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Orange County Indexed

Cave marriages

5 marriages in which the groom or the bride bears the name, oldest first.

Hudson M Cave and Delia M Barbee

Marriage bond, 19 September 1823

Bond dated
19 September 1823
In the books
Orange Marriage Book C, page 407, at the Register of Deeds

Jonathan J Steward and Emily Cave

Marriage bond, 8 June 1857

Bond dated
8 June 1857
Married
8 June 1857
In the books
Orange Marriage Book S-V, pages 609-610, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • Ingmire and Holcomb read the groom as Jonathan J. Stuard and the bride as Emily Cane
Also in the Recorder
24 June 1857 (an item Mark Chilton notes for this couple; it may concern a later marriage of one of them)
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60009, “Marriage Bonds, 1752–1868, Roc–Ta” (the name falls near a reel’s first or last bond; check both).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60001, “Marriage Record, 1851–66, and Marriage Registers, 1867–72”.
  • The 1936 State Archives abstract of the bonds, image 395 on FamilySearch, or the one before or after it: the bondsman and witness are there.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Hugh B Guthrie and Jane G Cave

Marriage bond, 2 July 1866

Bond dated
2 July 1866
Married
4 July 1866
In the books
Orange Marriage Book G-H, pages 376-377, at the Register of Deeds
Other readings
  • Ingmire reads the date as 4 July 1866
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60004, “Marriage Bonds, 1752–1868, Con–Gw” (the name falls near a reel’s first or last bond; check both).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60001, “Marriage Record, 1851–66, and Marriage Registers, 1867–72”.
  • The 1936 State Archives abstract of the bonds, image 174 on FamilySearch, or the one before or after it: the bondsman and witness are there.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Henry Ward and Sally Cave

Marriage license, 20 November 1875

License dated
20 November 1875
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 2, page 624, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60003, “Marriage Licenses (16 mm), 1866–1875”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Fad Y Cameron and Carrie Cave

Marriage license, 29 April 1896

License dated
29 April 1896
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 7, page 328, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62003, “Marriage Licenses, 1892–1903”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).
In all the records
Every Cave record, by decade: deeds, court minutes, wills, tax lists and more
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