(C) and Loretta Chaise(C)
Witness to Bond: James Gaines
Bond only recorded

Date: January 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: William Hutchins(C)and Jane Gibson(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Henderson Thomas, Chas. Roberson, H. Mingo

Date: January 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Edmond Bennett(C) and Eliza Tilghman(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Henderson Thomas, Chat Robertson, Harrison Mingo
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 5, 1868
Groom & Bride: Elvin Castin(C) and Lily Sauls(C)
Officiating: Alfred Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: Jack Johnson, Scott Branch, Jamnet Taylor

Date: January 6, 1868
Groom & Bride: Robert Kelly(C) and Eliza Audely(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Philip Bates, Andy Body, Walton Farrar
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 10, 1868
Groom & Bride: Emanuel Bolden(C) and Georgia Ann Cotton(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Thos. A. Williams, Thos. W. Castleman, Walton Farrar
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 11, 1868
Groom & Bride: Albert French(C) and Peachy Hines(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: James Thomas, Harry Woodward, Peter Jones
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 11, 1868
Groom & Bride: James Thomas(C) and Martha Edwards(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Albert French, Wm. Alexander, Harvey Woodward
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 14, 1868
Groom & Bride: Marshall Griggs(C) and Harriett Chambers(C)
Officiating: frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Newton Sanders, Shelby Smith, T. P. Clinton
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 16, 1868
Groom & Bride: George Crawford(C) and Kitty Carter(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Miles Clark, L.F. Smith, A. Reed

Date: January 19, 1868
Groom & Bride: Harvey Woodard(C) and Nancy Webb(C)
Officiating: Alfred Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: C. H. Mingo, Thomas Powble, Judge Smith

Date: January 24, 1868
Groom & Bride: Harrison Jones(C) and Margaret Washington(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Adam C. Baker, Walton Farrar,H. G. Jeter
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: January 27, 1868
Groom & Bride: Gabriel Jackson(C) and Eliza Stewart(C)
Witness to Bond: R. Lewis
Bond only recorded.

Date: January 28, 1868
Groom & Bride: William Carter(C) and Kitty Guion(C)
Witness to Bond: Peter Jackson
Bond only recorded

Date: January 28, 1868
Groom & Bride: Peter Jackson(C) and Jane Clark(C)
Witness to Bond: William Carter
Bond only recorded

Date: January 29, 1868
Groom & Bride: Henry Davis(C) and Zippy Evans(C)
Witness to Bond: M. B. Favers
Bond only recorded

Date: January 31, 1868
Groom & Bride: Bolden Davis(C) and Olly Evans(C)
Witness to Bond: J. Whitty Miller
Bond only recorded

Date: February 1, 1868
Groom & Bride: Robert Wall(C) and Alice Lape(C)
Officiating: Frank M. Baker, J.P.
Witness: Press Kyles, Horatio Singleton, J. Whitty Miller
Married at the Clerk's Office

Date: February 15, 1868
Groom & Bride: Frank Jones(C) and Patience Alcorn(C)
Officiating: Alfred Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: Jack Johnson, Richard Gruter, James Green

Date: February 16, 1868
Groom & Bride: J. Solomon Shavers(C) and Louisa Gull(C)
Officiating: Alfred Siran, M.G.
Witness: Jno Reynolds, Pickens Kennedy, Junior Small

Date: February 23, 1868
Groom & Bride: Adam C. Brooks(C) and Mariah Smith(C)
Officiating: Alfred Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: John Hall, William Moore, Richard Gruter

Date: May 19 1868
Groom & Bride: John Nichols(C) and Georgia Ann Moore(C)
Officiating: T. Canada, M.G.
Witness: Soloman Ghaphan, Abner Gardner, G. Strother Williams
License for this marriage was issued January 11, 1868.

Date: May 23 1868
Groom & Bride: John Wesley(C) and Lizzie Smith(C)
Witness to Bond: Thos Majors
Bond only recorded

Date: June 12, 1868
Groom & Bride: Caleb Robinson (C) and Mary Mason(C)
Witness to Bond: Captain Lewis
Bond only recorded

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: David Watts(C) and Milly Earls (C)
Officiating: Alf. Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: Morrison Shepherd, Geo Jackson, Waker Earin

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Littleton Green(C) and Ellen Dorsey(C)
Officiating: Annistior Field, M.G.
Witness: J B Watson, R L Warner, W J Martin
Married at Annadale Plantation

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Charley Walton(C) and Ann Clark Cercy(C)
Officiating: Annistior Fiedl, M.G.
Witness: R L Warner, Wm J Martin, J D Watson

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Daniel Poster(C) and Ellen Benton(C)
Officiating: Anniston Field, M.G.
Witness: R L Warner, J T Watson, Wm J Martin,
Married at Annadale Plantation

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Edwin Wayman (C) and Patsy House(C)
Officiating: Alfred Swan, M.G.
Witness: Jerry Cooper, Henry Bonnet, William Brazon
Married at the Panola Plantation

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Louis Smith(C) and Jane Parker(C)
Officiating: Frank M Baker, J.P.
Witness: M Honeywood, A Harrison, Mary Bryant

Date: July 4, 1868
Groom & Bride: Saul Hardin(C) and Harriet Parker(C)
Witness to Bond: Patrick Scott
Bond only recorded

Date: July 11, 1868
Groom & Bride: Richard Ware(C) and Ailsey Bowie(C)
Officiating: A Fairfax, M.G
Witness: Philus Williams, Chas. C Medley, Spencer Wair

Date: July 17, 1868
Groom & Bride: Aaron Epps (C) and Julie Thomas(C)
Officiating: Titus Kennedy, M G
Witness: George Thomas William Thomas, Cimmin Muriel
Married at Pleasant View Plantation

Date: July 18, 1868
Groom & Bride: Walter A Campbell(C) and Lucy Jones(C)
Officiating: Wm Banks, M.G.
Witness: Wm Hammond, Wm Simmons, Jerry Picker
Married at the house of Matthew Bowman

Date: July 11, 1868
Groom & Bride: George Davis (C) and Ambert Helton(C)
Witness to Bond: Walter Campbell
Bond only recorded

Date: July 17, 1868
Groom & Bride: Perry Thomas(C) and Harriet Cotton(C)
Witness to Bond: Leonard F Smith
Bond only recorded

Date: July 18, 1868
Groom & Bride: Frank Locket(C) and Cornelia Chase(C)
Officiating: Alfred Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: Henry Coats, Duncan Right, Joseph Burks
Married at the residence of Cornelia Chase

Date: July 18, 1868
Groom & Bride: Samuel Pearce(C) and Pleasant James(C)
Witness to Bond: Leonard F. Smith
Bond only recorded

Date: July 18, 1868
Groom & Bride: Alfred McCrae(C) and Margaret Clark(C)
Witness to Bond: Joshua Needams
Bond only recorded

Date: July 19, 1868
Groom & Bride: Henry Wilson  (C) and Mary Williams(C)
Officiating: A. Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: Scott Branch, Moses Smith, D. Dudley

Date: July 18, 1868
Groom & Bride: John Brooks (C) and Georgiana Anderson(C)
Officiating: Solomon Shaffer, M.G.
Witness: Bob Jones, Henderson Thomas, Charley Robinson
Married at the Plantation of James M. Gillispie

Date: July 23, 1868
Groom & Bride: Richard Anderson(C) and Elmira Simon(C)
Officiating: A. Fairfax, M.G.
Witness: Harry White, Spencer Weir, Samuel Jackson

Date: July 1868(on other date recorded)
Groom & Bride: Walker Irving(C) and Caroline Spencer(C)
Witness to Bond: Garrison Thompson