From History of Walworth County Wisconsin, Vol. 1, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Pages 219 - 221
 
EARLY MARRIAGES.  There were several known instances in which one, first 
choosing his claim, made the coming wife's way clear and then went eastward to 
marry her.  Thus it was with Palmer GARDNER, James HOLDEN and Solomon A. 
DWINNEL, for examples.  The very earliest marriage ceremonies were likely to 
have been performed at Milwaukee, Racine, or at some convenient clergyman's or 
magistrate's just across the county line.

Jan. 23, 1837 - Charles August NOYES and Nancy Page WARREN, of Geneva, at Racine
Sept. 3, 1837 - Reuben CLARK and Maria VAN VALIN, Spring Prairie
Nov. 16, 1837 - Sylvanus SPOOR and Caroline S. GOODRICH, Troy
Nov. __, 1837 - William BENTLEY and Jane CAMPBELL, Spring Prairie
Apr. __, 1838 - Hollis LATHAM and Lemira (BRADLEY) LEWIS, Elkhorn
Apr. 18, 1839 - Elijah BELDING and Mary JAMES, Richmond
May 15, 1839 - Bradley B. PLATO and Lucretia C. HAWES, Richmond
May 25, 1839 - Caleb BLODGETT and Orinda JONES, Darien
June 4, 1839 - Rev. James F. FLANDERS and Ann Elizabeth PORTER
June 12, 1839 - Christopher Columbus CHEESEBRO and Maria JOHNSON, Darien
Aug. 7, 1839 - George W. ROBINSON and Adeline CALDWELL
Aug. 25, 1839 - Ranson SHELDON and Maria Theresa DOUGLASS, Walworth
Sept. 5, 1839 - Asad Dean WILLIAMS and Cynthia B. POWERS, Whitewater
Oct. 3, 1839 - Jacob HAMBLIN and Lucinda TAYLOR, Lafayette
Nov. 20, 1839 - Alexander Hervey BUNNELL and Mary DYER, Spring Prairie
Dec. 12, 1839 - Austin Leonard MERRICK and Esther C. COOK, Spring Prairie
Dec. 26, 1839 - John MATHER and Hannah STEPHENSON, Sugar Creek
Feb. 9, 1840 - John RUDDIMAN and Mary BUNKER, Troy
Mar. 28, 1840 - Lucullus S. PRATT and Lydia COMSTOCK, Darien
Mar. 31, 1840 - Tompkins DUNLAP and Pearley ADAMS, Geneva
May 4, 1840 - Porter BOWEN and Hannah OLDER, Darien
July 9, 1840 - John MARTIN and Eliza Ann CHEESEBRO, Darien
July 9, 1840 - Martin POLLARD and Rachel POWERS, East Troy
July 25, 1840 - Dudley W. COOK and Nancy DUNLAP, Geneva
July 25, 1840 - Thomas McKAIG and Asenath DUNLAP, Geneva
Aug. 13, 1840 - Marcus MOODY and Lucy P. BARKER
Nov. 5, 1840 - Josiah Burroughs GLEASON and Sarah BACON, Spring Prairie
Nov. 10, 1840 - Peter NOBLET and Lydia A. BAKER, Spring Prairie
Nov. 23, 1840 - Samuel N. LOOMER and Huldah L. LOOMER, Sugar Creek
Nov. 30, 1840 - John MAYHEW and Lucinda ALLEN, Spring Prairie
Dec. 13, 1840 - Leland PATCH and Harriet A. ESTES, Troy
Dec. 22, 1840 - Benjamin SWEET and Elvira CORNISH, Lagrange
Jan. 12, 1841 - James FULLER and Ruth L. BUNNELL, Lafayette
Feb. 9, 1841 - John POWERS (of Linn) and Laura STEPHENS, Geneva
Feb. 24, 1841 - Abel SPERRY and Eliza BECKWITH, East Troy
Mar. 18, 1841 - Jonathan Patterson CHAPIN and Sarah JERROD, Bloomfield
Apr. 3, 1841 - Orison Gray EWING and Hannah WATSON, Lagrange
Apr. 11, 1841 - Samuel BRITTAIN and Eliza HOYT, Spring Prairie
Apr. 27, 1841 - Oliver SALISBURY and Emily CRAVATH, Whitewater
May 3, 1841 - Alfred B. WEED and Elizabeth RICE, Richmond
June 6, 1841 - James E. BELL and Chloe Electa VAN NOSTRAND
July 3, 1841 - Henry BARLOW and Emiline LA BAR, Delavan
July 8, 1841 - Theodore Benjamin EDWARDS and Adeline Moore McCRACKEN, Sugar Creek
Aug. 15, 1841 - Isaac Van Wert SEVERSON and Elizabeth TOPPING, Walworth
Oct. 31, 1841 - David S. ELTING and Eliza MANWELL, Lagrange
Nov. 1, 1841 - Horace COLEMAN and Juliette MERRICK, Spring Prairie
Dec. 15, 1841 - William CARTER and Adeline SEAVER, Darien
Mar. 23, 1842 - Sterling P. SEARLES and Ellen DALTON, Geneva
Apr. 16, 1841 - Norman C. DYER and Mary LAKE, Hudson
Apr. 24, 1842 - Stephen B. DAVIS and Esther NEWELL, Sugar Creek
Oct. 13, 1841 - Benjamin GOODWIN and Clarinda WAIT, Hudson
Oct. 16, 1842 - Jonathan C. CHURCH and Dorcas JAMES, Richmond
Nov. 24, 1842 - Charles TAYLOR and Louisa AUGIER, East Troy
__  __, 1842 - Lemuel Rood SMITH and Melissa CAMPBELL, Hudson
Jan. 10, 1843 - James O. EATON and Mary Miranda DWINNELL, Lafayette
Feb. 8, 1843 - Edwin DeWOLF and Elizabeth C. McCRACKEN, Lagrange
Feb 9, 1843 - William BIRGE and Frances OSTRANDER, Whitewater
Feb. 12, 1843 - Thomas Worden HILL and Lydia FERRIS, Hudson
Feb. 16, 1843 - Erasmus Darwin RICHARDSON and Alma O. SPAFORD, Geneva
Sept. 7, 1843 - Albert OGDEN and Charlotte BOYCE, Elkhorn
Oct. 4, 1843 - Stephen Steele BARLOW and Anna Maria PARSONS, Delavan
Nov. 1, 1843 - Chester Deming LONG and Laura Ann LEE, Darien
Nov. 15, 1843 - Edwin Wallis MEACHAM and Emiline M. McCRACKEN
Nov. 16, 1843 - George Washington DWINNELL and Abigail Catherine WILSON, Lafayette
Dec. 21, 1843 - J. Sperry NORTHROP and Catherine M. LYON, Hudson
Dec. 25, 1843 - Edward ELDERKIN and Mary Martha BEARDSLEY, Elkhorn

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