Early Marriage Licenses

obtained in Panola County, TX

Transcribed and submitted by Marylee Knight

 

The marriage records of Panola County appear to be intact from the issuance of the first marriage license on September 6, 1846 until the present time. These records are available to researchers in the County Clerk's Office, Panola County Courthouse, Carthage TX on weekdays from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Marsha Ivey has devoted many hours to copying the entries from Marriage Books A - I and has published them in book form. Her book contains 9,595 licenses spanning the time period from September 6, 1846 through December 3, 1912. A 33 page Surname Index assists researchers in finding entries.

This book "Panola County, Texas Marriage Records 1846-1912" may be purchased from the following sources:

Marsha Ivey ............Panola County Historical & Genealogical Assn.

Phone: (Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday) 903-693-3388

To give you a taste of what is available in this book, the following listings are for the marriage licenses issued from September 6, 1846 through the end of December 1850.

Date

Groom Surname

Given Name

Bride Surname

Given Name

Vol

Page

Jan 3, 1850

Adams

Thomas E.

Tarkington

Mrs. Rosannah

A

62

Mar 17, 1848

Allen

William W.

Watson

Ellen

A

27

Mar 25, 1851

Anderson

Jonathan H.

Coyle

Mrs. Sarah

A

85

Dec 29, 1846

Barksdale

J.C.

Wood

Margaret

A

6A

Nov 26, 1848

Barksdale

Nathan G.

Barber

Eliza Ann

A

38

Jul 11, 1850

Beauchamp

Joseph D.

Lindsey

Angeline

A

65

Feb 8, 1848

Bennett

Leroy

Dockery

Nancy

A

22

Dec 6, 1849

Blanks

Dempsey

Humphreys

Mary S.

A

50

Mar 14, 1848

Bradberry

Charles G.

Woods

Aidel

A

21

Mar 18, 1848

Bradbury

Charles G.

Woods

Adiral

A

32

Nov. 8, 1849

Carodine

John E.

Lindsey

Ursula Catherine

A

48

Dec 31, 1846

Cherry

Joshua

Anderson

Sarah

A

11

Nov 10, 1846

Clark

James H.

Thompson

Martha W.

A

3

Jan 30, 1851

Cooper

William H.

Roper

Catherine

A

76

Aug 30, 1849

Coyle

James M.

Tuttle

Mary Ann

A

46

Jan 10, 1850

Coyle

Mitchell

Hunter

Mary Jane

A

68

Oct 28, 1846

Crawford

Robert

Gray

Mary C.

A

2

Mar 1, 1849

Crop

Henry

Choate

Rachel

A

40

Sep 25, 1850

Davelin

John P.

Garrison

Amy

A

88

Jul 4, 1850

Davelin

William F.

Twomey

Eliza L.

A

91

Dec 26, 1847

Dilliard

Washington

Youngblood

Mary

A

23

Dec 31, 1850

Dobbins

William R.

Barber

Julia Ann

A

90

Apr 3, 1850

Dozier

Stephen

Elliott

Eveline

A

58

Nov 28, 1850

Dupree

Frederick

McMillan

Rosaline Caroline

A

79

Oct 29, 1850

Easley

Richard Pinkney

Smith

Mahala

A

80

Sep 21, 1848

Elliott

James F.

McMillan

Elizabeth

A

33

Nov 16, 1848

Fields

William

Herrin

Kiziah

A

34

Oct 5, 1850

Forsythe

John

Leach

Cynthia Ann

A

89

Sep 5, 1847

Frost

Joseph

Goode

Mary Jane

A

51

May 25, 1848

Gates

Thomas

Grinnage

Martha

A

29

Jun 3, 1849

George

James

Latham

Nancy

A

41

Aug 14, 1850

George

James

Wyatt

Sarah

A

74

Mar 28, 1849

Geter

Washington

Oaks

Mrs. Mary

A

38A

Apr 8, 1847

Gibbs

Jonathan P.

Coots

Nancy Arminda

A

13

Mar 2, 1848

Gibbs

Robert K.

Asherbraner

Sarah

A

23

Mar 7, 1847

Golden

Henry H.

Dilliard

Sarah

A

10

Mar 17, 1850

Golden

Mace B.

Talbert

Mary Ann

A

56

Dec 10, 1849

Graham

J.R.

Campbell

Mary Elizabeth

A

38A

Apr 3, 1848

Gutry

J.P.

Pike

Sarah

A