My great grandparents married on a bridge over the Suwanee River in Florida. They had eloped because her father didnot want them to marry. She was from Madison County and my great grandfather was from Hamilton County. The marriage was registered in Suwanee County. Apparently, they didn't require parental consent for a 16 year old girl. Maybe the other couple wanted to do it as a protest to the parents or they simply wanted a little publicity. Joe >From: "walterboswell" <hogdu26@knology.net> >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Marriage Custom Question >Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 16:28:54 -0500 > >I wonder if marrying in the middle of a road is related in any way to the >old English tradition of burying a suicide at a crossroad. > >Marriage is a sort of "suicide", isn't it? :-)) > >Walt Boswell >hogdu26@knology.net >----- Original Message ----- >From: <ckconner@att.net> >To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:06 AM >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Marriage Custom Question > > > > The bride's parents objected to the marrage so they were marred in the >middle > > of the road and not at her parents home. > > > Can anyone tell me why a couple would get married in the middle of a >public > > > road as in the following Pike County, Georgia, marriage announcement >from an > > > 1895 newspaper? Although it states that there were parental >objections, >I > > > don't know the reason for the marriage to take place in a road. I have >a > > > second marriage notice for another couple that states they, too, were > > > married in a public road, so I surmise that there was a specific >reason >for > > > this. > > > > > > The Pike County Journal. > > > Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, May 31, 1895 > > > > > > Marriage > > > > > > On Sunday afternoon about three o'clock, Mr. James R. Bennett of >Griffin, > > > was united in marriage to Miss Zella Davis of Zetella, the ceremony >being > > > performed by Rev. J.A. Drewry. > > > > > > There being parental objections on the part of the young ladies >parents, >the > > > marriage took place in the public road about a mile east of Zetella >near >the > > > Dupree place, after which the party returned to Griffin. > > > > > > The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Davis and is a most >charming > > > young woman and the groom is a young gentleman who is well known and > > > popular. The young couple have many friends to tender congratulations. >They > > > are at present domiciled at the home of Mr. Bennett's parents in >Griffin. > > > > > > (Transcribed 11/03/02 Lynn Cunningham) > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > > > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the >Digest > > > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the >Digest > > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, >go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > >==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== >If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word >UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest >List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Compare Cable, DSL or Satellite plans: As low as $29.95. https://broadband.msn.com

Joe, Thanks for sharing this story. Brings to mind *Bridges of Madison County.* As for the newspaper article, I thought the parental objections may have been so strong that the couple did not want to involve anyone else. But felt that they could have been married in the courthouse or some neutral ground. Then I considered that this might be a custom if the couple were already in a family way and had been condemned by both sets of parents. Wish I had a definite answer. Thanks for your response. Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Cercy" <joseph10000@hotmail.com> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Marriage Custom Question > My great grandparents married on a bridge over the Suwanee River in Florida. > They had eloped because her father didnot want them to marry. She was > from Madison County and my great grandfather was from Hamilton County. The > marriage was registered in Suwanee County. Apparently, they didn't require > parental consent for a 16 year old girl. > > Maybe the other couple wanted to do it as a protest to the parents or they > simply wanted a little publicity. > > Joe > > > >From: "walterboswell" <hogdu26@knology.net> > >Reply-To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Marriage Custom Question > >Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 16:28:54 -0500 > > > >I wonder if marrying in the middle of a road is related in any way to the > >old English tradition of burying a suicide at a crossroad. > > > >Marriage is a sort of "suicide", isn't it? :-)) > > > >Walt Boswell > >hogdu26@knology.net > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <ckconner@att.net> > >To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:06 AM > >Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] Marriage Custom Question > > > > > > > The bride's parents objected to the marrage so they were marred in the > >middle > > > of the road and not at her parents home. > > > > Can anyone tell me why a couple would get married in the middle of a > >public > > > > road as in the following Pike County, Georgia, marriage announcement > >from an > > > > 1895 newspaper? Although it states that there were parental > >objections, > >I > > > > don't know the reason for the marriage to take place in a road. I have > >a > > > > second marriage notice for another couple that states they, too, were > > > > married in a public road, so I surmise that there was a specific > >reason > >for > > > > this. > > > > > > > > The Pike County Journal. > > > > Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, May 31, 1895 > > > > > > > > Marriage > > > > > > > > On Sunday afternoon about three o'clock, Mr. James R. Bennett of > >Griffin, > > > > was united in marriage to Miss Zella Davis of Zetella, the ceremony > >being > > > > performed by Rev. J.A. Drewry. > > > > > > > > There being parental objections on the part of the young ladies > >parents, > >the > > > > marriage took place in the public road about a mile east of Zetella > >near > >the > > > > Dupree place, after which the party returned to Griffin. > > > > > > > > The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Davis and is a most > >charming > > > > young woman and the groom is a young gentleman who is well known and > > > > popular. The young couple have many friends to tender congratulations. > >They > > > > are at present domiciled at the home of Mr. Bennett's parents in > >Griffin. > > > > > > > > (Transcribed 11/03/02 Lynn Cunningham) > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > > > > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the > >Digest > > > > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > > > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the > >Digest > > > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, > >go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > >If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > >UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > >List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Compare Cable, DSL or Satellite plans: As low as $29.95. > https://broadband.msn.com > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >