The Marriage of Annie Gulledge and John Covington

In 1847 William D. Gulledge, son of William and Mary Gulledge married Martha A. Brock, daughter of Benjamin and Temperance Brock of Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Shortly after marrying William and Martha migrated to Georgia where their second child Benjamin was born. By 1852 they had arrived and settled in Barbour County, Alabama. They made Barbour County their home and raised a large family of twelve children; 4 sons and 8 daughters.

On 14 July 1887, one of their youngest daughters, Annie, born 1865 married John Covington. 

Transcription:

MARRIAGE LICENSE.

STATE OF ALABANA}
Barbour County}
To any Ordained or License Minister of the Gospel, Judge of the Circuit or Probate Court, or Justice of the Peace of said County—GREETINGS:

You are hereby authorized to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between
John Covington   and Annie Gullage
and this shall be your sufficient authority for so doing
Given under my hand and Seal, this 11th day of July
A.D. 1887.
                                                           A. H.  Alston {seal}
                                                       Judge of Probate

The above names parties were married by me at______________________
On the 14th day of July  1887.
                                                                                                          A. S. Bush

Annie Gulledge Covington is my 1st Cousin 3 times removed.

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William J. Gulledge Civil War Pension

William J. Gulledge was born about 1846, a son of William D. Gulledge and Martha A. Brock. His mother, Martha A. Brock was the daughter of Benjamin Brock and Temperance [LNU].  William J. were the oldest and first born child of William and Martha. William J. Gulledge had 10 siblings; 4 brothers and 6 sisters.  

When the Civil War broke out, William J. Gulledge enlisted into Company "B", 57th Alabama on 6 May 1863. 

After the war, William J. came home to marry Susan O. Hughes on 28 January 1866. in Pike County, Alabama.

In June 1903, William J. Gulledge made application for the Relief of Confederate Soldiers and Sailors.

After several iterations with the Pension Board, William J. Gulledge was approved for a pension.

In one instance, they referred to his military record as vague, uncertain and inaccurate. I can see why, I have found no record of him in the 57th Alabama.  

William J. Gulledge is my 1st Cousin 3 times removed.



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Image 801 of 1948; Ancestry.com, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 for Wm J Gullage; Shorten Hyperlink - goo.gl/pNXnAq (Must be an Ancestry.com subscriber to view.) goo.gl/pNXnAq

It’s Family Time~Martha A. Brock and William D. Gulledge

Martha A. Brock was born abt 1829 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. ^{1 2 3} She was the daughter of Benjamin Brock and his wife Temperance [LNU] . She was the known daughter in a family with 6 siblings, all brothers.
 
Martha A. Brock and William D. Gulledge were married about 1847. Martha was age 18 and William D. Gulledge was age 21.
 
Their first born, a son named William J., was born about 1848. Shortly after his birth William and Martha packed their belongings and headed off to Alabama. On the way, in Georgia, a son Benjamin Newton was born about 1850 and the remaining children were all born in Alabama.
 
William D. Gulledge and Martha A. Brock had the following children:
 
i. William J. Gulledge, born abt 1848, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Susan O. Hughes, 28 Jan 1866, Pike, Alabama; died 2 Nov 1884, Clio, Alabama.
ii. Benjamin Newton Gulledge was born in 1850 in GA; died 19 Apr 1916 in Louisville, Barbour, Alabama.
iii. Susan Gulledge was born about 1851.
iv. Eliza C. Gulledge was born about 1852 in Barbour County, Alabama.
v. Alabama Caroline Gulledge, born 5 Feb 1851, Barbour County, Alabama; married Elias J. Kelly, 15 Jan 1874; died 13 Jun 1912.
vi. John Thomas Gulledge, born 19 Nov 1855, Barbour County, Alabama; married Lucinda Aurella Strength, 20 Oct 1874, Barbour County, Alabama; died 11 Dec 1926, Barbour County, Alabama.
vii. Mary Jane Gulledge was born about 1856 in Barbour County, Alabama.
viii. Temperance Ellen Gulledge, born 28 Apr 1858, Barbour County, Alabama; married William S. Sutton, 20 Jul 1879, Barbour County, Alabama; died 5 Jun 1943, Clio, Barbour, Alabama.
ix. Doctor Franklin Gulledge was born Dec 1859 in Barbour County, Alabama.
x. Edward "Eddy" Gulledge was born about 1865 in Alabama.
xi. Cordelia Gulledge was born about 1870.

Access to Alabama records are very limited; so this family remains a works in progress trying to find documents that provides both birth and death dates and other related information.  
 
Martha A. Brock Gulledge is my 2nd Great Grand Aunt.












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Sources:
1. 1860 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Beat 15, Barbour, Alabama, Page: 556; Line 4, Dwelling 636, Family 624, Household of William GULLEDGE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M653 Roll 1.
2. 1870 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Township 9 Range 25, Barbour, Alabama, Page: 398B (penciled); Line 16, Dwelling 2256, Family 2391, Household of William GULLEDGE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M593 Roll 2.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Barbour County, Alabama, population schedule, Atkinsons, Barbour, Alabama, enumeration district (ED) 021, Page: 332C(stamped); Line 30, Dwelling NL, Family 140, Household of W. D. GULLEDGE; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 November 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M593 Roll 3.