Non-White Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1914 & 1915


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY October 29 th " 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
W. H. Owens having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Solomon Littlejohn of Washington County N.C., aged 41 years, color Col the son of Unkown and Fannie Roberts the father now (blank), the mother Living, resident of Washington Co. N.C. And Lue Trotter of Tyrrell County aged 30 years, color Col, daughter of Willie Trotter and Lydia Trotter the father dead, the mother dead, resident of Washington County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
H.S. Swain
Register of Deeds
   

W. H. Owens, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
W. H. Owens
Witness: H.S. Swain

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Rev J. H. Rousom, a Disciple of Christ united in Matrimony Solomon Littlejohn and Lue Trotter the parties licensed above, on the 1 day of Nov , 19 14, at Columbia Tyrrell N.C. in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
Rev J. H. Rousom
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. E. Littlejohn of Columbia N.C.
C.A. Rowser of Columbia N.C.
C. W. Haney of Columbia N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY December 14 19 15
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Jerry Long having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Jerry Long of Tyrrell County, aged 37 years, color ed the son of Anderson Long and Martha Long the father now living, the mother dead, resident of Perquimmons County And Jesse Gould of Tyrrell County aged 21 years, color ed, daughter of Jessie Gould and Minnie Gould the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you (blank)shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B. B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Rev J. H. Rowsom, a Disciple of Christ united in Matrimony Jerry Long and Jessie Gould the parties licensed above, on the 17 day of Dec, 19 14, at Columbia Tyrrell Co N.C. in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
Rev J.H. Rowsom
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Ellan Bowser of Columbia N.C.
Minnie Gould of Columbia NC
H. Cooper of Columbia NC
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Dec 24, 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
John Pailing having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Eddie Pailing of Washington County, aged 37 years, color Colored the son of John Pailing and Donkey Pailing the father now living, the mother dead, resident of Washington County And Vinnie Tarkinton of Washington Co aged 35 years, color Colored, daughter of George Tarkinton and (blank) the father dead, the mother dead, resident of Washington County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B.B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Len Bateman, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Eddie X Pailing and Vinnie Tarkinton the parties licensed above, on the 31 st day of december, 19 14, at Len Bateman in South Fork Township, in said County, according to law.
Len Bateman
Witnesses present at Marriage:
John Pailing of Creswell N.C.
(?) of Creswell N.C.
Jim Bateman of Creswell N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Dec 29 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
C.V. Armstrong having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Mills Boome of Tyrrell County, aged 23 years, color Colored the son of Jermiah Boome and Easter Boome the father now living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Annie Patrick of Tyrrell County aged 19 years, color Colored, daughter of Sam Patrick and Matilda Patrick the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
And the written consent of Sam and Matilda Patrick the Parents of the said Annie Patrick to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B.B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Sidney Basnight, a Babtist Minister united in Matrimony Mills Boome and Annie Patrick the parties licensed above, on the 30 day of Dec, 19 14, at Sam Patrick's Resident in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
Sidney Basnight
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. W. Patrick of Gum Neck
(?) SHarp of Gum Neck
Walter Bowser of Gum Neck
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Columbia Feb 3, 19 15
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Alfred Bush having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Harmon Bush of Tyrrell County, aged 24 years, color Colored the son of Henry Bush and Ann Giles Midgett the father now dead, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Myrtle Bowser of Tyrrell County aged 22 years, color Colored, daughter of Monroe Bowser and Manda Bowser the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B.B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Rev J. H. Rousom, a Disciple of Christ united in Matrimony Harmon Bush and Myrtle Bowser the parties licensed above, on the 3 day of Feb, 19 15, at Columbia Tyrrell in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
J. H. Rousom
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Alfred Bush of Columbia
G.W. Hardy of (blank)
D. B. Dunbar of (blank)
   

NOTE: Census records indicate the groom's mother is Angelico Bush remarried to Joseph Midgett.


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Columbia, N.C. 2/6 19 15
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Aleric A. Hill having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Jarvis D. Melton of Tyrrell County, aged 23 years, color Colored the son of L. W. Melton and Hattie E. Melton the father now dead, the mother dead, resident of (blank) And Viola Dunbar of Tyrrell County aged 19 years, color Colored, daughter of Arthur Dunbar and Isadore Dunbar the father living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B. B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

I Aleric A Hill, being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
A. A. Hill
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, B. F. Hill Jr., a Baptist Minister united in Matrimony Jarvis D. Melton and Viola Dunbar the parties licensed above, on the 7 th day of Febuary, 19 15, at B. F. Hill Jr s house in Tyrrell Co N.C. in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
B.F. Hill Jr.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Nathan Hill of Tyrrell County N.C.
A.A. Hill of Tyrrell County N.C.
L.L. Rowsom of Tyrrell County N.C.
   

NOTE: Death certificate indicates groom is Jarvis Dewitt Melton and his mother's maiden name was Hill.


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Columbia, N.C., Mar 8, 19 15
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J. H. Rowsom having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Joshua Swain of Tyrrell County, aged 21 years, color colored the son of Charles Swain and Emma Swain the father now living, the mother living, resident of Tyrrell Co And May Hassell of Tyrrell County aged 20 years, color colored, daughter of Charlie Brickhouse and Mary Hassell the father living, the mother dead, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B.B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Rev J. H. Rowsom, a Disciple of Christ united in Matrimony Joshua Swain and Mary Hassell the parties licensed above, on the 8 day of Mar, 19 15, at Columbia Tyrrell Co. in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
Rev. J. H. Rowsom
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Annie Hassell of Columbia N.C.
Bealia Hassell of (blank)
C.A. Rousom of Columbia N.C.
   

NOTE: Census records indicate Mary Hassell was divorced and used her maiden name for the children.


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Columbia May 1, 19 15
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Adam Lindsay having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of James Shewler of Tyrrell County, aged 32 years, color ored the son of (blank) and (blank) the father now dead, the mother living, resident of Virginia And Partha Sykes of Tyrrell County aged 37 years, color Colored, daughter of Lindsay Philip and Grace Lindsey the father dead, the mother linving, resident of Tyrrell County N.C..
And the written consent of (blank) the (blank) of the said (blank) to the proposed marriage having been filed with me.
And there being no legal impediment to such marriage known to me, you are hereby authorized, at any time within one year from the date hereof, to celebrate the proposed marriage at any place within the said county.
You are required, within two months after you shall have celebrated such marriage, to return this License to me, at my office, with your signature subscribed to the certificate under this License, and with the blanks therein filled according to the facts, under penalty of forfeiting two hundred dollars to the use of any person who shall sue for the same.
B.B. Jones
Register of Deeds
   

(blank), being duly sworn, says: That the parties applying for the License are of lawful age, and that so far as he is informed and believes, there is no lawful cause or impediment forbidding said marriage.
(blank)
Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, B. F. Harrison, a Minister Methodist united in Matrimony James Shewler and Partha Sykes the parties licensed above, on the 1 day of May, 19 15, at Columbia N.C. Tyrrell County in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
(blank)
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Jessica Liverman of Columbia
Makla Spruill of Columbia
Joe Sykes of Columbia
   

NOTE: Census and death records indicate the groom's surname is Shuler.


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