Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1897 & 1898


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Decr 11th 1897
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J. Haywood Swain having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of William Chesson of Washington Co, aged 21 years, color white the son of Chas. Chesson and Harriet Chesson the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Washington Co And Ophelia Reynolds of Tyrrell Co aged 16 years, color white, daughter of W. P. Reynolds and Sallie Reynolds the father Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of W. P. Reynolds the Father of the said Ophelia Reynolds 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. B. Brickhouse, a Ministor of the Gaspil united in Matrimony William Cheson and Ophelia Reynolds the parties licensed above, on the 12 day of December, 18 97, at the residens of C. W. Swain in Tyrrell County Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
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Witnesses present at Marriage:
C. W. Swain of (blank)
T. J. Davenport of (blank)
H. W. Tarkenton of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Decer 14th 1897
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
S. M. Combs having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of James H. Basnight of Tyrrell County, aged 27 years, color white the son of Thos. H. Basnight and Hopesie L. Basnight the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Victoria Rhodes of Tyrrell Co aged 17 years, color white, daughter of John W. Rhodes and Mary Jane Rhodes the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of Mary Jane Rhodes the Mother of the said Victoria Rhodes 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.
(Note Inserted: Mother and father living separate and child under protection of mother.)
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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, E. R. Spruill, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony James H. Basnight and Victoria Rhodes the parties licensed above, on the 19th day of December, 18 97, at the residence of John Spruill in Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
E. R. Spruill J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
J. W. Pledger of Fort Landing, N.C.
Thos. M. Beasley of Columbia, N.C.
W. B. Alexander of Fort Landing, N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Decer 18th 1897
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Wm. H. Adkins having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Forsayth Co. N.C., aged 28 years, color white the son of Thomas B. Adkins and Elizabeth Adkins the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Iradell Co And Lena A. Knight of Tyrrell County aged 21 years, color white, daughter of Thos. W. Knight and Mary Knight the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Josiah Elliott, a Baptist Minister of the Gospel united in Matrimony Wm. H. Adkins and Lina A. Knight the parties licensed above, on the 20th day of December, 18 97, at Columbia Baptist Church in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
Josiah Elliott M. G.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Arthur Walker of Columbia, N.C.
Dallas Armstrong of Columbia, N.C.
Mark Magette of Columbia, N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Dec. 20th 1897
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Elsberry Sexton having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of R. H. Sexton of Tyrrell County, aged 30 years, color white the son of Elsberry Sexton and Mary Ann Sexton the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell And Ida Swindell of Tyrrell aged 18 years, color white, daughter of J. D. Swindell and Delphia Swindell the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of J. D. Swindell & wife the Father & Mother of the said Ida Swindell 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.
Dack O. Newberry
Register of Deeds
   

Elsberry Sexton, 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.
S. C. Patrick J. P.
Witness: Elsberry Sexton

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, S. C. Patrick, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony R. H. Sexton and Ida Swindell the parties licensed above, on the 23d day of Dec, 18 97, at J. D. Swindell's in Southfork Township, in said County, according to law.
S. C. Patrick J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Elsberry Sexton of (blank)
H. D. Bateman J.R. of (blank)
(blank) of (blank)
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Decer 27th 1897
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J. R. Voliva having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Robert G. Armstrong of Tyrrell County, aged 19 years, color white the son of Wm. Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong the father now Dead, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Patsey McGowen of Tyrrell County aged 17 years, color white, daughter of John F. McGowen and Matilda McGowen the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co.
And the written consent of John F. McGowen the Father of the said Patsey McGowen 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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, John E. Parisher, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Robert G. Armstrong and Patsey McGowen the parties licensed above, on the 5 Fifth day of January, 18 98, at in Tyrrell County N.C. in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
John E. Parisher J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Paul Jones of Tyrrell County
T. J. Parisher of Tyrrell County
A. J. Cahoon of Tyrrell County
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Jany. 5th 1898
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
S. E. Leigh having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of L. H. Merritt of Tyrrell County, aged 27 years, color white the son of Geo. W. Merritt and Vestie Merritt the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Martha Rhodes of Tyrrell County aged 22 years, color white, daughter of John Rhodes and Jane Rhodes the father (blank), the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, E. R. Spruill, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony L. H. Merritt and Martha Rhodes the parties licensed above, on the 9th day of January, 18 98, at The residence of John Spruill in Alligator Township, in said County, according to law.
E. R. Spruill J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
S. E. Leigh of Fort Landing N.C.
C. C. Cahoon of Fort Landing N.C.
J. A. Pledger of Fort Landing N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Jany. 8th 1898
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Arthur B. Alexander having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Tyrrell County, aged 20 years, color white the son of David Alexander and Ann C. Alexander the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell Co And Matilda Henrietta Cahoon of Tyrrell Co aged 29 years, color white, daughter of Docktrine Cahoon and Matilda Cahoon the father Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell County.
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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. R. Bodwell, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Arthur B. Alexander and Matilda H. Cahoon the parties licensed above, on the Ninth day of January, 18 98, at My house in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
W. R. Bodwell J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
T. H. Wynne of Tyrrell Co
Jos. W. Tarkenton of Tyrrell Co
Willie Blount of Tyrrell Co
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY Jany. 12th 1898
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
John B. Cahoon having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Himself of Tyrrell County, aged 23 (?) years, color white the son of Allen Cahoon and Julia M. Cahoon the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell Co And Delila Roughton of Tyrrell Co aged 19 years, color white, daughter of D. W. Roughton and Mary Roughton the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
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.
Dack O. Newberry
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.
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Witness: (blank)

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. B. Cooper, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony John B. Cahoon and Delila Roughton the parties licensed above, on the 15th day of Jan., 18 98, at D. W. Roughton in Gum Neck Township, in said County, according to law.
W. B. Cooper J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
P. M. Litchfield of Gum Neck N.C.
Mary Litchfield of Gum Neck N.C.
Artie (?) Litchfield of Gum Neck N.C.
   


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