The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-28
WEDDINGS
Golden and SilVer---Coup'eS Who
Obeyed the SCTiptural Injunction to
CleaVe Unto One Another.

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and upward, and the number is most gratify- |
ing. When we think of the noise made over |
divorce cases, it is encouraging to those who |
would prefer to believe in the better side OF |
human nature to be given an idea of how many |
couples there are who live together over half |
century. And as the observation of any one |
person in any such direction is necessarily |
limited the instances which the writer has
collected must be very far from comprising
even third of those which could be cited OF
protracted terms of married life.
Within less than two years two Ex-Goyern-
ors of the State of New York-HOratio Sey-
mour and Hamilton Fsh-have each had with
his wife a golden wedding celebration, noting
so years of married life. That of Ex-Gov. Sey-
mours occurred May 81, 1885, and he survived
it about a year His wife did not live many
months after his death.
Ex- Governor and Mrs. Hamilton Fish cele
brated the 50th anniversary of their marriage
at their residence in New York city Dec 10,
1886, and have since been in good health, so it
is hoped that they may live possibly to have
" diamond wedding" which notes 70 years con-
tinuance in the state of matrimony, which
would not be unparalleled by any MEANS for
instances of couples married upwards OF 6O
years are more numerous than would be
thought possible.
The newspapers of this country chronicled
in December, 1886, the fact that Mexican
couple, AlI. ana MIS-. GldnueI bdITtSubi Vi NAV
amoras, had that month celebrated the 80th an
niversary of their marriage, and that the hus-
band was 102 and the wife SO years old.
1t was also mentioned in November, 1885,
that Capt. Alfred Taylor, Of WestpOrt, Conn,
and his wife would celebrate their " diamond
Wedding making 70 years of married llie on
Thanksgiving Day Of that year. They had
son II years old.
Captain and Mrs J. II. Goddard, of Phila-
delphia, have celebrated their Goth marriage
anniversary.
Joseph Taylor, the father of Bayard Taylor,
left widow when he died, in Philadelphia in
1885, whom he had married in 1918, so they had
lived together 81 years.
Josiah Hulett and his wife, of Sandisfeld,
Mass, who are both in good health, except that
Mrs. Hulett is blind, were married in 1916, so
have been united II years,
In August, 1886, Rev. and Mrs Geo. Schwartz,
who lived near Utica Ind celebrated the 64th
anniversary of their wedding. They had lived
during that long period together only short
distance from the spot on which the venerable
husband was born in 1903.
Philip Zieber, and his wife of Reading, Pa,
had their SD wedding day ON March 23 1856.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brent McIlvain, of Louis
viile KY, have been married nearly So years,
having been united ON June %, 1926, at Millers-
burg, Bourbon Co.. Ky. They have passed most
of their married life in Louisville.
Mrs. Belinda Colt Bartholomew, of Harwin-
ton, Litchfield Co.. Conn, who attained the age
of 100 years on the 9TH of September, 1886, had
then been widow 20 years, but her husbands
death occurred after they had been married 90
years.
In September, 1886, 8Ir. and Mrs. Speer, of
Pittsburg, had been married go years.
Mr.. aud Mrs G. w. Meyers of Keokuk, Iowa.
in December, 1856, were in the best of health
when they had fete in honor of their Goth
baa in
Bellefonte, Pa in 1926.
| In March of the present year Alanson More
man and his wife, of kentucky, celebrated 81
| years of married life.
| When Rev. Mr.. Wynkoof, of the State of New
York, lost his wife in September, 1884, it lack ed
| but 10 days Of being 60 years since they were
married.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Goose, of Jefferson Co,
| KY, on Feb. 6, 1888, had been married 81
| years.
In August, 1885, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wiggan,
| of Philadelphia, completed go years in the mar
riage state.
Rev. Joseph Mettam and wife had been mar
| ried 60 years Nov. 6, 1885, and had Celebra-
tion at their home, Pikesyille, Baltimore Co.,
| Md. So that makes 16 couples who have been
married so years and upwards of whom the
| writer, with comparatively limited opportuni-
ties for collecting such data, has CHANGED to
hear.
When Mrs. Edward Stabler, sr whose hus-
band was a noted engraver of seals, having
made all those used by the Government at
Washington, died at her husbands residence
at Sandy Springs, Montgomery Co., Nd. in 1882
they had been married 50 years. and her death
was the first to occur in the family circle which
was a large one Mr.. Stabler survived his wife
but one year He was the Oldest postmaster in
continuous service in the United States.
Judge Loring Of Washington, formerly one
Al IL. -rN L. I'D G}.A, -
Claims,) and his wife have been married since
January, 1S31-57 years.
The late Gen. David Hunter, q. S. Army
and his wife had been married So years when
his death occurred at their residence in Wash.
ingtOn in 1886 She survived him not quite
a year.
Ex-Gov Wyndham Robertson, of Virginia
and his wife, who live at Abingdon, in thai
State have been married 30 years.
Mr. Anthony Hyde, of Georgetown, D. G..
the private secretary of Mr.. w. w. Corcoran
was married to his wife land both still live il
good healthy Feb. u, 1882; SO they have been
united So years.
Mr. and Mrs. Sunny, of Washington, have
been married equally as long.
Hon A. il. H. Stuart of Virginia, (the las
survivor of President Fillmore's Cabinet, anC
his wife have been married 50 years Boil
are now in good health. Theirs has been ;
very happy marriage.
Harriet Beecher Stowe and her husband
Calvin Ellis Stowe, had been married 54 year
when he died in August, 1888.
The parents-M. and Nine. de Corcele-o
, the wife of the Marquis de Chambrun, who di
, vides his time between Washington and New
York, have been married 55 years. Nine d
! Corcelle is the daughter Of the great Marqui
de La Fayette.
7 The parents Of Senator Mcpherson, of New
Jersey had been married over 56 years whel
his father died in 1855. His mother, who sur
viYes continues to live al Avon Springs, n Y
The pareuts-Mr. aud Mrs. Harvey Waiter
> son-of the editor of the Louisville Courier
! Journal, had been married over 81 years whel
she died in 1854
> OF the parents of the late John Y Mason, O
: Virginia who died within one month of eac
- other, it was mentioned in the newspapers G
:. that day that they were married 81 years, an
= lived and died on the same farm and in tn
n same house where they settled
a Three cases where double golden wedding
have been celebrated, have within less tina
. three years, come to the notice of the write
!. hereof, that is to say where two couples maj
ried at the same tiIne have lived to celebrat
q the occasion together 30 years later
i On the 10Th of March, 1887 there was
double golden wedding celebrated at Eas
Il Bridgeport Conn, at the residence of one ,
% the coupies-Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Hayward. I'll
>. other couple were Mr.. and Mrs Hall, of Phil,
v delphia-Mrs. Hail being the sister of NJ
is Hayward. The two couples were married ;
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