I wanted to comment on the $100.00 surity bond on the marriage license---that had to be put up to assure the family that the bride would not come back to live with her family during the first year of marriage. The black people had to put up a bond of $500.00. Just my 2cents worth today!! Edna ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 9:04 AM Subject: [ARSEARCY] Fwd: Re: Re: Fw: Returned mail: see transcript for details > Hi LIST!! Can anyone help us find a BURRIS or WOODARD researcher for this SNOWBALL > family?? See attached message for additional details!!! Dewayne Treat > ----- Original Message ----- From: Sterling Perrine [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: > 5/17/2005 8:36:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: Fw: Returned > mail: see transcript for details Hello, I was advised by a RAOGK aid that you might > be able to help me find what tribe of Indians is found in my grandmother's family. > Her name was Rosalie Woodard, d/o William J. Woodard and Laura Burse/Burris. She > was born 1892 in Snowball, Ark. William and Laura married 3rd Dec 1891 and William > left her shortly after and Laura died when Rosalie was about 2 years old. I don't > have any info before this time from either side of her parents family but there > was one side that married an Indian and never found out what tribe. I have William > and Laura marriage certificate filed under By 153, Bk D, PG 135 if that would be > any help. It says William was 40 and Laura was 17 years old in 3 Dec 1891. It is > also called Bond for Marriage License and the cost was $100.00. That sounds very > costly for that period of time, can you explain? I found that Laura didn't sign > but a D.S. Lipton (as surety) signed for her. Would this be a stepfather or Guardian? > Any help in her family history would be greatly appreciated. Thank You Sterling > Perrine > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >