____________________________________________________________________________ Married. At Houston, Texas on Thursday, the 27th January 1842, by Wm. G. Evans, Esq., W.C. Howard, late of Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish to Miss Ann M. Thompson, daughter of Asa Thompson, formerly Representative in the Legislature of Arkansas, all of this city. Houston Tel. ____________________________________________________________________________ Arkansas Gazette, June 1, 1842, Volume 23, Number 25, page 3, column 4. ____________________________________________________________________________ W.C. Howard to Ann M. Thompson Republic of Texas, County of Harris, To any Judge, Justice of the Peace or Regularly ordained Minister of the Gospel, Greeting: You are hereby authorized & empowered to celebrate the rites of marriage between W.C. Howard & Ann M. Thompson, both of this Co(unty) at present, and of the manner of such celebration you are required to make due return to this office within Sixty days from the date hereof. Given under my hand & impress of the Seal of the County at office in Houston, this 27 Jan(uar)y 1842. W.R. Baker, Clk. H.C. by D.D. Crelp, Dpty. Which was returned to Jan(uar)y 29, 1842. Endorsed "I do hereby certify that I solemnized the rites of Matrimony between Wm. C. Howard & Ann M. Thompson on the 27th day of Jan(uar)y 1842. Houston Jan(uar)y 29, 1842. Wm. G. Evans, J.P. H.C. ____________________________________________________________________________ Harris County, Texas Marriage Volume A, page 304. ____________________________________________________________________________ HTML file and design by David Kelley, 1997. All rights reserved.