Putnam Co., WV Marriages
Transcribed by William Morris Higginbotham
Misterhigg@aol.com
Charleston, WV
07/13/2000
05/31/1849
Henry Null to Laurana Higginbotham
By: Thomas Harmon Jr.
Vol A Page 29
01/10/1850
Perry Higginbotham to Sarah E. Wood
By: Thomas Harmon Jr.
Vol A Page 45
04/01/1851
Benjamin F. Higginbotham to Mary A. Shank
By: Wm. Wilson
Vol A Page 98
08/07/1851 (Applied for)
Calvin Hart to Eliza Higginbotham
By: No return filed
Vol A Page 105
11/18/1852
George Higginbotham to Frances K. Shank
By: Thomas Harmon Jr.
Vol A Page 162
12/29/1853
James Higginbotham to Virginia Garton
Grooms age: 26
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 26
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
By: Thomas Harmon Jr.
Vol A Page 208
08/15/1854
Columbus Harte to Sydney J. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birthplace: Mason Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Kanawha Co.
By: E. J. Rollins
Site: Elery Higginbotham’s residence
Vol A Page 232
07/12/1855
John M. Tucker to Nancy Higginbotham
Grooms age: 26
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
By: Jacob. B. Shank
Vol A Page 267
02/17/1856
William Higginbotham to Amanda Ga(r)ton
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
By: Thomas Harmon
Site: Moses Higginbotham residence
Vol A Page 293
03/30/1856
Francis M. Higginbotham to Mrs. Jemima Tucker
Grooms age: 26
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 24
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
By: J. B. Shank
Vol A Page 298 & 506
11/11/1856
Elery Higginbotham to Caroline Julia Sullivan
Grooms age: 41
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Wayne Co.
By: Thomas Harmon
Site: Thomas Harmon residence
Vol A Page 328
08/10/1865
Henry W. Hedrick to Nancy E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 32
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: John Higginbotham residence
By: J. H. Harmon
Vol B Page 187
01/04/1866
Leander Higginbotham to Marsella F. Tucker
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
Site: Jno. Higginbotham residence
By: Thomas Harmon
Vol B Page 219
03/04/1866
Benjamin S. Boggess to Mary Ann Higginbotham
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birthplace: Monroe Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Site: Abel Withrow residence
By: Wm. Martin
Vol B Page 230
04/19/1866
James Higginbotham to Rebecca Coplin
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 14
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Thomas Harmon residence
By: Thomas Harmon
Vol B Page 241
01/02/1868
Harrison Bennett to Mary E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birthplace: VA
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Moses Higginbotham residence
By: Thomas Harmon
Vol B Page 357
12/31/1868
John N. Landers to Mary M. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 29
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 25
Brides birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Site: John Higginbotham residence
By: Thomas Harmon
Vol B Page 411
12/08/1869
Henry C. Wilson to Laura A. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birthplace: Morgan Co., OH
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Bride’s grandmother’s residence
By: S. T. Mallory
Vol B Page 475
04/07/1870 (Applied for)
G. P. Higginbotham to E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 18
Grooms birthplace: Clay Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birthplace: Kanawha Co.
By: No return filed
Vol A Page 523
07/14/1870
Wm. S. Higginbotham to H. Garton
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: Thomas Harmon
Site: Residence of Wm. Higginbotham
Vol C Page 18
10/27/1870
James H. Higginbotham to S. C. Thornton
Grooms age: 19
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: J. H. Ellis
Site: Residence of A. Thornton
Vol C Page 40
03/06/1873
Charles Higginbotham to Hannah E. Garnes
Grooms age: 22
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Jackson Co.
By: S. V. Hartley
Site: Residence of Mason Matthews
Vol C Page 245
09/17/1874
Clayton W. Hamm to Eugene (Eugenia) Higginbotham
Grooms age: 30
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: R. W. Davis
Site: Buffalo
Vol C Page 336
11/12/1874
Wm. H. Higginbotham to Anna Bowyer
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: Jos. H. Harmon
Site: Residence of bride’s uncle
Vol C Page 345
12/02/1875
Charles E. Shank to Susannah E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 28
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 20
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: S. V. Hartley
Site: Residence of S. V. Hartley
Vol C Page 415
04/27/1876
John A. Withrow to Matilda (Mariah) A. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 25
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: Joseph H. Harmon
Site: Residence of Elery Higginbotham
Vol C Page 461
11/27/1876
Jacob B. Vogt to Ada A. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 19
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
By: W. W. Rymer
Site: Residence of C. M. Shanks
Vol C Page 500
04/04/1877
Peyton S. Higginbotham to Emily J. Pierce
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 16
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: B. F. Shue
Site: Residence of bride’s parents
Vol D Page 40
11/13/1879
Jonathan E. Older to Mary Higginbotham
Grooms age: 22
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: Geo. W. Metheny
Site: Residence of bride’s parents
Vol D Page 264
01/22/1880
Frank Fenton Higginbotham to Emma Jane Shank
Grooms age: 26
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 23
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: J. T. Scantlin
Site: Residence of Mrs. Dougherty
Vol D Page 294
12/14/1880
George Peyton Thornton to Mary Ellen Higginbotham
Grooms age:
Grooms birthplace:
Brides age:
Brides birthplace:
By: E. F. Chapman
Site: Residence of Geo. W. Higginbotham
Vol D Page 377
08/25/1881
Nathaniel E. Smith to Lucinda Higginbotham
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: J. W. Moore
Site: Residence of James Higginbotham
Vol D Page 447
09/15/1881
Adam Clarkson Monday to Virginia Frances Higginbotham
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: James Lanham
Site: Residence of Henry Hedrick
Vol D Page 449
12/24/1881
John Thomas Lewis to Miranda Hannah Higginbotham
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
By: A. C. Halterman
Site: Residence of Chas. Shank near Buffalo
Vol C Page 490
10/29/1882
William Alfred Higginbotham to Mary Margaret Warner
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 23
Brides birth place: Mason Co.
Site: Residence of Joseph H. Harmon
By: Joseph H. Harmon
Vol 1 Page 18
11/08/1883
Elery Perry Higginbotham to Sarah Slater
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birth place: Kanawha Co.
Site: Residence of Columbus Slater
By: Joseph H. Harmon
Vol 1 Page 128
03/06/1885
Jacob Meadows to Emma Higginbotham (nee Meadows)
Grooms age: 42
Grooms birth place: Boone Co.
Brides age: 38
Brides birth place: Boone Co.
Site: Residence of groom
By: W. S. Turley
Vol 1 Page 259
03/26/1885
Simpson Hart to Eliza Higginbotham
Grooms age: 28
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birth place: Mason Co.
Site: Residence of Jack Blake
By: J. H. Harmon
Vol 1 Page 268
08/09/1885
Joseph Brooks Older to Leah Higginbotham
Grooms age: 24
Grooms birth place: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of bride’s parents
By: Thomas Woods
Vol 1 Page 302
03/25/1886
George Washington Higginbotham to Laura Higginbotham
Grooms age: 22
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: residence of John Higginbotham
By: J. W. Simmons
Vol 1 Page 350
04/21/1886
Floyd Gibson to Angeline Higginbotham
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 25
Brides birth place: Mason Co.
Site: residence of Wm. Higginbotham
By: Henry L. Smith
Vol 1 Page 357
05/21/1886
John Lewis Higginbotham to Ina Jane Ruley
Grooms age: 19
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birth place: Kanawha Co.
By: G. L. Palmer
Vol 1 Page 373
02/16/1887
Charles Sheridan Higginbotham to Selistia Fisher
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birth place: Mason Co.
Brides age: 23
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Catherine Fisher
By: M. V. Bowles
Vol 2 Page 58
04/25/1887
Henry Monroe Higginbotham to Nancy Huffman
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Benjamin Coleman
By: Joseph H. Harmon
Vol 2 Page 75
10/13/1887
George Oliver Higginbotham to Segious Almeda Hutton
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 16
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Oliver Hutton
By: Thomas Harmon
Vol 2 Page 136
11/03/1887
William Simpson Higginbotham to Mrs. Elizabeth Isabell Walters
Grooms age: 39
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 45
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Jas. Lanham
By: Jas. Lanham
Vol 2 Page 151
12/25/1887
William Caleb Higginbotham to Louisa Alice Landers
Grooms age: 22
Grooms birth place: Mason Co.
Brides age: 24
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Mrs. Thomas Landers
By: M. V. Bowles
Vol 2 Page 178
12/27/1887
James Edward Gibson to Mary Jane Higginbotham
Grooms age: 22
Grooms birth place: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 24
Brides birth place: Mason Co.
Site: Residence of Wm. Higginbotham
By: C. M. Farrar
Vol 2 Page 179
05/29/1889
Mark Higginbotham to Mrs. Laura Ann McCormick
Grooms age: 26
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 28
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Thomas Harmon
By: J. H. Harmon
Vol 2 Page 341
12/25/1889
William Harvey Higginbotham to Jennie Priddy
Grooms age: 36
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 26
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Mr. Gordon
By: L. Dickerson
Vol 2 Page 413
01/23/1891
William Daniel Cox to Eliza Ann Higginbotham
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birth place: Summers Co.
Brides age: 28
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
No minister’s return
Vol 3 Page 101
03/12/1891
Noah Wilson Higginbotham to Mertie Gullium
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 15
Brides birth place: Galia Co., OH
Site: Residence of Noah
By: R. L. Workman
Vol 3 Page 117
11/05/1891
Charles O. Higginbotham to Sarah Elizabeth Cornell
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Lewis Willing, Buffalo District
By: John Dunlap
Vol 3 Page 193
11/09/1891
William Henry Higginbotham to Maggie Witherow
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 24
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of James Higginbotham
By: Garnet Silman
Vol 3 Page 197
11/10/1892
Albert E. Buck to Stella E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 24
Grooms birth place: Columbus, OH
Brides age: 23
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of J. M. Hart
By: J. M. Hart
Vol 3 Page 327
01/25/1893
John Lewis Criner to Lelia Ann Higginbotham
Grooms age: 24
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Joseph Higginbotham
By: C. M. Farrar
Vol 3 Page 362
02/19/1893
Palmer Delansee Smith to Milley E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 18
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of E. P. Higginbotham
By: H. C. Tribble
Vol 3 Page 376
06/20/1893
William Wilson Smith to Mary Luella Higginbotham
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birth place: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 23
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of bride’s parents
By: J. A. Davis
Vol 3 Page 433
10/01/1893
Jacob Clark Higginbotham to Mattie Hammack
Grooms age: 33
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birth place: Kanawha Co.
Site: Otter Branch
By: T. W. Wilson
Vol 3 Page 467
11/11/1894
Vinson E. Garnes to Ann E. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 49
Grooms birth place: Jackson Co.
Brides age: 33
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Near Paradise
By: J. C. Carney
Vol 4 Page 140
12/24/1894
Ira Edward Higginbotham to Grace Ellen Wilson
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Buffalo Baptist Church
By: L. Dickerson
Vol 4 Page 157
12/15/1895
Spicer Richmond Miller to Lizzie Higginbotham
Grooms age: 22
Grooms birth place: Jackson Co.
Brides age: 22
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: In the public road near the gate of Ely Williams
By: James I. Carney
Vol 4 Page 293
12/24/1896
Earnest Joshua Blake to Ada Belle Higginbotham
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 16
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Paradise
By: W. W. Burton
Vol 4 Page 460
12/27/1896
Harry Steele to Alta May Higginbotham
Grooms age: 24
Grooms birth place: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 20
Brides birth place: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of the bride near Buffalo
By: H. T. Watts
Vol 4 Page 462
Vol. 5 1897-1899
03/23/1898
John Franklin Smith to Emma May Higginbotham
Grooms age: 29
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Bride’s residence
By: Rev. L. D. Taylor
Vol 5 Page 201
12/25/1898
Isaac Averel Whittington to Vernie A. Higginbotham
Grooms age: 25
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Mason Co.
Site: Residence of Wm. Whittington
By: W. S. Raynes
Vol 5 Page 308
07/05/1899
Oscar Orville Higginbotham to Minnie F. Jackson
Grooms age: 23
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 16
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Bride’s residence on Otter Branch
By: H. T. Watts
Vol 5 Page 392
Vol. 6 1899-1902
08/18/1901
William Thomas Higginbotham to Amanda Jane Cawley
Grooms age: 62
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 42
Brides birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Site: Residence of Wm. Kirk
By: R. L. Workman
Vol 6 Page 258
05/25/1902
Dudley Collins to Alice Clara Higginbotham
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Lincoln Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Robert Sanders
By: Rev. W. H. Higginbotham
Vol 6 Page 390
Vol. 7 1902-1905
04/03/1904
Charles Allen Higginbotham to Minnie Steele
Grooms age: 24
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Bride’s residence
By: L. D. Taylor
Vol 7 Page 310
06/02/1904
George Stark Higginbotham to Geneva Harrison
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 21
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of the Widow Higginbotham
By: J. Slaughter
Vol 7 Page 331
08/07/1904
Ambrose Dayton Blake to Corda Higginbotham
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 17
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of R. L. Workman
By: R. L. Workman
Vol 7 Page 360
Vol. 8 1905-1908
03/02/1907
Charley Bertram Higginbotham to Florence Casto
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Bride’s residence near Bee
By: C. G. McAboy
Vol 8 Page 299
07/21/1907
Simon Mason Higginbotham to Cora Jeffries
Grooms age: 18
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of W. C. Higginbotham
By: Rev. O. H. Cook
Vol 8 Page 358
04/03/1909
Brady Lawrence Higginbotham to Ora Smith
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 26
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Wm. Smith
By: N. S. Raynes, Sr.
Vol 9 Page 132
11/11/1909
Arvil Higginbotham to Louisa Logue
Grooms age: 38
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 38
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of bride’s parents
By: Rev. W. R. Harrison
Vol 9 Page 231
11/23/1909
Charles Jeffries to Myrtle Higginbotham
Grooms age: 20
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 16
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of W. H. Jeffries
By: L. D. Taylor
Vol 9 Page 234
02/02/1910
Orville Kersey to Cora Belle Higginbotham
Grooms age: 27
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 25
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Alpha
By: G. M. Virgin
Vol 9 Page 266
07/11/1910
William Clinton Higginbotham to Mamie Slater
Grooms age: 21
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 19
Brides birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Site: Residence of Mr. King
By: Rev. D. M. Ice
Vol 9 Page 322
01/01/1911
Emanuel C. Higginbotham to Susie J. Smith
Grooms age: 26
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of the bride at Red House
By: W. H. Maddox
Vol 9 Page 392
01/04/1911
Francis Addison Higginbotham to Ida Belle Coleman
Grooms age: 25
Grooms birthplace: Kanawha Co.
Brides age: 18
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Paradise
By: Jesse J. Jeffries
Vol 9 Page 398
04/21/1911
William Henry Landers to Amanda Higginbotham
Grooms age: 66
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 48
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Residence of Will Landers
By: R. L. Workman
Vol 9 Page 431
10/14/1911
Lewis Henry Casto to Amanda Jane Higginbotham
Grooms age: 45
Grooms birthplace: Putnam Co.
Brides age: 34
Brides birthplace: Putnam Co.
Site: Paradise
By: Jesse J. Jeffries
Vol 9 Page 500