Alexander MAJOR & Sarah THOMPSON

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Alexander MAJOR
Sarah THOMPSON

Husband: Alexander MAJOR

Marriage: 20 Nov 1820 / 25 May 1822 / 25 Nov 1822, Christian Co., KY (see Sources and Comments)

Wife: Sarah THOMPSON
Father?/Brother: James M. THOMPSON

Children:

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Sources:

1a. Cordelia C. Gary. 1970. Marriage Records, 1797-1850, Christian County, Kentucky. LDS Film No. 0496899. List of marriages for those requiring parental permission (i.e., underage marriages). This is not a film of the original permission slips themselves, which are loose sheets of paper. This film is of a typed transcription by Cordelia C. Gary. In this case, James M. THOMPSON gave permission for an underage Sarah to marry; he is most likely her brother, but could be her father or uncle, etc.

THOMPSON, Sarah to Alexander MAJOR 20 Nov 1820^A James M. THOMPSON

1b. Christian Co., KY, book of recorded MARRIAGE BONDS, 1818-1841, WHITE, a.k.a., "Marriage Bonds 1" (LDS Film No. 0465562, Item #2). This film is of the original marriage book, not a transcription. It is not a film of the original marriage bonds themselves, which are loose sheets of paper.

p. 474 Alexander MAJOR to Sarah THOMPSON 25 May 1822^A

1c. Jordan R. Dodd, ed. 1993. Kentucky Marriages: Early to 1850. Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):

Major, Alexander Thompson, Sarah 25 Nov 1822^A

1d. D.L. Murray & N.R., compilers. 1995. Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926. Marriage data from the "Hunting for Bears" collection (Broderbund CD-2):

Thompson, Sarah Major, Alexander 25 Nov 1822^A

1e. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org). Says the marriage with Alex Major was 25 Nov 1822.^A

Comment:

A. The discrepancies between these dates have no logical explanation. Surely some of the above dates must have been transcribed incorrectly, so the original records need to be consulted. The Christian County Genealogical Society in Hopkinsville, KY, can be contacted to see if they have the original permission slip and the original bond, as they do for some early marriages. These are separate, loose pieces of paper, as opposed to the county clerk's marriage books. (If you are unfamiliar with the different types of 19th-century marriage records, please see my description of them.)

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