"The world was sad; the garden was a wild;
And man, the hermit, sighed--till woman smiled."
TO ANY ONE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES:
     This is to authorize you to solemnize the RITE OF MATRIMONY between
          Frank Murly          and          Lida Alsup of your County, agreeably to
an Act of the General Assembly in such cases made and provided: Provided,
that there is no lawful cause to obstruct the Marriage for which this
License is desired; otherwise these shall be null and void, and shall not be
accounted any license or authority for you or either of you for the purposes
aforesaid, more than if the same had never been prayed or granted.
Given under my hand at the Clerk's Office in said County this 1 day of
November, 1902.
          Tom Ferguson, Clerk
By___________
STATE OF TENNESSEE, DYER COUNTY

Know all Men by these Presents:
That we, Frank Murley and Acey David of County of Dyer and State of
Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee, in the sum
of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be
made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, and each
and every one of us, jointly and severally, by these presents.
          Witness our hands and seals this 1 day of November, 1902
Acey David (Seal)
(Seal)
The Condition of the above Obligation is such, That whereas, the above
bounden Frank Murly has this day prayed and obtained a License to marry Lida
Alsup, Now if there is no lawful cause to obstruct said marriage and for
which license is desired, then this obligation to be void; otherwise, to
remain in full force and virtue in law.
          Attest:          Tom Ferguson, Clerk
By____________________, D. C.
          STATE OF TENNESSEE, DYER COUNTY.
CERTIFICATE.
          I solemnized the RITE OF MATRIMONY between the within named
parties on the 2 day of November, 1902.          J. P. Story, Esquire
          Returned on the 2 day of November, 1892
By_____________________, D.C.          Tom Ferguson, Clerk

Note: Lida Alsup was the daughter of Jesse T. Alsup and Sarah (Sally) A. Loines. She died before 1910.