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The Descendant files also list information on spouses.
Obviously, spouses are not descendants. However, I feel it is
important to list so our children can view this information completely.
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Below is a copy of the Marriage License for Tandy Baxter Murphy
and Elsie Mae StClair.
I am working on uploading a better copy, so in the mean time I will tell you what it says:
State of Missouri, County of Mississippi
This LICENSE AUTHORIZES any judge in a court of Record or Justice of the
Peace, or any other licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel, who is a citizen of the United States to SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGE
between "Tandy Baxter Murphy" of "Birds Point" in the County of "Mississippi" and state of "Missouri",
who is "over" the age of twenty-one years and "Elsie M. StClair" of "Wyatt"in the county of
"Mississippi" and State of "Missouri", who is "under" the age of eighteen years. "Edam
StClair, father of Elsie was present and gave consent"
Witness my hand as Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of
Deeds, with the seal of office hereto, affixed at my office in "Charleston" this "18th" day of "December"
19 "06".
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