Marriage #128-Edmund Clark and Elen Dunks, 1842: 
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA
Contributed by Darlene Wyatt Griffin (darlene-1952@sbcglobal.net)


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The State of Louisiana

 
    Know all men by these presents, That Edmund Clark and Isaac McLeland [sic] 
of the aforesaid State and Parish of St. Landry are held and firmly bound unto 
A. B. Roman Governor of the aforesaid State, and his successors in office, in 
the sum of five hundred dollars, for the payment of which; well and truly to be 
made, they bind themselves, their heirs, executors and administrators, jointly 
and severally.

    In Witness Whereof, They have hereunto signed at Opelousas, this sixteenth 
day of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two.
    
    The Condition of the above Obligation is such, That Whereas the above bound
Edmund Clark has this day obtained license to marry Miss Elen Dunks.

    Now if there should hereafter appear no legal impediment to said marriage
then and in that case, the said obligation to be null and void, otherwise to 
remain in full force.

 
Signed and acknowledged    Edmund Clark (X his mark)
in the presence of                
Isaac McCleland
James M. Thompson
A. Garrigues
 
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State of Louisiana
                                    Process Verbal of Marriage
Parish of St. Landry
 
    THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That I, _____________, have this,
the 16th day of December A.D., 1842 united in the Holy
Bonds of Matrimony Edmund Clark with Elen Dunks
in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
 
Witnesses                                Parties
James M. Thompson                       Edmund Clark
A. Garrigues                            Elen Dunks
 

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