Oklahoma Genealogical Society
From the
Scrapbooks of Mrs. A.A. Hurd
(Part 1)
Taken from Oklahoma Genealogical Society Quarterly
Vol. 15, No. 1; March 1970
Transcribed to Electronic form by Jo White.
Excerpts from the
scrapbooks of Mrs. A.A. Hurd (now deceased), formerly of Topeka, Kansas. These scrapbooks are now in the possession
of the Editor, LaVerna Pendleton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Information in parentheses is supplied by
the editor.
Married
Windsor Review
At the residence
of the bride’s parents, “Cedar Cliff,” Windsor, Mo., Oct. 27th,
(1885) by the Rev. Dr. Bollar, of Sedalia, Prof. R.M. Moore of Sedalia, and
Miss Olive M. Gorham . . . The attendants were Prof. W.H. Smith of Windsor, and
Miss Sue A. Gorham, sister of the bride; Harry Smith of Sedalia, and Miss Viola
Moore of Warrenburg, sister of the groom.
. . .The event was doubly
interesting from the fact of its being the anniversary of the birth of the
bride’s father, the 28th of her parents’ wedding, and the third since
their silver wedding . . .
Prof. And Mrs. Moore will reside in Sedalia, for which place they
took the morning express on the 28th.
At the residence of Mr. Perry Harris, near Hickory Point Church, on
Sunday Oct. 25th, 1885, by Elder R.H. Harris, Mr. W.E. Means to Miss
Sallie Owen.
The groom is the youngest son of Squire R.D. Means, one of the
earliest settlers in this vicinity.
. . . the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Owens, of this
city . . .
Windsor Review
WEDDINGS
Howell-Yates
Miss Rachel Howell and Jesse Yates were married Wednesday evening, April 29, 1903. at the home of J.E. Howell . . . Miss Nellie Yates and Miss Maude Rea assisted in receiving guests . . .
Rev. Baxter Waters performed the ceremony . . .
Miss Carrie Yates and Miss Oda Litteral having charge of the table
in the dining room and Miss Florence Albee and Miss Leonice Howell
serving. Mr. and Mrs. Yates left very
early for a short trip to Chicago, but in spite of the storm were unable to get
away from their friends, who gave them the customary rice shower at the
train. They will be at home to their
friends in Hiawatha after May 30 . . .
The out-of-town guests were:
Mrs. Will Burnham and Miss Grace Burnham, of Denver, Colo., and W.H.
Norman, of Buffalo, N.Y.
DIXON
Grace Morrill was born in Hiawatha, (Kans.) Sept 4, 1872, at “The
Pines,” the home of Ex-Gov. E.N. Morrill.
She entered the Misses Leggett’s school in Detroit, Mich., when her
father went to Congress. On Oct. 8,
1895, she was married to Mr. Charles Dixon, president of the Dixon Live Stock
Commission Co. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon made
their home in Kansas City, Mo., where their three children were born to them: Edmond, Caroline, and Charles, Jr., aged
seven, five, and three years. The first
of last March, Mrs. Dixon was attacked with septicemia . . . The patient died
on July 18 in her Kansas City home . . . The funeral services were held at “The
Pines” on July 22, having been postponed in order that her brother Frank might reach here from Boston. Rev. C.P. Connolly delivered a short sermon
. . . the interment was in the Mount
Hope cemetery of Hiawatha.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
STRANG OF GUTHRIE WEDS AN OKLAHOMA CITY BELLE
. . . . . . . . .
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CEREMONY BY JUDGE
ALLEN
A Pleasant Five O’clock Wedding at the Home of the Bride on Fourth
Street
A very pleasant home wedding occurred in this city yesterday evening at the home of the bride, 28 West Fourth Street, the announcement of which will be a surprise to many people throughout the territory who are acquainted with the contracting parties.
The prime participants in the happy event were Attorney General
J.P. Strang, of Guthrie, and Miss Belle McCoy of Oklahoma City.
The ceremony was performed in an impressive manner by Probate Judge
J.P. Allen and witnessed by the immediate relatives and the closest friends of
the contracting parties . . . She
originally came to this city from New York, where she was finally educated.
Judge Strang, also a New Yorker, has been the family attorney for
many years . . .He occupied the bench in Kansas prior to his selection as
attorney general for Oklahoma Territory, to which he was appointed during the
administration of Gov. Barnes (1897-1901) and which position he still retains.
WONDER
Rev. Daniel Wonder, the father of Mrs. Geo. Maglott died of heart failure Wednesday, June 22, (1910) at his home in Marion, Ohio, while working in the garden. Mrs. Maglott left at once with her son to attend the funeral. Rev. Mr. Wonder was a brother of John Wonder and Mrs. N.D. Loose, but neither was able to go to the funeral. Rev. Mr. Wonder having preached in Hiawatha on several occasions.
WELSH
H.P. Welsh, father of H.P. Welsh, Jr., of this city, died Friday,
February 14, 1902, at his home in Ottawa.
Mr. Welsh was born in Ohio in 1824 and came to Kansas in 1858 behind
three yoke of oxen. He was four weeks
on the road and settled in Franklin County.
After that he was much in public life over the county and state until
1869 when he was elected mayor of Ottawa, which has since been his home. A wife and three children survive. H.P. Welsh attended the funeral at Ottawa.
Married, at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. M.I. Kennerley, in
Lincoln township, on Wednesday evening, January 29, 1896, by the Rev. A.W.
Bishop, of the First Congregational Church, of Parsons (Kans.) Zoe Kennerley
Hoffman, to Tad Elmer Limbocker, of Erie . . . The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. T.B. Limbocker and . . . He is one of the most enterprising rustling young
farmers in the county, capable of managing a large amount of business. They will live on one of the farms owned by
Mr. Limbocker and his father in Erie township.
The Record extends congratulations and best wishes.
CALLED HOME
The entire community was shocked Friday morning upon learning of
the death of William C. Crawford, one of Norman’s most respected citizens . . .
William C. Crawford was 25 years 3 months and 13 days old. He was born in Kansas and passed the greater
part of his life in that state. He
began life as a newspaper man, coming to Oklahoma at the opening in that
capacity, having served as city editor of the Transcript for
about two years and later on in the same position on The Democrat,
which he resigned, to accept the position as cashier of the Citizens Bank,
which had just been organized. He also
served a few months as deputy county clerk, under C.B. Ginley, after leaving
the Transcript. In July
1891 he wedded Miss Lou B. Jones, of Stillwater, a handsome and talented lady.
. .
THAYER News
“Mrs. Lizzie Smith, wife of Frank Smith, died at her home in Cherryvale, Wednesday, February 5, 1896, at 11:00 o’clock a.m. . . . Dropsy and heart disease caused her death. The remains were taken to Maquoketa, Ia., where her relatives live.” Mr. and Mrs. Smith lived in Erie (Kans.) for two years while Mr. Smith filled the office of Probate Judge . . .
Wedding of Miss Mulvane and Mr. Morgan to Take Place Jan. 12
Mr. and Mrs. Joab Mulvane issued invitations yesterday for the marriage of their daughter, Margaret, to Mr. Harrison Sherwood Morgan on Wednesday evening January 12, (1898) at half past 8 o’clock . . . Miss Mulvane is a daughter of one of Topeka’s (Kans.) oldest families, and while Mr. Morgan has been in Topeka not quite two years, he has long ago established himself as a favorite.
Death of an Old Citizen
Henry Maraton Hodges departed this life from his residence in Deepwater, Henry Co., Mo., Tuesday, June 5th, 1894; aged 64 years 6 months and 2 days.
The subject of this sketch was a native of New York, but came to this state and County a number of years ago, residing near Ladue. He moved to Deepwater when the place was yet a small village. He was taken ill with LaGrippe last January, but a complication of diseases, with his advanced age, overcame his physical strength . . . Father Hodges joined the Dunkard church in his early years. When the Presbyterian church was built in Deepwater he was chosen Janitor. In respect to his memory his chair and the bell were draped in mourning . . . The funeral services were held in the church, whence sorrowing friends conveyed the remaines (remains?) to the Brownington cemetery . . .
He leaves a wife, two sons and one daughter, to morn (sic) the loss of husband and father. The children are all grown and to them we offer condolence(s); . . .
Gross-Adams
Miss Anna LaBelle Gross and Harry D. Adams were married at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. A. Gross, on west Utah Street, on Wednesday evening, June 26, 1901, at 8:30 p.m. . . . Rev. A.F. Randall performed the marriage ceremony . . .
Harry Adams is the son of Geo. H. Adams and is a fine business man . . .
Walters-Hill
The wedding of Miss Grace Walters and Mark Bennett Hill was solemnized at the Congregational church Thursday evening, November 28, 1901 . . .
. . . Miss Hazel Kelsey played Lohengrin’s wedding march. The ushers, E.W. Ulrich, Sollie Bechtel, and H.W. Allen of Kansas City, were followed by J.G. Pelletier, the best man, and the groom, Mr. Hill, then the bride’s attendants, Misses Jesse Hill, Myrtle Case, Mary Love and Adele Baker. Miss Hallie Parks, of Kansas City, maid of honor, accompanied the bride . . . Mr. and Mrs. Hill went to St. Louis for a brief visit but will soon be at home to friends in Kansas City. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schilling of Leavenworth, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Hill of Hannibal, Mo., Earl Walters of Perry, Ok., and Mr. and Mrs. John Walters of Robinson.
McClintock
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry McClintock, of Horton, (Kans.) Saturday March 29, (1896) a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Case thus became grand-parents.
Mrs. M.E. Young of Hiawatha, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A.A. Hurd, left yesterday for Whiteright, Tex., to visit relatives.
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