There were a number of instances where Caucasian clergymen officiated over the weddings of Black residents. For instance, Reverend Rufus Pack officiated at the following (Black) Summers County marriages:
1874 -
XXX Nickell * & Phoebe Mastin; Lewis Eddleton & Julia Jane Johnston;
1875 -
John Smith & Nancy J. Fortner, 7/?/1875; William Henry Smith & Nancy Ann Stafford, 7/17/1875; Lewis P. Fortner & Isabell Smith, 12/5/1875
1881 -
Overton Walker & Louisa ? Mikens, 8/13/1881; Satchel/Satabel Kelly & Phillis Williams.
* (XXX = I was unable to understand the writing on the marriage register)
--- Also see PACK SLAVES by Dr. Vallentine, p. 3
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