Walton County Marriages, 1885-1915
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MARRIAGES WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA 1885-1915 . Compiled by The Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County MARRIAGES WALTON COUNTY, FJLORIDA 1885-1915 Edited by Florence A. Lembeck Published by The Genealogical Society of Okaloosa CoUJo.ty P.O. Box 1175 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32549 Copyright© 1996 by The Genealogical Society of Okaloosa County ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Records copied by: Juanita Bass Rebecca Buxton Shirley Hartman Betty Penrose Hill (deceased) Wiley Benjamin Hill, Jr. Charles Million Carolyn Shearer Proofread by: Bernice Twitty Editor's note: Thanks to all who contributed to the publication of this book. Those who copied the records deserve special thanks because of the difficulty of reading the writing. An extra-special note of thanks goes to Rebecca Buxton, who copied the records from 1906 to 1915 which made up more than half the marriages in the book. Located in the Florida Panhandle, Walton County was created in 1824 from Jackson County. However, the courthouse burned in 1885, so records before then do not exist. In 1915 Okaloosa County was formed from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. Thus, records in this book also include persons from the eastern half of what is now Okaloosa County. N 1 INTRODUCTION Members of the Genealogical Society ofOkaloosa County began copying Walton County marriage records in the 1970s for inclusion in their Journal. This volume compiles those and adds records through 1915. The editor has proofread all of them from the original to help eliminate errors. However, the writing is often difficult to read and spelling is poor. Copier Rebecca Buxton described the spelling as "phonetic and inventive." Names that end with a vowel frequently have an "r" added. Thus, "Lela" becomes "Lelar," "Emma" becomes "Emmer" and "Neter" is probably "Nita." "Burnes" and "Birnes" are probably "Bernice." Lower case "n" is easily confused with "r" and "u." Upper case "R" and "B" are sometimes difficult to distinguish between as are upper case "S" and "L." Often vowels are omitted. Examples : Mllie (Mollie? Millie?) or Jsial1 (Josiall?). Letters arc sometimes reversed: Loius (Louis?). The careful searcher will think of the ways a name could be spelled phonetically. Occasionally a name is spelled one way on the license and another on the recording section or in the index. In this volume, we have shown both spellings with one in parentheses, for instance, Thomson (Thompson). When a name was very difficult to decipher, we show it by placing a question mark after it. When there is a question between two spellings, the second one in parentheses has a question mark after it, i.e., Thomson (Thompson?). There are several instances of a record having no marriage date. Since it was recorded, the marriage must have taken place and we estimate it as being between the license date and the recording date. Occasionally, a license is filled out but no marriage is recorded. The marriage may have taken place, the minister failing to record it, or the couple may have reconsidered. If the searcher fmds a name similar to the one being sought, it would be wise to obtain a copy of the license. Other information to be found on the original includes the following: date of the license, the name and title of the person performing the ceremony, the county clerk's name, the recording date and in later years the names of witnesses. A copy may be obtained from Clerk of Court, Walton County Courthouse, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. At the time of this printing the cost of the copy is one dollar along with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Index begins on page 92. 2 May 1885 J.W. GASKINS and Nancy Caroline CAMPBELL 26 Sep lSSS George W. INFINGER and Elizabeth BLOUT (The latter name should be BLOUNT. This information from her descendant, Rebecca BUXTON. ) 6 Aug 1885 James I. GOODWIN and Hester Elizabeth WEEKLY(WEEKLEY) 8 Aug 1885 Edward D. HARLOW and Martha CROWDER 17 Sep 1885 E.J. BROWN and Bell CAMPBELL 14 Jul 1885 Dorsey F. PADGETT and Elizer Elizabeth PADGETT 28 Jul 1885 John INGRAM and Catherine> McKENZIE 25 Aug 1885 Woodson BOYLE and Mrs. Mary BOWERS 2 Aug 1885 Joseph Francis CLEPPER and Mary Susan McSWAIN 8 Oct 1885 Miel McLEOD and Christian(Christain) E. McRAE 8 Oct 1885 Henry Alexander DAVIS and Mary C. (Sarah D.) MCCASKILL 13 Oct 1885 J.F. HENDERSON and sarah c. (Carrie?) LOCKE 3 Sep 1885 J.D. DAVIS and Lussie(Lusie) JOHNSON 23 Dec 1885 Joshua BRANIN and Amanda Ml'CHAM (MAUCHAN) 10 Mar 1886 William J. GLAESER and Mrs. Lizzie DREW 29 Oct 1885 James M. CARTWRIGHT and Lidia R.il. PETERS 13 Dec 1885 L.J. LAIRD and Minnie Dl~Y 9 Jul 1885 J.N. KING and E .M. CAR~~ER 18 Apr 1886 Otto Julius LAGERKRIST and Ada BROWN 15 Apr 1886 William E. GORDEN and Emma J. FLEMING 19 Nov 1885 Joseph MITCHEM and Mary ADKISON 16 Jun 1886 George w. MERWIN and Barbara A. POWELL 20 Oct 1886 Frances EATON and Mary E . J:>AKE 23 Sep 1886 Angus D. DOUGLASS and Mary Ann CAMPBELL 26 Aug 1886 L.H. GARRETT and Nancy E. BALKAM 30 Aug 1886 Charles ROBBINS and Nannie B. CAWTHON 2 Sep 1886 Merida C. COOK and Mary Jane BROWN 6 Sep 1886 Daniel TOWNSEL and Lillie PEACOCK 12 Sep 1886 John M. WEST and Ellen J. MILLER 25 Sep 1886 Joseph C. CARTER and Rebecca WALLACE 24 Sep 1886 Furman J. COOK and Sarah H. NICHOLS 16 Oct 1886 Nathan CHEATAM and Maggie STONUM 17 Oct 1886 Max HOLT and Lizzie GOODIN 23 Oct 1886 Thomas Franklin DONALDSON and Sally AUGBURN 28 Oct 1886 Henry HOGANS and Katie McKINNON 11 Nov 1886 D.B. TAUNTON and Maggie PETERSEN 17 Nov 1886 B.D. NELSON and Polly Ann RUSHING 25 Nov 1886 Richard LEVENS and Jessia E. RICHARDS 4 Dec 1886 William J. DAVIS and Julia HOWARD 27 Nov 1886 Warren McCASKILL and Rose ODOM 16 Dec 1886 Jacob McKENZIE and Harriet McCASKILL 16 Dec 1886 James McLEOD and Emma BOON 17 Dec 1886 H.G. REESE and Eliza HORNE 14 Dec 1886 Pharris PERMENTER and Mary H. J.. CAWTHON 23 Dec 1886 James N. PERMENTER and Nancy Me,linda McCULLOUGH 20 Dec 1886 Charles A. LAMBERT and Susanna HOLLY 23 Dec 1886 L. C. McDONALD and Maggie ~!ORRISON 30 Dec 1886 William A. McCALLUM and Annanial. HOWELL The following marriages are from the back of Book I after some of the 1899 marriages. They seem to be photocopies of licenses brought in for recording well after the fact. 10 Sep 1885 Doctor ADKISON and Nancy NOBLES 26 Nov 1885 Samuel L. ALEXANDER and Martha iiALLACE 1 1 Nov 1885 James BURKETT and Samantha DAVIS 24 Dec 1885 Ruben R. FOUNTAIN and Josephine HOWELL 6 Dec 1885 George W. HOUSMAN and Ellen BREWER 31 Dec 1885 Jack McQUILLEN(McQUILLER?) and Emma TRAVEY (TRAVY) 18 Nov 1886 John S. STEELE and Amelia CAMPBELL 11 Feb 1886 John Z. TAYLOR and Nancy Louisiana Jane REDDICK 3 Feb 1887 L.J. CORSEY and Lizzie A.L. PEARSON 3 Feb 1887 John DAY and Martha STOKES 31 Mar 1887 James M. HART and Clara E. STEELE 27 Mar 1887 Ephriam (sic) PHILIPS and Carolina (Caroline) MILLIGAN 12 Jan 1887 John PATE and Sallie SIMMONS 13 Sep 1887 Wallace SPEARS and Mary SMITH 8 Dec 1888 William J. FREE and Mrs. Francis (Frances) SNOW 5 May 1889 Sylvester SPENCE and Mary ALLEN 6 Feb 1886 Alfred Lee FISHER and Florence Alleyfare APLIN License only. 11 Feb 1886 D.S. CLARY and M.H. FOUNTAIN 4 Feb 1886 John M. CASWELL and Martha WARD 21 Jan 1886 Samuel L. CAMPBELL and Sarah Christiane ANDERSON on return bride's name is given as sarah CHRISTIAN. 18 Feb 1886 Thomas J. BELL and Mary E. MEIGS 21 Mar 1886 John M. MOORE and Sarah A. WISE (End of marriages at the end of Book I.) 2 Jan 1887 W.R. WALKER and C.A. GALLAWAY 9 Jan 1887 B.D. WHITMIRE and Mollie L. McSWEEN 13 Jan 1887 John Calvin McCASKILL and Emma POWELL 13 Jan 1887 Benjamin F. DAY and Annie LOWE 20 Jan 1887 John R. McLEAN and Abigail A. CAMPBELL 19 Dec 1886 Henry L. CHAMBERLAIN and Mary McGILORA 20 Jan 1887 Benjaman CASWELL and Susan ENFINGER 26 Jan 1887 Robert WOOD and Alice WOMACK 5 Feb 1887 I.J. LEVIN and Merniva(Mernervia) LANGFORD 12 Jan 1887 John PATE and Sallie SIMMONS 25 Jan 1887 G. F. McLENDON and Nancy J. HAYNES 27 Feb 1887 P.B. SENTERFITT and M.C. CLARY 6 Mar 1887 Harmon WEEKS and Caledonia CARNALLY 27 Feb 1887 Dock BELL and Peggy (Maggie) McSWAIN 3 Feb 1887 William CRAWFORD and Mary McLEOD 7 Mar 1887 E.H. MILLER and Laura E. MACE 20 Mar 1887 Peter A. MOLLITOR(MOLITER) and Charlotte HOLLIDA 22 Mar 1887 Lavey RIVERS and Caroline DORSON 31 Mar 1887 James M. HART and Clara E. STEELE (STEEL) 27 Mar 1887 Ephraim PHILLIPS and Caroline MILLIGAN 7 Apr 1887 Philip WHITEHEAD and Orlevier(Olevier) BANKS 7 Apr 1887 J.W. SCONIERS and Lottie LANGFORD 10 Apr 1887 George JORDON(JORDAN) and Jane EDGE 10 Apr 1887 James EDGE and Dora CRAWFORD 29 Apr 1887 John McLEOD and Agnes YAWN 1 May 1887 William CAYLOR and Cindarilla HENDERSON 8 May 1887 Daniel WASHINGTON and Anna FLOURNOY 9 May 1887 Jessee EDGE and Annie EARLY 19 May 1887 E.T. CLEGHORN and I.A. ABBOTT 19 May 1887 G.M. ODUM and Villula ABBOTT 6 Jun 1887 Solomon REESE and Sallie BURGES 6 Jun 1887 Charlie C.