DeKALB COUNTY, TN - VITALS - Marriage, Thomas Driver and Artella Sandlin, 31 Jan 1893 ----¤¤¤---- State of Tennessee DeKalb County. Know all Men, That we, Thomas Driver, R.D. Driver of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee, in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. The Condition of the above Oblication is such, That whereas, Thos Driver hath prayed and obtained a license to marry Artella Sandlin. Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Thos. Driver and Artella Sandlin should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as Husband and Wife, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, the 28 day of January, 1893. Signed: Thomas Driver R D Driver State of Tennessee, DeKalb County To any regular Minister of the Gospel having the care of Souls, or any Justice of the Peace of said County - Greetings: These are to Authorize You, or either of you, to solemnize the Rites of Matrimony between Thos. Driver and Artella Sandlin of your County, agreeably to the direction of an Act of Assembly in such cases made and provided. Provided Always, That the Ceremony be performed in this County; otherwise these shall be null and void, and shall not be accounted any license or authority to you, or either of you, for the purpose aforesaid, more than though the same had never been prayed or granted, etc. Given at the Clerk’s office of Said County, this 28 day of January 1893 Signed J.P. Lee, clerk County Court I solemnized the Rits of Matrimony between the within named parties on the 31 day of January 1893. Signed John Yeargin, J.P. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Kris Wheeler-Dabbs ___________________________________________________________________