I ran across the following records in an index at Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Book: Mecklenburg County Marriage Bonds, pate 29 Groom: El(zy) C. Bowden Bride: Manerva Keziah (no last name given if Keziah is not her last name) Date of Bond: 4 Jan 1865 Bondsman & Witness: Nathan M. Carter, Wm. Maxwell, c.c.c. Date of Marriage: 4 Jan 1865 Groom: Arthur J. Bowdon Bride: Elizabeth Smith Date of Bond: 31 Mar 1832 Bondsman: Rufus K. Dinkus Groom: John Bowdon Bride: Margaret Randolph Date of Bond: 6 Nov 1817 Bondsman: Ephraim Kendrick