Treasure Chest Thursday~Certificate of Marriage-Louvena Huneycutt and John Calvin Deese

On 9 April 1884, a young couple by the name of John Calvin Deese, age 28 and Louvena Huneycutt, age 27 were married at the residence of J. B. Lindsey in Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina. 

Though unknown at the time of the event; this couple would ultimately turned out to be my Great Grandparents.


The marriage application shows that John Calvin was the son of Samuel and Sarah [Hill] Deese and that Louvena Huneycutt was the daughter of James W. Huneycutt and Sarah Elizabeth [Page] Huneycutt. The application also shows that John Calvin’s mother was deceased and that the other named parents were still living.
John Calvin and Louvena were a happy young couple with a growing family of young daughters until tragedy struck with the birth of their 4th child, given the namesake of her mother – Louvena. 

Louvena, the mother, passed away the day after the birth of daughter, Louvena, on 15 October 1889. A year and a day later on 16 October 1890, Louvena, the daughter passed away.  

John Calvin remarried and had 3 additional daughters by his second wife. He passed away on 1 April 1930 in Morven, North Carolina. 

John Calvin and Louvena Huneycutt Deese are my paternal Great Grandparents.











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[1] State of North Carolina, marriage (9 April 1884), John Calvin Deese & Louvena Honeycutt; https://www.ancestry.com, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. My thanks to Steve Bailey for sending me a copy of the actual Certificate of marriage.
[2] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed June 2011); Memorial page for Louvena Huneycutt Deese; (10 November 1857–16 October 1889); Find a Grave memorial # 80710365, Citing Cedar Creek Meeting House Cemetery; Lilesville, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.
[3] Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 2 January 2010); Memorial page for John Calvin Deese; (10 November 1854–1 April 1930); Find a Grave memorial # 38280047, Citing Morven Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.