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points out, are those in this relationship, the reason he gives for this conclusion being that single are “light to runaway,” while “he that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.” The marriage record of Spoon River precinct of Putnam county, from l831 to 1839, is as follows: |
| 1832. | |
| Feb. 16. | Daniel Warren and Lucy Skeel, by Samuel D. Laughlin, J.P. |
| 1833. | |
| Jan. 1. | Richard Hunt and Ruth Harram, by Samuel D. Laughlin, J P. |
| 1834. | |
| Nov. 16. | Emanuel Hitchcock and Rebecca Merrill, by Benj. Smith, J. P. |
| 1836. | |
| Mar. 17. | Dexter Wall and Sarah Starks, by Benj. Smith, J. P. |
| April 28. | Nero W. Mounts and Nancy Martindale, by Benj. Smith, J. P. |
| May 19. | Geo. F. Thomas and Elizabeth Romble, by W. M. Stewart, J. P. |
| Oct. 10. | Martin Batterton and America Taylor, by Benj. Smith, J. P. |
| 1837. | |
| April 5. | Henry James and Margaret Wilkinson, by Luther Driscoll, M. G. |
| July 4. | Jerry Larkins and Sarah Ann Davis, by J. B. Chenoweth. |
| “ 15. | Nelson Dugan and Mary A. Stroude, by W. M. Stewart, J. P. |
| Aug. 17. | William Young and Nancy H. Glenn, by J. B. Chenoweth, M. G. |
| “ 24. | John P. Judson and Maria Wattles, by J. B. Chenoweth,. M. G. |
| Oct. 31. | Isaac Baker and Eliza Ash, by J. B. Chenoweth, M. G. |
| Nov. 12. | Joseph Cox and Catherine Edwards, by J. W. Agard, J. P. |
| Dec. 13. | Langley Hall and Sarah Ligo, by M. G. Brace, J. P. |
| 1838. | |
| April 10. | W. W. Drummond and Jemima McClenahan, by Jonathan Miner, M. G. |
| “ 15. | Samuel Love and Catherine Taylor, by J. W. Agard, J. P. |
| May 31. | Jacob Zenor and Elvira Skeels, by B. Harris, M. G. |
| Sept. 25. | Joseph K. Lane and Emily Chaffee, by J. W. Agard, J. P. |
| Oct. 2. | W. A. Drummond and Ruth Cox, by J. W. Agard, J. P. |
| “ 4. | Samuel Sterne and Elizabeth Phenix, by M. G. Brace, J. P. |
| Dec. 16. | Thomas Timmons and Mary Jane Davis, by J. W. Agard, J. P. |
| l839. | |
| Jan. 3. | Robert W. Clanahan and Lucy A. Richards, by Jonathan Miner. |
| “ 8. | David Currier and Rebecca Jane Parks, by W. G. Vail, M. G. |
| Feb. 28. | Geo. Simmerman and Phoebe Richmond, by Jonathan Miner. |
| Mar. 13. | Dan. Woodward and Mary A. Haditat, by M. G. Brace, J. P. |
| During this time a license was issued to Minott Silliman, but as the ceremony was not performed in Putnam county the document and certificate were recorded at St. Louis in 1833. The marriage of Harris W. Miner and Miss Nancy Gross, in the winter of 1831-2, was the first between white American settlers within the bounds of Stark county. Squire Hiram M. Curry of Peoria |
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