Marriage Certificate of Darden and Beale

Gene Woodard Beale and Katherine Marshall Darden were married on 30 Sep
1969 in Hopewell by Rev. F. Chandler Arnold. The groom, Mr. Beale, 22,
lived in Courtland, Virginia. The bride, Miss Darden, 22, lived in
Newsoms, Virginia.

Gene Woodard Beale was the son of Benjamin Hubert Beale and Lena Moore,
and Katherine Marshall Darden was the daughter of Richard Newitt Darden
and Betty Davidson. Both the groom and bride were 22 years old, white,
and single, and having completed 12 years of education. Their respective 
residences at the time were Courtland and Newsoms, both in Southampton 
County, Virginia. The marriage ceremony took place at First United 
Methodist Church in Hopewell, Virginia.

|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| Field                        | Groom                 | Bride                     |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
| FULL NAME                    | Gene Woodard Beale    | Katherine Marshall Darden |
| AGE                          | 22 Years              | 22                        |
| DATE OF BIRTH                | November 20, 1946     | March 22, 1947            |
| PLACE OF BIRTH               | Virginia              | Virginia                  |
| RACE                         | white                 | white                     |
| SINGLE, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED | single                | single                    |
| NUMBER OF THIS MARRIAGE      | first                 | first                     |
| EDUCATION                    | 12                    | 12                        |
| USUAL RESIDENCE              | Courtland             | Newsoms                   |
| COUNTY                       | Southampton           | Southampton               |
| STATE OR FOREIGN COUNTRY     | Virginia              | Virginia                  |
| NAME OF FATHER               | Benjamin Hubert Beale | Richard Newitt Darden     |
| MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER        | Lena Moore            | Betty Davidson            |
| "187" handwritten near field | Yes, beside father    | Yes, beside father        |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|

 

|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Field                                       | Value                                 |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| CITY OR COUNTY OF                           | Southampton                           |
| NAME OF COURT                               | Circuit                               |
| STATE FILE NO.                              | 69 039335                             |
| CLERK'S NO.                                 | 109                                   |
| TO ANY PERSON LICENSED TO PERFORM MARRIAGES | You are hereby authorized to join the |
|--                                           | above named persons...                |
| SIGNATURE                                   | B. A. Williams, Clerk        s         |
| DATE SIGNED                                 | August 29, 1969                       |
| MARRIAGE LICENSE EXPIRES SIXTY DAYS AFTER   | -                                     |
| ABOVE DATE                                  | -                                     |
| DATE OF MARRIAGE                            | Sept. 30, 1969                        |
| PLACE OF MARRIAGE                           | Hopewell                              |
| COUNTY OR INDEPENDENT CITY                  | Hopewell                              |
| RELIGIOUS CEREMONY                          | Religious                             |
| NAME OF CHURCH OR OTHER PLACE OF MARRIAGE   | First United Methodist Hopewell Va    |
| NAME OF PERSON PERFORMING CEREMONY          | Rev. F. Chandler Arnold               |
| TITLE OF OFFICIAL                           | Assistant Minister                    |
| BONDED IN                                   | Hopewell                              |
| YEAR OF BOND                                | 1969                                  |
| NO. OF LICENSE                              | 213                                   |
| ADDRESS OF OFFICIAL                         | 1307 Westwood Ave. Richmond Va        |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

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