The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-03
= Romantic 1IarriaGe-Fwice United.

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An Illinois paper-the Knoxville Repab.
Ecan-tells the story of romantic mar
liage which took place in that town on the
10Th instant. The bride was Mrs. Almena
Williamson. of Knoxville the groom,
Philander Williamson, OF Stockton, CAL
and the parties had been married before.
The mystery is cleared up in the following
narrative from the local journal:
The bride and bridegroom were united
in marriage in early life in Warren, Herkl-
mer county, \. y, at the house OF the
brides parents, Richard and Mary Gard
ner. then residents of that place. BY the
same ceremony a sister, now Mrs. Timothy
Mosbier, of Galesburg, was married to Mr..
Abel Gardner, who, though OF the same
name, was in no way blood relation. Mr..
and Mrs. Williamson soon after removed
from New York 10 Michigan, locating near
what is now the City of Albion. Michigan
was then new. it being over thirty years ago,
and they experienced all the hardShlpS OF
frontier life amid half-civilized whites and
savages. Mrs. Williamson being very
Young, only about 20 years of age, brought
up in abundance, soon grew dlsconso-
late at her fate, and sighed for her
old associates. So oppressed and over
whemed was she, that while fond or ber
husband and her married life, she became
anxious to see her mother. IL happened
that after being in Michigan two years
her parents removed from Herkimer coun-
t., \. Y, to Knoxville, LII. On their way
they visited their daughter, then in the
wilds of what is now the State OF Mlchl,
gan. No meeting OF parents ana chla
could ever have been more affecting anu
Joyous. The separation, however, was at
hand, and in the conflict between parental
love and that of her husband, the former
prevailed, and taking her only chlld-a
dauohter-Mrs. w. accompanied her pa
rents TO Knoxville, with whom she resided
until their deceaSe. Her child, Mercella,
was reared and educated here, and died III
the blush of womanhood.
The separation, though mutual, always
exercised the mind Of Mrs. W., ana for ~
wears, though no good reason eXlsted Ior
parting husband and wife, they walked
widely divergent paths. subsequent 10
their separation, MIR. w. married an esliula-
BILE lady, moved TO California, became
citizen of Stockton 20 years ago, where he
now owns property OF considerable value.
Bv his second wife he had three our four
children. The second wife having died
some years since, and Mr.. w. being situated
SO as TO greatly need wife, visited his OLD
friends in New York and Michigan, and
made his Way here to be reunited, from
choice and convictions Of duty, with her
whom he had chosen in his youth.
The meeting was peculiar and romantic.
Mrs. Williamson, on the day he called on
her, did not know her early spouse, 80
great had been the work of time. Suffice it
70 TO say, the past was revived with its plea
SAINT and painful memories, the remarriage
agreed upon, and the happy pair came to
tie old homestead, were reunited in we'd
lock. standing in the parlor where Mrs:
Moshler, the brides young sister, married
her present husband, who was In the be-
ginning married by the same ceremony
with her sister. Last evening they passed
through this city on their way to their
home in California. .'