This information has been scanned
from John Ben Pate's book, History of Turner County (first printed
in 1933). I tried to profread entries, but may have missed some scanning
errors.
Married by:
J.P.-- Justice of the Peace
M. G.-- Minister of the Gospel
J. I. C.-- Justice of the Inferior
Court
Underlined names are linked to an
image of the marriage document.
Wilcox County was created in 1857
from the territory of Dooly and Irwin Counties.
David Fitzgerald gave sixty acres
of land for the county site, moved away and settled on this side of Alapaha
River.
The county site was named Abbeville
in honor of Abbie McNally and some say in honor of the wife of David Fitzgerald.
The county was named in honor of Captain Wilcox, a noted officer in the
Indian battles of this section.
The first court was held in 1858.
The following names of persons residing
in our territory served on the first jury. James D. Pate, Benjamin Rainey,
Joseph Rainey, Mitchell Fortner and Jonathan Smith.
MARRIAGES IN WILCOX COUNTY OF CITIZENS
OF TURNER COUNTY.
1858-- William
Hogan - Mary A. Parsons, M. G. Fordham, J. I. C.
1859--Jasper Smith - Floryann Hamans,
James Owens, J. I. C.
1860--Frances H. Chandler - Catherine
Rainey, Wm. McDaniel, J. I. C.
1866--George W. Haman - Mary J.
Pate, James Owen, J. I. C.
1866--Marcus Luke - Mary E. Lee,
J. J. Hancock, M. G.
1867--John T. Pate - Henrietta
Kirkland, James Owen, J. I. C.
1867--Thomas
Marshall - Nancy Hogans, J. C. Luke, J. I. C.
1867--W. A. Nipper - Zara Taylor,
Jonathan Smith, J. I. C.
1868--Bennett Pate - Mrs. Catherine
Chandler, James Owen, J. I. C.
1868--Mitchell Cravey - Nancy Smith,
J. C. Luke, J. I. C.
1869--Thomas Fitzgerald - Nancy
Pate, D. E. Hunter, M. G.
1869--Hiram Taylor - Martha Ann
Nipper, Jonathan Smith, J. I. C.
1871--Rufus King - Mary Nobles,
R. O. Horton, M. G.
1872--Thomas Gibbs - Sarah Pate,
O. D. Mulkey, M. G.
1873--James Love - Mrs. Elizabeth
Fitzgerald, Stephen Coleman, J.P.
1873--Allen Marshall - Cathern
Harelson, Stephen Coleman, J. P.
1876--John M. Roberts - Susan Rainey,
Zarah Paulk, M. G.
1877--John Clements - Narcissa
Pate, James Fields, M. G.
1879--Rev. J. E. Wilson - Bettie
Gorday, T. R. Bullingham, M. G.
1880--J. J. Gorday - Catherine
Smith.
1881--B. S. Pate - Nancy Pitts,
Israel Johnson, J. P.
1881--Manassee Rainey - Mollie
Roberts, T. R. Bullingham, M. G.
1882--Thos. D. Mashburn - Nancy
Hobby, O. D. Mulkey, M. G.
1882--Silas Townsend - Mary Smith,
J. W. Mashburn, M. G.
1883--W.
H. Wheeler - Jane Bailey, T. R. Bullingham, M. G.
1883--James
Hogan - Jane Mann, T. R. Bullingham, M. G.
1884--J. L. Hobby - Malissa Smith,
O. D. Mulkey, M. G.
1884--Rev. George W. Hobby - Mary
Ann Smith, Zarah Paulk, M.G.
1885--James Hobby - Martha Ann
Smith, C. L. RoyaJ, J. P.
1885--J. A. Smith - Malissa Harvey,
O. D. Mulkey, M. G.
1885--W. G. Griffin - Sarah A.
Gorday, C. L. Royal, J. P.
1886--H. H. Pitts - Bettie Rainey,
Zarah Paulk, M. G.
1886--James Cravey - Dicey Gorday,
C. L. Royal, J. P.
1887--F. H. Taylor - Sallie Luke,
Zarah Paulk, M. G.
1887--John Rainey - Nancy Gorday,
C. L. Royal, J. P.
1887--A. J. Wilson - Martha Daniels,
J. G. Keen, J. P.
1888--Elijah B. Pate - Isabel Rainey,
D. W. Taylor, M. G.
1892--J. S. Geoghagan - Oxford
Holliman, R. M. Booth, M. G.
1894--M. Cravey - Lucy Boyd.
1894--John W. King - Maud Perry.
1896--A. F. Ranew - Mattie Ross.
1896--Jesse
Hogan - Mary Paul, E. D. Wood, M. G.
1896--W. E. Durham - Lizzie Roberts,
E. D. Wood, M. G.
1896--William D. King - Ella Gorday,
E. D. Wood, J. P.
1897--S. T. Gordan - Ida Ashley,
J. T. Lee, M. G.
1897--A. P. Spradley - Mollie Wheeler,
J. B. Chandler, J. P.
1897--L. C. Gibbs - Luvenia Calhoun,
G. W. Walker, M. G.
1897--T. A. Ashley - E. M. Gorday,
T. B. Fuller, M. G.
1898--A. Barfield - Mattie Williams,
D. W. Taylor, M. G.
1899--J. B. Chandler - Honor Barrett,
E. M. Clark, M. G.
1899--Rev. B. F. Rainey - Eva Tippett,
A. J. Nelson, M. G.
1900--Rollo Vinson - Narcissa Gibbs,
Lawson Smith, M. G.
1901--James Rainey - Leila Holliman,
J. L. Atkinson, M. G.
1903--J. H. Ambrose - Jennie Roberts,
B. F. Rainey, M. G.
1904--G. W. Hamans - Maggie Williams,
J. H. Hall, M. G.
1904--Fred Hancock - Emma Barrentine,
C. W. Littlejohn, M. G.
1904--C. R. Winn - Julia Roberts,
W. M. Williamson, M. G.
1904--T. T. Scott - Mrs. Maggie
Hamans, J. B. Pate, M. G.
1905--Thomas Yarbrough - Mamie
Williams, J. B. Pate, M. G.
1905--Elbert Mashburn - Minnie
Reed, D. L. Griffin, M. G.
1905--Sol Taylor - Missouri Ambrose,
W. W. Cowan, N. P.
1910--Rev. John Ben Pate - Fannie
Lee Mitchell, O. V. Fuller, M.G.
