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American History & Genealogy Project African-American Marriage Database |
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African American Marriages in Franklin
County, MS 1871-1872
From Book I of the Colored Marriages located at the Courthouse in Meadville, MS
The first colored marriage recorded at the Courthouse was that of
Fielding Grace and Mary Ann Springs on February 19, 1871.
| Groom | Bride | Date of Marriage | Notes | |||
| Adams, George | Newman, Rachel | 1-20-1872 | ||||
| Anderson, Amos | Pennie, Rose | 3-20-1872 | ||||
| Applewhite, Nelson | Jones, Caroline | 5-2-1872 | ||||
| Bass, Burdle | Webber, Judy | 12-11-1871 | ||||
| Belton, Richard | O'Neal, Viola | 8-12-1871 | ||||
| Bradford, Allen | Smith, Margaret Ann | 8-15-1872 | ||||
| Briggs, Benjamin | Scott, Allice | 7-27-1872 | ||||
| Brown, Anthony | Ray, Easter | 7-1-1871 | ||||
| Brown, James | Gordon, Angeline | 1-16-1872 | ||||
| Brown, Thomas | Moore, Mary Jane | 3-24-1872 | ||||
| Bryant, Samuel | Nancy, Louisa | 12-18-1872 | ||||
| Byrd, Stephen | Senterville, Missouri | 11-14-1872 | ||||
| Cameron, Benjamin | Turner, Winnie | 1-10-1872 | ||||
| Cameron, Levi | Stephenson, Fannie | 1-6-1872 | ||||
| Cameron, Prince | Middleton, Lezett | 3-5-1872 | ||||
| Caston, Scott | Marsh, Emelia | 3-9-1872 | ||||
| Chaney, Andy | Thompson, Creazy | 12-25-1871 | ||||
| Chaney, Bailey | Bosley, Victoria | 8-25-1871 | ||||
| Collins, Henry | Taylor, May | 12-28-1871 | ||||
| Ervin, Van | Herring, Ann | 11-6-1872 | ||||
| Felton, Bogue | Davis, India | 5-6-1871 | ||||
| Fields, George | Macufield, Elvira | 12-9-1872 | ||||
| Flowers, George | Bailey, Julia | 5-18-1872 | ||||
| Foster, Richard | Allen, Eliza | 3-14-1872 | ||||
| Godbold, Henry | Robinson, Amanda Jane | 5-5-1872 | ||||
| Gordon, Charles | Thompson, Cherry | 8-24-1872 | Issued - not returned | |||
| Grace, Fielding | Springs, Mary Ann | 2-19-1871 | ||||
| Gracen, Anderson | Taylor, Mary Ann | 12-29-1872 | ||||
| Harden, John | Ford, Ellah | 5-10-1871 | ||||
| Haynes, Griffin B. | Timban, Louisa | 5-23-1872 | ||||
| Herring, Hillery | Leekins, Charlotte | 12-26-1871 | ||||
| Higginbottom, Jacob | Lockson, Missouri Ann | 2-12-1872 | ||||
| Hinds, Elijah | Reed, Julia Ann | 3-10-1872 | ||||
| Holmes, Richard | Gibson, Jane | 12-23-1872 | ||||
| Huff, Emmanuel | Anderson, Eliza | 12-17-1872 | ||||
| Irwin, George | Jones, Susan | 6-27-1872 | ||||
| Jackson, Jack | Campbell, Clarissa | 5-6-1871 | ||||
| Jackson, Preston | Jackson, Caroline | 2-26-1871 | ||||
| Johnson, James | Graham, Martha Ann | 8-24-1872 | ||||
| Jones, Elbert | Jones, Clarissy | 12-28-1871 | ||||
| Jones, H. P. | Smith, Rebecca | 1-14-1872 | ||||
| King, Reuben | Sessions, Mary Jane | 3-15-1872 | ||||
| Lane, Sebron | Carter, Ellen | 4-4-1872 | ||||
| Magee, Charles | Brown, Caroline | 9-7-1872 | ||||
| McDaniel, Sandy | Briggs, Joicy | 2-15-1872 | ||||
| McDonald, John | Brown, Rosette | 12-20-1872 | ||||
| Michell, Samson | Johnson, Matilda | 6-3-1872 | ||||
| Moore, Alfred | Smith, Louisa | 12-10-1871 | ||||
| Oates, John | Harrell, Sarah Jane | 12-23-1871 | ||||
| Pettyford, John | Darsey, Cealy | 3-13-1871 | ||||
| Pickett, Canton | Sheron, Lanette | 5-6-1871 | ||||
| Sanders, Amos | Williams, Ellen | 12-31-1872 | ||||
| Scott, Nathan | Ford, Mary |