Could this be the couple? Maybe Heard was her maiden name? Maybe Dixon was a second husband? Maybe her first husband was Mr. Heard? This year makes more sense than 1870.
Name: John Wesley James
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Spouse's Name: Eliza Heard
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Event Date: 07 Oct 1879
Event Place: Bibb, Georgia
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71211-9
System Origin: Georgia-EASy
GS Film number: 394116
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"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7X-WLH : 11 February 2018), John Wesley James and Eliza Heard, 07 Oct 1879; citing Bibb, Georgia; FHL microfilm 394,116.