Columbia City Post ~ Wednesday, June 16, 1920
Sunday the Goodrich families celebrated their eleventh annual reunion at Troy Cedar lake, with about one hundred and fifty present consisting of friends and relatives. From all the nearby towns and country they gathered on this joyous occasion and Mrs. Henry Winebrenner came all the way from Providence, West Virginia, to greet her home folks. The dinner which was served on the banks of the lake, consisted of such an abundance of feed of indefinite variety that one wondered where it all came from and how it could all be disposed of, however, this was a simple feat, when once the guests were seated.
Shortly after dinner, the president, John Kenner, called the meeting to order and "Nearer My God to Thee" was sung by the entire assemblage followed by a prayer by Rev. Young of the Troy M. E. church. Recitations by the following named was the next in order; Winona Williams, Mildred Foster, Orton Goodrich, Luella Wingard, Ronald Younce and Dewitt Foster. Two entertaining addresses were delivered by Rev. Young and Mrs. Silas Goodrich, after which all joined in singing "God Be With You Till We Meet Again." The new officers elected during the business session were: Amon Beard, president; Frank Goodrich, vice-president; and Mrs. Grace Snodgrass, secretary and treasurer.
The rest of the afternoon was spent in a social time and the meeting for the next year was voted to be held at the same place and same time, on the 2nd Sunday in June.
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
William E. Burch (1890-1918)
BURCH, WILLIAM ERNEST--PRIVATE Son of William (deceased) and Melissa Burch (Carrier); born March 9, 1890, Washington Township, Whitley County, Ind. Railroad employe. Entered service May 24, 1918, Columbia City, Ind. Sent to Camp Taylor, Ky.; assigned to 48th Company, 12th Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. Embarked for overseas August 22, 1918; assigned to Company F, 114th Engineers, 39th Division. Died of pneumonia September 26, 1918, St. Florent Cher, France. Body returned to U.S. in November, 1920, and buried in Eberhard Cemetery, South Whitley, Ind.
Gold Star Honor Roll: A Record of Indiana Men and Women Who Died in The Service of the United States and The Allied Nations in The World War 1914-1918 (Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921) Page 717. Contributed by Meredith Thompson.
Columbia City Post ~ Wednesday, November 10, 1920
Due partly to the efforts of the Whitley County Red Cross Society and partly to relatives, the body of William E. Burch, who died of pneumonia in France while in the U. S. army, will arrive in South Whitley Wednesday or Thursday of this week for burial.
Leonard R. Schrader, chairman of the Whitley County Red Cross Society, sent a message Monday to New York City to the Red Cross there inquiring in regard to what disposition had been made of the remains of the deceased, and received an answer Tuesday, dated Nov. 8th, that in response to a telegram from Mrs. Malissa Carrier, of Kendallville, the body had been sent to South Whitley for burial and should reach there within two days.
The young soldier was a son of the late William E. Burch and Mrs. Malissa Carrier, of Kendallville. He was 29 years old on March 9, 1918, and his death occurred in France on September 26th, 1918. He was one of those who died when the pneumonia epidemic swept through the army in France.
He is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Wilbur, James, and Don Burch, of South Whitley; Frank Burch and Mrs. Ben Smith, of Kendallville; Mrs. Ira Eubanks, of Huntington; and Mrs. John Hively, of Fort Wayne.
Funeral services will be arranged when the remains of the young soldier reach South Whitley.
[Note: There was a short article in the Columbia City Post of October 30, 1918 stating that his name had appeared on the casualty lists as being one of those who had died of disease.]
Due partly to the efforts of the Whitley County Red Cross Society and partly to relatives, the body of William E. Burch, who died of pneumonia in France while in the U. S. army, will arrive in South Whitley Wednesday or Thursday of this week for burial.
Leonard R. Schrader, chairman of the Whitley County Red Cross Society, sent a message Monday to New York City to the Red Cross there inquiring in regard to what disposition had been made of the remains of the deceased, and received an answer Tuesday, dated Nov. 8th, that in response to a telegram from Mrs. Malissa Carrier, of Kendallville, the body had been sent to South Whitley for burial and should reach there within two days.
The young soldier was a son of the late William E. Burch and Mrs. Malissa Carrier, of Kendallville. He was 29 years old on March 9, 1918, and his death occurred in France on September 26th, 1918. He was one of those who died when the pneumonia epidemic swept through the army in France.
He is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Wilbur, James, and Don Burch, of South Whitley; Frank Burch and Mrs. Ben Smith, of Kendallville; Mrs. Ira Eubanks, of Huntington; and Mrs. John Hively, of Fort Wayne.
Funeral services will be arranged when the remains of the young soldier reach South Whitley.
[Note: There was a short article in the Columbia City Post of October 30, 1918 stating that his name had appeared on the casualty lists as being one of those who had died of disease.]
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Two Weddings December 31st 1919
Columbia City Post ~ January 3, 1920
Two couples were married December 31st at the home of Rev. L. A. Luckenbill in this city when Elmer Ellsworth Miller and Erna Lucille Gable and Chauncey Hurd and Dessie Householder took the solemn vows.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller were granted a marriage license Tuesday afternoon by Former County Clerk Otis Plattner. Mr. Miller is a progressive young farmer and is a son of Henry C. Miller of Southwest Columbia township. The bride is a very popular young woman and is a daughter of Sheridan Gable, a well known farm residing north of Wynkoop. They will reside on a farm near this city.
Riverside Dairy Man Married. The last official act of Otis Plattner as county clerk, Wednesday, was to issue a marriage license to Chauncey Hurd, manager of the Riverside Dairy, and Dessie Householder. The license was granted shortly before eight o’clock. The couple then went to the home of Rev. L. A. Luckenbill where the marriage ceremony was performed. Mrs. Heber Mosher was a witness of the marriage. Both parties have been married before, the marriage in each case being dissolved by death. The bride formerly was Dessie Anderson, daughter of Jessie Anderson. After a short wedding trip they will reside in this city.
Two couples were married December 31st at the home of Rev. L. A. Luckenbill in this city when Elmer Ellsworth Miller and Erna Lucille Gable and Chauncey Hurd and Dessie Householder took the solemn vows.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller were granted a marriage license Tuesday afternoon by Former County Clerk Otis Plattner. Mr. Miller is a progressive young farmer and is a son of Henry C. Miller of Southwest Columbia township. The bride is a very popular young woman and is a daughter of Sheridan Gable, a well known farm residing north of Wynkoop. They will reside on a farm near this city.
Riverside Dairy Man Married. The last official act of Otis Plattner as county clerk, Wednesday, was to issue a marriage license to Chauncey Hurd, manager of the Riverside Dairy, and Dessie Householder. The license was granted shortly before eight o’clock. The couple then went to the home of Rev. L. A. Luckenbill where the marriage ceremony was performed. Mrs. Heber Mosher was a witness of the marriage. Both parties have been married before, the marriage in each case being dissolved by death. The bride formerly was Dessie Anderson, daughter of Jessie Anderson. After a short wedding trip they will reside in this city.
Remarkable Record of Rev. L. A. Luckenbill (1920)
Columbia City Post ~ January 3, 1920
Remarkable Record Made By Rev. L. A. Luckenbill Of This City During Past Twenty-One Years.
The Rev. L. A. Luckenbill of this city, who is at present the pastor of Oak Grove and Evergreen Churches of God, and who has been engaged in the ministry in this county for the past twenty-one years, has made a record outside his work as a pastor which few ministers have ever equaled. During that period he has officiated at 861 marriages and has conducted 866 funerals. That is an average of 41 marriages per year, and a fraction over 41 funerals. From October 1, 1918 to October 1, 1919, he officiated at 29 marriages and conducted 53 funerals. The increase in the number of funerals was due to the influenza, and the falling off in the number of marriages for that period, was due to the war, so many of the young men being in the service.
Rev. Luckenbill is very popular with all classes, and is in demand as a public speaker at social and other gatherings. He is at home in pronouncing the marital bonds, and to the house of mourning he brings consolation and comfort. He knows many people, old and young, and is friendly and cordial to all. His long residence here has enabled him to extend and acquaintance to all parts of the county, and that has created a demand for his services not only at weddings and funerals, but a Sunday School picnics, family reunions, and other gatherings.
The Reverend has probably not attempted to keep track of the couples he has married, but it would be interesting to know how many of them held good until the phrase, “death do us part” severed the union. However the sticking qualities are not imparted by the officiating clergyman, or other officer. That depends on the parties to the contract. But there is one thing sure, and that is it is the wish of Rev. Luckenbill that those who make their vows to him may keep them.
Remarkable Record Made By Rev. L. A. Luckenbill Of This City During Past Twenty-One Years.
The Rev. L. A. Luckenbill of this city, who is at present the pastor of Oak Grove and Evergreen Churches of God, and who has been engaged in the ministry in this county for the past twenty-one years, has made a record outside his work as a pastor which few ministers have ever equaled. During that period he has officiated at 861 marriages and has conducted 866 funerals. That is an average of 41 marriages per year, and a fraction over 41 funerals. From October 1, 1918 to October 1, 1919, he officiated at 29 marriages and conducted 53 funerals. The increase in the number of funerals was due to the influenza, and the falling off in the number of marriages for that period, was due to the war, so many of the young men being in the service.
Rev. Luckenbill is very popular with all classes, and is in demand as a public speaker at social and other gatherings. He is at home in pronouncing the marital bonds, and to the house of mourning he brings consolation and comfort. He knows many people, old and young, and is friendly and cordial to all. His long residence here has enabled him to extend and acquaintance to all parts of the county, and that has created a demand for his services not only at weddings and funerals, but a Sunday School picnics, family reunions, and other gatherings.
The Reverend has probably not attempted to keep track of the couples he has married, but it would be interesting to know how many of them held good until the phrase, “death do us part” severed the union. However the sticking qualities are not imparted by the officiating clergyman, or other officer. That depends on the parties to the contract. But there is one thing sure, and that is it is the wish of Rev. Luckenbill that those who make their vows to him may keep them.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Messner-Sherwood Marriage (1920)
Columbia City Post ~ Saturday April 10, 1920
Mr. Harrison J. Messner and Mrs. Jennie V. Sherwood, well known residents of this city, were united in marriage at the home of the bride on north Main street by Rev. L. A. Luckenbill, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The license was procured in the forenoon, and this is the second matrimonial venture for each of the contracting parties, death having dissolved the former union in each instance. The bride is a well known and wealthy woman of this city and she recently purchased the handsome home of Henry Outelet, at the corner of Walnut and Market streets, but it is not the intention of the contracting parties to occupy it for the present at least, but they will reside in another property of the bride on North Main street. Mr. Messner has been a farmer the greater part of his life, but for a few years he ran a dray in this city, afterwards moving upon a farm east of town, residing there until the death of his wife, when he returned to this city and has been engaged at various kinds of work since that time. He is well known over the county and has many friends who extend best wishes to him and his bride.
Mr. Harrison J. Messner and Mrs. Jennie V. Sherwood, well known residents of this city, were united in marriage at the home of the bride on north Main street by Rev. L. A. Luckenbill, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The license was procured in the forenoon, and this is the second matrimonial venture for each of the contracting parties, death having dissolved the former union in each instance. The bride is a well known and wealthy woman of this city and she recently purchased the handsome home of Henry Outelet, at the corner of Walnut and Market streets, but it is not the intention of the contracting parties to occupy it for the present at least, but they will reside in another property of the bride on North Main street. Mr. Messner has been a farmer the greater part of his life, but for a few years he ran a dray in this city, afterwards moving upon a farm east of town, residing there until the death of his wife, when he returned to this city and has been engaged at various kinds of work since that time. He is well known over the county and has many friends who extend best wishes to him and his bride.
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