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Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William Kent Brunette brunette@usablenews.com May 1, 2001 ************************************************************************ MARRIAGE BONDS: Book Two The information below was beautifully typed by volunteer Darlene Klonaris and is taken from the following source: Marriage Bonds Of Robertson County, Texas Book One: 1838 - 1855; Book Two: 1855 - 1865 Book Three: 1869 - 1871; Book Four: 1871 - 1872 By Inez Boswell Biggerstaff Owen Cobb, Clerk; T. Phillip Weppler, Deputy Clerk TSLAC-GENEALOGY 976.4239 B483M; TSLAC-MAIN 976.4239 B483T (TSLAC = Texas State Archives & Library Commission) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Book Two: 1855 - 1865 A marriage license that appears two ways in the records in Book One and then in Book Two is that of William P. Blackburn of Brazos County to Frances C. Ross also of Brazos County April 7, 1855. In Book One it appears of record that he married Frances Cobb. I would not know where the error is. MILES YOUNGBLOOD SARAH R. COLLINS MAY 15, 1855 WILLIAM S. STUART MISS ANN ADAIR MAY 15, 1855 NATHANIEL COLLINS MISS NANCY COLEY MAY 30, 1855 JOHN M. ARCHER MARY PENELOPE MULLINS JULY 11, 1855 STEPHEN E. FULLER MISS HULDA ANN SPLANE JULY 12, 1855 SAMUEL NELSON BLATHERWICK MISS ELIZA JANE THOMPSON JULY 14, 1855 JOHN CHAMBLEE PENELOPE C. STORM JULY 31, 1855 JAMES W. WINN MISS SARAH SMART AUG. 24, 1855 Of. Leon County* to WILLIAM BAILEY ANN ELIZA VAUGHN SEPT. 11, 1855 MR. WILLIAM GAUSE ANN ARMSTRONG SEPT. 29, 1855 of Harrison Co RILEY DUNAGIN MISS MILLY SMITH OCT. 29, 1855 of Ellis Co THOMAS MORROW MISS REBECCA CHARLOTTE JONES AUG. 9, 1955 Another license that seems to be in error is that of James W. Winn above to Miss Sarah, and in Book Two it is recorded as being issued to James W. Winn of Leon County to Miss Sarah Tindal of the county of Robertson, August 24, 1855, the same day as above. I happen to know a Tindall family in the county and I would guess that the latter is correct. GEORGE W. RUTHERFORD MRS. H. E. WILLIAMS NOV. 21, 1855 JAMES FRENCH CAROLINE NEADHAM DEC. 12, 1855 (This license appears in Bk 2 - Caroline Breadlove (Mrs.) J. W. GRIFFIN JEANETTE Mc GREW DEC. 26, 1855 RICHARD HENSON Name illegible (MISS MELINDA GREEN) DEC. 26, 1855 WILLIAM R. COLEY MISS MARGARET B. Mc GREW JAN. 28, 1856 GEORGE W. JACKSON MISS FRANCES WEBB FEB. 11, 1856 WILLIAM L. MILLER MISS CAROLINE CHANDLER DEC. 13, 1855 WILLIAM H. GANETT (GAVETT) MARY M. KEESEE JAN. 22, 1856 JOHN RAINS SEMMOUTH MULLINS FEB. 4, 1856 WILLIAM HENRY MISS ALMEDIA FOSTER FEB. 27, 1856 MR. LEWIS COPELAND MISS LUCELLA NICHOLS APR. 7, 1856 HENRY C. LANGFORD ELIZABETH CRENSHAW APRIL 12, 1856 GEORGE W. FRANKLIN MISS LEVIRA WEBB APRIL 2, 1856 MR. A. R. MILLER MARY CAROLINE WILSON JUNE 17, 1856 MR. WILLIAM COOPER MISS NARBARY ANN SMITH JULY 5, 1856 Married at Nathaniel Cooper's house) RICHARD Mc DOWELL MRS. EMALINE SHIVERS JULY 21, 1856 JOHN VEST (WEST) MISS ELIZABETH CLARK AUG. 4, 1856 of Leon County WILLIAM FLOYD MARY NICHOLAS AUG. 18, 1856 WILLIAM F. GRAY MARY V. GALLOWAY SEPT. 19, 1856 JAMES Y. LEWIS MISS ALICE WOODS OCT. 6, 1856 of Limestone Co GEORGE WYATTS FRANCES WEBB FEB. 11, 1856 JOHN M. SULLIVANT MISS SUSAN WEBB AUG. 16, 1856 ARTHUR WOODS MISS WEBB JACKSON JAN. 6, 1857 DAVID HENSON ELIZABETH GREEN MAR. 25, 1857 WILLIAM E. YOUNG MARY JANE CAULFIELD MAR. 11, 1857 OLIVER H. PETERS SOPHIA HARRISON APR. 13, 1857 MR. BRADFORD T. SEALE MISS MARY HENRY APR. 13, 1857 of Brazos Co. to of Robertson Co. F. A. THOMPSON MRS. LUCY HARGROVE APR. 25, 1857 LEROY W. B. BOWERS ANNE EASTER APR. 29, 1857 of Leon Co. of Robertson Co. ALBERTUS MYERS MRS. MINERVA Mc CANDLESS MAY 12, 1857 JONATHAN C. BLACK MISS ELIZA HENSON APR 27, 1857 DAVID C. MITCHELL JANE E. SMALL JUNE 12, 1857 MATTHEW C. VINING FRANCES DRURY JULY 20, 1857 JAMES REEVES TRIBBLE MISS ELIZABETH CAROLINE MOORE JULY 23, 1857 of Limestone Co. JAMES M. BROWN MARTHA ANN GRAHAM AUG. 4, 1857 E. M. BENNETT HARRIETT YOUNG AUG. 4, 1857 SAMUEL H. ROSS ELIZABETH ARNETT AUG. 5, 1857 HENRY KINSEY MARIA WELCH AUG. 17, 1857 GEORGE M. GIBSON MRS. CATHERINE SULLINS SEPT. 30, 1857 EZRA E. HEAD MAY F. ADAMS SEPT. 7, 1857 JAMES WELCH MARTHA LOFTIN JAN. 26, 1857 Married at the home of Joseph Loftin MOSES BUCHANAN ELIZABETH A. COBB FEB. 10, 1857 CHAMP LANGFORD CAROLINE JONES SEPT. 12, 1857 WILLIAM MAUK ISABELLA COBB SEPT. 18, 1857 M. F. YARBERY ELIZABETH A. MILLIGAN SEPT. 20, 1857 of Milam Co. JAMES A. DUNCAN MISS DONNA FISHER OCT. 22, 1857 E. A. BIVINS LIEURANES BUMLEY OCT. 24, 1857 JAMES WEST of Falls Co. CAMILETT WALLACE NOV. 4, 1857 GEORGE H. HOLT NANCY HILL NOV. 5, 1857 A. L. JENKINS INDIA ANN RICE DEC. 3, 1857 HERMAN SHOABE (SHOAPE?) HANNA H. PEPPERCORN DEC. 29, 1857 WILLIAM GRIFFIN MARTHA JANE DREWRY (Drury) JAN. 7, 1858 WILLIAM A. BARCLAY MISS MARY P. LANG (Long) JAN. 12, 1858 of Falls County JAMES Mc FARLAND ELIZABETH GALLAOWAY JAN. 12, 1858 FRANCIS MARION MULLENS MARY JANE Mc MILLAN JAN. 27, 1858 THOMAS W. JORDAN LUCY GRAVES APR. 6, 1858 SAMUEL GREEN ARETHA JACKSON MAY 22, 1858 JOSIAH BROWN ELIZABETH MILLS MAY 26, 1858 WILLIAM C. MORGAN MARY ANN WEBB JUNE 10, 1858 of Falls Co. SAMUEL Mc CARRY RACHEL COLEY JUNE 16, 1858 JAMES M. GARRISON NANCY JANE ARCHER JUNE 24, 1858 JOHN DRURY MARTHA WHITE JULY 13, 1858 ISRAEL HEWITT MRS. SALINA WALLACE JULY 19, 1858 of Falls Co. BENJAMIN STRAINER (?) LUCINDA HEAD AUG. 10, 1858 Limestone Co. JOHN ROBERTS ELIZABETH COBB AUG. 17, 1858 of Ft. Bend Co. JAMES LACY CAROLINE MOFFETT AUG. 19, 1858 of Falls Co. JAMES J. SAMPLE SUSAN SUMMERVILLE AUG. 25, 1858 MC IRA CAVENESS MISS MARY HARRILL OCT. 25, 1858 ROMANIUS TALBOT MISS NANCY F. MOORE NOV. 1, 1858 MR. WILLIAM R. ARNETT MISS ANGELINA COBB DEC. __, 1858 CALVIN S. HIBBERT ANGELINA KING DEC. 23, 1858 of Limestone Co. THOMAS KING MISS MARY JANE CHAMBLEE JAN. 25, 1859 MR. BENNETT WOOD PERLINA J. PARISH JAN. 26, 1859 WILLIAM BETHEL MISS ELIZABETH MERRYMAN FEB. 15, 1859 DR. JOHN F. TAYLOR MISS MARY I. SHARP MAY 17, 1859 JOHN ROBERTS MISS MARTHA E. WEBB MAY 18, 1859 THOMAS J. BAKER ELIZABETH THOMAS MAY 18, 1859 JEREMIAH L. BRADY ANN A. MANES JAN. 13, 1859 (married at Owensville) MATHEW PARKER MRS. SUSAN PETERSON JUNE 20, 1859 HILLIARD J. WILSON MRS. ELIZA F. SWAIN AUG. 1, 1859 IRA W. GRUBBS MISS CATHERINE AMANDA SMITH AUG. 16, 1859 CHARLES W. THOMPSON MISS CORNELIA E. KELLOGG SEPT. 7, 1859 ANDREW J. JACKSON ADELIA E. GRANT SEPT. 15, 1859 JOSEPH SCOTT SUSAN WILLIAMS SEPT. 25, 1857 J. G. or I. G. MILLER NANCY JANE EDMONDSON OCT. 5, 1859 PRESTON H. OWENS ELIZABETH JANE BROWN OCT. 18, 1859 OSBORN P. GARRETT MARY M. HEAD OCT. 28, 1859 SYLBESTER CHEEK HENRIETTA SEELY OCT. 31, 1859 JAMES B. HOUSER (HANNA) LUCINDA CRYDER NOV. 2, 1859 WILLIAM MILLIGAN NANCY TRAVIS NOV. 25, 1859 HARRY LOFTIN CAROLINE LANGFORD DEC. 20, 1859 JOHN C. WINKLER NANCY BRADY JAN 24, 1860 JOHN W. MARIS MARY F. REID DEC. 27, 1859 JOHN H. COBB ELIZABETH MAUK DEC. 20, 1859 JAMES F. RIPLEY MARY FRANCIS A. RUSSELL FEB. 11, 1860 NELSON RUCKER CATHERINE HANEY (Honey) FEB. 24, 1860 JOSHUA WOODFORD L. A. VEAZY MAR. 16, 1860 GOODWIN A. MAXWELL LAVINA P. BLOODWORTH MAR. 28, 1860 THOMAS GRIFFIN ANGELINA V. SMITH APRIL 17, 1860 JOSEPH G. SMALL MARY FRANCIS WEAVER APR. 24, 1860 HENRY KINSEY NANCY LOFTIN APR. 25, 1860 WILLIAM P. MYERS MRS. MARY ANN MORROW APR. 27, 1860 ABRAHAM LEACHMAN ETNA COY or Cox JUNE 5, 1860 JERMIAH PAYNE ELIZABETH COLEY JUNE 25, 1860 THOMAS T. EASTER SARAH PARALIA GRANT JULY 3, 1860 PRESSLY MERRYMAN MARTHA Mc CUISTION JULY 17, 1860 ARCHIBALD GRIFFIN MARY FRANCES ARNETT JULY 17, 1860 JAMES B. JEBSON NANCY H. BAILEY JULY 23, 1860 BOLIN W. HARRIS FRANCES I. PARKER AUG. 18, 1860 JOHN Mc CLENNAN MARY ANN FOSTER SEPT. 28, 1860 M. C. ROGERS MARGARET PICKENS SEPT. 29, 1860 G. W. ANDERSON BARBARA ANN SENINGLER (?) SEPT. 29, 1860 D. W. CARTER FANNY RICHARDSON OCT. 3, 1860 JOHN R. HARLAN JULIET A. WALLACE NOV. 7, 1860 JOHN C. EASTER NANCY L. GRANT NOV. 19, 1860 WILLIAM B. TALBOT MARY VIRGINIA COOK NOV. 24, 1860 JOHN HARRIS LOUISA JACKSON NOV. 28, 1860 A. F. CAVITT LOUISA LOVE DEC. 20, 1860 HARVEY A. DRURY SARAH SMITH DEC. 22, 1860 WILLIAM KINSEY SUSAN ANN MULLENS JAN. 5, 1861 JESSE B. WILLIS JULIANNA S. COLEY JAN. 22, 1861 (he was 21 she was 18) BURKE H. COMBS NANCY ANN ROWLAND JAN. 28, 1861 WILLIAM W. BENNETT MARTHA JANE BOLAND JAN. 28, 1861 HENRY C. VAUGH (N) JANE A. MAXWELL JAN 29, 1861 JESSE MOUNTFORD ELZA DOOLEY FEB. 4, 1861 JOHN H. HENDERSON SARAH JANE GRAVES FEB. 5, 1861 WILLIAM D. GALLOWAY ALICE CATHERINE SMITH FEB. 11, 1861 JOSEPH LOFTIN LOTA LOFTIN MAR. 4, 1861 GEORGE H. FISHER SARAH JANE MARTIN MAR. 12, 1861 NEWTON RAINS SARAH ELLEN SMITH APR. 8, 1861 A. DUNEGAN E. S. LANGFORD APR. 27, 1861 ALEXANDER Mc GREW LOUISA JANE GALLOWAY MAY 7, 1861 JOHN THOMAS HUTSON MARY ANN HAWES MAY 8, 1861 SAMUEL BROWN MARTHA JANE WEBB JUNE 14, 1861 ISOM H. STEVENSON NANCY C. HENSON JUNE 27, 1861 WILLIAM F. YARBERRY MRS. NANCY ANN DODD JUNE 27, 1861 PETER VANCLEAVE L. C. JONES JULY 10, 1861 WILLIAM P. MEYER SARAH ANN ELIZABETH HUNT JULY 31, 1861 WILLIAM SMITH SARAH PARKS JULY 22, 1861 J. W. TERRY MAHALA ANN HINTON SEPT. 20, 1861 JOEL FRANCIS COPELAND MISS AMANDA JANE HARRELL NOV. 22, 1861 LEON SMART NANCY MARCUM NOV. 22, 1861 I. D. CHAMBELIN (Chamberlin) MARY E. POWELL NOV. 25, 1861 G. W. ROSE RILLA WHEELER FEB. 3, 1862 R. M. GRAY ANN H. HARRILL APR. 1, 1862 ROBERT D. RUCKER SARAH BRADY MAY 1, 1862 JOHN G. COLEY SOPHRONIA LOGAN MAY 29, 1862 J. H. HUDSPETH SARAH ANN BUSBY JULY 8, 1862 SAMUEL R. FLOYD NEOMIA BURGESS AUG. 27, 1862 JOHN HUBER (Hyber) MINERVA Mc KENNY SEPT. 4, 1862 THOMAS EATON MARTHA J. G. CANNON OCT. 2, 1862 ROBERT M. HENRY MARGARET YOUNG MAR. 7, 1863 MYTUS D. EASTER SARAH F. TINDALL MAR. 19, 1863 MAJOR R. G. SCOTT MARY J. GAMBLIN JUNE 24, 1863 I. HARWELL MARY JANE GRISSETT JUNE 29, 1863 WILLIAM M. CALHOUN MARY PARISH JUNE 29, 1863 WILLIAM P. DAVIS MARTHA A. LOGAN SEPT. 2, 1863 L. F. BURROWS HENRIETTA SNEED SEPT. 23, 1863 M. D. CROUCH EXALONA COLLINS OCT. 23, 1863 W. T. E. SMART MARGARET HUNT OCT. 21, 1863 ROBERT BELL EMILY HANCOCK OCT. 24, 1863 SAMUEL M. CHILDRESS MARTHA A. E. Mc GREW DEC. 5, 1863 MR. DREAD DAWSON MRS. ELIZABETH HENSON JAN. 21, 1864 WILLIAM LOFTIN MARTHA Mc CORMICK MAR. 17, 1864 WILLIAM SIMPKIN MRS. JANE TURNER MAR. 22, 1864 WILEY JORDAN M. E. ROBENSON APR. 4, 1864 JOHN G. DRURY MRS. ELIZABETH PACKWOOD APR. 9, 1864 JAMES Mc CUISTION MRS. CORNELIA ANN ANDREWS APR. 9, 1864 WILLIAM BARNLY MRS. PARMELIA E. NOLAND APR. 26, 1864 REV. M. G. L. QUISBY MRS. MARY M. SMITH JUNE 6, 1864 G. W. HOPKINS MARTHA A. WALLACE AUG. 6, 1864 GARRETT KING MARY FRANCES MATTHEWS SEPT. 7, 1864 SAMUEL SMITH MARY JANE RAY OCT. 13, 1864 SAMUEL A. WALLACE MRS. BARBARY ANN COOPER DEC. 1, 1864 MR. STEPHEN M. LAUGHLIN ELIZABETH DIAKLE DEC. 7, 1864 JAMES WEST MRS. AMANDA ARNOLD DEC. 15, 1864 MR. JESSE MUMFORD MARY FENNEL (Fenner) DEC. 15, 1864 DAVID WELCH MINERVA JANE HANCOCK DEC. 20, 1864 RICHARD SPRIGGS ANGALENA HEBERT JAN. 18, 1865 B. Mc CALL MRS. MARY TALBOT FEB. 2, 1865 T. T. BREEDLOVE E. J. CADE FEB. 18, 1865 MR. E. J. REID MARTHA BRADY MAR. 25, 1865 H. H. ROYS (or Ray) MRS. ELIZABETH STAFFORD FEB. 24, 1865 RICHARD REYNOLDS MARS CATHERINE HARDIN APR. 4, 1865 JOHN ROARK MRS. ELIZABETH DUNNEGAN APR. 19, 1865 T. J. LARGEN (or Langen) MATTIE PURL APR. 28, 1865 A. H. RAY MARY A. POOL MAY 24, 1865 MONROE HOWARD LOUISA PENROD MAY 30, 1865 CHARLEY JORDAN AMANDA FOSTER JUNE 12, 1865 JAMES LILES MARY SAPP JUNE 20, 1865 JAMES WELCH SARAH MELTON JAN. 28, 1865 WILLIAM B. NICKS CORNELIA E. TAYLOR JUNE 30, 1865 JESSE COLEY NANCY PICKETT JULY 7, 1865 WILLIAM B. SMITH MARY BOOTH JULY 7, 1865 JOEL T. COPELAND SUSAN E. HARRELL JULY 7, 1865 W. J. ALLEN S. J. THOMAS JULY 7, 1865 R. H. SELMAN ALICIA KELLER JULY 28, 1865 JAMES W. RUCKER MARY C. SULLIVAN AUG. 4, 1865 J. C. DAVIS MARY M. GARRETT (Mrs.) AUG. 21, 1865 J. E. SINCLAIR MARTHA ANN WEAVER AUG. 27, 1865 JOHN J. ROAN MARTHA JANE Mc FARLAND AUG. 28, 1865 WILLIAM HILL LOUISA ELIZABETH BARIFIELD AUG. 9, 1865 W. A. DRISKILL SARAH A. BEARD AUG. 30, 1865 RODERICK E. MOORE M. E. ROARK SEPT. 2, 1865 CHRISTOPHER HARMAN (Herman) MARY ANN POLLARD SEPT. 7, 1865 JOHN W. WILBURN NANCY JANE WEAVER SEPT. 8, 1865 FRANCIS M. SNYDER FRELY JOHNSON SEPT. 4, 1865 WILLIAM HENRY S. E. KILLOUGH SEPT. __, 1865 SILAS BROWN A. M. KIRKLAND SEPT. 11, 1865 J. B. SCRAGGS MARY B. DIAL SEPT. 13, 1865 W. H. WILHITE CATHERINE POWER SEPT. 13, 1865 J. S. Mc DONALD ANNE H. W. JETTON SEPT. 14, 1865 I. A. C. SEALY MARTHA A. S. ALPHIN SEPT. 23, 1865 DR. I. COLLINS FANNY E. WALLACE SEPT. 25, 1865 R. M. ROBERTS LUCY JUDSON WRIGHT OCT. 16, 1865 JAMES SUGGS LEAH SMITH DEC. 4, 1865 JOHN I. CAPPS MARY PARBELL SAMUEL J. REID JULIA S. GALLAHAN NOV. 7, 1865 BEN WHEELER MRS. ELIZABETH MITCHELL SEPT. 25, 1865 MR. I. D. HENSON MRS. MARY ADELINE HENSON OCT. 3, 1865 J. A. WOMACK MRS. FANNIE M. CARTER NOV. __, 1865 W. C. RAGAN FRANCES. S. HOUSA (Honra) NOV. 20, 1865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of records in book two of the Robertson County, Texas marriage bonds. It must be borne in mind that the writing used in that day in many cases was very hard to decipher and there must necessarily occur some differences in the names and the way they are spelled. I have attempted to get them as accurately as possible. In many cases it was necessary to get the ministers report before being able to make the names out correctly. There may occur some names in the colored race tho I think most of them were identified and left out. After 1865 the term freedman and freed woman appear on the records. Therefore they could be eliminated. other licenses that bore the name of Friday Washington as the officiating minister were left out. His name appeared on most of the licenses labeled Freedman and Freed woman. he might well be termed the "marrying parson" and I found it both amusing and interesting. There are some family names in these records that do bear the same name as some negro families I have known but I found nothing to identify them as such. We had Bradford, Fowler, Milligan, White, Cavitt, and others but it is my belief from the licenses and the way they read that these are, at least for the most part, of the white race. some day I shall do the others when I get the time. For strange as it may seem a lot of them bore the names of their white masters at the time and it might prove a way of finding the locations of some individuals whose names do not appear of record. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------