Married – at the residence of the bride’s father, near Weldon, N.C., at 10 o’clock A.M., Wednesday Jan 8th, 1879 by Rev. C.M. COOK, Col. J.B. ZOLLICOFFER and Miss Sallie J. CHEEK.
Source: Roanoke News, 11 January 1879. Available online at digitalnc.org.
The friends of the family will be sorry to learn that Mrs. Sana LOCKHART has removed to Petersburg to live, taking with her, her whole family. Society <…> Weldon has lost members which it will be hard to replace.
Source: Roanoke News, 11 January 1879. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Nat MASON, a nephew of Thos. W. MASON, Esq., of Northampton county, died at his residence in that county on Sunday evening the 6th inst. of Roanoke yellow fever after an illness of two days.
Source: Roanoke News, 11 January 1879. Available online at digitalnc.org.
J.S. GRANT of Northampton county has removed his residence from below Jackson to Woodland near Garysburg.
Source: Roanoke News, 11 January 1879. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Col. D.M. CARTER, of Raleigh, died in Baltimore on Tuesday the 7th inst.
Source: Roanoke News, 11 January 1879. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Married – in the Episcopal church at Jackson, NC, on Thursday the 28th, by Rector Rev. Mr. HIGGS, Miss Claudia JORDAN of Smithfield, Va., to Mr. Benj. HARDY of Rocky Mount, NC. The happy pair passed through this place on Thursday evening on their way to the bridegroom’s home at Rocky Mount.
Source: Roanoke News, 30 November 1878. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Jacob BATTLE, Esq., formerly of Rocky Mount has removed to Raleigh and will practice law in partnership with Judge COX. Mr. BATTLE is a young man of fine talents and remarkable attainments. We wish him much success.
Source: Roanoke News, 23 November 1878. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Sabra SHINEA of this county, aged 94, last week led to the hymeneal altar a blushing maiden of 86. Sabra’s first wife died last summer, aged 106.
Source: Roanoke News, 23 November 1878. Available online at digitalnc.org.
Married – Mr. John B. GREEN and Miss Rossabel SLAUGHTER, both of King William County, Va., were married at the Weldon hotel, in this place, on the evening of the 11th, inst., by Justice W.A. DANIEL. The happy pair returned on the next train to their friends and home, reminding us of Sheridan KNOWLES’ beautiful ides,
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.”
Source: Roanoke News, 16 November 1878. Available online at digitalnc.org.