John Perry and Louisiana Nelson Marriage Certificate Submitted by Melanie Perry ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Marriage License of John Theopolis Perry and Louisiana Nelson Rapides Parish, LA. September 15, 1880 File Contributed by Melanie Perry STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF RAPIDES Be it remembered that on the 15th day of September, Mr. J. Perry and Miss Louisiana Nelson personally appeared before me M. Smith Minister in and for the Parish of Rapides, together with J. Perry, Z. Nelson, L.A. Smith, all witnesses of full age and residents in the said Parish, and then and there the said Mr. J. Perry and Miss Louisiana Nelson having produced the License required by law signified their desire and intention, before us the said Minister and witnesses to be united in the State of Matrimony, whereupon, after due proclamation made, and no impediment being suggested they the said Mr. J. Perry and Miss Louisiana Nelson were by the said Minister in the presence of said witnesses, joined in wedlock according to the laws of the State of Louisiana and by me the said Minister duly pronounced to be Husband and wife. In testimony whereof the parties of the said Marriage hereunto affix their signature together with me the said Minister and the aforesaid witnesses on this 15th day of Sept 1880 at Rapides Parish La. J. Perry, John Perry Z. Nelson, Louisiana Nelson LA Smith, M Smith ordained minister of the Gospel 15 SEP 1880