Meet Merle Haggard's parents on their wedding day November 16, 1919 in McIntosh County, Oklahoma. Flossie Harp and James Haggard were married at the home of John Harp. She's very pretty. And Merle resembles his father, don't you think?
Their Marriage License has different ages for the couple than listed in their Application for Marriage License. Flossie is either 17 or 18, and her young husband, 20 or 21. Checotah was their current residence, and is not far south from the Muskogee that Merle later made popular in song.
LINK to marriage record: http://www1.odcr.com/detail?court=046-&casekey=046-MLI+0600610
Miss you, Merle. Rest well, you old troubadour.