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The Bride And Groom Received.
A Large and Happy Gathering at the Beautiful Home of T.J. Mock, Round Prairie. "Christmas has come" and gone and the merry holidays have brought together the scattered members of many a family in re-union, some joyous and happy, others sad and sorrowful. The family reunion is a mile-stone of life's road that marks the changing scenes of a changeful journey. Various pictures rise before the mind when these two words are spoken. The first are those of happy times when the prodigals come home for a few days or weeks and make the family life complete - when they are all together - father, mother, brothers and sisters. One after another they have left the old home for various fields of usefulness, and come back at times to gather round a Thanksgiving feast or a Christmas merry making, and all is mirth and gayety. Such a gathering was enjoyed at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Mock, of Round Prairie, on last Friday, the occasion being a family reunion and an "infair" in honor of the marriage of their son, John T. Mock to Miss Lizzie Fox. The marriage was solemnized on the previous day at the home of the bride's parents, who are among the oldest and most highly esteemed people of that portion of the county, by Eld. J.A. Poteet. It has never been the pleasure of the writer to spend a day more pleasantly and a more refined or happier crowd never assembled in old Bates for a day's social intercourse. At the noon hour a feast of all the good things that could scarcely be imagined and served in the highest style of the culinary art, was spread and enjoyed by all present. The family re-union was complete with the exception of one brother of the father of the groom, who is in the Regular Army and now stationed at Ft. Sheridan. The Mocks are well-known as among the most substantial and influential citizens of Round Prairie, the garden spot of old Bates county. The following persons were present: Jim Mock and family, John Fox and family, Frank Mock and family, of Kansas City, W.H. Wood and family, Joe Clapp and wife, Al Davis and family, of St. Louis, Joe Brown and wife, Horace Bowman and family, of Fair Haven, Mo., Mrs. O.H. McComas and little daughter, of Cloud Co., Kans., Mr. John Mock, of Charleston, Ills., Milard Zimmerman, Oakland, Ills., Miss Myrtle Devitt, of Kansas City, Nellie Gilbreath and Ed. Clapp, Charles Hilton and wife. (Appleton City Journal, 4 January 1894) Our rustling justice, John Hedges, had the honor of
joining Mr. Ed. McDaniel and Miss Anna Hudiburg in the
holy bond of matrimony on Dec. 28th. (Appleton City Journal, 4 January 1894) During the past week S.M. Davidson of Weaubleau, and Miss Harriett V. Strickland of Collins, and Joseph I. Gordon and Miss Lulu M. Baldwin of Osceola have been licensed to wed. (Appleton City Journal, 18 January 1894) Miss Lulu M. Baldwin, a young well-known lady in
Osceola, astonished her many friends last Sunday by committing
matrimony. The fortunate groom is Joseph I. Gordon, foreman of the
Osceola Democrat. The happy couple have our hearty wishes for a long
and pleasant voyage over life's tempestuous sea.
(Appleton City Journal, 18 January 1894) Mr. Geo. A. Vannice
and Miss Sadie McAlister, both of Vista, Mo., were married last
Tuesday, the 3rd inst. Wm. B. Pitt and Miss Laura Bridges were recently married. The young couple went to Quincy last Monday, where they began housekeeping. (St. Clair County Republican – Supplement, 16 December 1897) Golden Wedding
Celebration Last Evening of Fifty Years of Bliss. Santa Barbara (Calif.) Morning Press September 27th. A celebration of the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Z.W. Burgin of this city was held at their residence on Anapamu street last evening. Fifty years ago the 17th of this month Z.W. Burgin and Miss June Morrill were married at Bridgewater, Vermont. They removed to Appleton City, Missouri, at an early date in Missouri’s history and thence came to Santa Barbara about fifteen years ago. Their two children, Mrs. F.D. Mandeville and City Assessor C.W. Burgin live in Santa Barbara. The reception last evening was given by their Santa Barbra friends who formerly lived in Appleton City, Missouri. The members of the Appleton City colony who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. Z.W. Burgin, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Colcord, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. McNemar, Mr. and Mrs. Pyle, Mr. and Mrs. McFarlane, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. Edleblute, Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burgin, Mr. and Mrs. Mandeville, Mr. Penrod, Mr. Williams, Mr. Joe Pyle, Miss Shindle, Miss Bertha Smith, Miss Mable Forbes, Miss Williams, Miss McNemar and Mrs. McPherson. Appropriate presents were presented with a speech by Mr. Pyle. A poem written by Miss Hails, was read by Miss Mable Forbes. Rev. Westenberg came in later in the evening and made a few remarks. Refreshments were served. The evening was spent in pleasant converse and the guests departed with the oft-expressed wish that Mr. and Mrs. Burgin might long continue to enjoy life in Santa Barbara and the consciousness of a well spent life. (Appleton City Journal, 29 September 1898) Married. Ellis-Thomson
In the parlor of the Durley Hotel, at Appleton City, Sunday afternoon, Oct. 23, 1898, Miss Jessie Ellis, of Bates county, and Mr. George Thomson, of Henry county; Elder E.K. Willis, of Pleasant Hill, officiating. Mr. Thomson was reared in Bates county, but has spent the past few years in Colorado, where, by economy and industry, he accumulated some means to start out in life with the lady of his choice. This year he has attended to farming in Henry county and his labor has been blessed with good crops. The bride is the only daughter of Representative Geo. B. Ellis, of Bates county, and was educated in the Appleton City public schools and the Academy. She is an esteemed and polished young lady and we congratulate Mr. Thomson upon his good fortune in securing such a prize. May peace and prosperity attend this pair all through the journey of life is our wish. (Appleton City Journal, 27 October 1898) Mr. Ed Inskip was
married to Miss Howard, of Chalk Level, one day last week. The young
people will live in the Ohio neighborhood. Mr. Ed Inskip was married to Miss Howard, of
Chalk Level, one day last week. The young people will live |
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