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Marriages Reported January 1, 1870

The following marriage certificates were returned to the office of the County Clerk since our last report, viz: 

  • Bernard DWYER and Miss Anne DOWLING
  • J.H. CULLEN and Mrs. Emma J. WHITSON
  • J.F. THOMAS and Miss C. REEVES
  • Dr. John A. WILLIAMS and Mrs. E.J. STICKNEY
  • Stevn McNIEL and Miss Bridget LEARY
  • Michael CONNELL JR. and Mrs. Lucy R. TAYLOR
  • George O’SULLIVAN and Mrs. Margaret MCMAHON
  • Dennis HARVEY and Miss Bridget KELLEY
  • C. JEROME and Miss Maria HANABURY
  • Chad CARMICHAEL and Mrs. Ann WINTERS
  • Dennis GALLAGHER and Miss Kate MCLEAN
  • one negro couple
Source: Memphis Daily Appeal, 1 Jan 1870, pg. 4. Available via ChroniclingAmerica.gov

THOMAS, James – Charged with Murder (1870)

A negro man named James THOMAS was arrested yesterday on information given to the police, charged with having murdered another negro named Green MILLER, at Balding’s Landing, in Arkansas, in November last.  At first he denied his identity, even when confronted by a gentleman who thoroughly identified him, but after being rather sharply cross-questioned by Mr. PEARNE, and a reporter, he confessed not only to having been party to the murder of MILLER, but also to having killed Joe ALLEN, another negro, shortly afterward.  He was locked up to await a requisition from Gov. CLAYTON. 

Source: Memphis Daily Appeal, 1 Jan 1870, pg. 4. Available via ChroniclingAmerica.gov