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Groom: BROWN, A. F. Bride: BATY, Alice

Marriage date given: Sunday April 24, 1887 at Baty’s School House

Newspaper: Franklin County Register 26 April 1887.

Bride’s father: J. W. Baty

Officiating: Rev. T. J. Stonecypher

Bride: BROWN, Alton Groom: WOOD, Bee

Marriage date given: Sunday at the home of Esq. Knox

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 3 April 1914, Clarks Creek section.

Bride: BROWN, Ann of Franklin County Groom: BROWN, Luther of Elbert County

Marriage date given: June 9, 1887

Newspaper: Franklin County Register 14 June 1887.

Bride’s father: George W. Brown

Groom: BROWN, B. B. Bride: LEDBETTER, Edith

Marriage date given: Wednesday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 Aug 1917.

Bride: BROWN, Bettie of Franklin Co. Groom: McFARLAND, John (Rev.) of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: Aug. 27, 1879 at the James Brown residence

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 27 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 6 Sept 1879.

Bride: BROWN, Blanche Groom: MIZE, Carl

Marriage date given: Thursday Jan. 11, 1912 at the bride’s home six miles west of Lavonia

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 19 Jan 1912.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Brown of Salubrity section

Groom’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. Bud Mize of Toccoa

Officiating: Rev. Eden of Toccoa

Bride: BROWN, Bonnie Zue of Midway Groom: WILLIAMS, Lym of Bowersville

Marriage date given: Wednesday April 7, 1920 in Bowman

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge April 23, 1920.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Brown of Midway

Groom’s father: John Williams of Bowersville

Officiating: Rev. Cloud of Bowman

Groom: BROWN, C. O. of Elberton Bride: ALLEN, Eunice

Marriage date given: March 26, 1919 in Elberton

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 28 March 1919, Section One.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Allen of Lavonia

Bride’s sister: Mrs. Lon C. Brown

Groom: BROWN, Emmette Bride: MOORE, Eva

Marriage date given: Monday near Bold Springs

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 23 Aug 1918.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Moore of Carnesville

Groom’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brown

Bride: BROWN, Erma Groom: SANDERS, Grady

Marriage date given: Wednesday at the home of the bride’s parents

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 29 Nov 1912.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brown (Bride is their third daughter.)

Groom’s fathers: E. A. Sanders

Officiating: Rev. J. F. Goode

Groom’s occupation: Businessman

Groom: BROWN, Horace of Avalon Bride: LAND, Jessie

Marriage date given: Sunday in Martin

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 11 April 1919.

Groom: BROWN, J. J. of Texas, formerly of Franklin Co. Bride: McDANIEL, Mollie T. of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: Dec. 26, 1889

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 19 March 1920, excerpt from the Weekly Tribune of 3 Jan 1890.

Officiating: Rev. T. J. Stonecypher

Groom: BROWN, James R. Bride: WESTBROOK, Mary C.

Marriage date given: Nov. 5, 1878

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 30 Nov 1878.

Bride’s grandfather: Pleasant Holbrook

Groom: BROWN, John of Gainesville Bride: LANGSTON, Addie of Gainesville

Marriage date given: Dec. 13, 1877, in Gainesville

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 16 May 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register 22 Dec 1877.

Bride’s father: Col. J. F. Langston of Gainesville

Groom: BROWN, John E. Bride: CRENSHAW, Mrs. Jennie

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 29 Oct 1915.

Note: Bride is the widow of Louis Crenshaw.

Groom: BROWN, Larkin of Hart Co. Bride: HARBER, Emma L. of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: Nov. 7, 1878

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 6 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 9 Nov 1878.

Bride: BROWN, Leslie Groom: WALTERS, Northern

Marriage date given: Tuesday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 14 Sept 1917.

Bride: BROWN, Lucy of Hart Co. Groom: DEAN, Horace

Marriage date given: Sunday Sept. 1, 1918

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 6 Sept 1918.

Groom’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Dean of Bowersville

Groom: BROWN, Luther of Elbert County Bride: BROWN, Ann of Franklin County

Marriage date given: June 9, 1887

Newspaper: Franklin County Register 14 June 1887.

Bride’s father: George W. Brown

Bride: BROWN, Mary Jane Groom: CHASTAIN, W. S.

Marriage date given: July 30, 1879

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 27 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 9 Aug 1879.

Bride: BROWN, Myrt Groom: GILBERT, Mont

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 Oct 1915.

Bride: BROWN, Rebecca Groom: CRUMP, Harrison

Marriage date given: “Wednesday evening last” at the Rev. L. D. Sewell residence

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 July 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 29 Jan 1881.

Bride: BROWN, Sallie of Franklin Co. Groom: MABRY, F. A. of Toccoa

Marriage date given: Jan. 28, 1879

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 20 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 1 Feb 1879.

Groom: BROWN, T. J. (Dr.) formerly of Royston Bride: MEADOW, Mollie of Madison

Marriage date given: Wednesday at Danielsville

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 24 Sept 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 1 May 1891.

Groom: BROWN, T. T. of Salubrity section Bride: BAILEY, Bertha of near Welborn

Marriage date given: Sunday Sept. 14, 1919 at the J. G. Y. Sewell, Esq. residence

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 19 Sept 1919, Section Two.

Officiating: J. G. Y. Sewell, Esq.

Groom: BROWN, William of Franklin Co. Bride: McDANIEL, Lula of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: “Last Thursday” at the home of the bride’s mother

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 31 Oct 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 4 Dec 1884.

Officiating: Rev. J. F. Goode

Groom: BROWN, William (Rev.) of near Carnesville Bride: POOLE, Josie of near Royston

Marriage date given: Feb. 14, 1914 at the home of Mrs. J. H. Bailey near Royston

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 27 Feb 1914.

Bride’s grandmother: Mrs. J. H. Bailey

Officiating: Rev. R. A. Smith of Carnesville

Notes: Groom is a graduate of Gibson-Mercer Academy of Bowman. The couple will live at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bellamy in Carnesville.

More Notes: The Feb. 6th wedding announcement in the same newspaper gives Miss Poole's grandmother's name as Mrs. J. R. Bailey.

Groom: BROWNING, Henry Bride: KESLER, Mrs. Nettie

Marriage date given: A few weeks before Christmas in South Carolina

Newspaper: Carnesville Advance 19 Jan 1900.

Bride’s father: John B. Stephenson

Notes: This was originally a secret marriage.

Groom: BRUCE, Morris of Davis Academy section Bride: ROE, Mary Etta of Cross Roads

Marriage date given: “Last fourth Sunday” at the home of the bride

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 17 May 1912, Davis Academy section.

Officiating: Rev. W. J. Purcell

Bride: BRUCE, Nora Groom: BROCK, Guy of Gum Log

Marriage date given: Sunday May 16, 1920, at the A. M. Farr residence near Lavonia

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 28 May 1920.

Bride: BRUCE, Vera Groom: CRAWFORD, Glenn of Gum Log

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 26 Sept 1919, Section Two.

Officiating: H. C. Verner

Groom: BRYANT, E. of Franklin County Bride: JORDAN, J. of Franklin County

Marriage date given: Dec. 26, 1876

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 9 May 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 6 Jan 1877.

Groom: BRYANT, Lige Bride: SMITH, Bertha

Marriage date given: Friday Aug. 30, 1918

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 6 Sept 1918.

Bride: BRYANT, Millie of Canon Groom: ROBINSON, C. S. of Canon

Marriage date given: Feb. 1, 1920 at the Jim Peeples residence near Canon

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 20 Feb 1920.

Bride’s mother: Mrs. G. C. Maxwell of Canon

Groom’s brother-in-law: J. L. Bennett of near Canon

Bride: BRYSON, Nellie Groom: SMITH, Otis

Marriage date given: Sept. 5, 1920 at the home of Rev. Shirley

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 Sept 1920.

Officiating: Rev. Shirley of Bowersville

Bride: BUFFINGTON, Nebie Groom: HERRING, Grady of Kings Branch section

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 31 Aug 1917.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Buffington of Shoal Creek

Groom: BULLARD, T. H., Jr. of Lavonia Bride: BRICKLE, Madge

Marriage date given: Monday at the Ordinary’s office in Elberton

Newspaper: Carnesville Advance 2 Feb 1917.

Bride’s father: G. A. Brickle

Officiating: Mr. Edwards, Ordinary

Groom’s occupation: “Connected with” a fruit and candy store, along with his brother in Lavonia.

Note: The newlyweds married shortly after the 16-year-old bride was released from school for the afternoon. After the ceremony, she called her
father to tell him of the marriage, then the couple boarded a train for Lavonia.

Groom: BUMBUS, Babe of Davis Academy Bride: THOMPSON, Miss of Stephens Co.

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 9 Feb 1912.

Groom: BURGESS, Abner of Lavonia Bride: HARRISON, Mrs. of Fair Play, S. C.

Marriage date given: “Last week” at Fair Play, S. C.

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 July 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 22 Jan 1881.

Note: At the time of the wedding, the bride and groom were 60 and 80 years of age respectively.

Groom: BURGESS, J. T. of Lavonia Bride: KILLINGSWORTH, A. of Lavonia

Marriage date given: Sept. 19, 1880 at the residence of the bride’s father

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 11 July 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 25 Sept 1880.

Bride: BURGESS, Nancy Groom: EDGE, Bud

Marriage date given: Sunday June 3, 1917

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 June 1917.

Bride: BURGESS, Samantha of Franklin Co. Groom: ELLIS, J. B. of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: Nov. 11, 1880 at the residence of the bride’s mother

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 July 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 15 Nov 1880.

Bride: BURNES, Lucy Groom: BAILEY, Sam

Marriage date given: Wednesday July 4, 1917

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 July 1917.

Bride: BURNETT, A’dalee Groom: STRICKLAND, Luther

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Carnesville Advance 4 Aug 1899.

Groom: BURNETT, Arthur Bride: CHEEK, Myrtie

Marriage date given: Dec. 23, 1920 in Martin

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 7 Jan 1921, Martin section.

Officiating: Rev. J. M. Shelton

Groom: BURROUGHS, Grady of Liberty Bride: SHIRLEY, Clio of Fairview

Marriage date given: Wednesday Dec. 29, 1920

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 7 Jan 1921.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Shirley of Fairview

Groom’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Burroughs

Officiating: Rev. S. E. Macomson

Bride’s occupation: Teacher in Pine Grove School, N. C.

Bride: BURRUSS, Blanche Groom: RAMPLEY, Carlton of Carnesville

Marriage date given: Thursday at the home of Rev. Henderson in Carnesville

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 22 March 1912.

Bride’s father: T. O. Burruss of Carnesville

Bride’s sister: Mrs. D. C. VanWey

Notes: After the wedding, the couple planned to board with Mrs. Ary Alexander.

Bride: BURRUSS, Lula Groom: HAYES, George of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: Sunday at the Bryant Burruss residence in Salubrity

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 6 Nov 1891.

Bride’s father: Bryant Burruss of Salubrity

Bride: BURRUSS, Willie of Iron Rock Groom: PRUITT, Grover of Iron Rock

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 27 July 1917.

Groom: BURTON, Thomas C. of Franklin Co. Bride: BAGWELL, T. M. of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given: Nov. 5, 1878 in Franklin County

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 6 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 9 Nov 1878.

Groom: BUSHA, W. M. of Toccoa Bride: COOK, Attie of Atlanta

Marriage date given: Thursday April 24, 1890

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 6 Aug 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 5 May 1890.

Officiating: Rev. Mr. Jamison

Bride: BYRAM, Beckie of Lavonia Groom: WOODRUFF, Dave of Lavonia

Marriage date given: Sunday

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 Oct 1912, Personal Mention section.

Officiating: Judge L. O. Williford

Groom: BYRD, Claude Bride: WHITING, Fannie

Marriage date given: Wednesday Sept 29, 1915

Newspaper: Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 Oct 1915.

Bride’s parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Whiting

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