W.P. Carruth and G.A. Davis, Vernon Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Bill McCullough
Courtesy of Sharon Crosby Kubler
Revised by Lisa Franklin
Date: January 5, 2009

************************************************** 
Copyright. All rights reserved. 
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm 
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm 
************************************************** 

411
W.P. Carruth and G.A. Davis Marriage Bond
State of Louisiana
Parish of Vernon
Know all men by these presents that we W.P. Caruth as principal and
N.I.  Terrell as security are held firmly bound unto Murphy J. Foster
Governor of La and unto his successors in office in the full sum of
Five hundred Dollars for the payment of which well and truly to be
made we hereby bind ourselves our heirs and assigns firmly by these
presents.
Dated and signed at Leesville La on the the 9th day of July 1896.
The conditions of the foregoing obligations as such that whereas
the above principal has this day obtained from the Clerk of the
Dist Court a special License to contract marriage with Miss
G.A. Davis Now should there be  or exist no legal impediment to
said marriage  then this bond to be null & void or else of force
and virtue in law.
Attest					W.P. Carruth
M.H. Stanley				N.I. Terrell
Z.T. Craft	

Note added by Lisa F. Franklin - 
W P Carruth (Wilburn Posey Carruth), my 2Great-grandfather and
his 3rd wife, Georgiana (Georgia Ann) Davis.
 
They had 2 children, Wilburn Webster Carruth (28 Sep 1897 - 
1953) and Emma b 1899.  Wilburn died in 1908 and is buried at 
Sophie Smith Cemetery in Leander next to my 2Ggrandmother, Sarah 
Frances Ward.  Georgia and children Webster & Emma are in Pitkin 
Ward 5 on the 1910 census.  Georgia Ann is buried in Row 17, 
Blue Branch Cemetery, Mt Olive Baptist Church, Pitkin, Vernon 
Parish, LA.
 
It is listed correctly as G.A. Davis & W P Carruth on both the 
Bride's list  & the Groom's list Vol A 1896-1897)