Saturday, September 09, 2006

Rev. Samuel R. Houston (Caucasian officiated at Black marriages)

Rev. Samuel R. Houston was a Caucasian Presbyterian Minister. He officiated at the following (Black) Monroe County marriages:
1874 -
Franklin Cousins & Jennie Kilbreath, 11/5/1874
Calvin Curry & Jennie Barber, 12/3/1874
William Peter Dunsmore & Barbara Curry, 12/17/1874
1880 -
George "Washington" Moore & Martha Jackson, 3/25/1880
1881 -
George Washington Haynes* & Elizabeth Haynes **, 4/28/1881
Dudley Y. Haynes ** & Harriet Honaker

* See previous post re: George Washington Haynes
** See previous posts re: Elizabeth Payne Haynes & Dudley Payne Haynes (Why Being a Haynes ...)

Note: For more information regarding Rev. Houston (and for his picture) see History of Monroe County.

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