Benjamin Thomas, s/o Rease G. and Barbara Ann Thomas, and Rebecca Jane McBride, d/o John and Elizabeth McBride, were married 20 Oct 1853 in Mariasville, Richland Twp., Venango Co., Pa. by Henry Shoemaker, of Richland Twp. The groom is residing in Shippens Furnace, but his birthplace is not given. ("I do hereby certify that the above Benjamin Thomas and Rebecca Jane McBride were united in the bonds of matrimony on the 20th day of Oct. last and that the above is correct to the best of my knowledge. Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of November A.D. 1853.")
(Source: Vital Statistics of Venango Co., Pennsylvania; my abstract of article -- CCE.)
(Source: Vital Statistics of Venango Co., Pennsylvania; my abstract of article -- CCE.)