"to fix on The first
DEKALB MARRIAGE
COUNTY
BOOK A
of Indian countyAfter/the and namedtreaty it Henry County,Springs after
GEORGIA 1846 - 1856
in 1821~ Henry the legislature Patrick of Virginia.created
a new
approved D camber 9, l822~ DeKalb County was created from territory then in Henry Withan tettlement of territory the Indian in claims~ an act of the General Assembly~ County, ' partly from Fayetteand andby Gwinnett Counties.
The co~a n$w to county named in honor of efforts Baron Johann DeKalb, a native of yoke. Germany who had aid was the colonies in their to throw off the British Later the General Assembly approved an act appointing Commissioners who were a public site for the Court House and jail to be as near the center of the county as convenience will admit" and authorized the Commissioners to purchase one square or lot, of land and layout a county town.
"to fix on
The cbmmissioners did this and the town of Decatur was established. It was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur of the United States Navy who distinguished himself inlthe war of 18120 ttlers were or English, ia and the Carolinas.
from
Scotch
and Irish descent,
mostly
farmers,
coming
Marri
ge Book A is actually the second book of marriages for DeKalb County. oak was not given a letter designation, but was merely called "Marriage Book 1840- 848." Though its name is misleading, Marriage Book A is the second book. Not the marriages are not all recorded in chronological order.
The first
Even ~hough
it is obvious
many names
are misspelled,
the compiler
has tried
often to abstrac~ spel~edtheas names they sounded, as they appear it is suggested in the marriage that all records. possibleSince soellings names were be checked~
This ~arriage was abstracted Courthousel, Decatur,book Georgia.
from the original
book
MARY S.
in the DeKalb
FI SHER
417 Oak Hill Ci~cle Stone
~l':' ~
,~
•
!...;.aJ:m~.;m~~~~l
Mountain,
GA 30083
County
362
B~NJAMIN fiG
363 363
363 364
Do StlUMAT~ & SAP~ GILES 2 JanQ 1855 by James RoGeorge
OJlVER WINNINGHA}I & JEpJ{pJI ROACH m013 Feb~ 1856 by John Evans
364 365
365
J~HN
He MARBUT 1856 by David Chupp
H~ RAGAN & CATHERINE KIRBY mo29 ~~y 1855 by WoMo
DD
mo
& JAN~ To NOR¥uu~ 21 Feb. 1856 by JO~D 3vans
IDo
PHILLIPS & l·Il~LVINA R" J01-ll'ISON 17 April 1855 by WcHoClark OM
So
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368
OM
So SI}il10NS& N~~CY-~o COIRN (COWIN) 14 Feb. 1856 by Samuel C"Masters MG
IpAAC WEST
IDo
367
Clark
MG
JlY:oWILLING&~1 &. BARBARA Ao HADDEN mo 18 Deco 1856. by John ScWi1son
ill•• 12 Nov •• 1056 367
JP
B*RR Jo ¥~RBUT & R~BEGCA Eo JOillfSON mo 17 Deco 1856 by Eli Bennet
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ED
& EME~INE
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366 366
& p~~T¥~
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mo 2 July 1856 by Asa WoHoward
45
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m~ U July 1856 by Robert MCNi11iams .J16Kv
1~
&
S4h~EL A" ¥~ELEVEE SARAH Ac WILLSON ~~ 13 Deco 1856 by John So Wilson
roo
366
JP
NjNQP~WLINGS & MALINDA p~ COLLINS fio 14 Feb. 1856 by S~~el CoMasters
IDo
364
l1G
JP
JP
COUNTY
BOOK A
of Indian countyAfter/the and namedtreaty it Henry County,Springs after
GEORGIA 1846 - 1856
in 1821~ Henry the legislature Patrick of Virginia.created
a new
approved D camber 9, l822~ DeKalb County was created from territory then in Henry Withan tettlement of territory the Indian in claims~ an act of the General Assembly~ County, ' partly from Fayetteand andby Gwinnett Counties.
The co~a n$w to county named in honor of efforts Baron Johann DeKalb, a native of yoke. Germany who had aid was the colonies in their to throw off the British Later the General Assembly approved an act appointing Commissioners who were a public site for the Court House and jail to be as near the center of the county as convenience will admit" and authorized the Commissioners to purchase one square or lot, of land and layout a county town.
"to fix on
The cbmmissioners did this and the town of Decatur was established. It was named for Commodore Stephen Decatur of the United States Navy who distinguished himself inlthe war of 18120 ttlers were or English, ia and the Carolinas.
from
Scotch
and Irish descent,
mostly
farmers,
coming
Marri
ge Book A is actually the second book of marriages for DeKalb County. oak was not given a letter designation, but was merely called "Marriage Book 1840- 848." Though its name is misleading, Marriage Book A is the second book. Not the marriages are not all recorded in chronological order.
The first
Even ~hough
it is obvious
many names
are misspelled,
the compiler
has tried
often to abstrac~ spel~edtheas names they sounded, as they appear it is suggested in the marriage that all records. possibleSince soellings names were be checked~
This ~arriage was abstracted Courthousel, Decatur,book Georgia.
from the original
book
MARY S.
in the DeKalb
FI SHER
417 Oak Hill Ci~cle Stone
~l':' ~
,~
•
!...;.aJ:m~.;m~~~~l
Mountain,
GA 30083
County
362
B~NJAMIN fiG
363 363
363 364
Do StlUMAT~ & SAP~ GILES 2 JanQ 1855 by James RoGeorge
OJlVER WINNINGHA}I & JEpJ{pJI ROACH m013 Feb~ 1856 by John Evans
364 365
365
J~HN
He MARBUT 1856 by David Chupp
H~ RAGAN & CATHERINE KIRBY mo29 ~~y 1855 by WoMo
DD
mo
& JAN~ To NOR¥uu~ 21 Feb. 1856 by JO~D 3vans
IDo
PHILLIPS & l·Il~LVINA R" J01-ll'ISON 17 April 1855 by WcHoClark OM
So
JOHl-JS
T")'·"NJAl'.iIN
RUTH
&.
BURD":':TT
'-0 ~
Dc
-,JHITLOCK
by
':i.H.C1a..\?k
ROSP..LINDA Co NO V ~ 18£:,1 1...~" ./0 b y. Ou.u &.
J
~AVID So STANFORD mo
368
OM
So SI}il10NS& N~~CY-~o COIRN (COWIN) 14 Feb. 1856 by Samuel C"Masters MG
IpAAC WEST
IDo
367
Clark
MG
JlY:oWILLING&~1 &. BARBARA Ao HADDEN mo 18 Deco 1856. by John ScWi1son
ill•• 12 Nov •• 1056 367
JP
B*RR Jo ¥~RBUT & R~BEGCA Eo JOillfSON mo 17 Deco 1856 by Eli Bennet
StEPP3NS
ED
& EME~INE
PHILLIPS 31 J~~Q
via
366 366
& p~~T¥~
12 June 1056 by
1'1••..•nMNDHICK
&.
GArlOLIN~
JP
011
FAl1J"NIN ,,'.~ .:::>" v-il.LSOn
'-10'..Jo.uiJH _ -1 -, ::1 'PRY
0:: .I.n. 0 7:)/\ C .\.~L L1~-
0
=i..
Cash
JP
?-1cWILLI.AHS
d.'-\..I."J..L_ -:.r,' -;Jm-N
mo 2 July 1856 by Asa WoHoward
45
DD
RAY /i
m~ U July 1856 by Robert MCNi11iams .J16Kv
1~
&
S4h~EL A" ¥~ELEVEE SARAH Ac WILLSON ~~ 13 Deco 1856 by John So Wilson
roo
366
JP
NjNQP~WLINGS & MALINDA p~ COLLINS fio 14 Feb. 1856 by S~~el CoMasters
IDo
364
l1G
JP
JP
