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Bride:  McALLISTER, Azlie of Buena Vista, GA                           Groom:  WILSON, Vance Wright of Brooklet, GA 

Marriage date given:  Wednesday

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 9 Nov 1917.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. T. W. McAllister

 

Groom:  McALLISTER, T. W.                                                         Bride:  SEWELL, Nealie of Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Thursday

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 24 Sept 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 20 March 1891.

Officiating:  Rev. Dr. Hoyt of Elberton

 

Bride:  McBRAYER, Elise                                                           Groom:  O’KELLY, Russell

Marriage date given:  Monday at the home of Rev. P. F. Crawford in Lavonia

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 Oct 1912.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McBrayer of Lavonia

Officiating:  Rev. P. F. Crawford

Groom’s occupation:  Businessman of Atlanta

 

Bride:  McCALL, Bunie                                                                            Groom:  SOUTH, Euyallis

Marriage date given:  Sunday

Newspaper:   Lavonia Times and Gauge 27 July 1917.

Groom’s grandmother:  Mrs. J. H. Nimmons

 

Groom:  McCALL, C. C.                                                                            Bride:  DAVIS, Bessie                      

Marriage date given:  Wednesday in Lavonia

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 14 Dec 1917, Section Two.

Bride’s parents:   Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davis of Gum Log

 

Bride:  McCALL, Louise V.                                                               Groom:  MATHEWS, Thos. W.

Marriage date given:  Sunday Aug. 25, 1918 at the home of J. G. W. Sewell, Esq.

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 30 Aug 1918.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. George McCall of near Clarkes Creek

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Mathews of Toms Creek section

Officiating:  J. G. W. Sewell, Esq.

 

Groom:  McCAY, Joe A.                                                               Bride:  ADAMS, Sallie

Marriage date given:  July 17, 1878

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 30 May 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 20 July 1878.

 

Groom:  McCAY, Martin S.                                                           Bride:  VANDIVER, Susan A.

Marriage date given:  Nov. 20, 1878

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 23 Nov 1878.

 

Bride:  McCLAIN, Amiedell of Pleasant Grove section                 Groom:  DOWIS, Earl of Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Sunday April 4, 1920 in Martin

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 9 April 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. I. L. McClain of near Lavonia

Employment:  Groom—with the O. D. Cannon mercantile establishment in Lavonia

Officiating:  Rev. Pratt Ford

 

Groom:  McCLAIN, L. T. of Toccoa                                                    Bride:  HEWIN, Bessie of Viola section

Marriage date given:  Thursday Dec. 20, 1917

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 28 Dec 1917.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hewin

Bride’s sister:  Leila Hewin

 

Bride:  McCLAIN, Mary                                                                         Groom:  KAY, Wallace of Elbert County

Marriage date given:  Friday Dec. 30, 1917 [typographical error for Nov. 30], in Bowman

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 7 Dec 1917, Section Two.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McClain of Lavonia

 

Bride:  McCLAIN, Pauline                                                                    Groom:  CRAWFORD, W. A.

Marriage date given:  Sunday Jan. 26, 1913 at the bride’s home two miles south of Lavonia

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 31 Jan 1913.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. I. L. McClain

Officiating:  Rev. Charles T. Brown of Lavonia

Groom’s occupation:  Employed with J. M. Morgan & Co. of Lavonia

Notes:  Mr. Crawford’s home is on Vickery Street in Lavonia.

 

Groom:  McCOLLUM, Terrell, age 17                                             Bride:  WOOTEN, Lillie, age 15

Marriage date given:  No date given, in Hart Co.

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 Sept 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 6 Feb 1891.

 

Bride:  McCONNELL, Lady                                                                Groom:  VEAL, Charles E.

Marriage date given:  Friday (of the previous week) at the bride’s home in Royston

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 31 Jan 1913.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. L. J. McConnell

Officiating:  Rev. W. A. Simmons of Royston

Groom’s occupation:  Businessman of Royston

 

Bride:  McCONNELL, Mrs. Hattie May of Atlanta                       Groom:  BONNER, Thomas B. of Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Wednesday Jan. 28, 1920 at Mrs. McConnell’s 36 Elmwood Ave. home in Atlanta

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 6 Feb 1920.

Bride’s sisters-in-law:  Mrs. C. A. Norton, Mrs. Lambert

Officiating:  Rev. G. W. Garner

 

Groom:  McCONNELL, Tom J. of Carnesville                                          Bride:  THOMPSON, Renna of Jefferson

Marriage date given:  Sunday

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 9 Oct 1891.

 

Groom:  McDANIEL, James                                                                  Bride:  TERRELL, Emma

Marriage date given:  Sunday at the William Terrell residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 3 Sept 1920, Section One, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 19 Dec 1890.

Bride’s father:  William Terrell 

 

Bride:  McDANIEL, Jane                                                                     Groom:  McWHORTER, J. B. D.

Marriage date given:  Dec. 26, 1878

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 4 Jan 1879.

 

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

 

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

Marriage date given:  Sunday at the P. C. Gillispie home

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 9 July 1920, excerpt from the Weekly Tribune of 8 Oct 1890.

Bride’s father:  P. C. Gillispie

Officiating:  Rev. R. O. B. England

 

Groom:  McDANIEL, Swinton (Col.) of Carnesville                            Bride:  MORRIS, Roberta

Marriage date given:  Wednesday at the bride’s home near Carnesville

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 Oct 1919, Section Two.

Bride’s aunt:  Mrs. Crawford E. Little (with whom the bride lived before her marriage)

Bride’s brother:  Will D. Morris

Groom’s father:  James McDaniel of Lavonia

Officiating:  Rev. Barber

 

Groom:  McDUFFIE, Alonzo                                                               Bride:  AYERS, Maude

Marriage date given:  Thursday

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 12 Dec 1919, Section One.

Bride’s father:  James Ayers

Groom’s father:  O. I. McDuffie

 

Groom:  McENTIRE, Ed of Carnesville                                                  Bride:  FREDRICKS, Anzie of Royston

Marriage date given:  “Thursday of last week”

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 24 May 1918.

 

Bride:  McENTIRE, Minnie of Carnesville                                           Groom:  TRIBBLE, Sam J. of Athens

Marriage date given:  Thursday at the T. O. Burruss residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 22 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 15 Dec 1891.

 

Bride:  McFARLAND, J. L.                                                                Groom:  PATTERSON, W. J.

Marriage date given:  “Sunday last”

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 25 June 1920, excerpt from the Weekly Tribune of 4 July 1890.

Bride’s father:  B. D. McFarland

 

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

 

Groom:  McFARLIN, Ben D.                                                        Bride:  BANKS, Jane H.

Marriage date given:  Jan. 10, 1884

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 26 Sept 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 31 Jan 1884.

Officiating:  T. A. Skelton, J. P.

 

Bride:  McGEE, Mary M. of Gwinnett Co.                                           Groom:  JONES, A. R. (Dr.) of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given:  May 7, 1884 at the home of bride’s father in Gwinnett Co.

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 3 Oct 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 15 May 1884.

Officiating:  Rev. John Robinson

 

Groom:  McGINTY, Paul (Pvt.) of Ft. Logan H. Roots, Ark.          Bride:  GABLES, Maude Della of Atlanta               

Engagement announcement:  No date given

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 Nov 1918, Section Two.

Bride’s grandmother:  Mrs. Jane Fowler

 

Groom:  McKERN, Howard                                                                   Bride:  MORRIS, Bertha

Marriage date given:  “Last Sunday” at the Mrs. John S. Coe residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 29 Aug 1919.

 

Groom:  McLEES, Otto Young of Hartwell                                        Bride:  VICKERY, Cora Lillian of Toccoa      

Marriage date given:  Sunday May 26, 1918

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 31 May 1918.

 

Bride:  McMILLAN, Julia Erwin of Clarkesville                      Groom:  WEBB, Reuel Ray of Lavonia, formerly of Etowah, TN

Marriage date given:  Saturday Oct. 2, 1920 at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarkesville, GA, with reception for 500 following at “Seven Gables,”
    the McMillan family residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 Oct 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Col. and Mrs. Robert McMillan

Bride’s aunts:  Mrs. Joseph Erwin of Cornelia, Mrs. G. Claude Ward, Mrs. W. Candler Power Mrs. Etta Sherman Ansted, and Mrs. Talmadge Lamar
    Dryman of Atlanta

Bridesmaids:  Ellen Ansted of Atlanta, (bride’s cousin), Stella Free of Clarkesville, Miss George Erwin of Cornelia, and Miss Mary Bolling Treanor of
    Athens.

Matron of honor:  Mrs. John Murchison Jackson, Jr. of Bennettsville, S. C. (formerly Miss Rebecca Bray Beall of Clarkesville)

Maid of honor:  Mary Ellen McMillan (bride’s sister)

Flower girl and ring bearer:  Eileene Starr Davis of Gainesville and George McKamie McMillan of Chattanooga, TN

Groomsmen:  Charles S. Reid of Gainesville, Howard Pittard of Winterville, Dr. Frank O. Nichols of Etowah, TN, and Garner S. McMillan of
    Clarkesville.

Best man:  John V. Freel of Carrollton

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Webb of Knoxville, TN

Officiating:  Rev. John R. McAlpine

Notes for the bride:  Graduate of Lucy Cobb in 1917

Notes for the groom:  Graduate of Young Harris College and Emory University. Member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Practicing lawyer in Lavonia.

Out-of-town guests:  Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Ward, Marjorie Dickert, Gladys Dickert, Gladys Reid, Mrs. G. P. Jones, Evelyn Jones, Ellen Ansted, Mr. and
    Mrs. T. Marion Martin, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Power, Mrs. T. Lamar Dryman, Mrs. Etta S. Ansted, Mr. and Mrs. David Ansted, Elizabeth S. Hoyt,
    and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wilson, all of Atlanta; Gordon V. Webb, Dr. Frank O. Nichols, Charles Reid of Gainesville; John Freel of Carrollton; Mary
    Maud Hurt of Eufaula, AL; Mr. and Mrs. John T. Pittard, Lois Pittard and Howard Pittard of Winterville; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, and Mr. and
    Mrs. L. C. Loudermilk of Gainesville; Edna Graves of Toccoa; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Garnett McMillan of Chattanooga,
    TN; Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jackson, Jr. of Bennettsville, S. C.; Mary B. Treanor of Athens; Carolyn Strong of Dallas, TX; Ruth Prina and Eva Prina
    of Safford, AZ; Adelaide Hughes of Jacksonville, FL; and Marion H. Gray of Washington, D. C.

 

Groom:  McMULLAN, A. J.                                                          Bride:  TURNER, Sallie

Marriage date given:  Jan. 9, 1878 in Hart County

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 23 May 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 26 Jan 1878.

 

Groom:  McMURRAY, Charles Reece of Carnesville                        Bride:  PARHAM, Della Effie of Milliver

Marriage date given:  Thursday at the parsonage

Newspaper:  Carnesville Advance 2 Feb 1917.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parham of Milliver (The bride is their eldest daughter.)

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greene McMurray (The groom is their youngest son.)

Groom’s occupation:  Employed by the Carnesville Advance as a typographer.

 

Bride:  McMURRAY, Perth                                                                    Groom:  WANSLEY, Herbert

Marriage date given:  Thursday

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 16 Nov 1917.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. C. G. McMurray

Groom’s parents:  Sheriff and Mrs. John Wansley

 

Groom:  McMURRY, C. G. of Franklin County                                        Bride:  GILLESPIE, C. L. of Franklin County

Marriage date given:  Dec. 20, 1876

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

 

Groom:  McMURRY, Jess                                                                                Bride:  SMITH, Miss 

Marriage date given:  Wednesday in Atlanta

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 3 Sept 1920, Section Two.

Groom’s uncle:  E. R. McMurry

 

Bride:  McWHIRTER, Callie Baxter                                           Groom:  FERGUSON, John Preston of Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Saturday Oct. 16, 1920 at the Howard McWhirter residence in Fort Lamar

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 22 Oct 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. M. F. McWhirter of Danielsville, GA

Bride’s brother:  Howard McWhirter of Fort Lamar

Bridesmaid:  Miss Rogers of Sumpter, S. C.

Best man:  E. C. Dillard, the groom’s brother-in-law

Officiating:  Father of the groom, though he is not identified by name

Bride’s family present:  Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Smith and family of Ashland; Marvin McWhirter of Athens; Ernest McWhirter of Sumpter, S. C.; Hope
    and Hodard (Howard?) McWhirter and bride’s parents of Ft. Lamar.

Others present:  Mr. Bruner and Miss Rogers of Sumpter, S. C.; Laura Lee Ferguson of S. N. S. Athens; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Dillard of Arnoldsville;
    Dr. W. B. Heller and Rev. Lamar Ferguson and family of Lavonia; Prof. O. L. Amsler of N. G. A. C. Dahlonega; Ola Stephens of Danielsville, and
    father of the groom.

Note:  The newlyweds plan to make their home in a suite in John Sewell’s home in Lavonia.
    Also, some information in this abstract is from an Oct. 1, 1920  engagement announcement from the Lavonia Times and Gauge.

 

Groom:  McWHORTER, J. B. D.                                                       Bride:  McDANIEL, Jane

Marriage date given:  Dec. 26, 1878

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 June 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 4 Jan 1879.

 

Groom:  McWHORTER, John T.                                                 Bride:  SEWELL, Matilda E. 

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:  McWHORTER, Martie                                                    Groom:  CRUMP, John V. of Carnesville

Marriage date given:  Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Jane McWhorter near Canon

Newspaper:  Carnesville Advance 3 April 1914.

Bride’s mother:  Mrs. Jane McWhorter of near Canon

Groom’s occupation:  Rural mail carrier

Note:  The couple will live in a new home on Toccoa Street.
See:  McWhorter, Mattie below

 

Bride:  McWHORTER, Mattie                                                             Groom:  CRUMP, John W. of Carnesville

Marriage date given:  Tuesday March 31, 1914 at the bride’s home near Canon

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 April 1914, Sect. 2.

Bride’s mother:  Mrs. Jane McWhorter of near Canon (Bride is her eldest daughter.)

Bride’s sister:  Myrtie McWhorter

Groom’s occupation:  Farmer and rural letter carrier
See:  McWhorter, Martie above

 

Groom:  McWHORTER, W. A. of Franklin Co.                               Bride:  NEAL, Laura of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given:  Sept 4, 1879 at the home of Mrs. N. E. Neal

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

 

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