Franklin County, MS

American History & Genealogy Project

African-American Marriage Database

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   8-31-1872    
Short, Sandy   Hill, Elizabeth   12-30-1871    
Smith, Moses   Weathersby, Emma   7-27-1872    
Smith, Solomon   Smith, Sarah Jane   5-17-1872    
Smith, Solomon   Anderson, Lonora   6-22-1872    
Taylor, Auston   Latham, Lucy   6-2-1872    
Turner, Lloyd   Shaw, Susanna   12-7-1871    
Walker, Aleck   Chaney, Aggie   12-25-1871    
Woodson, George   Graves, Lear   2-11-1872    
Young, Joshua   Payne, Amelia   8-17-1872    

Contributed by: Ann Allen Geoghegan

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