The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-21
GOLDEN WEDDING;
Celebrated
= Friends From All Over the
County in Attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Rudd Celebrate
Fifty Years Of Welded Life With
Fitting Observance.
special Correspondence.

TlUlluS OUScINhu
special Correspondence.
On April IS 1908 occurred the fftieth
anniversary or golden wedding of Mr.
and Mrs John R. Rudd of Dow City
Iowa which had been looked forward
to with fond anticipation for months by
their numerous friends and relatives
In the early morning the trains brought
in friends and relatives and as the day
advanced more arrived and by noon us
many as fifty of their immediate rela-
tives had gathered at the old home and
sat down TO table we'll furnished with
good things such as Aunt Serelda
knows just how to prepare. After do.
ing ample justice to the viands and
luxuries of the table the company adj
journed and the happy young couple
took stroll up town and fell in at the
home of their son Elder D. M. Rudd
where pleasant afternoon and evening
were spent and supper was served and
oh such a supper but the supply failed
not and after all had partaken until
they required no more, there yet re-
manned several baskets of fragments to
hour the company dispersed wishing
Uncle John and Aunt Serelda many re-
turns of their wedding anniversary and
that they might live to celebrate
fol,,
born in Erie county Pennsylvania in
December 1929 and at the age of ten
removed with his parents to Clay
county Missouri; where he only remained
about year when he went to Van
Buren, county, Iowa where ne re
manned until at about The age of l6
when he went to Conncil Bluffs and
from there to Gallands Grove a few
miles southwest Of Dow City, since
then he has lived in the same regoin of
country. Serelda Jordan supposed to
be the first white girl born in the
state of Iowa was born in Van
Buren, county in August 1884, when
when quite small was moved with her
parents to Council Bluffs and to Gal
lands Grove in lS48 John R Rudd
and Serelda Jordan were married in
Gallands grove in 1868 and have lived
II these years in this region of Craw
ford county and in view of the fact
that Crawford county was not organ
lied until about 1855 or 1856 this worthy
couple lie certainly entitled to the ap-
pellation of pioneers. To them were
born eleven children of whom are liv
ing at the present writing, e A Rudd,
A Fl Rudd, A z Rudd, John + Rudd,
D NJ Rudd, S E Rudd, Mrs Clair But
D Antrim all of whom were present
at the celebration except H A Rudd
There were present at this celebration
not Tar from $50 persons. Among those
present were were Mr. and Mrs H. G.
Laub, Mr.. and Mrs ] Is Romans MIR.
and Mrs. Theodore Walker, MI. and
Mrs. ] I Carey, Mrs, E W Pierce, Mrs.
T B Bruner and Mr.. Chas 5ullock all
OF benson.
Space would fail to tell all that were
there but suffice it to say there were
others. Of the offspring of this family
there are II children A grand children
and reat-grand-children About
$3.50 was presented in gold to the
worthy. couple, that made up in Dow
City being presented in neat address
by Rev. Goodrich and that from Deni-
son by that prince Of good fellows Mr.
Chas Bullock.
The REVIEW wishes to extend its con-
CALCULATIONS to this couple who have
ever been worthy of the respect and
esteem of the people of this county
The tribute paid them by their many
friends last Saturday, was but mani
Hesitation of the continued affection that
has been theirs during all this lengthy
residence here 1t was such pioneers as
these who made the progress and eros
perity of Iowa possible
Mr., f, W. Movers spent Sunday with