Marriage License Virginia, Southampton County, to wit: TO ANY PERSON LICENSED TO CHEBRATE MARRIAGES: You are hereby authorized to join together in Holy State of Matrimony, according to the rites and ceremonies of church, or religious denomination, and the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Robert Lifsey and India Barham Given under my hand as Clerk of the County Court of Southampton County, this 14' day of December, 1878. L R Edwards Clerk CERTIFICATE TO OBTAIN A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE To be annexed to the License, required by Acts passed 15th March 1851 and February 27th 1866. Time of Marriage, Place of Marriage, Southampton Commonwealth Full name of Parties Married, Robert Lifsey India Barham Color, Colored Age of Husband, 23 years Age of Bride, 21 years Condition of Husband's (widowed or single), single Condition of Bride's (widowed or single), " Place of Husband's Birth, Southampton Color Place of Bride's Birth, " Place of Husband's Residence, " Place of Bride's Residence, " Name of Husband's Parents, Name of Brides's Parents, Occupation of Husband, Given under my hand this 14' day of December, 1878 L R Edwards Sr Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MINISTER RETURN OF MARRIAGE -------------------- I certify That on the 19th day of December 1878, at Hicksford I united in Marriage the above named and described parties, under the authority of the annexed License. P W Y_____ Note: Hicksford is not in the index. The minister is most likely P W Diggs