Alleghany County, VA - Johnson surname marriage records, etc. Alleghany County Circuit Court I, Robert C. Hubbard, Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Alleghany, Virginia, certify that we have recorded in this office in our Marriage Record Book Number 1, page 7, and line 32, the marriage of Jabez Johnson and Mariah Persinger on May 18, 1837. 1850 Census Alleghany, VA 184 Jabez Johnston 37 M W Farmer Virginia Maria W. 37 F W Virginia Lewis 12 M W Virginia Elisabeth 10 F W Virginia Catharine 9 F W Virginia Samuel 8 M W Virginia Charlotte 6 F W Virginia Lee 4 M W Virginia Jabez 2 M W Virginia Andrew 1 M W Virginia Marriage License VIRGINIA -- County of Alleghany To Wit: To any Person Licensed to Celebrate Marriages You are hereby authorized to join together in the Holy State of Matrimony according the rites and ceremonies of your Church, or religious denomination, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lewis Johnson and Melissa P. Rose Given under my hand, as Clerk of the County Court of said County this 23rd day of May 1861. signature of Clerk Certificate to Obtain A Marriage License Time of Marriage, May 23, 1861 Place of Marriage, Robert Shaws Hotel in Covington, VA Full Names of Parties married, Lewis Johnson & Melissa Phelps Rose Age of Husband, 23 years Age of Wife, 22 years Condition of Husband, single Condition of Wife, single Place of Husband's Birth, Alleghany County, Va Place of Wife's Birth, Alleghany County Va Place of Husband's Residence, Alleghany Place of Wife's Residence, Alleghany Name of Husband's Parents, Jabes & Maria W. Johnson Name of Wife's Parents, Dennison & Eliza Rose Occupation of Husband, Farmer Given under my hand this 21 day May 1861 Wm. G. Holloway D. Clerk Minster's Return of Marriage I certify that on the 22 day of May 1861 at Covington, Alleghany Co., Va, I united in Marriage the above named and described parties under authority of the annexed license. (copy is poor, can't read name) -------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Lynn Logsdon Williams beztoo@swbell.net USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data 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 cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.