Page 2 Was Maried. to Mary Jane McGinis. 1842. The Name Started at Jonesboro Tenn Henry Saults. Being a poor Scribe could not write his name planely. Was a witness at cort at Said Town. Having Sighned his name to a Sertein article & could not be made out by the Clerk. Consieqently the Clerk had to hunt him up & xplaned why he had to Do So Saults (or Sutz) Tolde him (The Clerk) to call him Saults As he had taken so much that he (Saults) eventuely suposed that the Clerk could remember that. Hence the word Saults or Salts) Daniel Napoleon Saults (or Sultz) Was Borned in the year 1853 May the 10th |
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