Excerpts Regarding Marriages and Deaths
From the
Books, "Barbour and Henry
County 1841 - 1890"
and "Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Posted with the Permission
of Jan Stith
The Eufaula Democrat
Tuesday 6 March
1849
Married by Hon. B.C.
Landsdale, at the home of Artemus Ward, on the 21st inst., Mr. Amos Hicks
to Miss Elizabeth Ward, eldest daughter of Mr. West Ward, all of this county....Abbeville,
Henry County, 22d February 1849
Wednsday 23 January
1856
Miss Jeanie Hicks, daughter
of Judge Hicks, was married on the 10th ult.,
at the residence of Chief
John Ross, at Taleanah, in the Cherokee Nation, to Mr. Stepler, brother-in-law
to the Chief.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Saturday 13 February
1869
William H. Ward, age
63, died at his home in Henry County on the 6th inst., A member of the
Baptist Church nearly 40 years.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Saturday 26 March
1870
T.S. Floyd, of Columbia,
Ala., Tax Assessor for Henry County, died on the 21st inst.
The Henry County Register
1870
Friday 15 January
1875
Married on the 14th inst.,
at the home of Mr. Irwin Hix, in Abbeville,
by Z.W. Laney Esq., Mr.
Gator Moring and Miss Camilla McMillan, all of Henry County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Friday 2 April 1875
Mr. Seaborn B. Bizzel,
formerly of Abbeville, died in Atlanta recently. He was a grandson of the
late John Whitehurst, of Henry County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Tuesday 13 April
1875
Mr. Wm. Rolf Wellborn,
age 38, of Eufaula, died last Sunday.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Friday 29 October
1875
Mr. E.E. Hudson and Mrs.
Alsy Wells were married on the 24th inst.
Also, Mr. Hiram
Barron and Mrs. Catherine Ward, on the same day, all of Henry County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Friday 10 December
1875
Married at the home of
the bride's father on the 1st inst., Mr. Luther Searcy and Miss Alice Whitehurst,
both of Henry County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Friday 21 January
1876
Mr. W.S. Whitehurst and
Miss R.A. Scott, were married at Abbeville on the 15th inst., by Z.W. Laney,
Esq., all of Henry County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Friday 19 May 1876
S.S. Whitehurst, an old
citizen, died at his home in Henry County on Sunday last.
"Barbour and Henry County
1846-1890"
Friday 21 April
1876
Mrs. Winny Ward, age
85, died on the 13th at the home of Mr. Robert Gamble. (Henry County)
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Friday 13 October
1876
Mr. Elija Kirkland and
Miss Fanny Whitehead at Headland, (Ala.) by J.J. Head,
on September 27, 1876.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Friday 21 July 1876
Rollin A. Wellborn died
in Eufaula on the 12th. inst.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Thursday 31 January
1878
Mrs. Nancy Ward, aged
105, died last Sunday. She was a native of N.C., but lived most of her
life in Alabama.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Tuesday 22 July
1879
John Berrien Whitehead,
of Baker County, (Ga.) died at his home near Newton on the 13th.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Thursday 1 January
1880
J.H. Hicks, formerly
of Decatur (Ala.) died recently in Russell, Kansas.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Saturday 22 May
1880
Mrs. Caroline Morris
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R.A. Wellborn in Eufaula on the
20th inst. She was born in New York City in July 1792, was a member of
the Presbyterian Church for many years.
Thursday 27 January
1881
Married on the 5th inst.,
in Eufaula, Mr. Henry T. May and Miss Emma,
daughter of J.M. Whitehead,
Esq., of Greenville.(Ala)
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Saturday 11 June
1881
Mrs. Frances Bullard
, nee Hicks, died at her home in Eufaula yesterday.
She had been a member
of the First Baptist Church in Eufaula since 1837.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Saturday 01 October
1881
Married at the home of
Mrs. Malone in Eufaula, on the 29th inst., by Rev. R.H. Rivers, Mr. Stephen
S. Cawthon, of Troy, Alabama and Miss Hattie Lou Stewart, of Eufaula.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Thursday 10 November
1881
Rev. James Best died
on the 2nd inst., Henry County (Ala.)
Saturday 31 December
1881
Married at the residence
of the bride's father on the 15th inst., Mr. B.F. Gann and Miss Fannie
Ward
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Wednesday 18 January
1882
Married on the 12th inst.,
at the home of Mr. Jule Malone, near Eufaula, Mr. Albert Manley and Miss
Hazey Ward
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Saturday 18 February
1882
Married on December 1st
last, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. T.J. Green and Miss Emma
Floyd
Saturday 25 February
1882
W.D. Durham, of near
Hood, Harris County, Georgia died Thursday.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Wednesday 29 March
1882
Col. William Thompson,
age 70, journalist and author, who for the last 32 years has been managing
editor of the Savannah Morning News, died at his home in Savannah on Friday
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Tuesday 2 May 1882
Mr. J.M. Floyd and Miss
Laura Scarborough, both of Barbour county, were married recently
Wednesday 14 March
1883
Hon. J.M. Floyd, of Covington,
Georgia, died on last Monday
Wednesday 14 March
1883
Married at the home of
the bride's father, near Cotton Hill, (Barbour County) on Sunday last,
Mr. C.E. Watson and Miss Mollie Wise, daughter of L.L. Wise.
"The Eufaula Weekly Bulletin"
Tuesday 8 May 1883
Married near Eufaula
on April 29th, by Rev. T.A. Johnson, Mr. Jesse Whitehurst and Mrs. Mary
A. Dunnaway.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Saturday 28 June
1884
Married at the bride's
home on the 22nd of June, Mr. Daniel A. McGilvary and Mrs. Julia A. Floyd,
Rev. Baxter Greer officiating.
Tuesday 3 June 1884
Died in Henry County
on Monday, Mrs. John J. Ward, the mother of John B. and James Ward.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Saturday 19 July
1884
Married by Justice T.P.C.
Phillips, at his residence on July 10th, Mr. William Whitehurst and Miss
Nancy Cockreaw, all of Barbour County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Wednesday 23 July
1884
Mrs. Caroline E. Brown,
mother of Artemus Ward,died in Waterford on july 12th.. She was born in
the same town in September 1806, the daughter of Calvin Farrar. She was
married to the late Maj. Levi Brown, and had two sons, Cyrus W. Brown,
well known writer and Charles F. Brown, better known as Artemus Ward.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Tuesday 19 August
1884
Mr. Jacob Arnold, of
near Abbeville, (Ala) died on Thursday, aged about 75 years.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Tuesday 18 August
1885
Mrs. Mary Ward, age 54,
died Wednesday at the home of her nephew, Charles F. Perry, in Eufaula.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Thursday 3 December
1885
Mr. E.D. Clenny and Miss
Mollie Corbitt were married recently near
Lawrenceville, Henry
County (Ala.)'
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Sturday 9 January
1886
Mr. William McClenny,
an aged citizen living near Headland, Ala. died on friday last.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Sunday 31 January
1886
Mr. Paul A. Floyd and
Miss. Maggie Schmidt, both of Demopolis (Ala) were married at the Episcopal
Church of that place Thursday
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Thursday 4 February
1886
Mr. J.L. Ward, of Abbeville,
and Miss Lilla Phipps, of Hardwicksburg, were married on the 26th
ult.
Sunday 18 April
1886
Married at the home of
Hon. R.J. Reynolds near Abbeville, on April 11th, Mr. John W. Lingo and
Miss Sallie Ward, both of Henry County.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Thursday 3 June
1886
Mr. C.T, Floyd, of Opelika,
(Ala) died Sunday last.
Thursday 17 June
1886
Mr. Calvin Whitehead,
of Geneva County (Ala.) died Thursday.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Tuesday 18 January
1887
Married at the residence
of D.H. McGilvary, near Clayton on the 9th inst., by Justice John C. Williams,
Mr. Malcolm McCraney to Miss Rachel A. Floyd
Saturday 26 February
1887
W.P. Floyd fell dead
while working in a new ground cutting in Pike County (ala) a few days since.
Thursday 25 August
1887
Married on Sunday last
at the home of the bride's parents near
Cureton's Bridge, by
W.A. Hicks Esq., Mr. Frank Parker and Miss Nellie Elmore.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Thursday 9 February
1888
T.M. Skipper and Miss
Birdy Espy, of Henry county, were married recently.
"Henry and Barbour
County 1841-1891"
Thursday 29 March
1888
Mr. W.J. Brannon died
at his home in Eufaula Sunday. His brothers are T.J. , A.W. and A.H. Brannon.
Thursday 11 April
1888
Mr. Jacob Arnold, formerly
of near Abbeville, Ala., died at Cypress, Fla., on the 2nd inst., Survivors
are his wife and several small children, besides his three brothers and
a sister.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Thursday 7 November
1889
Mr. Yancy Smith and Miss
Anna Espy, daughter of Mr. Seaborn Smith, were married yesterday at the
home of the brides parents between Eufaula and Abbeville.
(The Abbeville Times)
Thursday 21 November
1889
Married at Belcher( Barbour
County) on the 17, at the home of the bride's father, Mr. Jno. D. Glass,
by Rev. R.B. Lee, Miss Carrie Glass and Mr. Caleb Golden.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Sunday 5 January
1890
Mr. Cody Grandbery and
Miss Lizzy McClenny were married at the home
of the bride's parents
in Henry County by Alex Summerford, J.P., during Christmas Week.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1846-1890"
Friday 25 April
1890
Mrs. Azalla Brannon died
at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. Daniel Riley, near Echo, Dale County,
Alabama on the 15th.
Wednesday 5 March
1890
Married at the home of
Mr. J.C. Guilford, , by Rev. DeBardelaben on Thursday last, Mr. Ed. Chestnut,
of Sandy Point, (Barbour County) to Miss Mary Warren, of Quitman County,
Georgia.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Tuesday 11 November
1890
Abbeville, Ala., Nov.
8.- Mr. Jno. W. Seaborn and Miss Annie J. McLean were married at the home
of the bride's father at Lodi, (Barbour County). Attendants: Mr. W.J. Seaborn
and Miss Emma Lewis, Jno. Snead Jr., and Addie McLean, Jas. N. Zorn and
Annie Snead, Ed. Gillis and L.A. Morrison, H.D. McLean and M.C. Morrison,
L.J. Zorn and Clemmie Snead.
"Barbour and Henry
County 1841-1890"
Tuesday 23 December
1890
Married in Lawrenceville
(Ala) on Sunday last, Mr. Joseph Ward to Miss Elizabeth Clenny, by Rev.
E.S. Ward
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