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Marriage, Death, and Legal Notices from Early Alabama Newspapers: 1819-1893, page 492
In Morgan County on 8th instant by REV. JAMES C. ELLIOTT, MR. JOSEPH S. BENSON of Limestone (see footnote and marriage in volume 105, page 51--they moved to Burleson County, Texas) to MISS CATHARINE N. BENSON of Morgan. On 2 by ALBERT WALLS, Esq., MR. GEORGE W. HOLT to MISS REBECCA M. LONG. On 14 by REV. MR. SEALS, JOHN W. CRENSHAW to MISS JANE JONES. On same day by REV. J. C. ELLIOTT, MR. BROOKS McKINNEY to MISS HARRIET JONES, all of Limestone County. October 2, 1847 DieJ on 9 of last month of pulmonary consumption in Madison County, Alabama WILLIAM F. OWEN in 56th year of his age. Member of C. P. Church. May the Lord care for his widow and orphans. Died on 30th of last month in Madison County in 21st year, of congestive fever, MR. MADISON ANYAN. Died at residence of her husband in this county on 16 September 1847, MRS. MARTHA JANE EAST, wife of ALEXANDER H. EAST and daughter of JAMES GORDAN, aged 18-5-10. October 9, 1847 Died on 23rd ult. at his residence on Mountain Fork in this county, ALFRED CRINER (oldest son of ISAAC and NANCY (McCAIN) CRINER), a worthy and exemplary man, leaving a widow and four children and a large family connection to mourn his loss. November 6, 1847 Died in Memphis, Tennessee on the way to his home in Texas on 24th ult., COL. PEYTON S. WYATT, formerly of this county, and well-known by most of our citizens. He was well noted for his fine social qualities, warm feelings and generous nature. Married on Thursday the 4th by REV. S. S. MOODY, MR. SAMUEL J. SHANKLIN to MISS LUCY ANN, daughter of WM. EASTLAND, Esq. all of this county. Married on 19 in Franklin County by HON. D(AVID) G(REENBELL) LIGON, REV. R(ICHARD) B(YRD) BURLESON (28 in Alabama; son of JONATHON and ---(illegible) (BYRD)) to MISS SARAH (21 in Alabama; 1850 Census Lawrence County; 1st wife--he married 2. MISS HOLBERT and died in Waco. Texas), daughter of REV. W(ILLIAM) LEIGH. (Letter from a gen--MRS. NETTIE LEITCH MAJOR* Washington, D.C. 1957. "I proved WM. LEIGH Baptist preacher of Florence and have gotten about 10 members into DAK on his father, ZACHARIAH LEIGH. I hit the jackpot with a Bible! No one ever learned of all the children of REV. WM. LEIGH, and I have added 4 to those daughters who were known descendants. The sons went to Texas.") November 20, 1847 Died at the residence of CAPT. DAVID BRADFORD. MRS. NANCY MARTIN aged about 80 years, and relict of the late ANDREW MARTIN. Baptist for last 20 years. Died at residence of his sons in Madison County, Alabama on 26th ult. WILLIAM C. MAPLES in 81st year of his age. Married On 27th by REV. JAMES SHELTON, MR. ANDREW C. LEGG to MRS. TERRY A. WALKER, all of Limestone County. On 24 by G. GREENWOOD, Esq., MR. CALVIN BROWN (24 or 21 in Virginia) of Decatur to MISS CAROLINE MATISON (21 in Tennessee) of Marshall County, Alabama (1850). Married on 13 by REV. PLEASANT J. ECKLES, MR. GEORGE W. LEWIS to MISS ELIZABETH JOHNSON, all of Madison County. November 27 1847 Married in Columbus, Mississippi on 9th, SAMUEL B. MALONE to MISS WINFIELD, daughter of JAMES T. SYKES. In this place on Thursday morning 25, by REV. MR. MOODY, COL. ANDREW ERWIN of Tennessee to MRS. MARY J. CAMP of Huntsville. December 11, 1847 Married near Whitesburg. Alabama on 3rd by REV. JAMES H. LORANCE, MR. NATHANIEL EVENS (55 in Virginia) of Somerville, Alabama to MISS 492 - (3792)