Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-25
his DIXIE Relatives
President Roosevelt's Conner
ton With the South.
THE MARRIAGE OF HIS PARENH

Venerable Minister, q Cousin ~ &Ar
Hrlde, Who Performed the Cers-
mony, Still Living In south Ca1s-
liaa - Marriage Took Place IN.
Georgia.
If President Roosevelt should Eixf
Che home of his mothers girlhoOd ~
Roswell, Ca, as it Is said he will, stgt
correspondent of the New York Tfss-
une, writing from Columbia, s. c. 4
distinguished South Carolina preaciag
will probably cross the Savannah sx
see him-a man in whom the presidru>
will doubtless take great interest. f.
sides being perhaps the oldest PresyF-
terrain minister in South Carolina. baK
as to years and time of service, 6gsI
being the presidents cousin, the Be-
j. +. Dunwody was the man who forty
eight years ago pronounced benefits
ton upon the presidents parenag-
whom he had just made man and wiz
Although they were married in GeG-
gia, the record of the event is TO 10
found in a South Carolina church re
lister. Here it is as copied from fne
register In the Presbyterian church Il
McPhersonville. the handwriting being
that of Mr.. Dunwody:
Married.-At Roswell. Ca, Dec. 10, 1862 Ng
Theodore Roosevelt Of New York city to Mi9
Martha Bulloch Of Roswell.
The entry was made when Tire
preacher returned to his parish. havfu
made journey into Georgia 10 De-
form this service.
Mr. Dunwody is eightysix years cid
and lives in WATERFORD, the courzT
seat of Colleton, this state. He il =
man generally beloved by those WIFI
out as we'll as within his church. Eaa-
spite his age he is in full possession-lM
his faculties and reads a great ds1s.
When it was rumored that the yenerz~
BILE preacher bore this relation to fna
president of the United States. NJ
Dumwody was asked for confirmatE
of the report He promptly gave il a.ss
related few incidents Of the wedding:
II was pastor Of the church at NJ
Phersonvillc." he said, "when invita-
to perform the marriage ceremony IN
unite my cousin, Miss Martha Bnllsa-
and Theodore Roosevelt of New YGx-
went over to the home Of my lntA-~
James Stewart Bulloch. at Roswell, I'm
Cobb county. Ga. He was the fafhxr
Of the bride. There the ceremony WE
performed Dec. IS, 1853.
at was in the good old days b.fsns
the war, when everything was plentffks
and everybody happy. The palafRss
mansion Of Colonel James S. Bnlloah
was beautifully decorated. The simple
form Of the Presbyterian church was
used in the ceremony; there was moth.
ing snowy or elaborate. After the splv-
Ice there was the usual supper for thu
guests. The bride and bridegroom IT,
manned there for few days and the1
went to New York, and l returned nr
my charge in South Carolina"
Mr.. Dunwody has never persua2sss
himself that the south was not r1gh-
and he does not think that the cuans4F
has profited by her defeat. When fir.
war came, lie went as chaplain, Nn.
soon decided that his most effechsS
work could be done in another field, &s
he took up a musket and fought till m
surrender. His cousin, the presi1enxsG
mother. was an ardent southerner NAS
believer in the justice Of that sectiofas
cause. and she maintained her oTzx-
ions. Mr.. Dunwody says Of the oieaa-
dents father: "Mr. Roosevelt WAS II
strong believer in the right OF the month
ern side. although, be it said 10 aiA
credit, while he expressed himself wEea
occasion demanded, lie respected f,lT
views of his wife and required ot5zrz
to do the same
Two of President Roosevelt's uhehss
were prominent in the Confedacaas
navy. Irvine Bulloch was on the Att
bama when she was sunk by the ktzsx--
sarge, while James Dunwody Buiksn
was the naval representative Of RHxs
Confederate States in Europe. gs&
wrote IA book on the "Secret Serrks
Of the Confederate States In Europa