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The Liberty Weekly Tribune 1856
MARRIAGES IN CLAY COUNTY MISSOURI

The following marriages appeared in The Weekly Tribune, Liberty, Clay County, 
Missouri during the year of 1856.  Some the marriages did not occur in Clay 
County.  The date of publication is shown prior to the item(s).

Jan 4, 1856:
In Parkville, on the 24th ult., by Rev. Mr. Bainbridge, Mr. V.C. Hollingsworth, 
of Clay county, to Miss Margaret Swope, of Parkville.

Feb 1, 1856:
In St. Louis, on Wednesday 23d ult., at the Cathedral, by the very Rev. 
Archbishop Kenrick, Mr. Graham L. Hughes, to Mrs. Mary Ann Murphy, all of St. 
Louis.

On the 22nd ult., by Elder N. Flood, Hon. Wade M. Jackson, to Mrs. Hannah A. 
Conner, of Boone.

Feb 8, 1856:
In this city, on the 7th inst., by Rev. Jno. G. Fackler, Mr. A.B. Hathaway, of 
Weston, to Mrs. Elvin A. Flandro, of Liberty. 

In this county on the 18th inst., by Rev. B. T.F. Cake, Mr. Wm. Osborne, to 
Miss Leah Darnall.

April 18, 1856:
In St. Bernard, Clay Co., Mo., on the 3d inst., by the Rev. G. Fackler, Mr. 
L.F. Jackson to Miss Martha A. Bassitt.

On the same evening by the same, Mr. James Mitchell, to Miss M. Donivan, also 
of St. Bernard.

Apr 25, 1856:
On the 22d inst., by the Rev. Henry Hitt, Mr. Presly G. Wilhite, of Weston, to 
Miss Mary L. Price, of this county.

May 23, 1856:
On the 20th inst., in Platte City Mo., by the Rev. Jno,. G. Fackler, Joseph A. 
Brown Esq., St. Louis, to Miss Martha, eldest daughter of Hon. George P. 
Dorriss, of St. Louis county.

May 30, 1856:
In this county on the 20th, by Rev. Robt. S. Thomas, Mr. W.H. Thatcher, of 
Westport, to Miss T.J. Sullivan, of this county.

On Thursday the 29th inst., at the residence of Wm. Cooper, Esq., by Justice 
T.S. Dabney, Mr. Fielding Huggins, to Miss Jane Hall, daughter of the late 
Anderson Hall, all of Clay county.

Aug 8, 1856:
In this city, on Thursday evening, the 7th inst., by Rev. J.G. Fackler, Mr. 
William H. Fisher, to Miss Magg Clara, daughter of E.D. Murray, Esq., - all of 
this city.

Aug 29, 1856:
At Prairie Park, on Tuesday morning, 26th inst., by Rev. Wm. M. Rush, Fitzhugh 
Carter Frost to Sarah Catharine, daughter of the Hon. James H. Birch.

Sep 5, 1856:
In Leavenworth City on the 21st, by Squire Taylor, W.C. Rolings, Esq., to Mrs. 
Mary Withers, all of Delaware, K.T.

On the 21st ult., by Rev. Mr. Woodward, Mr. Jas. E. Harvey, of Parkville, to 
Miss Mary E. Jacks, of Platte.

Oct 3, 1856:
In Clinton county, Sept. 30th, Mr. Thos. W. Swope to Miss Margaret D. Long.  
Dollar received; for which the happy couple have our warmest thanks.  May their 
union prove a happy one, and sorrow and adversity never becloud their 
matrimonial sky.

Oct 31, 1856:
In this city, on Thursday evening, the 23rd instant, by Elder M.E. Lard, Mr. 
James G. Adkins, to Miss Mary Eliza, daughter of James M. Keller, Esq., all of 
this city.
We tender our sincere thanks to “Jim” and “Mollie,” for the beautiful cake and 
other tricks sent us, and wish them complete happiness.
“There’s a bliss beyond all that the minstrel hath told,
When two that are linked in one heavenly tie,
With heart never changing, and brow never cold, 
Love on thro’ all ills and live on till they die.
One hour of a passion so sacred is worth
Whole ages of heartless and wandering bliss,
And Oh! if there can be an Elysium on earth,
It is this – it is this!”

In this county, on Tuesday evening, 21st inst., by Rev. Henry Hill, Carter 
Dale, Esq., to Miss Martha Jane Martin, all of Clay county.

In this county, on the 9th inst., by Rev. B.F. Graves, Mr. Thos. B. Robinson, 
to Miss Elizabeth Brockman, all of Clay county.

On Wednesday evening the 22nd inst., by Rev. Mr. Rush, Mr. Edward B. Jacobs, to 
Miss Lucy C. Beckley, all of Ray county.

Nov 7, 1856:
In Lexington, on the 28th ult., by Rev. T.M. Finney, Mr. N.S. Prentiss, to Miss 
Roxana Bradford. 

Nov 21, 1856:
In this city, on the 6th inst., by Rev. J.G. Fackler, Mr. Thomas Leitch, to 
Miss A.J. Hall, daughter of John R. Hall, Esq., all of this county.

Dec 12, 1856:
On the 4th inst., by Rev. John G. Fackler, Mr. Wm. H. Russell, to Miss Ann E., 
daughter of Wm. Starke, Esq., all of Clay co.

On the 10th inst., by Elder Leake, Mr. Joseph Downing, to Miss Louisa, daughter 
of Col. Jos. Turnham, all of Clay co.

In Atchinson, K.T., on 18th ult., by Rev. Mr. Hoagland, Mr. Geo. T. Challiss, 
to Miss Florence Imogene Bennett, all of the above place.  

Dec 19, 1856:
On the 17th inst., by Rev. Lewis Frankllin, M. John S. Pryor, to Miss Matilda 
McMillan; both of Liberty.

At the residence of Thomas N. Stinson, in Tecumseh, K.T., on Thursday evening 
Dec 4th, 1856, by Rev. Mr. Rice, Mr. John M. Reed, formerly of Liberty, Mo., to 
Miss Martha Boshman, of Tecumseh.

On Tuesday, 9th inst., by Rev. Z. Quesenbury, Mr. Z.B. Bransford, to Miss Mary, 
A. Allen, all of Ray county.

In this county on the 14th inst., by Rev. Jno. S. Major, Mr. John R. Hall, of 
this city, to Mrs. Sarah Hull, all of this county.
Gold dollar received.  We wish our newly married friends a long life, and may 
they have many little joys to cheer them on.

Dec 26, 1856:
On the 17th inst., by Rev. John G. Fackler, Mr. John E. Lingenfelter, to Miss 
Emeline Dimmitt, all of Clay county.

On the 18th inst., by Rev. John G. Fackler, Mr. John K. Dougherty, to Miss 
Irene F., daughter of A.G. Reed, Esq., all of Liberty.
From the above it will be seen that our young bachelor friend (J.K.D.) has 
become irrevocably entangled in the blissful meshes of matrimony.  We wish him 
joy – deep, profound and lasting – and to his fair bride all that heart, or 
love, or affection could desire.




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