Some Montgomery County residents had their marriages recorded at the Polk County Courthouse. Transcribed from the marriage books at the courthouse in Mena. People did not get too far from home. They married their neighbors and cousins.
Polk County Clerk
507 Church Ave
Mena, AR 71953-3257
(501) 394-8123
| Book D | 1884 - 1889 | Book - | 1889 -1895 |
| Book C | 1895 - 1897 | Book D2 | 1897 -1899 |
| Book E | 1899 - 1901 | Book F | 1901 -1903 |
| Book H | 1906 - 1907 | Book I | 1908 -1910 |
Egger, Polk Co. is now Cherry Hill.
Waters, Mont. Co. is now Pine Ridge. Pine Ridge is 21 miles from Mena and 20 miles from Mt
Ida. Why Mena and not Mt. Ida? The route to Mena by wagon was better as you did not have
to pass over the windy roads and Mauldin Mtn. Mena was a bigger center with a railroad
depot and a larger variety of merchandise. Another
resource.
| Page | Groom | Resides | Age | Bride | Resides | Age | Date | Principal Surety |
| E489 | J.J. Abee | Black Springs | 33 | M.L. Edwards | Big Fork | 23 | 13 May 1894 | |
| E92 | W.A. Ausburn | Waters | 38 | Nancy M. Long | Big Pusc? | 29 | 7 Aug 1890 | R.E. Page |
| D344 | Thomas Ballard | Mont. Co. | Bessie Ballard | Mont. Co. | 20 | 4 Nov 1888 | Pete McPhetiage | |
| H 501 | Louis M. Barber | Sims | 51 | Mrs Florence Ollar | Mena | 31 | 22 Aug 1907 | |
| H242 | A.A. Bates | Mont. Co. | 50 | Lucinda Elizabeth Rowton | Black Springs | 29 | 7 Sep 1906 | |
| D51 | Thomas R. Bates | Mont. Co. | 18 | Nancy Ann Goodner | Mont. Co. | 18 | 24 Jul 1885 | W.D. King |
| H241 | J.C. Bates | Mont. Co. | 21 | Hattie Payne | Waters | 16 | 9 Sep 1906 | |
| E122 | E.R. Box | Black Springs | 46 | Mrs Emma Lynde | Ink | 28 | 30 Nov 1890 | |
| I345 | E. Cagle | Waters | 24 | Bertie Wilhite | Waters | 17 | 22 Jun 1909 | |
| H321 | Henry Clark | Nunley | 23 | Maggie Ellison | Oden | 22 | 20 Dec 1906 | |
| H155 | J.C. Cogburn | Red Bird | 20 | Anna Pierce | Shady | 18 | 10 May 1906 | |
| D2 332 |
P.N. Cogburn | Fancy Hill | 38 | Lessie Pallard | Fancy Hill | 18 | 11 Dec 1898 | G.W. Cogburn |
| E106 | N.R. Cook | Black Springs | 18 | Georgia A. Nort | Mena | 18 | 18 Aug 1901 | S.D. Fite |
| D90 | William Cotnam | Howard Co. | Missouri Owensby | Mont. Co. | 8 Jan 1886 | Owens | ||
| D39 | J.R. Cranford | Mont. Co. | 34 | M.E. Webster | Polk Co. | 32 | 3 Mar 1885 | J.M. Bamm |
| E178 | R.E. Dean | Mena | 22 | Mrs Josie Huffman | Oden | 19 | 10 Nov 1899 | T.J. & P.H. Stowe & Dora Miller |
| E143 | J.H. Dover | Black Springs | 72 | M.J. Burnett | Egger | 44 | 24 Sep 1899 | M.W. & L.C. Dover |
| J55 | F.F. Edwards | Helen | Varina N. Smith | Big Fork | 18 | 18 Dec 1910 | ||
| C72 | J.R. Edwards | Black Springs | 21 | E.R. Davis | Big Fork | 17 | 17 Dec 1895 | W.M. Edwards |
| I317 | Herschel G. Ferguson | Alder | 32 | Mrs Mary Edwards | Mena | 31 | 10 May 1909 | |
| H171 | Virgil S. Furguson | Red Bird | 28 | Nancy E. Thomas | Red Bird | 28 | 14 Jun 1906 | |
| C165 | Robert Gambal | Egger | 26 | Tabitha Payne | Waters | 25 | 3 Sept 1896 | Thomas Gambal |
| H459 | W.F.Gilbert | Black Springs | 37 | Mrs I.V. Barnes | Mena | 26 | 1 Jul 1907 | |
| I481 | G.G.Goldend | Ghent | 22 | Delle Caldwell | Ghent | 2 Jan 1910 | ||
| E1 177 |
H.S. Goodner | Oden | 19 | R.D. McCall | Acorn | 17 | 28 Feb 1900 | C.A.Snider |
| H 94 | W.D.Goodner | Oden | 57 | Mrs Almirra Wimberly | Egger | 51 | 25 Jan 1906 | |
| I 484 | W.H. Gortimiller | Waters | 23 | Rocksy Williams | Opal | 20 | 2 Jan 1910 | |
| C139 | Minor Happ | Waters | 60 | Martha Grady | Egger | 28 | 13 Jul 1896 | Pete McPheheye |
| H-476 | Bartley Guinn |
Oden | 21 | Miss Bert McBride | Mena | 18, | 28 Jul 1907 | |
| 1586 | J.W. Hathaway | Waters | 28 | Elizabeth Cagle | Board Camp |
21 | 4 Jul 1910 | |
| F141 | John P. Holliday | Oden | 19 | Maggie Simpson | Egger | 18 | 6 Oct 1901 | William Holiday |
| I-325 | Alfred Howard | Waters | 18 | Delia Rowton | Waters | 20 | 23 May 1909 | |
| D2 405 | N.L. Howard | Waters | 21 | Della Mitchell | Polk Co. | 16 | 20 Apr 1899 | Tom Spokes |
| E137 | D. Hoyle | Waters | Mrs Linda Tatum | Mena | 37 | 15 Sep 1899 | J.T. Cook | |
| C96 | B.H. Huddleston | Waters | 18 | Miriam Grimes | Egger | 18 | 6 Feb 1896 | Monroe & J.A. Huddleston |
| E534 | C.A. Johnson | Black Springs | 21 | Eliza Love | Black Springs | 18 | 6 Dec 1895 | David Lair |
| I220 | Don Killion | Black Springs | 36 | Eliza Hendricks | Big Fork | 24 | 20 Dec 1908 | |
| I-627 | J.M. Johnston | Egger | 26 | Emma Bonard | Oden | 20 | 31 Aug 1910 | |
| I234 | W.B. Lawrence | Waters | 25 | Chattie Goodner | Waters | 20 | 29 Dec 1908 | |
| H222 | William Lawrence | Shady | 21 | Mary Ridge | Shady | 20 | 19 Aug 1906 | |
| I | Chester Liles | Waters | 22 | Ollie Payne | Waters | 16 | 17 Mar 1908 | |
| H211 | James Maddox | Red Bird | 20 | Florence Smith | Big Fork | 20 | 8 Aug 1906 | |
| F394 | Hugh Maddox | Waters | 19 | Josie Edwards | Waters | 19 | 30 Nov 1902 | R.F. Maddox |
| I 64 | Harrison M. Miller | Egger | 19 | Lola Risenhoover | Waters | 14 | 1 Mar 1908 | |
| I-624 |
Cleave Millwood | Story | 23 | Mrs. Mary McCarty | Story | 32 | 24 Aug 1910 | |
| J 61 | Charlie Murray | Oden | 21 | Tennie Gossevener | Oden | 20 | 26 Dec 1910 | |
| Il4O | S.J. Moore | Shady | 51 | Eda Mitcheltree | Board Camp | 20 | 5 Jan 1908 | |
| H121 | J.R.Murray | Vanderoot | 21 | Eliza Mullenix | Oden | 20 | 27 Feb 1906 | |
| E316 | J.J. Mullenix | Vanderoot, Polk. Co. | 23 | Mary A. Murrey | Vanderoot | 19 | 8 Aug 1902 | J.A. Carper |
| E578 | T.E. Ownsby | Fancy Hill | 21 | A.P. Markhan | Langley, Pike Co | 18 | 17 Mar 1895 | |
| F32 | Clem Pettitt | Slatington | 26 | Lillie B. Cox | Slatington | 17 Aug 1902 | Barney Davis | |
| E69 | W.H. Ralph | Egger | 23 | Mary Wilhite | Waters | 18 | 9 Mar 1890 | by A. Davis |
| E114 | F.W. Rehder | Oden | 60 | Mrs Melinda Huff | Dallas Polk Co. | 55 | 25 Aug 1899 | C.C. Cole, W.H. Ralph, J.M. Miller |
| D189 | S. Rodgers | Oden | 48 | Martha Glass | Big Fork | 9 Aug 1884 | T.J. Bates M.G. | |
| H230 | P.J. Scott | Red Bird | 26 | Churty A. Jackson | Mena | 22 | 28 Aug 1906 | |
| F393 | John Seagraves | Egger | 19 | Victory Harvey | Waters | 18 | 30 Nov 1902 | J.C. Sanders |
| F71 | David L. Shirley | Board Camp | 49 | Ola Davaugh | Oden | 24 | 30 Jun 1901 | W.J. Davis |
| E516 | Lafayette Standridge | Black Springs | 21 | Adeline Bates | Big Fork | 16 | 16 Sep 1894 | G.V. Black, F.L. Standridge |
| 1 23 | W.E. Stephens | Waters | 26 | Elizabeth Loftis | Waters | 25 | 24 Dec 1907 | |
| I 63 | Thomas Summers | Waters | 18 | Mollie Bates | Waters | 16 | 5 Mar 1908 | |
| H544 | George I. Tibbs | Shady | 18 | Nellie J. Lawrence | Shady | 16 | 20 Oct 1907 | |
| I368 | J.R. Turner | Oden | 22 | Lunie Balentine | Oden | 19 | 2 Aug 1909 | |
| H420 | John L. Vincent | Oden | 20 | Lillie Tackett | Mena | 14 | 24 Apr 1907 | |
| F271 | Joshua Vincent | Oden | 47 | Etta Kent | Mena | 19 | 14 May 1902 | John Vincent |
| H175 | W.A. Whisenant | Red Bird | 22 | Elmira Christenberry | Mont. Co. | 18 | 17 Jun 1910 | |
| I542 | Isaac Whisenhunt | Shady | 23 | Plearlie Blanton | Dial | 16 | 20 Apr 1910 | |
| H487 | Lee White | Caddo Gap | 29 | Mrs. Mary Hosamback | Caddo Gap | 30 | 10 Aug 1907 | |
| H102 | Ashley Williams | Waters | 23 | Sarah F. Claton | Waters | 21 | 8 Feb 1906 | |
| D244 | A.C. Willhite | Mont. Co. | 28 | Margaret Singleton | Mont. Co. | 18 | 22 Dec 1887 | Green Goodner |
| L.D. Willhite | Egger | 30 | Mollie Friar | Oden | 23 | 17 Oct 1899 | L. Miller |
"Oh, the waves of life danced
merrily,
And had a joyous flow,
In the days when we were pioneers,
Fifty years ago!"
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