Church Records-Marriages Compiled by Mary Bondurant; Submitted by Edith Ziegler AUG 2000 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Grace Church Episcopal Marriages, Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana 1856-1857 1856 Date: February 5, 1856 Groom & Bride: Eli Tullis and Miss Carrie Haderman Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Witness: Scott Watson, Dr. Andrews and T. P. Farrar Remarks: Married at the residence of Scott Watson at Lake Bruin :Both groom & bride of St. Joseph Date: June 10, 1856 Groom & Bride: Truman B. Wheeler and Miss Harriet Robertson Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Witness: T. P. Farrar and others Remarks: Married at the residence of T. P. Farrar, Esq. :Groom of Southbury, Conn., bride of Edinburgh, Scotland Date: November 12, 1856 Groom & Bride: Nehemiah V. Bennet and Miss Sara A. Ballow Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Witness: W. W. Walker, John Nensecker and others Remarks: Married at Parham Hotel, Waterproof, La. :Groom from Minnesota Territory, bride of Vermont Date: November 25, 1856 Groom & Bride: Harvey M. Brown and Miss Sallie Snyder Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Witness: Oscar Kibbe, John McCullough and others Remarks: Married at Waterproof, La. 1857 Date: May 19, 1857 Groom & Bride: William S. Millar, M.D. and Miss Mary A Servis Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Witness: David Servis Remarks: Married at the home of the bride's brother, Jefferson Co., Miss :Groom from Waterproof, La., bride from Mississippi Date: July 23, 1857 Groom & Bride: John Agnew and Amelia Schinnke Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Witness: Oscar Kibbe, Wm. S. Millar, Kirk Espy and others Remarks: Groom & bride both of Waterproof Date: September 29, 1857 Groom & Bride: Geo. W. Weast and Mrs. Josephine M. Lawrence Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Ellerslie Plantation, West Feliciana :Marriage certificate recorded in Clerks office, St. Francisville :Groom of Waterproof, bride of West Feliciana Date: December 9, 1857 Groom & Bride: Dr. Benjamin Franklin Montgomery and Harriet N. Yates Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at the residence of David Harrison, Jefferson, Miss. :Marriage certificate recorded in Clerk's office at Fayette, Miss :Groom of Tensas Parish, La., Bride of New York Colored Date: May 31, 1856 Groom & Bride: Carter and Julia Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Myrtle Grove Plantation :Carter the groom belongs to J. & M. Mccullough :Julia the bride belongs to Mrs. E. Foreman Date: July 5, 1856 Groom & Bride: Moses and Nancy Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Pecano Plantation :The couple belongs to Kibbe & Shields Date: July 19, 1856 Groom & Bride: Madison and Caroline Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Myrtle Grove Plantation :The couple belongs to Mrs. E. Henderson Date: August 16, 1856 Groom & Bride: Henry and Hester Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Mrs. Hendersons :Hester belongs to Mrs. Henderson Date: December 30, 1856 Groom & Bride: Captain and Kitty Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Capt. Elliott's :The couple belongs to Capt. C. W. Elliott Date: April 4, 1857 Groom & Bride: Major and Vernon Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Pecano Plantation :Couple belongs to Kibbe and Shields Date: July 4, 1857 Groom & Bride: Ferdinand and Eliza Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Pecano Plantation :Belongs to O. Kibbe Date: October 31, 1857 Groom & Bride: Lloyd and Emily Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Mr. Kibbes :The couple belongs to O. Kibbe Date: December 30, 1857 Groom & Bride: Jacob Jones and Matilda Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Routhwood Plantation :The couple belongs to Stephen Routh, Tensas Parish Date: December 30, 1857 Groom & Bride: Alfred Harrison and Nancy Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Routhwood Plantation :Couple belongs to Stephen Routh, Tensas Parish Date: December 30, 1857 Groom & Bride: James Bill and Lilly Clergyman: Wm. K. Douglas Remarks: Married at Routwood Plantation :Couple belongs to Stephen Routh, Tensas Parish