Missouri Marriage: Charles Downen and Leida Bates Apr. 28, 1940

Note: Hand written items in [brackets]

Leida Ellen Bates is part of both my Lewis and Brown Family. She married Charles Downen and they later divorced. Leida is still living. I had in my database that they were married April 27, 1939

Charles Downen s/o Ernet T. Downen and Creta M. Clampet

Leida d/o Edmond Lee Bates & Syble Sarah Harrison
Edmond s/o Kilabrew Bates & Malinda Lewis
Kilabrew s/o John Bates & Nancy Lewis

Syble d/o Jefferson M. Harrison & Martha Jane Brown
Jefferson s/o William D. Harrison & Sarah C. Neal

Malinda d/o John Bunyan Lewis & Rachel Hammons
John s/o James Lewis Jr. & Angelina Beasley
James s/o James Lewis & (Unknown)

Nancy d/o James Lewis Jr. & Angelina Beasley
James s/o James Lewis & (Unknown)

Martha d/o Lewis Leonidas “Alonzo” Brown & Elzada Hammond
Leonidas s/o Dewitt Clinton Brown & Molly Roberson/Robinson
Dewitt s/o Stephen Brown & Elizabeth Spoon

Angelina d/o Frederick Beasley & Patsy/Patty (Unknown)
Frederick s/o John Beasley & Sarah (Unknown)

Elzada d/o Sanford Hammond & Sarah Brayfield

Molly d/o John H. P. Robinson & Mary Plasters

Bob Loman

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MARRIAGE LICENSE

STATE OF MISSOURI, COUNTY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU

THIS LICENSE AUTHORIZES any Judge of a court of Record, or Justice of the Peace, or any Licensed or Ordained Preacher of the Gospel, who is a citizens of the United States, or a resident of and pastor of some Church in this State, to SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGE between [Charles Downen] of [Scheller] in the County of [Jefferson] and the State of [Illinois] who is [over (21)] the age of twenty-one years; and [Leida Bates] of [Scheller] in the County of [Jefferson] and the State of [Illinois] who is [over (18)] the age of eighteen years.