Malinda Ashby and Edmund G. Hall ~ 52 Ancestors #50

In February 1842, in (probably Glasgow) Barren County, Kentucky, a marriage bond was signed by Edmund G. Hall and C. B. Hall (Edmund's brother), providing the intention of marriage of Edmund G. Hall and Malinda Ashby.

(The marriage bond became void upon the marriage; the amount of the bond would have to be paid to the Commonwealth of Kentucky by either the groom or his bondsman only if the marriage did not take place.)

"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1785-1979" from FamilySearch
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9S9-593Z-G

Transcription:

   Know all men by these Presents, That we Edmund G Hall and C. B. Hall are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the sum of £50, to the payment whereof well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, &c. jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this 10th day of February 1842.
   THE CONDITION OF THE ABOVE OBLIGATION IS SUCH, That whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be solemnized between the above bound Edmund G. Hall and Malinda Ashby of this county. Now, shall it always hereafter appear, that there is no just cause to obstruct the said marriage, then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.

TEST,    Wm. Garrett,    E. G. Hall,    C. B. Hall

  This is to certify that the Clerk of Barren County is hereby authorized to issue a license legalizing a marriage between Edmund G. Hall and Malinda Ashby given under our hands this 10th day of February 1842.

Test,   C. B. Hall,   James Hall,   P. Hall

Although the marriage bond doesn't specify it, Malinda Ashby was the daughter of Permelia (Christian) (Ashby) Hall, my 3rd great-grandmother and her first husband, Stephen Ashby who died in 1829.

And Edmund G. Hall was the son of Permelia's second husband James Hall and his first wife who also died in 1829.

I believe the signatures on the record are for Edmund G. Hall (the groom), C. B. Hall (groom's brother), James Hall (the groom's father), and P. Hall (possibly Permelia, the bride's mother and groom's step-mother).

It looks like love blossomed between step-siblings, Edmund Hall and Malinda Ashby, who married in 1842, about eight years after their parents married. 

Fortunately I have found James Hall's household in the 1840 U.S. Census. Unfortunately this census does not list every name, which requires some sleuthing to identify who the tick marks represent.

1840 US Federal Census, Barren County, Kentucky;
Page 167, Line 5. Record for Jas. Hall

The tick marks represent a blended family:
One boy younger than five is Christian Hall (son from second marriage)
One boy between the ages of 10-15 is Daniel Morgan Ashby (my second great-grandfather)
Two teen boys between the ages of 15-20 are Napoleon Ashby and Benjamin Ashby
Two young men between the ages of 20-30 are Edmund Hall and a brother from James' first marriage
One man between the ages of 50-60 is James Hall
One girl between the ages of 5-9 is Jane Hall (daughter from second marriage)
One girl between the ages of 15-20 is Malinda Ashby
One woman between the ages of 30-40 is Permelia (Christian) (Ashby) Hall

I descend from the brother of Malinda Ashby:

Stephen Ashby (d. 1829) = Pamela Christian = James Hall
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Daniel Morgan Ashby (brother of Malinda Ashby)
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Mary Bowman Ashby
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Elizabeth Adsit
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Charles McAlpin Pyle, Jr.
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Me

This week's theme is Chosen Family.