MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NC - MARRIAGES - Franklin Singleton Marriage ************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Cathy Cranford pastseeker@nc.rr.com *************************************************************** Franklin Singleton Marriage State of North Carolina, Montgomery County. Office of the Register of Deeds, October 2nd, 1872 To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination Or any Justice of the Peace for said County: Taylor Blake having applied to me for a LICENSE for the Marriage of Franklin Singleton of Montgomery Co., aged 23 (appears to be, paper is torn) color white, the son of Tillman Singleton and Fanny Singleton, the father now living, the mother living, resident of Montgomery Co. And Ann Eliza Ussery of Montgomery Co., aged 23 years, color white, daughter of George Ussery and Nancy Ussery the father living, the mother dead, resident of Richmond Co., N.C. And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed Marriage at any place within the said County. You are required within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage to return this License to me, at my office with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same. Register of Deeds: P.H. Morris State of North Carolina, _______ County. I, J.G. Skinner, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Franklin Singleton and Ann Eliza Ussery the partied licensed above, on the 3 day of Oct., 1879, at Taylor Blakes in Cheeks Creek Township, in said County, according to law. Witnesses Present At Marriage: J.G. Skinner Lecky (sp) Blake of Cheeks Creek Taylor Blake Eliza (unreadable)