STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
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TO ANY REGULAR MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL HAVING THE CURE OF SOULS, OR ANY JUSTICE OF THE 
PEACE FOR SAID COUNTY.
	
You, or any of you, are hereby authorized to celebrate and solemnize the RITE OF MATRIMONY  
between John C. Hollingsworth son of John & Kitty Hollingsworth and Mary Elizabeth Hales 
daughter of Walton & Nancy Hales and join them together as MAN AND WIFE.


                                     Witness,  JOHN FREY,  Register of Deeds, at
                                     Office , this   25  day of    March  
                                     A. D. 1869.

                                     (signature of John Frey) 
                                     ( signature of R A McPherson(?))

THIS IS TO CERTIFY, that I preformed the Rite of Matrimony between 
the above named parties, John C. Hollingsworth (signature) and 
Mary Elizabeth Hales (signature)  on the 25th  day of march 1869


                                      (signature of James Cain)