Marriage Certificate of Norton and Beale Lawrence Clyde Norton and Thelma Kathleen Beale were married on 15 Jan 1946 in Portsmouth, Virginia. The groom, Mr. Norton, age 24, resided in Clayton, Alabama, and was a Lieutenant in the Reserve US Marines. He was born in Townley, Alabama, to Clarence A Norton and Bertie Lee Cox. The bride, Miss Beale, age 21, lived at 605 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth, Virginia. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, to Milton E Beale and Mary K Williams. Both the groom and bride were single and of the white race at the time of marriage. The ceremony was performed by Harold H. Hughes, a minister of the Monumental Methodist Church. The marriage license was issued by the Clerk of the Hustings Court, Wm. Hodges Baker, and the event was officially recorded under Clerks No. 27663 and certificate number 940. The ceremony took place in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Field/Prefix | Groom | Bride | |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------| | FULL NAME | Lawrence Clyde Norton | Thelma Kathleen Beale | | MAIDEN NAME | — | same | | AGE | 24 | 21 | | RACE | W | W | | SINGLE, WIDOWED, OR DIVORCED | S | S | | NO. TIMES PREV. MARRIED |-- |-- | | OCCUPATION | Lt Reserve USMARINES | — | | INDUSTRY OR BUSINESS | USMARINES | — | | BIRTHPLACE | Townley, Ala | Portsmouth, Va. | | FATHER’S FULL NAME | Clarence A Norton | Milton E Beale | | MOTHER’S MAIDEN NAME | Bertie Lee Cox | Mary K Williams | | RESIDENCE: CITY OR COUNTY MAILING ADDRESS | Clayton, Ala. 02 | 605 Dinwiddie St., Portsmouth, Va. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Field/Prefix | Value | |--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| | 940 | | Clerk’s No. | 27663 | | CITY OR COUNTY OF | Portsmouth | | Date of Proposed Marriage | Jan. 15th, 1946 | | Place of Proposed Marriage | Portsmouth, Va. | | Given under my hand this | 15th day of Jan 1946 | | Clerk of Hustings Court | Wm. Hodges Baker | | CERTIFICATE OF DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE | | | Minister | Harold H. Hughes | | Denomination | Monumental Methodist Church | | 2641 | (stamped in red, appears twice) | | City or | Richmond | | Address of celebrant | 206 Court St. | | Signature | Harold H. Hughes | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------