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Early Jersey County, Illinois Marriages
1839 - 1841

These marriages were abstracted several years ago by Florence Hutchinson and are shown here with her permission. They are to be used as a research guide and should be documented. There are possible errors. The Jersey County Historical Society has a complete listing, as well as later marriage listings. The Illinois State Archives has marriages from 1839-1967 (see link on Jersey County Genweb main page).

Groom Bride Date of Marriage
ALLCORN, John P. HAWKINS, Mary 17 October 1839
ARNSPIGER, Daniel STEPHENS, Jane 20 October 1839
ELLEDGE, Joel DAVIS, Mrs. Lucinda 10 December 1839
JACKSON, Thomas COWAN, Rebecca 17 October 1839
SWANN, Nathan C. PATTON, Mary Ann 31 October 1839
SWANN, James G. Elizabeth A. RALLSTON 31 October 1839

Groom Bride Date of Marriage
ADAMS, Hiram H. HAMILTON, Elizabeth 20 December 1840
ANDERSON, James FINNEY, Hannah 5 November 1840
ARNOLD, Richard COWAN, Jane 8 April 1840
ATKINSON, Edward S. ROGERS, Sarah 13 July 1840
BORER, Abraham JOHNASSEE, Cyntha 1 March 1840
BOTKIN, William W. SIMMONS, Susanna 10 December 1840
CLIFFORD, John VAN HART, Hetty L. W. 15 April 1840
COOPER, Henry H. BURRETT, Mrs. Mary 18 August 1840
COPE, Joseph BULLARD, Martha 16 July 1840
DARR, Philip JOHNASSEE, Mary E. 29 October 1840
DRAPER, Josiah L. BURTON, Rachel C. 9 January 1840
ENGLISH, John N. BELT, Elizabeth Ann 17 December 1840
HARBERT, Isaac SHULL, Mrs. H. M. 24 April 1840
HETER, Solomon GILES, Jane 31 January 1840
HIRCHUA, Chris THURSTON, Elizabeth 23 April 1840
HUGS (HUGHS?), Thornton WAGGONER, Elizabeth 23 January 1840
HUPP, J. I. ABRAHAM, Elizabeth 25 December 1840
LAVENDER, William LITTLE, Margaret 15 June 1840
LEE, William DUNHAM, Hily 15 May 1840
MC FAIN, David COOPER, Mary 18 June 1840
MAGEE, James BRAMLETT, Mary J. 8 December 1840
MARSHALL, Henry ARINHART, Barbara 6 January 1840
MARTIN, Vincent HUGHS, Lucinda 24 September 1840
MILLER, E. WINNEFORD, Judith A. 2 October 1840
MINER, Albert G. TYLER, Abigail C. 13 August 1840
MINER, William K. SALLY, Mary Ann 24 December 1840
MOORE, Stanford WATSON, Eliza 26 July 1840
MURPHY, Robert P. CLARK, Mary Ann 20 February 1840
NOBLE, Caleb GILLHAM, Susannah 11 September 1840
PANICK, Jeremiah FULLER, Evaline 26 January 1840
PARKER, John CHASE, Mary Ann 21 May 1840
PARKER, Joseph BEEMAN, Sarah 15 November 1840
PIPER, Samuel RUTHERFORD, Levina 16 January 1840
PITMAN, William P. ROGERS, Mary 2 December 1840
RALSTON, Samuel WARREN, Margaret 3 December 1840
ROGERS, William HAMILTON, Elizabeth 15 October 1840
ROWDON, Abram WALDEN, Tamelia 17 December 1840
ROWDEN, Hardin GEORGE, Lucretia 2 February 1840
SILLOWAY, Perley WILKINS, Harriet 28 May 1840
SMIRIL, Thomas DOUGHERTY, Euphemia 22 October 1840
STAFFORD, George CRESSWELL, Ann Eliz. 25 August 1840
STRADLER, Augustin LANCE, Polly 29 April 1840
SWAIN, James WATLEY, Hannah 13 December 1840
WILLIAMS, Jackson SMITH, Margaret 2 January 1840
WILLIAMS, Robert SMITH, Martha 1 October 1840
WOOD, Aaron PHELPS, Nancy E. 28 April 1840

Groom Bride Date of Marriage
BAILEY, William J. PARKER, Mary Ann 16 December 1841
BARTON, Elisha H. LOFTON, Rebecca 19 January 1841
BEGGS, Joseph HINSON, Permiah 29 July 1841
BONNELL, David T. KIRBY, Sally Ann 3 June 1841
BROWN, Joseph LEE, Annis 30 March 1841
CALFEE, Jackson BLALOCK, Martha 14 April 1841
CARTER, Ephraim SEYMORE, Elizabeth 21 January 1841
CHAPPELL, William HOOPER, Elizabeth 7 November 1841
COOK, Philip R. SAMSON, Elizabeth 23 May 1841
CURRY, Cleland W. SPRINGALE, Eliza 8 July 1841
DARLINGTON, Henry NOBLE, Marion 13 December 1841
DARR, James COWAN, Rachel 21 November 1841
DAVIS, Wilson ARINSPIGER, Margaret 5 August 1841
*ELLEDGE, Isaac PIPER, Winnefred A. 18 November 1841
ELY, Richard J. GRIGSBY, Mrs. Sarah 27 November 1841
FARRON, John W. PEARSON, Caroline 30 September 1841
FITZGERALD, Daniel K. SKEENE, Catherine M. 11 March 1841
FROST, William Henry MINER, Rebecca 28 January 1841
FOWLER, Joseph BROWN, Eliza Ann 23 March 1841
GARDNER, Herrend SPANGLE, Nancy 11 February 1841
GOODRICH, James A. BUSH, Esther 22 April 1841
HOFFMAN, George KOLLENBORN, Mary A. 30 September 1841
HOUSER, Abraham ARINSPIGER, Barbara A 14 October 1841
HUGHS, William BURLEY, Eunice 4 February 1841
*ENGLISH, Hiram GRIMES, Mary Ann 3 January 1841
KELLEY, William MILLER, Jane 9 December 1841
KIRKWOOD, David COWEN, Elizabeth 18 February 1841
LEE, Vincent JOHNSON, Priscilla 30 August 1841
LEWIS, William SMITH, Sarah 21 December 1841
MASSEY, John BROWN, Maria 9 December 1841
MAUPIN, James H. WHISMAN, Mary NO DATE
MILLROSS, William HOBBS, Maria 8 April 1841
MISENHERMER, Miles JARRETT, Margaret F. 5 August 1841
NEVIS, William B. GOODRICH, Laura 9 September 1841
PENCE, Singular WINNEFORD, Sarah A. 13 December 1841
PENNINGTON, Philip CUMMINGS, Mary Ann 10 October 1841
PLOWMAN, Jonathan CRULL, Elizabeth 4 March 1841
POST, William CALHOUN, Hannah 4 February 1841
RHODES, Benjamin C. DARR, Amanda 7 October 1841
RICHEY, Milton COURTS, Margaret 4 July 1841
RICKEY, Jacob HIGGINS, Nancy 16 December 1841
RUSK, Hugh BARR, Ellen 14 February 1841
SEGO, David MANINS, Elizabeth 7 September 1841
SIMMONS, Richard I. DAVIS, Margaret 1 August 1841
STAGGS, Felix CATLETT, Mary 24 July 1841
TUNNELL, Stephen RICE, Elizabeth 12 June 1841
TURNER, Samuel SPENCER, Sally Jane 17 January 1841
VAN DIKE, Jacob FRENCH, Mrs. Sarah 31 July 1841
WADDLE, David PARKER, Mrs. Esther 23 June 1841
WHITE, Irvine QUIGLEY, Matilda 3 October 1841
WHITLOCK, John H. MYERS, Emmaline 16 December 1841
WILCOX, Delavin D. LANDON, Caroline E. 30 December 1841
WILLIS, William CARSON, Altha Ann 7 January 1841
WILSON, William S. SMALLEY, Mary Ann 14 February 1841

* Possibly indicates license was applied for but not returned?

Groom Bride Date of Marriage
MORRIS, John BRIDGES, Martha Jane 2 December 1857
Married by Enoch Bridges, her uncle in Jersey County, IL. License #001360. (Martha b. abt 1838, was the daughter of Julia Ann Roundtree and Morris Bridges. Submitted by Marilyn Galvan.
BRIDGES, Morris ROUNDTREE, Julia Ann 14 February 1837
Married in Greene County, IL on Feb. 14, 1837. Book 1, page 37, License #1083. Submitted by Marilyn Galvan.

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