VIRGINIA MARRIAGE RECORDS
1876
JANUARY MARRIAGES 1876

ON WED. EVEN JAN. 6. at the bride's residence by REV. E.M. PETERSON>>> CAPT. HENRY E.SKINNER TO MARY E. PUGH
BOTH OF THIS CITY. BALTIMORE AND RICHMOND PAPERS PLEASE COPY. 01.08.1876


ON JAN. 26TH at the residence of the bride's father, by REV. EDWIN GEER >>>> DR. L.A. STITH OF NC. TO FANNIE JARVIS.


PORTSMOUTH:

MARTH ETHEREDGE TO NANCY ETHEREDGE
GEORGE W. WARREN TO NANCY MCCOY
MINOR BROWN TO MARY BAGLEY
J.D. YOUNG TO LAURA BARRETT
JOHN D.G. DEBAUM TO MARIA WHITE
CHARLES GRIFFIN TO HANNAH E.DEFORD
WILLIAM OLD TO A.A. FOREMAN
JACOB T. ROACHE TO ELIZABETH S.MILLER
GEROGE T. CHARLTON TO MARY A. CHARLTON
LEROY N. CULPEPER TO SARAH B. WHITEHURST
NATHAN G. BRAY TO SARAH E. SIVILS
G.W. WHEELER TO MAGARET J.CRAGIN
TABO BROCKETT TO ALEXZENA WILKINS
ISAIAH BELL TO JANE EVERETT
WILLIAM F. ETHREDGE TO LYDIA MERCER
THOMAS TURNER TO LEAH SAVAGE
JOE CREEKMORE TO MARY E. WARREN
JOSIAH RIDGEWAY TO SLINA PITTS
THOMAS FOREMAN TO B.A. SIMMONS
MANCHESTER ELLIOTT TO FRAMELIA WILLIAMS
PETER WILLIAMS TO EMMA HUDSON
IRA MCPHERSON TO MARTHA E. BUTT
THOMAS PAYNE TO FANNIE MILLER
WILLIAM M. CANE TO MARY E. NOTTINGHAM
LEWIS JOHNSON TO JANE WILSON
MOSES WHIEHURST TO CATHARINE A. WILSON
WILLIAM G. ANDERSON TO MARY RIDDICK
HIRAM WHITE TO LUCY HICKSTALL
JOE MOSELY TO SARAH F. NEW??
HENRY HUGES TO LUCY FERBEE
JEREMIAH GWATHMENY TO BRIDGE A. WILSON
CITY
SAMUEL FULLER TO ELEANOR ASHBURNE
HENRY VAUGHN TO MARY RIDDICK
C.R. ROBERTSON TO ANNIE A. MARTIN
THOMAS J. JARRATT TO MRS. EMILY E. DRUMMOND
JESSE JOHSON TO CORNELIA E. A. WESLEY
VIRGINIUS POWERS TO MARY E. EASTWOOD
CHARLES COLDING TO CATHARINE SAWYER
JOHN M. DEWELL TO LAURA V. CULPEPER
RALEIGH COOPER TO LUISA DURDEN
JACOB MOSCOW SARAH F. WALLER
SAMUEL D.?. MANNING TO CLARISSA J. NINTON


NORFOLK JAN 1876 MARRIAGES

EDWARD JAMES PETTIT TO ELIZABETH CAPPS
JAMES RAINEY ROBINSON  TO EMMA JANE HILL
EDWARD BURLEIGH APPERSON TO ELIZABETH CAROLINE STEWART
WILLIAM ANDREW HARRISON TO AMY JANE LAND
ARTHUR SPRUILL TO ELZABETH SANDERSON
HENRY E. SKINNER TO MARY ELIZABETH PUGH
JOHN REARDON COLEMANTOCATHARINE HICKEY DONOVAN
JOHN EARLY WOOD TO MARY COTTON BIGGS
LAWRENCE AUGUSTINE STITH TO FRANCIS JARVIS

B.
FREDERICK CROSS TO CATHARINE JANE WHITEHURST
IRVIN WINBUSH TO MINERVA JANE LANGSTON
JAMES WILSON TOS SUAN MRRIS
JOHN WILSON TO SARAH JANE OLDS
RICHARD LEWIS TO MARIA GOOD MAN
ALEXANDER WEST TO MARY FRANCIS MALBON


FEBRUARY MARRIAGES 1876

TUES EVE. FEB 1. at the residence of the bride's father, BY REV. E.M. PETERSON, MR. GEORGE E. BRITTINGHAM TO MISS SALLIE ROSSON both of this city.


WED. EVEN. FEB 2 at the residence of MISSES O'LEARY AND ELDER, BY REV. FATHER O'KEEFE, MR. ADDERLY MCKENNY OF BALTIMORE TO MISS M. JOSEPHINE MURRAY, daughter of the late JOHN MURRAY of this city.

ON FEB 4TH BY REV. E. W. HAGER CHAPLAIN U.S. NAVY. WILLIAM M. KING MD. MEDICAL INSPECTOR U.S. NAVY to CAROLINA E.J. SIGOURNEY OF NORFOLK VA. PHILADEPHIA AND WASHINGTON PAPERS PLEASE COPY. 

NORFOLK:

JAMES FRANCIS CECIL TO LUCRETIA NASH REID
GEORGE EDWARD BRITTINGHAM TO SALLIE ROSSON
ADDERLY HUGHES MCKENNEY TO JOSEPHINE MURRAY
WILLIAM MICHAEL KING TO CAROLINE E. J. SIGOURNEY
DENWARD FITCHETT TO VICTORIA J. ELEY
HENRY REINARD BARTH TO ANNA CHARLOTTE WEST (WUST?)
FRANCECI DURANTOS TO ROSA ANNA LUGOMASSINI
WILSON BUTT SOREY TO ALICE VIRGINIA BORUM
HENRY PRINCE TO NETTIE BROWN
WILIAM STEWARD TO MARY ELIZABETH CLAYTON
WILLIAM DAVID GOODSON TO HATTIE SYKES
JOHN WILLIAM CHERRY TO MARY ANN PEBWORTH
THOMAS BELL TO ROXIE MOZELIE
OSCAR DENNA BATES TO MARGARET ANN CROW
WILLIAM SELBY COPES TO ROMANIA SELBY WATSON
THOMAS HUME PRITCHARD TO LAURA GERTRUDE CLINTON
JESSE BELL TO ELEANOR HALL

B.
CHARLES CRUMP AND ADA DELIA ELLIOTT
WILLIAM DAVIS TO FRANCES JOHNSON
JERRY SPIKES TO SARAH FERRY
THOMAS EDWARD WISHER TO MARIA MINOR
 
MARCH MARRIAGES 1876

WALTER E. DOUGLAS TO MARTHA BELL
JOHN T. BRIGHT TO MRS SKIDMORE
G.G. L.A. KRIEGER TO SALLIE R.H. BAILEY
JESSE HANNERS TO FANNIE CUTHERELL
SANDY ELLIOTT TO MARTHA BOON
TOWNSEND WELCH TO RACHEL LEE
DANIEL HAMILTON TO HESTER MITCHELL
RALEIGH H. HARRELL TO MARIA WILLEY

COUNTY OF PORTSMOUTH
WILLIAM T. SHELDON TO PARMELIA F. SPRUELL
PETER PEYTON TO CATHARINE WASHINGTON
JOHN T. PORLOCK TO AMANDA HODGES
JAMES BOYKIN TO LOUISA  GOODSON
LEWIS RODGERS TO JANE JONES
WILLIAM W. HALL TO C. ANN DOZIER
CALVIN A. HALL TO ADDIE THURSTON
JAMES H. MARTIN TO ELIZA OFFER
JESSE S. LAMBERT MARY F. FLORA
WILLIAM R. EVANS EMELINE FEREBEE
DAVID FIELDS TO MARTHA WILIAMS
THOMAS PORTER TO SOPPRONIA HALSTEAD
NATH RILEY TO FRANCIS ELLIOTT
HENRY MCPHERSON TO MARY S. WILLIAMS

NORFOLK:

EDGAR NEWMAN MORRIS TO MISS WILIE ANNIE WHITEHURST
JOHN WILKINSON BARRETT TO MISS MARIAH L. J. STROGER
PETER MOORE TO SARAH H. HATTON
LOUIS WASSERMAN TO PAULINE JACOBS
WILL J. STARBUCK TO LUCY VIRGINIA LEE
EDWARD HUGHES TO MISSOURIA CATHARINE BROWN
THOMAS COLLING TURNBULL TO MARY HALLEN BACK

B.
EDWARD BILLUPS TO ANNIEE HINTON
GEORGE WASHINGTON DAVIS TO ELIZABETH FRANCES GRANT
JAMES WILSON TO GEORGIANNA TYLER

 

APRIL 1876 NORFOLK MARRIAGES:

GEORGE COOK REITER TO MISS ELIZABETH M. GEER
JOHN HOFFMAN TO MISS PAT. SCARBROWN
GEORGE E. BAUGHMAN TO MISS ALICE J. HARRISON
JAME ST. VICKHOSUE TO MISS MARY L. WOODHOUSE
ALEXANDER TUNSTALL TO MISS ANNIE D. MCINTOSH
CHALRES R. BLAKE TO MISS ALICE V. BENNETT

B.

JOHN H. SINGLETON TO LELUA BAYLEY
FREERICK FULLER TO ELLEN HILL
HANDY SMITH TO GEORGIANA TYNES
CHARLES H.D.D HARRIS TO  LURA E. JOHNSON
ELLISON BOWDEN TO CHLOE F. MACKEY
ADOLPHUS WILSON TO FANNY BERRY
CHARLES JOHNSON TO ANGELINA FENTRESS

APRIL 1876 PORTSMOUTH MARRIAGES;

CITY:
WILLIAM P. STURDIVANT SR. TO MRS. MARY E. MANNING
ESAN BOWERS TO LUCY WILLIAMS
C.P. BROWNLEY TO SARAH C.DAVIS
CHRISTIAN EGELAND TO ELIZABEHT ABERNATHY
ALBERT SMITH TO MILLEY HOWELL
HRRISON GRIMES TO BETTY CLARKE
SHELTON L. BUTT TO VIRGINIA E. CHRISMOND
JAMES DELANEY TO SARAH WALKER
WILLIAM DWYER TO MARY BUTTER
JONATHAN W. THOMAS TO SALLIE E. THOMAS
LUKE BARNES TO JENNIE ERWIN

COUNTY:
SANDY BUTTER AND EMMA RISBY
JONATHAN WALSH TO MRS. MARY J. GREEN
ALBERT MCCOY TO CHARLOTTE DARLEY
RICHARD SMITH TO MARY RANCES ELDER
WILLIAM HENRY TRUMMELL TO JANE SMITH
JARVIS WILSON TO JOSEPHINE DUDLEY
JOSIAH D. WISLON TO MARY V. FULFORD
WILLIAM FORD TO JOSPEHINE R. WISLON
JOSHUA W. COX TO MARY J. WILSON
EMANUEL PERRY TO LUARA TYALOR
HENRY BILLUPS TO SUSAN FOREMAN
JONATHAN H. HODGES TO JOSEPHINE HALSTEAD
JAMES ELLIOTT TO ANNIE BRANCH.


AT the residence of the bride's parents on April 19th by the REV. N.A. OKESON ASSISTANT PAYMASTER GEORGE BAUGHMAN U.S.N. TO MISS ALICE J. HARRISON OF THIS CITY.

ON THURS APRIL 20 IN MAYFIELD NEAR NORFOLK, BY REV. M. O'KEEFE.MR. JOHN HEFRON TO MISS MARTHA A. SCARBUTT

IN CURRITUCK COUNTY N.C. ON APRIL 18TH JACOB W. DUNSIONS OF NORFOLK TO HENRIETTA WILIKINS  OF CURRITUCK COUNTY.

ON THURS., 27TH at the residence of the bride's mother, BY THE REV. DR. G.D. ARMSTRONG D.D.
DR. ALEXANDER TUNSTALL T ANNIE D. oldest dau. of the late CAPTAIN CHARLES F.MCINTOSH C.S. NAVY.

ON THURS. 30TH at the residence of the bride's father, BY REV. W.E. EDWARDS, MR. FRANK BRITTINGHAM TO MISS JENNIE CANNON both of this city.

MAY MARRIAGES 1876

IN NORFOLK VA. ON WED. MAY 31.1876 at the residence of F. DUSCH ESQ by the REV. GEORGE D. ARMSTRONG D.D.
JONATHAN W. GRINSTEAD ESQ TO MRS. MARGARET D.WRIGHT all of NORFOLK. NO CARDS. BALTIMORE PAPERS PLEASE COPY.

ON WED. MAY 17TH at the residence of the bride's mother, BY THE REV. W. D. THOMAS.
MR. GEORGE A. STEVENS TO MISS CALLIE J. THOROWGOOD both of this city.

ON TUES MAY 16TH, FREDERICK HARDY TO MISS C. FANNY GRAVES BY THE REV. N.A. OKESON AT ST. PAUL'S.

 

PORTSMOUTH:

GEORGE MILBREY TO ALICE BURTON
JOHN A. BROWN TO SARAH E. LASSITER
RICHARD D. HAMILTON TO ELLA L.N. BOND
ADMIRAL BRINKLEY TO LAURA O. WARREN
ISAAC BUXTON TO SARAH BUTTS
EDWARD ROBINSON EO ELIZABETH BANKS
ISAAC DICKSON TO MARY GARY

COUNTY:
WILLOUGHBY A. SNYDER TO SARAH E. ROBERTSON
ANDREW J. HARRING TO CATHARINE R. WILLIAMS
ALEXANDER BAKER TO GEORGEANNA SCOTT
JOHN J. HALL TO MARTHA F. LOCKWOOD
JAMES TARLTON TO RACHEL LEIGHTON
MAJOR LATHAM TO LILLIE A. ELLIOTT
MILES DAUGHTREY TO MARIE HOWELL
ARTHUR J. JENNINGS TO NANCY STEVENS
JOHN W. HALSTEAD TO QUINTELLA ROACH.
J.B. WHITEHURST TO ALICE HOLLOWELL
CHARLES WOODHOSUE TO ANNIE BROWN
WILLIAM D. ROPER TO JEANETTE WESTON
MILES CONNOR TO JERUSHA WILLIAMS
OLIVE ANDERSON TO MARY E. ETHEREDGE
CARY IVES TO SARAH WHITE
EDINBOROUGH BLOW TO PENNY BOONER
JOSEPHUS WILSON TO CORDELIA OLD.


NORFOLK MAY 1876 MARRIAGES

MALICHI H. RAINEY TO MARY E. POWELL
JOHN LESNER TO MARGARET ELIZABETH REHLING
THOMAS O. SAVAGE TO ALICE HOOKER
FREDERICK HARDY TO CHARLOTTE FRANCIS GRAVES
WILLIAM PARRISH TO SARAH ANN DEY
WILLIAM HENRY GRIFFIN TO MAGGIE VIRGINIA SHIELDS
WILLIAM JAMES WARD TO NANCY ANN BROWN
JACOB CORRELL TO LAURA F. CHAMBERS
JOHN WESLEY GRIMSTEAD TO MARGARET D. WRIGHT
B.
SOLOMON DAUGHTREY TO CLAR AMOORE
JOHN CAMP TO CAMILLA KING
ROBERT WILLIAMS ELIZABETH WHITEHEAD
JOSEPH SIDNEY COOLIDGE AND LENA SELINA BLUFORD

JUNE MARRIAGES :

On Tuesday Afternoon JUNE 20 By the REV. W.D. THOMAS. >>> MR. WILIAM GIBBS TO MISS FANNIE W. SMELLEY BOTH OF THIS CITY. NO CARDS.  

At the residence of the bride's parents in NORFOLK COUNTY, VA. JUNE 21. 1876 BY REV. E.M. PETERSON.
LLOYD L. WILIAMS OF NORFOLK VA. TO MISS RUTH M. SHUMADINE OF NORFOLK COUNTY.


ON WED. JUNE 14. AT THE FREEMASON STREET BAPTIST CHURCH BY THE REV. W.D. THOMAS.
MR. A.W. REID TO MISS IDA E. COOK both of this city.

NORFOLK MARRIAGES JUNE 1876

R.L. JACOBS TO FLORA LEVY
A.W. REID TO IDA E. COOK
C.A. NASH TO EMMA P. DEY
G.W.T. BLYE TO MAGGIE JOHNSON
WILLIAM GIBBS TO FANNIE W. SMELLEY
WILLIAM T. BURWELL TO MARY F. BRADFORD
RICHARD J. WHITE TO SUSAN FOREHAND
WILLIAM C. BROOKS TO GEORGEANNA KILLINGER
PETER WELDON TO JULIA MORRIS

B.
HENRY MATHEWS TO ISHIE BOWDEN
THOMAS LANGLEY TO MARY PERKINS
WLATER HOWARD TO HANNAH WILSON
WILLIAM MEBANE LUCINDA WRIGHT
WATSON ADAMS TO LUCY JAMES
JOHN RANDALL TO LUCY JONES



NORFOLK JUNE 1876 MARRIAGES



R.L. JACOBS TO FLORA LEVY

A.W. REID TO IDA E. COOK

C.A. NASH TO EMMA P. DEY

WILLIAM GIBBS TO FANNIE W. SMEELEY

WILLIAM T. BURWELL TO MARY F. BRADFORD

RICHARD J. WHITE TO SUSAN FOREHAND

WILLIAM C. BROOKS TO GEOREANNA KILLINGER

PETER WELDON TO JULIA MORRIS



B.



HENRY MATHEWS TO ISHIE BOWDEN

THOMAS LANGLEY TO MARY PERKINS

WALTER HWORD TO HANNAH WILSON

WILLIAM MEBANE TO LUCINA WRIGHT

WATSON ADAMS TO LUCY JONES

JOHN RANDALL TO LUCY JONES. 






JULY MARRIAGES

At the residence of the bride's parents in SEWELL'S POINT VA. BY REV. R.M. SAUNDERS.
J.R. YOUNG JR. TO SALLIE H. UPSHUR BOTH OF NORFOLK COUNTY.

AT THE RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM T. CAFFEE, BY THE REV. JOSEPH J. HALL.
MR. BENJAMIN T. FLANAGAN TO MISS MARY F. CAFFEE both of PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY.





PORTSMOUTH JULY 1876



CHARLES J. HALLOWAY TO ANTONETTE JOYNER

WILLIS H. ELLIOTT TO MARY E. CONSTANT

JOHN TO. PIERCE TO MARY JANE MOORE

ANDREWSON BAILEY TO MARY L. HAYNES

REBUEN WILLIS TO MARY JANE CHATHAM

CHARLES E. BARRETT TO MARY J. BARNHAM

WILLIAM BAKER TO ELLEN JACSON

ROBERT HENRY BROUGHTON TO ELLEN LANGLEY

ALEXANDER E. ETHERIDGE TO MARGARET L. MURPHY

JOHJN WILLIAMS TO ELIA DENNIS

REUBEN DREW TO SARAH PARKER

GEORGE SAWYER TO EMMA MILLER

JAMES WASHINGTON TO PENNY SIMMONS

THOMAS OVERTON TO SALLIE ANN BRACY

EPHRIAM MOSELEY TO ADDIE FOREMAN

THOMAS WHITE TO MARTHA F. HODGES

WILLIAM ANDERSON TO DIZZY ANN CAFFEY

VIRGIN VAN TO SOPHIA ANN CAFFEE

JOHN W. WILLIAMS TO ANN E. PINER

LEWIS GRIFFIN TO MARY WHITEHURST

ANDERSON CARTWRIGHT TO EMMA RICKS

WILSON SMITH TO JOHANNA HARVEY

PETER WILKINS TO ELIZABETH WESTON

BRAXTON LAWRENCE TO MILVEY SMITH

ELIJAH GRIFFIN TO ROXANNA WATTS









NORFOLK MARRIAGES AUGUST 1876



JOSEPH T. BLICK TO S. A. FROST

PETER P. PARKER TO MARTHA C. HUDGINS

M.T. KEMPE TO ELIZABETH KEMPE

HJENRY B. WHITE TO MARY S. CASEY

JOHN N. GREEN TO CHLOE T. WHITTLE

CHARLES H. WHITEHURST TO LYDIA W. JONES



B.

SOLOMON SMITH TO CAROLINE BAILEY

FRANK BROWN TO ELIZABETH MALBON

MARION MCCLENNAN TO EMMA JONES

HENRY JOHNSON TO JULIA A. FLOYD

AUGUSTUS COOPER TO NANNIE LEE



AUGUST 1876



PORTSMOUTH MARRIAGES AUGUST 1876



HENRY L. STAFFORD TO GEORGE ANNA PARKER

JAMES E. CURLIN TO SALLIE B. BOWERS

RICAHRD DERRICKS TO MARY E. JONES

JAMES W. GASIES TO ELIZABETH KING

B.

JOHN WOODFORD TO GEORGE ANNA RIDDICK


M.W. WHITEHURST O LIZZIE M. LAMBERT

RICHARD S. WILLIAMS TO LOUISA F. EVANS

EUGENE W. OWNES TO MAGGIE F. GIBSON



B.

JOHN FOREMAN TO MARTHA ANN BLY

ALFRED PEYTON TO ELIZABETH DINGLEY

ISAIAH PINNER TO FANNIE CUFFEE

SAMUEL CARTWRIGHT TO MARTHA MAJOR

JASON HOLLAND TO LOUISA CARTWRIGHT

ROBINSON BROWN TO GRACE ANN FULLER

NAPOLEON LOCKHART TO BETTY BARNETT

HENRY BLANKENSHIP TO LOURAINE CLEMENTS



SEPTEMBER 1876





MAYOR O'CONNER had a case of seduction before him yesterday morning but the parites compromised the matter by a marriage.  A license was obtained by EDARD YOUNG AND EMMA JANE SMITH, (B) were made one according to the laws of god and this commonwealth. on this occasion his honor adopted the new custom of saluting the bride, but that is no security that another time he may not resume his old style.



AT 6PM AT THE MONUMENTAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, MR. A. B. WILLITS OF THE U.S. NAVY LEAD TO THE ALTER MISS ANNIE WHITE, 2ND daughter of NATHANIEL E. WHITE ESQ, of this city. The ceremony was performed by REV. DR. WILLITS, the father of the groom, and pastor of the 18th and arch streets PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA. He was also assisted by REV. J.P. GARLAND, OF THE MONUMENTAL CHURCH. The gallant officer and his fair bride took passage up the bay on the Floirda to his northern home, followed by the kindest wishes of a host of friends. 



NORFOLK MARRIAGES IN SEPT 1876



EDWARD HARRISON BRADLEY TO MARY ELIZA WHITE

WILLIAM LEWIS TO MARY HUBBARD

CONSTANTIUS BUTT TO MARY SUSAN BUTT

ROBERT WILLIAM MORELAND TO MAGGIE A. HAYWOOD

GEORGE STEPHEN MILLER TO MARY ELLEN COCHRAN

B.

WILLIAM RICHARD NASH TO ARAH ELIZA WILSON

SAMUEL WARD TO NELLIE THOMAS

THOMAS KIRBY TO ELIZA DAUGHTREY

ABRAM HOPPER TO MAGGIE CLIFTON

JOSEPH WARREN GRANDBY TO ROSETTA HARRIS