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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 192
He resided in Pickens County about fifteen years, has several times been honored with a seat in the House of Representatives and when he died he was about 47 years old. A kind husband and father." February 1 1843 Reward for the arrest of a slave named WADE, property of HENRY HURT, SENR, of Russell County who assaulted HENRY HURT, JR. with intent to kill. February 8, 1843 Married on Wednesday evening last by REV. THOMAS CAPERS at the house of HON. HENRY W. COLLIER in this place, COL. CLEMENT C. CLAY, JR. of Huntsville to MISS VIRGINIA C. TUNSTALL only daughter of DR. PEYTON R. TUNSTALL. Note: This is the noted MRS. VIRGINIA CLAYCLOPTON, a famous belle of the fifties. Death of THOMAS W. WHITE Founder and Editor of "Southern Literary Messenger" Died Tuesday morning in his 55th year, He was several weeks since attacked with paralysis in the city of New York (From the Richmond Enquirer Jan. 21st) March 22 1843 Died at Centreville on the 10th of March 1843 JOHN HENRY in his 48th year. April 5, 1843 Married on Monday, the 3d instant by REV. DR. MANLY, PROFESSOR JAMES C(OVINGTON) DOCKERY of the University of Alabama to MISS MARY A. WHITFIELD of this place. Note: He d. Nov. 3, 1863 in DeSoto Co. Miss, (tombstone) b. Richmond Co. NC. She probably d. ab 1854-5 dau of BENJ. & MATHILDA WHITFIELD. April 19 1843 Died in DeKalb County, Alabama on the 1st instant, MR. PALMER CLAYTON, eldest son of MR. SAMPSON CLAYTON aged about 18 years. April 26, 1843 Married in Tuscaloosa on the evening of the 20th instant by REV. J. H. THOMASON, MR. LUCIUS N. HOLBERT of Aberdeen, Mississippi to MISS M. E. SHORTRIDGE of the former place. (A genealogist in Aberdeen says his name was really HALBERT not HOLBERT. He was made gdn of minor heirs of JOSHUA HALBERT, 1844, Monroe Co. Miss. MARY HALBERT.) Married on the 25th instant by REV. J. P. McMULLEN, MR. ROBERT G. MARTIN to MISS EMMA J. McCLARY, both of this co. (a genealogist thinks they moved to Oktibbeha Co. Miss.) State of Alabama-Bibb County Taken up by WASHINGTON HULLUM a mule appraised at $40 by HENRY STRICKLAND and J. W. THRASHER. WILLIAMS CADDELL, Clerk May 3, 1843 Married in Mobile on the 22nd of April by REV. J. HAMILTON, COLONEL WILLIAM GARRETT of Tuscaloosa, Secretary of the State of Alabama to MISS JULIA B(RUNETTE) HENRY of Mobile, daughter of the late MAJ. WILLIAM HENRY of St. Stephens, Ala. Married in this city on the 27th ult. by REV. DR. MANLY, MR. HARRIS OLCOTT to MISS LOUISA C. AVERELL. May 10, 1843 Married on Thursday evening last, 4th of May by REV. MR. CAPERS, MR. JOHN P. BOYLE of Philadelphia to MISS CATHERINE H. CURLING, daughter of GEORGE CURLING, Esq. of this city. Died near Centreville, Bibb County, MRS. MARTHA JAMES, consort of FREDERICK JAMES, Esq. in her 41st year, Beloved and esteemed by all who knew her as an estimable companion and affectionate mother (Communicated) Administrator's Notice: Letters of Administration on the estate of ROBERT N. MOORE, deceased, late of Fayette County, granted to WILLIAM 0. MOORE on 3d of October last. 192 - (3492)