1Dale Pettie, dale_36003 at yahoo.com.
I do have a copy of the marriage certificate. The only other papers I have on him is a mortgage that is dated 28 Feb 1870 received 12 March 1870, this mortgage was taken out again a year later 7 Dec 1871. There is also one for 1879. All I believe is on the same land. John Elmore had 4 boys and one girl. This is how I believe they went...
1. Henry Morris was born the same year him and Clara got married or before so i believe that he was previously married. Henry married Maggie Burkett in Covington Co in 1902. Henry's son Athel had two sons, Roland and Morris. Still living around in Butler Co.
2. Frances (Riddie) b.Aug 1860/61 she married Jim Byrd
3. John(ie)E. b. June 1866 married Francis McNaughton,
4. Jacob b.1873 census of1880 is the only record of him,
5. James Thomas, this is my line. James and Lula's Children
Nellie, Clara, Elenora, James Wilton. I have noticed that on most of the census that i have viewed the PETTY/REEVES/SKIPPER are all together.