Marriage Licenses of Tyrrell County, North Carolina
1914


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY April 13th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
A. Melson having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Washington W. Balangia Jr. of Tyrrell County, aged 29 years, color white the son of W. W. Balangia Sr. and Jilliah Balangia the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell County And Bunie J. Pledger of Tyrrell County aged 20 years, color white, daughter of Jos. S. Pledger and Jennie Pledger the father Dead, 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.
No. 32 H. S. Swain
Register of Deeds
   

A. Melson, 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. Melson
Witness: H. S. Swain

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, Jerry Brickhouse, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony W. W. Belangia and Bunie J. Pledger the parties licensed above, on the 15 day of April, 19 14, at my own residence in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
Jerry Brickhouse
Witnesses present at Marriage:
A. B. Pledger of Fort Landing
C. W. Basnight of Fort Landing
J. W. Roughton of Fort Landing
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY April 18th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Augustin C. Smith having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of himself of Norfolk, Va., aged 43 years, color white the son of Norman L. Smith and Caroline Smith the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Smithtown, N. Y. And Mattie D. Gray of Tyrrell County aged 24 years, color white, daughter of William Gray and Chesteeney Gray 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.
No. 33 H. S. Swain
Register of Deeds
   

A. C. Smith, 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. C. Smith
Witness: H. S. Swain

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, K. F. Duval, a Methodist Minister united in Matrimony Augustus C. Smith and Mattie D. Gray the parties licensed above, on the 22nd day of April, 19 14, at Columbia N.C. in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
K. F. Duval
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Minnie (?) Taft of Columbia N.C.
Annie Owens of Columbia N.C.
Annie F. Duval of Columbia N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY April 25th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Julius A. Reynolds having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of himself of Tyrrell County, aged 18 years, color white the son of E. J. Reynolds and Florida Reynolds the father now Dead, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell County And Ida V. Swain of Tyrrell County aged 19 years, color white, daughter of J. Warren Swain and Matilda Swain the father Dead, 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.
No. 35 H. S. Swain
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, J. B. Cahoon, a Justice united in Matrimony Julius A. Reynolds and Ida V. Swain the parties licensed above, on the 26 day of April, 19 14, at residence of justice in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
J. B. Cahoon J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Alton Reynolds of Jerry N.C.
Alice Reynolds of Jerry N.C.
Thyra Cahoon of Jerry N.C.
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY May 2nd 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Dr. C. A. Flowers having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Hillery H. Ambrose of Washington Co, aged 32 years, color white the son of Wm. S. Ambrose and Annie E. Ambrose the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Washington County And Lucy C. Taft of Tyrrell County aged 23 years, color white, daughter of Geo. W. Taft and Laura Taft 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.
No. 37 H. S. Swain
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,
(blank) County.
I, Lehman C. Carawan, a Minister, Church of Christ united in Matrimony Hillery H. Ambrose and Lucy C. Taft the parties licensed above, on the 6th day of May, 19 14, at Church of Christ, Columbia, N. C. in (blank) Township, in said County, according to law.
L. C. Carawan
Witnesses present at Marriage:
Lyda B. Taft of Columbia N.C.
Cora Cox of Columbia N.C.
Dr. C. A. Flowers of Columbia
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY May 25th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
F. F. Kemp having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of John W. Bennett of Reidsville, N. C., aged 31 years, color white the son of C. M. Bennett and Lucy Bennett the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Reidsville, N. C. And India L. Kemp of Tyrrell County aged 17 years, color white, daughter of F. F. Kemp and Willie M. Kemp the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of F. F. Kemp the father of the said India L. Kemp 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.
No. 38 H. S. Swain
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, W. W. Sawyer, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony John W. Bennett and India L. Kemp the parties licensed above, on the 26 day of May, 19 14, at F. F. Kemp's in Scuppernong Township, in said County, according to law.
W. W. Sawyer
Witnesses present at Marriage:
F. F. Kemp of Columbia N.C.
Jennie Barnes of Columbia N.C.
S. L. Barnes of Columbia
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY May 30th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
J. M. Woodard having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Starky N. Woodard of Tyrrell County, aged 22 years, color white the son of J. M. Woodard and Lenora A. Woodard the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County And L. Blanche Cooper of Tyrrell County aged 21 years, color white, daughter of W. M. Cooper and M. E. Cooper 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.
No. 39 H. S. Swain
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,
(blank) County.
I, J. Philip Wodard, a F. W. Baptist united in Matrimony S. N. Woodard and L. Blanche Cooper the parties licensed above, on the 31 day of May, 19 14, at Burdenshell in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
J. P. Woodard
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. M. Cooper of Columbia N.C.
J. M. Woodard of Columbia N.C.
C. Woodard of Columbia
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY June 6th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
R. C. Cooper and D. F. Armstrong having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of Thos. Seaton Sawyer of Tyrrell County, aged 27 years, color white the son of T. S. Sawyer and Polly Sawyer the father now Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County And Sarah Ellen Armstrong of Tyrrell County aged 19 years, color white, daughter of John Armstrong and Mary Armstrong 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.
No. 40 H. S. Swain
Register of Deeds
   

R. C. Cooper and D. F. Armstrong, 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.
R. C. Cooper D. F. Armstrong
Witness: H. S. Swain

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, J. B. Cahoon, a Justice united in Matrimony Thos. S. Sawyer and Sarah E. Armstrong the parties licensed above, on the 7 day of June, 19 14, at residence of justice in Columbia Township, in said County, according to law.
J. B. Cahoon J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
W. A. G. Cahoon of Columbia N.C.
Ella M. Cahoon of Columbia N.C.
Delila Cahoon of Columbia
   


State of North Carolina Office of Register of Deeds
Tyrrell COUNTY June 19th 19 14
To any Ordained Minister of any Religious Denomination or any Justice of the Peace of said County:
Joseph Swindell having applied to me for a LICENSE for the marriage of himself of Tyrrell County, aged 23 years, color white the son of J. Gibbs Swindell and Mary Ellen Swindell the father now Living, the mother Dead, resident of Tyrrell County And Bethany Owens of Tyrrell County aged 16 years, color white, daughter of Henry W. Owens and Lizzie Owens the father Living, the mother Living, resident of Tyrrell County.
And the written consent of H. W. Owens and Lizzie Owens the parents of the said Bethany Owens 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.
No. 41 H. S. Swain
Register of Deeds
   

Joseph Swindell, 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.
Joseph Swindell (by mark)
Witness: H. S. Swain

State of North Carolina,
Tyrrell County.
I, W. S. Sykes, a Justice of the Peace united in Matrimony Joseph Swindell and Bethany Owens the parties licensed above, on the 21 day of June, 19 14, at Henry W. Owens house in Gumneck Township, in said County, according to law.
W. S. Sykes J. P.
Witnesses present at Marriage:
N. C. Spencer of Tyrrell County
E. N. Spencer of Tyrrell County
H. W. Owens of Tyrrell County
   


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