To the group: I took this past week off and went to London, KY to visit cousins and do some "field work" on my genealogy. The trip was great, and I had a lot of fun visiting the courthouses and country in Laurel, Clay, and Knox Counties. We went through the Cumberland Gap on Tuesday to do some Sherman Research in Claiborne County, TN. If you haven't had a chance to do this sort of research and get the opportunity, I would *highly* recommend it. I have posted below the results of my work on my Sasser line, specifically related to Eli Sasser, the son of Adin and Elizabeth Waggoner Sasser. I have copies of all the documents that I cite below, in case anyone would be interested in obtaining a copy. Doug Sherman dougsherma@aol.com -------------------- 1. Wedding Certificate for Eli Sasser and Mary Tuttle, 12 Feb 1871, Clay, KY. At the home of Elizabeth Tuttle. Witnesses: Barden Sasser and Milton Jones. Elijah Williams, Minister. -- Clay, File Box 15. 2. Wedding Certificate for Eli Sasser and Nicey Hampton, 17 June 1907, Laurel, KY. Notes: Eli was 56 and this was his 2nd marriage. He was listed as a resident of Blackwater, KY.His parents were listed as Adin Sasser (NC) and Betsy Sasser (Don't know). Nicey Hampton was 25 and this was her 2nd marriage. She was listed as a resident of Blackwater, KY. Her parents were Geo and Chanta (?) Hampton. Witnesses were Nathan Gilbert and Alijah Asher. H. B. Helton, Min. -- Laurel, Marriage Book X, p. 183. This is interesting because it listed Eli as a resident of Blackwater, KY. I'm wondering if he came back to KY for a while after moving to OK, or if he came back specifically to remarry. Nicey remarried J. M. McBee on 18 May 1909, which makes me wonder if Eli died between 1907 and 1909. 3. Wedding Certificate for J. H. Sasser and Annie Burnett, 10 Aug 1899, Laurel, KY. J. H. Sasser was listed as 25 [actually 29 ?] and this was his 2nd marriage. Annie was listed as 17 years, and this was her first marriage. Her father (Stephen Burnett) had handwritten a note giving his permission for their marriage. He was a resident of Knox Co., KY. [I found him in the 1880 Knox Census at Dwelling 301-303, wife Ellen. Georia A. Burnett was listed as a newborn, so her age should have been 19.] Witnesses: James Sasser and Lucinda Bruner. W. H. Bruner, J.P. -- Laurel, Marriage Book S., p. 541. 4. Wedding Certificate for James Sasser and Nannie Burnett, 10 Aug 1899, Laurel, KY. James was listed as 22 [actually 25]. Nannie was listed as 16 years. This was a first marriage for both. [John H./Annie and James D./Nannie had a double wedding at the Freedom Church on 10 Aug 1899!!] Her father (Stephen) had also written a note of permission for the marriage. Witnesses: Liza J. Sasser and Joseph Bruner. W. H. Bruner, J.P. -- Laurel, Marriage Book S., p. 543. 5. Wedding Certificate for Margaret Sasser and John Cobb, 29 Nov 1889, Knox, KY. John was 21 and a resident of Knox County. I found him in the 1880 Knox Census. His parents were Samuel and Louisa Cobb [dwelling 238-240]. Margaret was 16 and was listed as a resident of Knox County. Parents were not listed. License gotten by J. W. Taylor by order. Witnesses: Hiram Wohum ? and Jake Taylor. W. R. Chick, Min. -- Knox Wedding Book M, pp. 250-251. 6. Wedding Certificate for Eliza J. Sasser and John Tuttle, 13 Jul 1892, Laurel, KY. Marriage at Elizabeth Tuttle's home in Laurel County. Witnesses: A. L. Tuttle, J. A. Tuttle, and Joseph Jones. T. J. Russell, J.P. [This was in a Book that just listed marriages and Minister's Returns]. -- Laurel Marriage Book PP, pp. 68-69. 7. I was unsuccessful in finding a wedding certificate for Robert E. Sasser and Melvinie Burnett (30 Jan 1895). It may be in the Knox Co. Courthouse [I wasn't there very long, and my original information claimed they were married in Clay. This gives me an excuse to go back next year. :-) ] 8. A deed selling part of Eli's Land Grant to W. C. Walden on 7 Jun 1893. This one listed Eli and his "airs" as signing!! Eli Sasser, J. H. Sasser, Eliza T. [really J.] Tuttle, Elizabeth Cobb, Mahala Cheek, Robert E. Sasser, Joe Sasser, Mary Ann Sasser, Nancy Sasser, Rachel Sasser, Eli Sasser [Jr.] -- Clay Co. Deed Book 29. Eli's wife was not listed. The section by the Clerk that followed was a bit confusing, because it talked about Eli and his wife. The last line sentence reads "And the contents purport of said instrument being by me first explaimed to the said party's wife of said ............. seperateand apart from her said husband, she did truly and voluatarily acknowledge and deliver same, and consented thht it be palced to record" [all errors as typed]. Does anyone have an idea what was going on? I was thinking maybe Eli's wife couldn't read and the Clerk was explaining it to her to get her consent. I have mentioned in the past my confusion about Margaret and "Nannie" Sasser. Now I know that these were two separate children. I don't have a date of birth for Nancy; I assume it was between 1881 and 1885. 9. A deed between A. P. Tuttle, David Tuttle, and Martha Taylor (descendants of James Tuttle, dec.) and Eli Sasser. Occurred in Clay County on 16 Dec 1882. -- Clay Deed Book O, p. 542.