Hi List
I was able to obtain the Whitley Co. KY certificate of Marriage of
James Fox and Laura Cagle. This couple are my great grandparents and
found several bits of information that confirm what I have been gleaned
previously from census records. The couple were married 30 Sept. 1894
with Laura being listed as age 16. This matches with the 1880 census
records of her parents Henry P and Catherine Cagle, then in Alexander
Co/ IL, which list Laura's age as 2. James Fox's parents were listed as
being Joe and Eliza Fox of Whitley County.
Of interest is the signed note from H P Cagle to the Whitley Co
Court Clerk giving permission for the underage Laura to be married. I
will write it out errors and all as follows: Whitley County Kan Sept
29 1894 to County Clerk I autherrse you to Isue marage lisins to James
fox and lara cagle She is under age but I give my concint I am her
father. H P Cagle(all hand written and signed).
A bit over 5 years later Henry, age 72, was living in the household
of James and Laura in the 1900 census of Whitley Co.
Jay Childress