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MARRIED—At the Rugeley House, in Bay City, Texas, on Wednesday night, Nov. 30th 1898, Miss Nora Barber to Mr. B. J. Dantzler; Rev. W. J. Cother officiating.
A very few relatives and special friends were present to salute the bride, congratulate the groom and join in the sumptuous wedding feast.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Cornelius of Blessing announce the marriage of their daughter, Kathryn, to Ted Davant, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davant of Bay City, which was quietly solemnized Sunday afternoon at East Bernard. Mr. Henry Mann of Bay City was the only attendant. The bride was born and reared in Blessing, attended school there and is a graduate of Baylor, also attended the College of Arts and Industry at Kingsville and was a former member of the Blessing faculty. The groom was born and reared in Bay City, is a graduate of the local school there and is attending the State University at Austin at present. Mrs. Davant attended the Palacios school in 1928 and has a host of friends here with whom we join in extending congratulations and best wishes.
Palacios Beacon,
January 10, 1935 |
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Word has been received of the marriage of Miss Sylvia Barr to Mr. T. Homer Davenport, of Dallas, August 2. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Barr, of this city. She attended Palacios school and graduated from the high school in 1919. She is also a graduate of the Baylor School of Nursing and was Assistant Superintendent of Baylor Hospital, Dallas, at the time of her marriage. The groom is engaged in business in Dallas where they will make their home. Mrs. Davenport has a host of friends in Palacios with whom we join in extending hearty congratulations.
Palacios Beacon,
August 7, 1930 |
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Married at Christ's Episcopal church Monday, May 4, Miss Katherine Cookenboo and Mr. Edgar A. Davidson, Rev. John Sloan officiating. The bride is the daughter of C. H. Cookenboo a well known citizen of Bay City, and the groom a prominent young business man member of one of the leading families of the city, at present engaged at Victoria where he is superintending an electrical contract.
Matagorda County News and Midcoast Farmer, May 1914 |
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Mr. Earnest Davis of Buena and Miss Eva Brunston of Palacios were married Wednesday evening by Rev. M. M. Wolf at his residence. They left on the early morning train for Groveton where they will spend the holidays and from there they will go to Buena to reside, where Mr. Davis is a teacher in the public schools. Matagorda County Tribune, December 30, 1910 |
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The wedding of Miss Ellen Ada Stephens and Mr. Hal S. Davis will be solemnized this afternoon at 6 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. O. Stephens. Guests for the wedding are in town from points in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas. It will be strictly a home affair and only immediate friends and relatives of the contracting parties will be present. Miss Stephens and Mr. Davis are both ex-students of the University of Texas. The groom's home is in Texarkana. The ceremony will be performed by the father of the bride.
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July 20, 1923 |
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Wednesday, April 28th at 3 o’clock, Mr. Please Dawdy and Miss Lizzie Rowels were married. Rev. McKee tied the knot which united two hearts to beat as one. The bride wore a dress of pure white with artistic decorations. After the ceremony an elegant supper was served after which a dance was begun led by the bride and groom.
Bay City Breeze, January 14, 1897 |
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Miss Sally Rudin, of Collegeport, and Cecil Dawdy were quietly united in marriage Saturday evening, at the Park Hotel, Rev. G. F. Gillespie performing the ceremony. The bride assisted at the Crescent Drug Store during the summer and made numerous friends by her friendly and courteous manner. The groom has a position as yard keeper for the R. W. Briggs and Co. Paving outfit, which has just recently finished their job here on Highway No. 58. The newly weds left Tuesday for Goliad, where the company is to do road work. The Beacon joins in congratulations.
Palacios Beacon, October 31, 1929 |
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Word was received in Palacios Wednesday morning of the marriage of Miss Opal Bonner and Mr. Weille Day, which took place Tuesday night in Austin, where the bride had been employed the past two months. Mrs. Day is the daughter of Mrs. J. R. Wagner and has a host of friends with whom we join in extending hearty congratulations.
Palacios Beacon,
November 15, 1934 |
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Miss LaVerne Glenn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn of Palacios, was married July 7, to Mr. William M. Dearen, son of Mrs. Margie Baker, of Taylor, Texas. The ceremony took place at 9:00 A. M. in the First Baptist Church at Temple. The bride wore a grey suit with white accessories. Her corsage was made of pink and white carnations. Before leaving on their honeymoon trip, the young couple was honored with a wedding bruncheon. Mrs. Dearen is a nurse in Temple. She is a graduate of Palacios High School and of St. Joseph School of Nursing in Houston.
Palacios Beacon, July 18,
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Wm. H. Clement, Sr., was a member of the party to attend the marriage service of Miss Lucinda Martinez to Mike DeLeon in Houston last Wednesday. The ceremony was performed by Dr. C. L. King in the First Presbyterian Church. The bride formerly lived in Palacios. She is a graduate of the Palacios High School and has been employed in the First National Bank in Houston since she completed a business course there. The groom is an ex-service man and expects to attend A.&M. College for a Civil Engineering Course.
Palacios Beacon, August 1,
1946 Courtesy of Jennifer Bishop |
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The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. de St. Aubin was the scene of a beautiful wedding Friday morning at 10 o'clock when their granddaughter, Margaret Alice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Cox of Bay City became the bride of Sgt. Charles Victor DeLerno, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rooney of New Orleans. The ceremony was performed by Chaplain Benson, of Camp Hulen, using the impressive double ring service. Massed greenery and sprays of white clematis carried out the traditional bridal green and white and before a simulated altar of the chosen colors in the living room the vows were pledged. The bride, wearing a dressmaker model of light blue wool, with accessories of brown snake skin, and wearing a corsage of delicate white blossoms, entered on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. She was attended by her sister, Miss Aubin Cox, dressed in a suit of rose, and wearing pink rosebuds. The groom was attended by his brother, Walter Rooney, Jr., of New Orleans. Immediately following the ceremony a reception was held for the bridal party, immediate members of the family and a few friends. The dining room of the Aubin home was lovely in the greenery and clematis. The table laid with handmade white damask cloth was centered with an arrangement of white flanked at either end by crystal candelabra holding tall white tapers. At one end of the table was the beautifully embossed wedding cake, at the other the crystal punch bowl. Mrs. Allen J. Poage of El Campo and Mrs. William Haizlip of Nederland presided at the table. Miss Alberta Poage had charge of the guest book. Attending the wedding from Bay City were immediate members of the bride's family and a few close friends. From New Orleans were the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Rooney, Walter J. Rooney, Jr., aunts of the groom, Mrs. Charley Jamison and Mrs. Virginia Calonje, from Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Meyer, Jr. Sergeant and Mrs. DeLerno left after the reception for a short trip to Houston after which they will be at home in Palacios.
The Palacios Beacon, September 10, 1942 |
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On last Friday E. S. DeLoach of El Campo and Miss Izoria Toupes, a popular young lady, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Toupes of this city, were united in marriage at the bride's home. Rev. O. B. Falls of the Baptist church officiating. The bride was teacher the past two years at Ashwood, where she has hosts of friends, joining those here to wish her unalloyed happiness and a good share of prosperity.
The
Matagorda County News and Midcoast
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August 17, 1915 |
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MARRIED. At the
residence of the bride’s mother, in this city, on the 18th instant, by
Rev. C. H. Albert, Mr. Geo. W. DeMoss of Eagle Lake to Miss Lizzie Ward
Childs, step-daughter of the late Rob’t Ludington.
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A wedding at high noon in Dallas Saturday is of interest to many of our citizens and especially Mayor Deutsch, as the parties were his son Joe Deutsch Jr., and Miss Dorris Smith. Immediately after the ceremony the newly weds left for a wedding trip, with Mexico City as their destination. After spending a few days there they will return here for a shot visit and then go to Houston where they will make their home. Joe is a boy of whom all Palacios is proud. He is a graduate of our high school, worked in the bank here and has since held positions in Houston, Galveston and Dallas, being promoted each time he changed his address. He is now employed as manager of the Loan Department of The Lone Star Finance Corporation in Houston. He has a host of well wishing friends with whom we join in extending congratulations and best wishes.
Palacios Beacon,
June 6, 1935 |
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MARRIED. In the city on
the 27th instant, by Rev. C. H. Albert, Mr. Sebastian Dietrich and Miss
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Miss Mary Whorton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Whorton of Francitas, and Robert Dillard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Murel Dillard of Deutschburg were married in a double ring ceremony at the Francitas Baptist Church at 6 p. m. Wednesday, June 3rd. Rev. W. W. Harvey of Bloomington officiated at the marriage. The brother of the groom, Larry Dillard, served as best man. The maid of honor was Miss Bill Rae McKeron. Mrs. Henry Day played the piano selections for the wedding. A reception for the families was held at the bride's home following the ceremony. Miss Mary Dillard and Miss Linda Dillard, sisters of the groom, served at the reception. Those from Blessing attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Walters, Miss Carla Rae Spain, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whitley and Betty Sue, Miss Delores Kosarek, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Day, and Nora Landin.
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Mrs. Evelyn Ann Orrell and Hugh J. Dismukes were united in marriage Friday night, Rev. George F. Gillespie officiating in the presence of a few close friends, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Petersen. The newly weds left soon after the ceremony for a short honeymoon trip which included a visit with his brother, H. V. Dismukes and family in Harlingen.
Palacios Beacon,
April 25, 1946 |
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Speed announce the marriage of their daughter, Verona, and Samuel Edward Dorris, on September 26, 1947. The ceremony took place in Port Lavaca with Rev. L. D. Clepper officiating. They are Palacios young people who have a host of friends and all join in extending them congratulations and best wishes.
Palacios Beacon,
October 2, 1947 |
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Miss Ella Mae Chiles was married Monday night in the Episcopal Church at Wharton to Mr. James Lewis Duffy. They will be at home after August first in their new bungalow, five miles north of Midfield. The bride was brought up in this community where she has many friends. The groom for three years has lived on a ranch south of town, where he was in charge of his father’s cattle. He is a fine young man, holding the respect of those who know him. We wish the young couple a long and happy life. The above item is taken from the Collegeport column of last week’s issue of the Bay City Tribune and is more or less interesting to many Palacios people as the bride attended school in this city and was a member of the class graduating from the Palacios High School in 1929, and has a host of friends here with whom we join in extending congratulations and best wishes.
Palacios Beacon, July 14, 1930 |
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In the Methodist church here last Wednesday at 11 o’clock, the marriage of one of Matagorda’s young couples was celebrated with the beautiful service of the Methodist church. The church had been tastily decorated by loving hands, and was filled by friends of the contracting parties. Just before the entrance of the bridal party, Miss Joe Sargent sang beautifully, “I Love You Truly,” Mrs. G. Sterne playing the accompaniment on the organ. Then to the sweet strains of Lothengrin’s bridal chorus, Mrs. Sterne at the organ accompanied by Mr. C. A. Davis on the violin, the bridal party proceeded down the aisle, Messrs. Rugely Serrill and Jacob Smith as ushers, Miss Loula Bell Salley as maid of honor and Johnnie May Williams as best man, in advance of the bride and groom, Miss Helen Gilbert and Mr. Amos E. Duffy. They were met by the pastor, Rev. D. S. Burke, at the altar where they were united in the holy bonds of wedlock with the beautiful ring ceremony. Traumerii being played all the while. Mendelsohn’s wedding march was played as the bridal party left the church. The bride’s dress was of white crepe de chine trimmed in point lace and a white picture hat. Miss Salley wore white crepe de chine over pink and white picture hat, both carrying shasta daises and ferns. The groom wore the conventional black. The bride is the daughter of Mr. C. E. Gilbert of the Matagorda News, and the groom, a native of Matagorda, is one of the prominent young business men of the town, and known and esteemed throughout the county. Mr. and Mrs. Duffy, after dinner at the Gilbert home, left on the Santa Fe for Houston and Galveston where they will spend a few days, returning to their home on Saturday.
Matagorda News & Midcoast Farmer, August 8, 1913 |
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Mr. Irving Dunbar and Miss Jessie Q. Adkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Adkins, were married at the home of the bride’s parents Wednesday morning, Rev. Israel, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating. The wedding was private, only immediate members of the family being present. After the ceremony the young couple boarded the 6:30 train for Houston and Galveston on a ten days honeymoon. They may visit New Orleans before returning home. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and valuable presents from relatives and admiring friends. They will be at home at the Hellum house after their return for a short time. The groom will at once arrange to build a neat cottage on his city lot. Mr. Dunbar is a skilled mechanic and a member of the firm of the Pierce Construction Co. The bride is a well-known and popular young lady of the city who has grown from girlhood to woman’s estate in the city, and is loved and admired by all who know her. The young couple have a large circle of good and true friends in the city who join with the Beacon in wishing them all the joy and happiness the world and its best favors can bestow.
Palacios Beacon, January 26,
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Mrs. P. Barro, of San Antonio, announces the marriage of her daughter, Ruth, to Lester C. Dunkleberg, of Palacios, on September the first. The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s mother, with only a few invited friends and the family being present to witness the ceremony, which was performed by Dr. I. E. Gates, pastor of the first Baptist Church of that city. Lester is still in the laboratory with the hospital at Fort Sam Houston, and has also been assigned to do half time work in the laboratory at the Lee surgical Hospital and is therefore very busy and unable to make a visit home just now but hopes to be here for a few days at Thanksgiving time. The Beacon takes great pleasure in joining the many friends of Lester with hearty congratulations.
Palacios Beacon,
September 27, 1928 |
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Married at the Methodist parsonage, Tuesday afternoon, 5th, Mr. Arthur Dunn of Humble to Miss Lizzie Haralson of this city, Rev. J. F. Carter officiating. The bride if the accomplished daughter of Mr. Jas. Haralson, the grocery merchant, and possesses a host of warm friends who wish for her a life of joy and prosperity in her new home and new relation. The groom is engaged in the oil field in Humble. The couple left on the afternoon train for their home in Humble.
The
Matagorda County News and Midcoast
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January 8, 1915 |
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At 3:30 Friday afternoon, at the Presbyterian church, lovely in its decoration of palms and ferns, Miss Jessie Belle Whitehurst and Mr. Harry Augustus Dunn of Sherman were untied in marriage, in the presence of a large number of friends, Rev. Mr. Smith of Houston celebrating the ceremony. "O Fair, Sweet and Holy," in Mrs. V. D. Ford's rich voice, heralded the ceremony, while the strains of Lohengrin, Miss Alice Archer at the organ, ushered in the bridal party, Rev. Smith impressively officiating. Miss Whitehurst was attended by Miss Eula Sims, her maid of honor. Mr. Dunn's best friend, Ray E. Smith of Sherman, being best man.
Houston Post, May 2, 1909 |
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