Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about identifying a bondsman from a marriage bond in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in 1860. The marriage record book included several parts, including a bond and license. The bondsman for Jacob Meyer and Sophia Schlessinger was Daniel Wilson. Who was he? Was he related to the bride or groom? Join us as we discuss. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like A Pro. episode 234 Louisiana Marriage Bond...
Have you ever researched a friend, associate, or neighbor to figure out how they were related to your research subject? Often, a marriage bondsman is related to the bride or groom, so researching them may prove a fruitful avenue of research. In my last post, I shared several examples of U.S. marriage bonds. See Back to the Basics with Marriage Records Part 1: Marriage Bonds. This post includes examples of marriage bonds from Orleans Parish,...
Have you ever encountered a marriage bond in your genealogy research? I have used them quite a bit in my research in the mid-south. Today I’m sharing information about marriage bonds and several examples. One of our podcast listeners submitted a question about bondsmen, asking what it meant for a man to be a bondsman on a marriage bond. I will also attempt to answer that question through this post. What are Marriage Bonds? In...