John Robert Crosby and Jennie Ann McCullough, Vernon Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Bill McCullough
Courtesy of Sharon Crosby Kubler
Date: December 13, 2008

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J.R. Crosby and Miss J.A. McCullough Marriage Bond and Certificate
State of Louisiana
Parish of Vernon
Be it Known, That we J.R. Crosby, as principal and E.M. Braack, as security are 
held and firmly bound unto Murphy J. Foster, Govenor of the State of Louisiana
and unto his successors in Office, in the 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. this the 23rd day of November 1897.

The conditions of the above and foregoing obligation are such that whereas the
above bounded principal has this day obtained from the Clerk of the District
Court, a special License to contract marriage with Miss J.A. McCullough. Now
should there exist no legal impediment to said marriage thru this Bond to be
null and void otherwise of full force and effect in Law.
Attest						J.R. Crosby
Z.T. Craft						E.M. Brack
W.M. Stephenson

State of Louisiana
Parish of Vernon
This is to certify that in obedience to a Marriage License issued by the Clerk
of the District Court of said Parish, and to me directed; I did on the 2nd day 
of Dec. 1897, join together in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony, Mr. J.R. Crosby and
Miss J.A. McCullough, at the residence of the Brides Father, in the presence of 
the following witnessess.
Witnesses: 							Parties:
Henry Davis							J.R. Crosby
G.W. Stalsby						J.A. McCullough
				J.M. Jackson, 
				ordained Minister of the Gospel

Filed and Recorded this the 18 day of Dec. 1897
W.M. Stephenson
Dy. Clerk & Ex-officio Dy Recorder.