Daily AncestorWho is the bride's family?
October 28, 2026 · Newspapers · Past records
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Marriage notices often give the bride only her first names and then say whose daughter she is. Here she is "Miss Susan A., daughter of R. M. Carlisle", so she was Susan A. Carlisle before the wedding. Kirtley is the minister and Kenton is her county. The wedding was Thursday, April 7, 1859, since "7th inst." means the month of the paper.
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