I have a copy of the following document from Campbell County TN, the names and dates are hand written everything else is typed. I realize the bottom most part indicates that John Lambert and Lizzie Jones were married on Sept 20, 1892. My question - the two names at the top of the page 'John Lambert and Lindsay Lovely' - are they the parents of the John Lambert who married and Lizzie Jones? Or would the groom himself sign this document with whoever, maybe a parent of the bride? I am researching a John Lambert who married a Mollie Elizabeth Jaynes and am wondering if this might be the same 'Lizzie Jones'. The couple I'm researching had a child Jan 16, 1892, so don't know???? STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL COUNTY -----*-*-*----- Know all Men by these Presents: That we John Lambert & Lindsay Lovely are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to be void on condition that there be no lawful cause to prevent a Marriage from being solemnized in the County of Campbell, between John Lambert ---AND--- Lizzie Jones WITNESS our hands and seals, the 17 day of Sept, 1892 John Lambert (Seal) Lindsay Lovely (Seal) STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL COUNTY To any Regular Minister of the Gospel, having the care of Souls, or any Judge or Justice of the Peace, of said County - Greeting: I, John Bowman Clerk of the County Court for the County of Campbell aforesaid, by the power in me vested by law, do license you or either of you to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between John Lambert and Lizzie Jones Given at office in Jacksborough the 17 day of Sept 1892, and of American Independence the 1 0 _ _ _ _. John Bowman Clerk. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 20 day of Sept, 1892 Ed ????, JP

The first is the marriage Bond and the second is the marriage license. CHC ----- Original Message ----- From: <sharsheets@juno.com> To: <TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:53 PM Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Any idea what this document means? > I have a copy of the following document from Campbell County TN, the > names and dates are hand written everything else is typed. I realize the > bottom most part indicates that John Lambert and Lizzie Jones were > married on Sept 20, 1892. My question - the two names at the top of the > page 'John Lambert and Lindsay Lovely' - are they the parents of the John > Lambert who married and Lizzie Jones? Or would the groom himself sign > this document with whoever, maybe a parent of the bride? > > I am researching a John Lambert who married a Mollie Elizabeth Jaynes and > am wondering if this might be the same 'Lizzie Jones'. > The couple I'm researching had a child Jan 16, 1892, so don't know???? > > STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL COUNTY > -----*-*-*----- > Know all Men by these Presents: > That we John Lambert & Lindsay Lovely > are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of > TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to be void on condition that there be > no lawful cause to prevent a Marriage from being solemnized in the County > of Campbell, between > John Lambert > ---AND--- > Lizzie Jones > WITNESS our hands and seals, the 17 day of Sept, 1892 > > John Lambert (Seal) > Lindsay Lovely (Seal) > > STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL COUNTY > > To any Regular Minister of the Gospel, having the care of Souls, or any > Judge or Justice of the Peace, of said County - Greeting: > > I, John Bowman Clerk of the County Court for the County of > Campbell aforesaid, by the power in me vested by law, do license you or > either of you to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between > > John Lambert and Lizzie Jones > > Given at office in Jacksborough the 17 day of Sept > 1892, and of American Independence the 1 0 _ _ _ _. > John Bowman Clerk. > _____________________________________________________________________ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named > parties on the 20 day of Sept, 1892 > > Ed ????, JP > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Does Anyone Ever Read the Taglines ??? Just Curious..Also, Please change your Subject Line. We all tend to forget that.Self included. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCAMPBE > >

The folks who e-mailed you saying the first was a marriage bond and the second was the marriage license are correct. A marriage bond was put in place in the event the man (from the way I understand it) changed his mind. I have seen it where the groom is listed on the bond, so the John Lambert listed may indeed be your groom. The other individual may be the bride's mother, or another relative of the bride. I would also say that "Lizzie Jones" and "Elizabeth Jaynes" are very close indeed. I would most definitely assume they are one and the same person. As for the January 1892 birth of the child and the September 1892 marriage, is it possible that the child was born in January 189"3", a few months after the marriage? If you're going from a census to determine the child's age, that's not always the most accurate criteria. Donna (Brock) Strong ----- Original Message ----- From: <sharsheets@juno.com> To: <TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:53 PM Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Any idea what this document means? > I have a copy of the following document from Campbell County TN, the > names and dates are hand written everything else is typed. I realize the > bottom most part indicates that John Lambert and Lizzie Jones were > married on Sept 20, 1892. My question - the two names at the top of the > page 'John Lambert and Lindsay Lovely' - are they the parents of the John > Lambert who married and Lizzie Jones? Or would the groom himself sign > this document with whoever, maybe a parent of the bride? > > I am researching a John Lambert who married a Mollie Elizabeth Jaynes and > am wondering if this might be the same 'Lizzie Jones'. > The couple I'm researching had a child Jan 16, 1892, so don't know???? > > STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL COUNTY > -----*-*-*----- > Know all Men by these Presents: > That we John Lambert & Lindsay Lovely > are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of > TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to be void on condition that there be > no lawful cause to prevent a Marriage from being solemnized in the County > of Campbell, between > John Lambert > ---AND--- > Lizzie Jones > WITNESS our hands and seals, the 17 day of Sept, 1892 > > John Lambert (Seal) > Lindsay Lovely (Seal) > > STATE OF TENNESSEE, CAMPBELL COUNTY > > To any Regular Minister of the Gospel, having the care of Souls, or any > Judge or Justice of the Peace, of said County - Greeting: > > I, John Bowman Clerk of the County Court for the County of > Campbell aforesaid, by the power in me vested by law, do license you or > either of you to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between > > John Lambert and Lizzie Jones > > Given at office in Jacksborough the 17 day of Sept > 1892, and of American Independence the 1 0 _ _ _ _. > John Bowman Clerk. > _____________________________________________________________________ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named > parties on the 20 day of Sept, 1892 > > Ed ????, JP > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Does Anyone Ever Read the Taglines ??? Just Curious..Also, Please change your Subject Line. We all tend to forget that.Self included. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCAMPBE > >