Following are the marriages from Catahoula Parish Marriage Book D (1897-1901). I have recorded only the marriages of people who are possibly related to my ancestor William BAUM and Louisa ACHORD SILLS. The three dates given are 1. date license purchased 2. date of marriage 3. date license was returned and marriage recorded at the court house. George FRANKLIN to Easter HORACE 12/21/1896 12/24/1896 8/10/1897 Witness: J? L. KEES, A. W. SMART, J? A KEES Ceremony performed by Clark WATSON, minister N. J. KING to Alzada THACKER 10/25/1897 10/18/1897 1/8/1898 Witness: J C WALKER, J G TURNER, L C CRUISE Ceremony performed by E. B. COTTINGHAM, minister Grant CORBINS to Sallie ADAMS 12/26/1897 12/26/1897 1/15/1898 Witness: Prince LEE, Wilson PERY, Carrie PERRY Ceremony performed by Robert MCINTYRE Isreal MITCHELL to Nancy TURNER 12/31/1897 1/7/1898 1/15/1898 " presence of George TURNER & Clasesly? TURNER" Witness: John WILLIAMS, U. S. FENISTER, Archie SERCHE Ceremony performed by Rev. W? SCOTT William M. RENFROW to Elodie WAINWRIGHT 1/25/1898 1/27/1898 2/5/1898 Witness: J. A. GRAHAM, M. J. GIRLINGHOUSE, W. T. POSEY Ceremony performed by R. B. ROBERTS, Minister M. L. LAPRAY to Miss M. A. ADAMS 3/11/1898 3/31/1898 4/9/1898 Witness: G. R. GORDON, J. A. LAVINS?, Gus WHITE Ceremony performed by L. D. BRIGGS, JP A/ J. FORD to Lucy A. RATCLIFF 12/22/1897 12/23/1897 4/26/1898 Witness: D. J. WHITTEN, H. F. DAVIS. J. W. MASTERS Ceremony performed by W. H. LUTRICK, Minister Robert FRANKLIN to Lucinda MURRY 4/5/1898 4/7/1898 4/26/1898 Witness: George MURRY, James WATSON, B. W. WALKER Ceremony performed by R. S. WHITE, Minister Floreda