John Vivan Ward and Emely Brunetty Melson

State of Arkansas County of Hempstead
Township of Missouri

I Lewis Boles an acting and duly commissioned Justice of the Peace within and for the county of Hempstead do hereby certify and make known that on the eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine at my residence in Missouri Township in the county aforesaid came before me John Vivin Ward, to me well known, who is and then was a resident of Hempstead County of the age 23 years and Emely Brunetty Melson age 18 years and they the said John Vivin Ward and Emely Brunetty Melson were then there by me at their mutual request and desire joined in the bonds of Matrimony and John Vivin Ward then there promising and agreeing to take said Emely Brunetty Melson to wife, and her as her husband to love, cherish, and protet, until death should them part and she, the said Emely Brunetty Melson, then there promising and agreeing to take the said John Vivin Ward for her husband, and him as her husband to honor, love, and obey until death should them part; they the said John Vivin Ward and Emely Brunetty Melson then became and by me were then there declared to be man and wife. In witness whereof, I do set my hand as such Justice this 16th day of March AD. 1849

Lewis Boles J.P