These Marriage Announcements Are Excerpts of the Rock Island Republic
1851-1855
Saturday 18 October 1851
Married on the 6th, Geo. D. Bowling of Camden precinct end Miss Lamanthe Shaw of Berlin, Mercer Co.
Thursday, October 30, 1851
Married in this city on the 22nd, Robert J. Wilcox, M.D. of Racine, Wisconsin to Miss Lucy S., daughter of C. Lynde, Esq.
Married in this city on the 22nd, Mr. P. A. Whitaker, merchant, and Miss Martha Cook, all of this city.
Wednesday, 12 November 1851
Married at Mt. Morris on the 6th, Mr. G.W. Frick of Rock Island and Miss M.E. Bryant of Mt. Morris .
Wednesday 17 December 1851
Married in this city on the 12th, C.B. Crow to Miss Terrissa Jane White.
Wednesday, 2 January 1852
Married on the 15th, William A. Harrold to Miss Elizabeth Bender of this county.
Married on the 1st, Mr. Abraham H. Danets of Davenport to Miss Emily Thompson of this city.
Wednesday, 7 July 1852
Married on Tuesday morning, the 29th, James T. Bean to Miss Harriet C. Parr, both of this city
Wednesday, 28 July 1852
Married on the 19th, Wm. Brown of this city to Miss Hillary Conely of Preemption
Wednesday, 10 November 1852
Married on the 4th of November, John A. Harrold McLaughlin of Hanging Rock, Ohio and Miss Nancy McLaughlin of this city.
Wednesday, 24 November 1852
Married in this city at the residence of Mr. J.A. Whisler Crandall on Wednesday, the 17th of November, Christopher S. Whisler to Miss Alice E. Burner, all of this place.
Married at Rochester, Illinois on the 8th by Hosea C.B. Stafford, his daughter, Miss Prudy A. Stafford and Eli H. Hosea, publisher of the Monmouth Democrat
Wednesday, 1 December 1852
Married in Pleasant Valley, Iowa on the 23rd of November, Mr. James B.Ellis and Miss Sarah Hillier, both of Rock Island.
Married on the 24th, Robert H.Andrews and Miss Beardsley Maria C., eldest daughter of J.J. Beardsley, all of Rock Island.
Married on the 24th, Quincy McNeil and Miss Mary, daughter of Charles McLaughlin, all of Rock Island.
Wednesday, 7 December 1852
Married on the 4th, Geo. Folsom and Miss Adelaide Sayre, both of Rock Island
Wednesday, 23 February 1853
Married in this city on Tuesday the 15, Jacob Norris to Mrs. Louisa Browner, all of this place.
Wednesday 6 April 1853
Married in this city on Thurs. George Babcock to Miss Helen M. Negus.
Wednesday, 27 April 1853
Married at St. James Church in this city on the 25th by the Rev. Father Alleman, Andrew Feher to Miss Ellen Russell.
Married on the 22nd, Jas. Dixon, merchant of this city, to Miss Eliza Ash of Premption
Married on the 21st. Harvey M. Sexton, MD of Oxford to Harriet A. Fox of this city
Married on the 13th, Jas. Walker to Miss Mary Kelly, both . of Rock Island County
Wednesday, 15 June 1853
Married at Mrs. Drum's on the Island of Rock Island , Tuesday the 14th, William Shearer and Miss Elizabeth McLaughlin, all of this city.
Married in Batavia on the 14th, S.S. Stevens and Miss Mary A. Lord.
Wednesday, 6 July 1853
Married in this city on Friday, the 1st, Thompz A. Mills and Miss Catherine E. Laflin.
Wednesday 13 July 1853
Married in Weathersfield, Henry County , Ill. on 4 July, Samuel E. Taylor and Miss Rosaltha M. Blish, both of Genesco , Illinois .
Wednesday, 24 August 1853
Married on Wednesday morning, the 17th at the Congregational Church in Davenport , 0.L.Burdick and Miss D. M. Guthrie, both of Davenport .
Married at St. James Church in this city on Mon. morning, Patrick Murran and Miss Bridgette Young.
Wednesday, 14 September 1853
Married at Moline on Sept. 7, Adam Comstock, Civil Engineer and Miss Elizabeth Francis Griffin.
Wednesday, 21 September 1853
Married in this city on the 15th at the residence of C. Lynde Jr. L.O. Stevens, late Principal of Lamoille Co.(Vt grammar school) and Miss Janette, daughter of G.Lcaso of Johnson, Vermont.
Married on the 13th at Island Grove, Sangamon Co. Ill. T.J. Buford of Rock Island and Miss Grace Bowers, daughter of the late Henry G. Bowers.
Married in Nauvoo on the 12th by the Rev. T.G. Alleman of Rock Island , Monsieur Andrew Burtin of St. Louis and Miss Rose Ann Doyle of Nauvoo.
Wednesday, 28 September 1853
Reynolds Married in this city on the 21st, John R. Reynolds Bennett and Miss Elizabeth Bennett both of Greenbush.
Wednesday, 5 October 1853
Married in this city on the 28th, L. Andrew Routszong to Miss ElviraH. Renfro
Wednesday, 5 October 1853
Married in Christ Church in St. Louis on Tuesday, the 18th, J. Monroe Parker of Rock Island to Miss J. Zerlina Stuart of St. Louis.
Married in St. James Church on October 31st, Patrick Harrigan and Miss Julia Curtin.
Wednesday, 9 November 1853
Married at Moline on October 17tn, Dan W. Demock to Miss Christina D. Moore.
Wednesday, 23 November 1853
Married in Springfield , R.Eaton Goodell, cashier of the Merchants and Drovers .Bank in Joliet and Miss Mary Jane, daughter of Gov. Joel A. Matteson.
Wednesday, 4 January, 1854
Married in the city on Thursday, the 22nd, Charles Cook R. Ainsworth. merchant to Lass Mary E., dau of Cap Z. Cook.
Married on Sunday, the 1st, W..R.Jones of Scott Co.Iowa to Miss Jemima N. Allison of Moline, Illinois
Wednesday, 15 February, 1854
Married on the 1st, Philip Potter to Miss Mary K. Slocum, all of :Jethersfield.
Married on the 5th, David M. Smith to Mrs. Sophia Miller, all of Cambridge
Wednesday, 1 March ,1854
Married in this city on the 23rd, Aexander McNutt of Edgington and Miss Elizabeth, daughter of M. Ferguson of this place
Wednesday, 8 March 1854
Married in Sharon, on the 2nd, W.C. Whitmore of Moline to Miss Helen, daughter of J.E. Johnson, of Sharon.
Wednesday,12 Apr. 1854
Married in this city on April 9th, Edward Lambert of Port Byron to Miss Sarah Scoville of Rock Island.
Married on April 7th, William Johnston and Miss Mariah Conley of Pre-emption
Wednesday, 19 April 1854
Married in this city April 13th Charles Disney of LeClaire, Iowa and Miss Elizabeth M Wilson of Rock Island.
Married in Camden on the 16th, Curtis L. Pierce to Miss Rosannah Campbell, all of Rock Island County.
Wednesday 24 May 1854
Married in Camden 'on the 18th, Rev. D.J. Lloyd of Camden and Mrs. Catherine Lewis of Lowell .
Wednesday, 27 June, 1854
Married on the 17th, Mr. Van. R. McCullough to Miss Thirza Wilkinson, all of Rock Island County.
Wednesday, 5 July 1854
Married on the 29th, D avid Brownlee jr of Camden to Miss Ann Eliza McClano of Prairiefield, Illinois.
Wednesday, 19 July 1854
Married on the 16th, William Sutton to Miss Rachel Kinnan, all of Bowling Grove, Illinois.
Wednesday, 20 December 1854
Married in this city on December 4th, Michael Homer to Liss R. Hardwick.
Married on the 12th, Mr. James Fill to Miss Margaret J. Richards.
Married on the 13th at the Island City Hotel, Pembrooke Hoover to Miss Margaret J. Simmons.
Married on the 14th, J.B. Williams to Miss Hull Halinda Hull, all of Rock Island City.
Wednesday, 3 January 1855
Married at the house of her father, J.G. Morrison, Great Crossings, Kentucky on December 20th Temple Buford of Rock Island and Miss Annie Morrison.
Married at the Graham House in this city on the 25th, Edward Wolever and Miss Delia Smith.
Married on the 14th, George J. Porter to Ann W.Austin
Married on the 10th at :laukegan, Illinois, Henry D. Woodd of Rock Island to Miss Helen Cole of the former place.
Married on the 21st at St. Charles, Henry Stephens to Miss Henrietta Wood all of the above place.
Wednesday. 21 February 1855
Married at Saint Anthony's Church, Davenport (Iowa) on Sunday, February, 18, Peter H. Rhowan and Miss Minerva Jane Smith of Rook Island..
Wednesday, 14 March 1855
Married in Port Byron on the 1st, George Pearsall to Miss Sarah Jane Pearsall, both of Port Byron .
Married in this city on the 4th, G.H. Look to Miss Elizabeth J. Kirkpatrick.
Married on the 1st, Wm. R. Ayers to Mrs. Ellen McKibben.
Wednesday, 22 August 18 1855
Married in this city on Sunday the 19th, Jacob Weisbrod to Miss Margaret Lettig, all of this city.
Wednesday, 24 October 1855
Married in the Episcopal Church in Davenport on Saturday, October 20th, John I:. Hynes postmaster at Hill Creek in this county and Miss H. Daxon of the same place. The same parties were afterward Married in St. James Church in this city.