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Greene County Marriage Licenses

[1821 – 1850]

The following marriage licenses were issued in Greene County, Illinois to residents of what later became Jersey County, Illinois.

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1821

October 30 - Robert McDow and Esther Lofton were married.

 

1822

May 29  - George Finney and Margaret Creswell were married.

 

1823

January 9 - Elam Brown and Salley Allen were married by Charles Gregory, county Commissioner.

January 30 - Cyrus Tolman and Polly Eldred were married by Samuel Lee, a justice of the peace.

 

1824

January 2 - William Gillham and Martha Munson were married by Thomas G. Lofton, a justice of the peace.

March 20 - John R. Caldwell and Elizabeth Slaten were married.

June 27 - James Nairn and Victor Colean were married by John Brown, a justice of the peace.

July 19 - George Stamps and Franky Henson were married by John Brown, a justice of the peace.

September 25 - Thomas Cummings and Mary Ann Carroll were married by Thomas G. Lofton, a justice of the peace.

 

1825

March 10 - Charles Gregory and Elizabeth Woodman were married by Samuel Lee, a justice of the peace.

 

1826

April 8 - Charles Dodgson and Polly Lofton were married by Thomas G. Lofton, a justice of the peace.

November 4 - William Waddel and Sally Gillham were married.

 

1827

February 15 - Tarlton F. Brock and Lucinda Slaten were married.

September 13 - Jesse White and Tabitha Carrico were married by John Brown, a justice of the peace.

 

1828

April 28 - John Gunterman and Melinda McKinney were married by D. McFain, a justice of the peace.

October 16 - Stephen Gorham and Lucretia Brush were married by S.C. Prince, a justice of the peace.

 

1829

March 18 - Jacob Lurton and Margaret McDow were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

 

1830

March 18 - John E. Lofton and Jane White were married by John Osbun, M.G.

April 11 - William McDown and Delilah Wagoner were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

 

1831

August 18 - William D.F. Slaten and Irena West were married by John Brown, a justice of the peace.

 

1832

July 26 - Ezekial Chance and Elizabeth Grimes were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

 

1833

March 32 - Richmond Henderson and Mary Ann Douglas were married by John Brown, a justice of the peace.

September 19 - J. M. Terry and Mary Ann Waggoner were married by John Brown, a justice of the peace.

 

1834

April 29 - James J. Randle and Jane Lofton were married.

September 11 - Richard Spalding and Sarah J. Gillham were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

 

1835

February 19 - John McDow and Mariah Waggoner were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

April 23 - Hiram Curtis and Anna Eliza Dougherty were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

July 9 - Nathaniel Hamilton and Mary B. Dougherty were married by Gilbert Dougherty, a justice of the peace.

August 27 - George Noble and Sarah Swan were married by J.J. Bayse, M.G.

September 3 - Moses Cockrell and Caty Ann Utt were married by Thomas McDow, a justice of the peace.

October 15 - Aaron Hamilton and Elizabeth Jackson were married.

 

1836

January 26 - J.M. Hurd and Lydia Noble were married by J.J. Bayse, a justice of the peace.

October 27 - John W. Slaten and Ann F. Piggott were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

December 4 - Jacob Utt and Mary B. Swann were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

 

1837

January 7 - Orange F. Howland and Sarah Ann Terry were married by A. King, a justice of the peace.

March 23 - George B. Slaten and Clementine Lewis were married.

April 13 - Wright Casey and Mary Frances Curry were married by William Jerome, M.G.

April 22 - Zadock Reddish and Sophia Medford were married by D. Myers, a justice of the peace.

May 4 - LaFayette McCrillis and Mary E. Mason were married by Alvin Bailey, M.G.

June 11 - Moses Amburg and Eliza Cope were married by J.M. Hurd, a justice of the peace.

December 14 - Jeremiah Stilwell and Ann Eliza White were married by J.M. Hurd, a justice of the peace.

December 21 - Peter C. and Susannah Beeman were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

 

1838

January 4 - Benjamin M. King and Louisa Lemon were married by William Hill, M.G.

September 16 - Asa Snell and Priscilla E. Landon were married by Joseph Crabbe, a justice of the peace.

October 18 - Jarrett T. Grimes and Charity Brown were married by Urial Downey, a justice of the peace.

December 27 - Virgil Noble and Hannah J. Utt were married by Moses Lemon, M.G.

December 25 - Isaac Scarritt and Martha Ann Mason were married by E. Rogers, M.G.

 

1839

January 3 – Charles D. Hodges and Ellen C. Hawley were married by A.T. Bledsoe, M.G.

January 8 – Ezekiel Gillham and Mary Cowan were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

January 17 – Allen Gillham and Nancy Murphy were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

January 31 – James Lamb and Catherine Curtis were married by Moses Lemon, M.G.

March 7 – George Spangle and Priscilla Utt were married by J.M. Hurd, a justice of the peace.

April 2 – Elias Cockrell and Mary McFair were married by R.S. Spencer, a justice of the peace.

June 13 – William Hurd and Esther Ann Buckles were married by J.M. Hurd, a justice of the peace.

July 2 – Thomas Ford and Mariah Adams were married by Joseph Fowler, M.G.

July 23 – Edmund Douglas and Harriet Curtis were married by A. P. Brown, M.G.

September 30 – Joseph H. Colean and Mariah Gillham were married.

 

1840

Early in January – William H. Allen and Martha Maria Mason were married under a Greene County license.

January 25 – Thornton Hughes and Elizabeth Waggoner were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

April 24 - Isaac Harbert and Mrs. H. M. Shull were married by J. Fowler, M.G.

April 23 – Christopher Kirchner and Elizabeth Thurston were married by Nathaniel Hamilton, a justice of the peace.

March 12 – Albertus Lofton and Lucinda Chappell were married by T. McDow, a justice of the peace.

April 29 -  Augustine Stalder and Polly Lance were married by John Keys, a justice of the peace.

May 28 – Perley Silloway and Harriet Wilkins were married by J. Crabbe, a justice of the peace.

June 18 – Daniel McFain and Mary Cooper were married by J.W. Lowder, a justice of the peace.

August 25 – George Stafford and Anne E. Cresswell were married by Silas Crain, a justice of the peace.

September 10 – Caleb Noble and Susannah E. Gillham were married by W. Jerome, a justice of the peace.

October 15 – William Noble and Elizabeth Hamilton were married by M. Lemon, M.G.

October 22 – Thomas Smirl and Euphemia Dougherty were married by W. Jerome, M.G.

December 17 – John N. English and Elizabeth A. Belt were married by W.S. McMurray, M.G.

 

1841

January 3 – Hiram English and Mary A. Grimes were married by H.N. Belt, a  justice of the peace.

January 19 – Elisha A. Barton and Rebecca Lofton were married by S. Crain, a justice of the peace.

February 4 – William Post and Hannah W. Calhoun were married by J. Harriott, a justice of the peace.

March 4 – Jonathan Plowman and Elizabeth Crull were married by S. Crain, a justice of the peace.

April 8 – William Millross and Mariah Noble were married by L. Lyons, M.G.

September 9 – William B. Nevius and Laura Goodwitch were married by L. Lyons, M.G.

October 7 – Benjamin C. Rhodes and Amanda Darr were married by G.W. Lowder, J. P.

October 10 – Phillip Pennington and Mary A. Cummings were married by E. Dodson, M.G.

November 7 – William Chappell and Elizabeth Hooper were married by George Hoffman, a justice of the peace.

December 9 – John Massey and Mariah Brown were married.

December 13 – Henry Darlington and Marian Noble were married by W. Jerome, M.G.

 

1842

January 20 – Aaron Dodson and Margaret M. Biggers were married by Nathaniel Hamilton, a justice of peace.

February 10 – Aaron Rue and Catherine S. Howell were married by T. Baldwin, M.G.

March 3 – Andrew Gillham and Margaret Darlington were married by W. Jerome, M.G.

March 2 – Uriah D. Howell and Alice Nevius were married by L. Lyons, M.G.

June 20 – Robert Gardner and Julia Carroll were married by E. Rodgers, M.G.

October 27 – Henry Utt and Matilda Dougherty were married by L. Anderson, M.G.

October 27 – David Dunsdon and Julia B. Hackney were married by J. Harriott, a justice of the peace.

December 22 – Hugh N. Cross and Antoinette Van Horne were married by L. Lyons, M.G.

 

1843

February 2 – Thomas B. Ruyle and Mary Pruitt were married by D. Myers, M.G.

February 22 – Eleazer Smith and Susan Harriott were married by John Brown, M.G.

June 10 – Robert W. English and Rebecca Grimes were married by John Brown, M.G.

September 28 – Charles H. Smith and Elizabeth A. White were married by Thomas McDow, a justice of the peace.

October 3 – Joseph C. Beeman and Elmina Maria Bray were married by Thomas McDow, a  justice of the peace.

October 17 – William M. Deeds and Elizabeth Walden were married by Nathaniel Hamilton, a justice of the peace.

October 25 – John L. White and Martha L. Sansom were married by S. Allen, M.G.

October 25 – Charles H. Bowman and Mary Hooper were married by J. Crabbe, a justice of the peace.

November 2 – Nathanial Smith and Emily Darr were married by L. Lyons, M.G.

December 25 – John Maltimore and Lydia Court were married.

 

1844

January 3 – Archilbald Craig and Catherine Hankson were married by J. Harriott, a justice of the peace.

February 22 – Thomas A. Eaton and Louisa M. Dougherty were married by W. Jerome, M.G.

April 23 – William Rhoades and Elizabeth Swan were married by Thomas McDow, a justice of the peace.

March 20 – William Kirby and Experience Perrings were married by L. Lyons, M.G.

May 16 – Joseph B. Schroeder and Priscilla Paterson were married by C. D. James, M.G.

June 19 – Reuben Noble and Harriet Cordelia Douglas were married by W. Jerome, M.G.

July 3 – Dr. James B. Veitch and Marilda McDow were married by E. J. Palmer, M.G.

August 8 – Robert Darlington and Harriet Colean were married by Joel Terry, M.G.

March 21 – Charles N. Adams and Nancy Bell were married by C. D. James, M.G.

August 20 – Ephraim Fredinburg and Mary Lofton were married by C.H. Goodrich, a justice of the peace.

June 22 – Benjamin F. Slaten and Mariah Askew were married by M. Lemon, M.G.

October 15 – Benjamin S. Griggs and Mary Slaten were married by C.H. Goodrich, a justice of the peace.

October 27 – William L. Jerome and Elvina Gillham were married by W. Jerome, M.G.

October 29 – Adam Slendennin and Elizabeth J. McReynolds were married by H. Barr, M.G.

December 25 – Benjamin B. Hamilton and Mary Ann Chandler were married by Nathaniel Hamilton, a justice of the peace.

 

1846

February 25 – Minor S. Gowins and Nancy Beeman were married by B. Stafford, M.G.

March 14 – Charles C. Rhodes and Emeline Darr were married by Jacob Rhodes, M.G.

April 6 – Andrew Spangles and Susan Hughes were married by A. Lofton, a justice of the peace.

May 1 – Jacob Reddish and Hannah Weeks were married by H. Webster, a justice of the peace.

May 20 – Samuel J. M. Dougherty and Elizabeth Cook were married by C.D. James, M.G.

June 25 – Isaac Snedeker and Caroline Sunderland were married by E.J. Palmer, M.G.

October 15 – James J. Haycraft and Matilda Rhodes were married by S.J. Haycraft.

October 22 – Isaac R. Ely and Mary Christopher were married by E.J. Palmer, M.G.

November 24 – Jonathan Plowman and Rachel Crull were married by J. Brown, M.G.

 

1847

February 2 – Mathew C. Stanley and Elizabeth Armstrong were married by G.C. Wood, M.G.

February 25 – Eli Linley Hupp and Jane E. Turner were married by B. Stafford, a justice of the peace.

March 18 – Joseph W. Brown and Harriet J. Downey were married by Asa Snell, a justice of the peace.

March 28 – John Daniel and Mary Palmer were married by W. Roberts, M.G.

April 17 – William Evans and Louisiana Noble were married by C. H. Goodrich, a justice of the peace.

May 9 – John H. Reddish and Mary Turner were married by H. Webster, a justice of the peace.

June 21 – Henry O. Goodrich and Amelia J. Knapp were married by G.W. Wood, M.G.

July 4 – John A. Wallace and Elizabeth Thompson were married by B. Stafford, a justice of the peace.

August 16 – Benjamin Wedding and Tabitha Johnson were married by R.C. Baugh, a justice of the peace.

August 26 – James W. Calhoun and Mrs. Lucinda Robbins were married by Asa Snell, a justice of the peace.

September 30 – William P. Jarboe and Harriet M. Hansel were married by E.J. Palmer, M.G.

October 5 – Joseph Lane and Hannah Ann Piggott were married by J. Anderson, M.G.

October 8 – John H. Belt and Matilda Bramlett were married by W. Hill, M.G.

November 11 – Nelson Colean and Sarah J. Waddle were married by Joel Terry , M.G.

 

1848

January 6 – Lebbeus L. Kirby and Sarah Post were married by W.F. Boyakin, M.G.

April 25 – John G. Dougherty and Susan Millross were married by J.M. Terry, a justice of the peace

May 28 – William A. Scott and Elizabeth J. Lurton were married by J. Crabbe, a justice of the peace.

October 1 – David Stafford and Elizabeth C. Gower were married by B.B. Hamilton, M.G.

December 19 – W. Edsall and Mrs. Lydia Edsall were married by Minor S. Gowins, a justice of the peace.

 

1849

January 27 – Enoch W. Wallace and Julia A. Bray were married by M.S. Gowins, a justice of the peace.

February 4 – William S. Dougherty and Elizabeth Brown were married by J. M. Terry, a justice of the peace.

March 8 – Francis Colean and Mary J. Belt were married by A. Dickerson, M.G.

March 2 – William Noble and Thirza Chappell were married by J.M. Terry, a justice of the peace.

April 15 – William Buckles and Harriett Ripson were married by E.J. Palmer, M.G.

August 31 – John Arthur Allen and Jane Elizabeth White were married by G.C. Wood, M.G.

September 2 – William G. Thompson and Nancy A. Smith were married by William Williams, a justice of the peace.

October 25 – George D. Morgan and Margaret Millross were married by B.B. Hamilton, M.G.

November 21 – Joseph Marshaw and Sarah A. McDow were married by B.B. Hamilton, M.G.

December 20 – George Kirby and Margaret Utt were married by J. Buckley, M.G.

 

1850

February 26 – Martin B. Miner and Laura L. Miner were married by G.C. Wood, M.G.

March 20 – Dr. James Bringhurst and Mary Ryan were married by G.E. Warren, county judge.

March 20 – Samuel C. Ellis and Mary Matilda Edsall were married by Nathaniel Hamilton, a justice of the peace.

April 14 – Hiram Leonard and Amanda Powell were married by S.B. Knott, a justice of the peace.

April 18 – William S. Hawley and Caroline Fisher were married by J. Buckley, M.G.

Donated by Billie Trail [Jersey County Host]
©2003, Transcribed by Debbie Quinn [
Sangamon County Host]

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