"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR63-ZLL Emily Joplin and James Joplin as parents in entry for Ferdinand M. Joplin and Josaphine Saunders, 20 Aug 1891; citing Franklin, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 31,523.
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6Q-3ZP , Emily Joplin as James Joplin as parents in entry for Josiah C. Joplin and Rebecca C. Boyd, 25 Feb 1869; citing Franklin, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 31,523.
Donnie, the above two are marriage licenses/marriages for two of Emily and James Joplin's children which give other information about the spouses and when the children were born.