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From: "B.J. Smothers" <>
Subject: Re: [ALWILCOX-L] 1870 marriage question
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:21:37 -0500
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In-Reply-To: <5.0.2.1.0.20010117225659.00a65c30@pop.mindspring.com>


Evelyn,

I checked the Marriage Register and the only info given is the same as what
you already obtained from Ancestry.com. The certification part isn't filled
out, only the top, so don't know if they were actually married, when, where
or by whom.

It is in the White register and there's no language like "freedmen" or
"colored" to suggest that this couple is otherwise.

Sorry couldn't be more helpful.

B.J.

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At 11:15 PM 1/17/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Evelyn,
>
>I looked at the index to the "Marriage Records - White, 1869-1873" and Sam
>Linam to Mary McDowell are listed on page 117. I have a copy of just the
>index right here and the film on loan at my FHC. Will be hapy to look at
>the actual record on Friday when I'm on duty.
>
>If you're looking for a White marriage you're probably safe going by the
>"White" label but I've found plenty of Black or Freedmen's marriages in
>the White record books. Sometimes they're labelled White and Colored.
>Guess the Clerk didn't always get around to labelling them properly. Best
>to be safe and look at all the books covering the period you're searching
>regardless of race.
>
>I have the 1870 Wilcox Heritage Quest Census CD and there's a Sam Linam
>and Mary Linam on page 174. Both are Black and Sam (born in SC) is 27 and
>Mary (born in AL) is 16. They were enumerated in Camden Pct on 27 Aug
>1870. It doesn't indicate, though, that they were married within the year
>so I'm not sure this is your Sam and Mary although no other Sam Linam
>showed up in the 1870 Wilcox census when I searched the AIS indexes
>through Ancestry.com.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>B.J. Smothers
>http://www.prairiebluff.com/algenweb/wilcox/
>http://www.prairiebluff.com/blackbelt/
>
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>At 09:07 PM 1/17/01 +0000, you wrote:
>>The marriage record does not tell the age all the time, and it only cost
>>$1.00 to get a marriage records from the courthouse..
>>If you write for the record, there were Colored record books and white
>>record books..that is the way they were marked.
>>
>>Kay
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: <>
>>To: <>
>>Date: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:22 AM
>>Subject: [ALWILCOX-L] 1870 marriage question
>>
>>
>> >
>> >I have a question related to the marriage record lister below.
>> >Is there anyway I can find out the age and race of Sam Linam
>> >without having to order the marriage license? I would like to
>> >have the license if he is the Sam Linam who was married to
>> >Martha Ann McDonald in 1854. That Sam Linam was my
>> >gggrandfather. Does anyone know how I can find out this
>> >information? My e-mail address is <A
>>HREF="mailto:"></A>
>> >Thank you ,
>> >Evelyn in S.C.
>> >
>> >SAM LINAM
>> >Sex: M
>> >
>> >Marriage(s):
>> >Spouse: MARY MCDOWELL
>> >Marriage: 2 Jul 1870
>> >Wilcox, Alabama
>
>
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