Columbia City Post, Saturday December 29, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Emery, of Washington Township, Have Traveled Life’s Journey Together for Fifty Years.
On Saturday, Dec. 29, 1917, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Emery, of Washington township, celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary – 50 years of married life. They were married in 1867 by Rev. Austin, long since dead and gone.
In 1844 Henry Emery came by wagon and ox team from his home in Wayne county, Ohio, near Wooster. They came by ox team until they reached the old Wabash and Maumee canal where they loaded their few worldly effects and traveled by boat until they reached Huntington. Here they spent the first night with John Kenauer.
Thomas was then two years old and he has resided in Washington township ever since. He says he can remember the Indians who came through on hunting expeditions and it was quite common during his early boyhood to see Indians going back and forth from the Little Wabash to those near Columbia City. At this time Washington township was just a mass of swamps and ague reigned supreme. They cleared a little ground and farmed around the swamps and conservation of food was a great item then because they did not have any to spare, and the early settler had to bear many hardships and sacrifices to make this the first township in Whitley county.
Mrs. Fannie Huffman Emery came to this county with her parents in 1848, she then being 4 years old, from their home in Darke county, Ohio. They came by wagons and drove what stock they had with them. They located in Washington township on the old Huffman homestead where Thomas Huffman now resides, and it was here that on Dec. 29, 1867, she was married. At the age of 5 years her father lost his life while digging a well and this left the mother with three small children to clear a home in the wilderness of Indiana.
On last Saturday, being the fiftieth anniversary they celebrated it in a quiet way at their home and those who were there were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Emery, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Emery and children, Lucille and Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Long and children, Emery and Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Gross and children, Velma, Dorothy and Eudora, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Emery and daughter, Marie, and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Hall and son, Glenn, of Huntington, Ind.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Swigarts Celebrated Golden Wedding (1917)
Columbia City Post, Wednesday September 5, 1917
Mr. and Mrs. John Swigart, of Troy township, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Sunday at Troy Cedar Lake. There were about a hundred and fifty friends, relatives and neighbors present. John Swigart and Sarah Burwell were married February 14, 1867, at Beech Chapel by Rev. Wells. Eight children were born to this union, four of whom survive; they are Mrs. Cora Yoder, of Ligonier, Mrs. William Ramsey of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Minnie Clark of Troy township, and J. L. Swigart of Joplin, Missouri. There are eleven grand children and 5 great grand children, and all were present except two grandsons, Oral Raymond Swigart, who is at Annapolis and Glen Swigart, of Detroit, Michigan. The only relatives from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Swigart of Joplin, Missouri.
A sumptuous picnic dinner was served at the noon hour, and the afternoon was spent in a social way, with music by a victrola, and bathing and boating.
Mr. and Mrs. Swigart received a number of presents from their friends, among them was a very large boquet [sic] of flowers from Mrs. Mary Sherwood, who was unable to be present, and also a big wedding cake, decorated very prettily with the year of their wedding on the top in colors, from Mrs. Charles Jaggar. They also received $15 in gold. After a most enjoyable day, the guests departed for their homes and wished Mr. and Mrs. Swigart many happy returns of their anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. John Swigart, of Troy township, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Sunday at Troy Cedar Lake. There were about a hundred and fifty friends, relatives and neighbors present. John Swigart and Sarah Burwell were married February 14, 1867, at Beech Chapel by Rev. Wells. Eight children were born to this union, four of whom survive; they are Mrs. Cora Yoder, of Ligonier, Mrs. William Ramsey of Thorncreek township, Mrs. Minnie Clark of Troy township, and J. L. Swigart of Joplin, Missouri. There are eleven grand children and 5 great grand children, and all were present except two grandsons, Oral Raymond Swigart, who is at Annapolis and Glen Swigart, of Detroit, Michigan. The only relatives from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Swigart of Joplin, Missouri.
A sumptuous picnic dinner was served at the noon hour, and the afternoon was spent in a social way, with music by a victrola, and bathing and boating.
Mr. and Mrs. Swigart received a number of presents from their friends, among them was a very large boquet [sic] of flowers from Mrs. Mary Sherwood, who was unable to be present, and also a big wedding cake, decorated very prettily with the year of their wedding on the top in colors, from Mrs. Charles Jaggar. They also received $15 in gold. After a most enjoyable day, the guests departed for their homes and wished Mr. and Mrs. Swigart many happy returns of their anniversary.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Celebrate Their Golden Wedding (1917)
Columbia City Post ~ Saturday, March 31, 1917
Fifty years is a long time but to those who enjoy the companionship of each other it seems a very short period. Such has been the experience of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Compton, of this city, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Wednesday. The day was spent quietly at their home on North Line street.
Joseph W. Compton was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, May 13, 1843, and is the son of the late Chas. H. and Jemima Compton, who moved to Whitley county, Indiana, in the fall of 1849, and went to the home of Andrew Compton, of Richland township, who came here several years prior to that time and had taken up land in that township. At that time there was a law in the state of Indiana that set aside one section of land in each township for school purposes, and Mr. Compton's father purchased one-fourth of this section in Richland township which was section sixteen. The land purchased was covered with a heavy forest but the newcomers went to work and soon had a home built.
Mr. Compton remained with his parents until he was eighteen years of age, and on the 16th day of October, 1861, enlisted in Company E, 44th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He served during the Civil war and went through some of the thickest of the fighting. He was mustered out and given and honorable discharge on September 30th 1865. Had he remained sixteen more days he would have completed four years of service for the cause of the Union. After the war he came back to Richland township and resided with his parents until his marriage to Mrs. Compton.
Elevia (Croy) Compton was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, November 2, 1846, and is the daughter of the late Daniel and Anny Croy, who came to this county when she was four years old, or during the month of October, 1850. Mr. Croy homesteaded a portion of section fifteen in Richland township and Miss Elevia obtained her education in a log school house near the home of her parents. She was united in marriage to Joseph W. Compton March 28, 1867, and they rented the old Marcus Norris farm in the same township. After living there five years Mr. Compton purchased 40 acres of land which is a part of the farm now owned by his son George O. Compton, of this city. He and his wife resided on the farm until March 1, 1911, when they moved to this city.
After purchasing the Richland township farm Mr. Compton and wife went to work in earnest and in a few years had increased their holdings to 180 acres. They are highly respected by their former neighbors and their many friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Compton became the parents of five children, the oldest and the youngest of whom survive, namely, Mrs. Cora Beard, of Richland township, and Attorney Geo. O. Compton, of this city. Mr. Compton has been a life-long republican and was for many years precinct committeeman from his township.
There were fifty guests present at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Compton, and of the fifty guests only three survive: one brother, George Croy, and two sisters, Miss Kate Croy and Mrs. J. W. Prugh, of South Whitley. The guests rode to the wedding on horse-back as the roads and paths were so muddy that it was impossible to move a wagon.
Fifty years is a long time but to those who enjoy the companionship of each other it seems a very short period. Such has been the experience of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Compton, of this city, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Wednesday. The day was spent quietly at their home on North Line street.
Joseph W. Compton was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, May 13, 1843, and is the son of the late Chas. H. and Jemima Compton, who moved to Whitley county, Indiana, in the fall of 1849, and went to the home of Andrew Compton, of Richland township, who came here several years prior to that time and had taken up land in that township. At that time there was a law in the state of Indiana that set aside one section of land in each township for school purposes, and Mr. Compton's father purchased one-fourth of this section in Richland township which was section sixteen. The land purchased was covered with a heavy forest but the newcomers went to work and soon had a home built.
Mr. Compton remained with his parents until he was eighteen years of age, and on the 16th day of October, 1861, enlisted in Company E, 44th Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He served during the Civil war and went through some of the thickest of the fighting. He was mustered out and given and honorable discharge on September 30th 1865. Had he remained sixteen more days he would have completed four years of service for the cause of the Union. After the war he came back to Richland township and resided with his parents until his marriage to Mrs. Compton.
Elevia (Croy) Compton was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, November 2, 1846, and is the daughter of the late Daniel and Anny Croy, who came to this county when she was four years old, or during the month of October, 1850. Mr. Croy homesteaded a portion of section fifteen in Richland township and Miss Elevia obtained her education in a log school house near the home of her parents. She was united in marriage to Joseph W. Compton March 28, 1867, and they rented the old Marcus Norris farm in the same township. After living there five years Mr. Compton purchased 40 acres of land which is a part of the farm now owned by his son George O. Compton, of this city. He and his wife resided on the farm until March 1, 1911, when they moved to this city.
After purchasing the Richland township farm Mr. Compton and wife went to work in earnest and in a few years had increased their holdings to 180 acres. They are highly respected by their former neighbors and their many friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Compton became the parents of five children, the oldest and the youngest of whom survive, namely, Mrs. Cora Beard, of Richland township, and Attorney Geo. O. Compton, of this city. Mr. Compton has been a life-long republican and was for many years precinct committeeman from his township.
There were fifty guests present at the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Compton, and of the fifty guests only three survive: one brother, George Croy, and two sisters, Miss Kate Croy and Mrs. J. W. Prugh, of South Whitley. The guests rode to the wedding on horse-back as the roads and paths were so muddy that it was impossible to move a wagon.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Celebrated Their Golden Wedding (Young - 1924)
The Evening Post, Columbia City, Indiana ~ Wednesday, June 4, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. David Young had a wonderful celebration at their home on East Van Buren street, all day Wednesday, in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was a half century ago that they took the marriage vows spoken by the Rev. A. J. Douglas, deceased, and on this Golden anniversary day, their children and other relatives and friends gathered to join in the happy affair.
June 4th, fifty years ago, was a beautiful day, even nicer than today has been. Mr. and Mrs. Young were then living in Washington township. They rode to town in a big wagon, behind a team of horses and after the matrimonial knot had been tied, they drove back to the country, where Mr. Young spent the day plowing corn and Mrs. Young hoed in the garden, for they were both willing and hard workers.
The celebration today brought home all the children: George Young and wife, of Wayne, Mich., and their three children, Robert, Louise and Janice, and Eugene Young and family, of this city, and Mrs. Esther Wittich, of Detroit. Mrs. Wittich was accompanied by her son, Jack Wittich, and his wife, and their four year old son, Jack Wittich, Jr., who comprises the fourth generation. Two of Mr. Young's sisters, Mrs. Sarah Stiver, and her two daughters, Mrs. Minerva Bollinger and Mrs. Chleo Olinger, of North Manchester, and Mrs. J. D. Coverstone, of Churubusco, were there, as was Rev. Coverstone. Mrs. Mat Bell, of Kokomo, another sister, was not able to be present.
Mrs. Young sister, Mrs. Katie Wagner, and son, Russell Wagner, and wife, all of Fort Wayne, were there, while Mrs. Ellen Smith, of Laud, was not able to be present. Eugene Chavey and wife were present, Mr. Chavey being a half brother. Among others present were Mr. and Mrs. Simon Marsh, of Akron, O., the former being a brother-in-law of Mr. Young, Edward Zahrndt, of Detroit, and Ralph Olinger, of North Manchester.
There was a wonderful wedding cake with fifty candles on it, together with a little bride and groom. During the dinner, Lester Kellogg played a number of beautiful violin selections. Mr. Chavey was the spokesman in the presentation of a beautiful gold watch to Mr. Young, which was a gift from his children. The children presented their mother with a gold wedding ring, carved with orange blossom, and the bride and groom of fifty years were presented with a number of $5 gold pieces.
Flowers were brought from Detroit and they were arranged with such artistry that it would be difficult to describe their beauty. Everything seemed to work out to make the day enjoyable and it so happened that this was one of the few days this spring when tables could be spread outside, as they were at this celebration. Both Mr. and Mrs. Young are enjoying the very best of health. Mr. Young was 70 last September 24th, while Mrs. Young was 74 on January 14th. This has proven one of the very happiest days of their life and their many friends join in wishing them many more wedding anniversaries.
Mr. and Mrs. David Young had a wonderful celebration at their home on East Van Buren street, all day Wednesday, in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. It was a half century ago that they took the marriage vows spoken by the Rev. A. J. Douglas, deceased, and on this Golden anniversary day, their children and other relatives and friends gathered to join in the happy affair.
June 4th, fifty years ago, was a beautiful day, even nicer than today has been. Mr. and Mrs. Young were then living in Washington township. They rode to town in a big wagon, behind a team of horses and after the matrimonial knot had been tied, they drove back to the country, where Mr. Young spent the day plowing corn and Mrs. Young hoed in the garden, for they were both willing and hard workers.
The celebration today brought home all the children: George Young and wife, of Wayne, Mich., and their three children, Robert, Louise and Janice, and Eugene Young and family, of this city, and Mrs. Esther Wittich, of Detroit. Mrs. Wittich was accompanied by her son, Jack Wittich, and his wife, and their four year old son, Jack Wittich, Jr., who comprises the fourth generation. Two of Mr. Young's sisters, Mrs. Sarah Stiver, and her two daughters, Mrs. Minerva Bollinger and Mrs. Chleo Olinger, of North Manchester, and Mrs. J. D. Coverstone, of Churubusco, were there, as was Rev. Coverstone. Mrs. Mat Bell, of Kokomo, another sister, was not able to be present.
Mrs. Young sister, Mrs. Katie Wagner, and son, Russell Wagner, and wife, all of Fort Wayne, were there, while Mrs. Ellen Smith, of Laud, was not able to be present. Eugene Chavey and wife were present, Mr. Chavey being a half brother. Among others present were Mr. and Mrs. Simon Marsh, of Akron, O., the former being a brother-in-law of Mr. Young, Edward Zahrndt, of Detroit, and Ralph Olinger, of North Manchester.
There was a wonderful wedding cake with fifty candles on it, together with a little bride and groom. During the dinner, Lester Kellogg played a number of beautiful violin selections. Mr. Chavey was the spokesman in the presentation of a beautiful gold watch to Mr. Young, which was a gift from his children. The children presented their mother with a gold wedding ring, carved with orange blossom, and the bride and groom of fifty years were presented with a number of $5 gold pieces.
Flowers were brought from Detroit and they were arranged with such artistry that it would be difficult to describe their beauty. Everything seemed to work out to make the day enjoyable and it so happened that this was one of the few days this spring when tables could be spread outside, as they were at this celebration. Both Mr. and Mrs. Young are enjoying the very best of health. Mr. Young was 70 last September 24th, while Mrs. Young was 74 on January 14th. This has proven one of the very happiest days of their life and their many friends join in wishing them many more wedding anniversaries.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Mr. and Mrs. Jellison Pleasantly Surprised (1905)
Columbia City Commercial Mail ~ Friday, December 1, 1905
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jellison, of Richland township, were pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening November 21 by having sixty-four of their relatives and friends call on them unexpectedly with well filled baskets. The date was the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jellison. An excellent two course luncheon was served and a pleasant social time was enjoyed by all present.
The host and hostess were completely taken by surprise but soon recovered from the surprise and as the guests departed they were thanked heartily for their kindness in remembering them and were welcomed to come again. The guests departed having had a pleasant evening and wished their host and hostess many more such happy occasions.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jellison, of Richland township, were pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening November 21 by having sixty-four of their relatives and friends call on them unexpectedly with well filled baskets. The date was the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jellison. An excellent two course luncheon was served and a pleasant social time was enjoyed by all present.
The host and hostess were completely taken by surprise but soon recovered from the surprise and as the guests departed they were thanked heartily for their kindness in remembering them and were welcomed to come again. The guests departed having had a pleasant evening and wished their host and hostess many more such happy occasions.
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