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

Marriage date given:  Wednesday at Danielsville

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

 

Bride:  MEALOR, Miss Mattie                                                      Groom:  BENNETT, Jones

Marriage date given:  Jan. 17, 1884 at the home of Mrs. Mealor

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 26 Sept 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 24 Jan 1884.

Officiating:  W. C. Hall, J. P.

 

Bride:  MEANS, Mrs. Rannie of Durant                                        Groom:  HOLBROOK, Nathan of Bold Spring

Marriage date given:  “A few days since”

Newspaper:  Carnesville Advance 9 Jan 1914.

 

Bride:  MEDLIN, Eula                                                                                    Groom:  RUMSEY, Firman

Marriage date given:  Sunday April 25, 1920 at the home of H. C. Verner in Martin

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 30 April 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mr. F. W. Medlin

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Green Rumsey of Toms Creek section

Officiating:  H. C. Verner

 

Groom:  MEDLIN, Verner                                                                      Bride:  DAWKINS, Nannie

Marriage date given:  Sunday in Martin

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

Bride’s father:  W. N. Dawkins of Mullins Ford

Groom’s father:  Foster Medlin of Avalon

Officiating:  Mr. Croft Verner

 

Bride:  MELOR, Littie                                                                            Groom:  COLLINS, J. D.

Marriage date given:  Nov. 5, 1878

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

 

Groom:  MEREDITH, Owen (Dr.) of Hartwell                                    Bride:  POOLE, Annice of Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Wednesday at the bride’s home on Hartwell Road in Lavonia

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 11 June 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Poole of Lavonia

Bride’s sister:   Clara Poole

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Will Meredith of Hartwell

Groom’s brother:  Walter Meredith

Out-of-town guests:  Miss Lucile Meredith of Hartwell; Will McCurry of South Carolina

Officiating:  Rev. Fritz Rauschenberg of Hartwell

 

Groom:  MERRITT, George L.                                                        Bride:  EBERHARDT, LaNelle

Marriage date given:  Friday Jan. 13, 1920 at the Dr. David B. Eberhardt residence in Greensboro

Newspaper:  Carnesville Herald  and Advance 12 Feb 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Dr. and Mrs. David B. Eberhardt of Greensboro

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Merritt

Groom’s sister:  Mrs. Ralph Griffin of Augusta

Out-of-town guests:  Ethel Landrum of Carnesville; Mrs. B. F. Eberhardt of Savannah; Mr. and Mrs. J. Glenn Eberhardt of Athens; and
        Sara Ingram and Lucille Jackson of Athens

Officiating:  Rev. M. C. Liddell

Note:  This wedding occurred on the wedding anniversary of the groom’s parents.

 

Groom:  MEWBORN, D. of near Duluth                                         Bride:  MILLER, Burie

Marriage date given:  Wednesday the 9th inst. at the James Miller residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 22 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 11 Dec 1891.

Bride’s father:  James Miller

Officiating:  Rev. W. J. Purcell

 

Bride:  MILLER, Annie Maud of Hartwell                                      Groom:  HAYES, Garland B.

Marriage date given:  Oct. 12, 1920 at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Oct 1920.

Bride’s sister and matron of honor:  Mrs. Montz

Bride’s brother:  Dr. Oscar Miller (gave the bride away)

Best man:  Col. Jule Matheson

Flower girl:  Frances Hodges

Officiating:  Rev. Mr. Barber

Groom’s occupation:  Businessman in Hartwell

NoteThe September 10, 1920 engagement announcement in the Lavonia Times and Gauge names Mrs. Florence Miller as the bride’s mother and
    Garland Cary Hayes as the prospective bridegroom.

 

Bride:  MILLER, Burie                                                                  Groom:  MEWBORN, D. of near Duluth

Marriage date given:  Wednesday the 9th inst. at the James Miller residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 22 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 11 Dec 1891.

Bride’s father:  James Miller

Officiating:  Rev. W. J. Purcell

 

Bride:  MILLER, Douglas of Dallas, TX                                        Groom:  CHANDLER, Thomas A., formerly of Lavonia

Projected marriage date:  Oct. 14, 1920

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 Oct 1920.

Notes:  They plan to make their home in Dallas after the wedding.

 

Bride:  MILLER, Hattie May of Hartwell                                          Groom:  MONTS, Edwin (Prof.) of Cochran, GA

Marriage date given:  Thursday Aug. 7, 1919 in Hartwell

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Aug 1919, Section One.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller of Hartwell

 

Groom:  MILLER, Hoyt (Rev.)                                                      Bride:  LITTLE, Merle

Marriage date given:  Wednesday at the Mrs. Pattye Little home in Aid

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 25 July 1919, Section Two.

Bride’s mother:  Mrs. Pattye Little of Aid

Note:  The bride and groom plan to leave in August for missionary work in Africa.

 

Bride:  MILLER, Ida                                                                  Groom:  ADDISON, M. C.

Marriage date given:  Sunday at the home of the bride’s father

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 13 Nov 1891.

 

Groom:  MILLER, John Clarence (Dr.)                                        Bride:  BAKER, Christine                  

Marriage date given:  Dec. 5, 1917

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

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Leander Baker of Gaffney, S. C.

Groom’s parents:  Hon. John C. C. Miller

 

Groom:  MILLER, John Esker                                                       Bride:  MAXWELL, Lola                  

Marriage date given:  Sunday June 24, 1917

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 29 June 1917.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Maxwell of Mize

Bride’s brother:  Thomas Maxwell

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Miller of Lavonia

Groom’s sister:   Lillie Miller

 

Groom:  MILLER, Oscar Lee (Capt.)                                             Bride:  EVANS, Rose                        

Projected marriage date:  Wednesday June 19, 1918

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 31 May 1918.

 

Groom:  MITCHELL, D. B.                                                            Bride:  DAVIS, Ella

Marriage date given:  Sunday June 30, 1912 at the home of the bride’s parents

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 5 July 1912.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Davis of Avalon

Officiating:  Rev. W. J. Purcell

 

Groom:  MITCHELL, E. E. of Toccoa                                                       Bride:  SPEARMAN, Leila

Marriage date given:  Sunday at the A. Riley residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 Feb 1920, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 24 May 1889.

 

Bride:  MITCHELL, Grace of Lavonia                                             Groom:  WALTERS, Gordon of Martin

Marriage date given:  Tuesday Dec. 25, 1917

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 28 Dec 1917.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mitchell of Lavonia

Groom’s father:  R. M. Walters of Martin

 

Bride:  MITCHELL, Lonnie Lucile of Gainesville                             Groom:  DAY, Theodore Earl of Gainesville

Marriage date given:  Jan. 2, 1913 at the home of the bride’s parents in Gainesville, GA

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 17 Jan 1913.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander Mitchell

Bride’s sister:  Mary Mitchell

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Day

Officiating:  Rev. J. E. Hampton of the Gainesville First Baptist Church

Groom’s occupation:  Employed by Carter Grocery Company in Gainesville

Out-of-town guests:  Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Randall of Racine, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Alexander of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Mitchell
    and Mr. W. B. Mitchell of Martin; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Looney of Rome; Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Garner of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Mitchell of Toccoa
    (bride’s aunts and uncles) and Miss Ruth Mitchell of Toccoa.

 

Groom:  MITCHELL, S. C. of Franklin Co.                                   Bride:  COCHREN, Hattie of Franklin Co.

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

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

 

Groom:  MITCHELL, W. J.                                                                  Bride:  SEWELL, Rilla                     

Marriage date given:  “Sunday last” at the J. A. Sewell residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 3 Sept 1920, Section One, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 31 Oct 1890.

Bride’s father:  J. A. Sewell

Officiating:  Rev. J. H. Ayers

 

Groom:  MIZE, Carl                                                                                      Bride:  BROWN, Blanche

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

 

Groom:  MIZE, F. G. of Franklin County                                                       Bride:  NEAL, Addie of Franklin County

Marriage date given:  Jan. 11, 1877

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 9 May 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 20 Jan 1877.

 

Bride:  MIZE, Pearle Annett                                                            Groom:  CRISLER, Clarence

Marriage date given:  Wednesday Dec. 17, 1919 at the T. B. Mize residence near Bold Springs

Newspaper:  Carnesville Herald  and Advance 1 Jan 1920.

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Crisler of near Carnesville

Officiating:  Rev. B. F. Mize, brother of the bride

 

Bride:  MONTGOMERY, Ella of Jefferson                                           Groom:  GUNNELS, Joe of Bold Spring in Franklin Co.

Marriage date given:  Thursday in the bride’s home in Jefferson

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 May 1912.

Bride’s father:  Calvin Montgomery of Jefferson, formerly of Ft. Lamar in Madison Co.

 

Groom:  MONTS, Edwin (Prof.) of Cochran, GA                                     Bride:  MILLER, Hattie May of Hartwell

Marriage date given:  Thursday Aug. 7, 1919 in Hartwell

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Aug 1919, Section One.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Miller of Hartwell

 

Groom:  MOORE, Clarence                                                                   Bride:  BELLAMY, Ossie                

Marriage date given: Thursday Jan. 17, 1918

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 25 Jan 1918.

 

Bride:  MOORE, Effie                                                                    Groom:  SHIFTLETT, Luke

Marriage date given:  Thursday Aug. 5, 1920 at the Oscar Roe residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 13 Aug 1920.

 

Bride:  MOORE, Eva                                                                             Groom:  BROWN, Emmette

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

 

Groom:  MOORE, Robert B.                                                          Bride:  ISBELL, Sallie F. 

Marriage date given:  Thursday Sept 17, 1891 at the home of the bride’s father

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 15 Oct 1920, excerpt from the Carnesville Enterprise of 18 Sept 1891.

Bride’s father:  Dean Isbell

Officiating:  Rev. C. T. Burruss

Groom’s occupation:  Farmer

 

Groom:  MOOREHEAD, Robert of Hartwell                                             Bride:  HILLIARD, Vada Frances

Engagement announcement:  No date given.

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 24 Sept 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hilliard

 

Bride:  MOREHEAD, Margaret of Hart Co.                                    Groom:  CRAWFORD, James of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given:  Nov. 3, 1878 in Hart County

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

 

Bride:  MORGAN, Ella                                                                         Groom:  PULLIAM, George

Marriage date given:  Sept. 18, 1877

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 16 May 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 15 Sept 1877.

 

Bride:  MORGAN, Florace                                                                    Groom:  NELSON, Fred M. of Lake Arthur, N. M.

Marriage date given:  “A few weeks ago”

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 24 Jan 1919.

 

Groom:  MORGAN, J. Ralph                                                           Bride:  COX, Blanche 

Marriage date given:  Monday July 26, 1920 at the Methodist parsonage

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 30 July 1920.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cox of Lavonia

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Morgan of Lavonia

Officiating:  Rev. J. C. Adams

 

Bride:  MORRIS, Bertha                                                                       Groom:  McKERN, Howard

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

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 29 Aug 1919.

 

*Groom:  MORRIS, Leon                                                                                    Bride:  ELROD, Claudia of Hartwell  

Marriage date given:  Friday at the bride’s home in Hartwell

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 Oct 1912.

Bride’s parents:  D. N. Elrod of Hartwell

Groom’s occupation:  Editor of the Hartwell Sun

Notes:  The bride is a graduate of the Normal and Industrial College at Milledgeville.

 

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

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

 

Bride:  MOSELEY, Mattie Lee of near Lavonia                               Groom:  OUTZ, James of near Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Sunday Dec. 7, 1919 at the Rev. Farmer Stovall residence

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

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Sam T. Moseley

Officiating:  Rev. Farmer Stovall

 

Groom:  MOSELEY, Sam W.                                                            Bride:  BAGWELL, Amma

Marriage date given:  July 3, 1881 at the A. G. Bagwell home

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 8 Aug 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 5 July 1881.

 

Groom:  MOSS, Dock of Franklin Co.                                                      Bride:  STEPHENSON, Miss of South Carolina

Marriage date given:  Oct. 24, 1878

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

 

Groom:  MOSS, John                                                                                               Bride:  O’BRYANT, Lettie

Marriage date given:  Monday at the bride’s home in Lavonia

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 10 May 1912.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. W. H. O’Bryant

Groom’s sister:  Mrs. S. B. Maret of Lavonia

Notes:  Groom had recently returned to Georgia after having lived in Texas.

 

BrideMOSS, Julia                                                                                         GroomAIKEN, John

Marriage date given:  “Thursday last” at the John Moss residence in Hart Co.

NewspaperFranklin County Register 4 Jan 1887.

 

Bride:  MOSS, Mamie Lou                                                                        Groom:   FOSTER, Mitt of near Lavonia

Marriage date given:  Wednesday Aug. 7, 1918

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 23 Aug 1918.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Jack Moss

Bride’s sister:  Nansy Moss

Groom’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Foster

Groom’s brothers and sister:  Dewey, Collie, and Minnie Foster

 

Groom:  MULLINAX, Edgar of Pleasant Grove sect.                             Bride:  LANGFORD, Essie of Pleasant Grove sect.

Marriage date given:  Nov. 27, 1919 at the Rev. Eubanks residence in Lavonia

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 5 Dec 1919, Section One.

Officiating:  Rev. Eubanks

 

Groom:  MURPHY, J. M. of Franklin Co.                                           Bride:  PAYNE, Henrietta of Franklin Co.

Marriage date given:  Feb. 27, 1881 at the D. P. Carson residence

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 18 July 1919, excerpt from the Franklin County Register of 5 March 1881.

 

Groom:  MURRY, Lowery                                                                           Bride:  SAVAGE, Pearl                    

Marriage date given:  No date given; ceremony took place in Red Hill

Newspaper:  Lavonia Times and Gauge 24 Jan 1919.

Bride’s parents:  Mr. and Mrs. Robert Savage

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