The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-03-16
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING
Parents of Mr.. Geo. T. OQilvie CeIe-
brate their Golden Wedding An
nlversary at kankakee, III.

nlverSary at kankakce, III.
From the Kankakee, Illinois Daily
Gazette we CLEAN the following &C.
count of the golden wedding of Mr.
and Mrs. James Ogilvie, parents Of
Mr.. Geo. T. Ogilvie Of this city, who
with his wife and children went tc
Kankakee to be present at the eel
ebration:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ogilvie today
= celebrated with their immediate rel
atives the golden Jubilee of their
welded life. Surrounded by their
children, their brothers and sisters
from distant states, this worthy
couple are enjoying notable day
all the more enjoyable because OF
the long life of usefulness they have
lived and the blessings they have
been the means of dispensing to
not only their own family and kin
but those VINO have been fortunate
enough to have known them and
enjoyed their friendship and COM
panionship.
James Ogilvie was born in Lick
ing county, Hartford township,
children, Steward j., Sarah j.,
George, Charles H., John and Julia.
Stewart lost his life at the battle of
Chickamauga, where he and two
brothers were fighting for, the
Union. Sarah died in Cabrey some
years ago and was Mrs. Hiddleson.
Mrs. Ogilvie was born in 1912
and was Abbie c. Williams. She
lived in the same county and town
ship as her husband. Her brothers
were John and Louis Williams, now
Of California, Silas, now, of Mounds,
ILL.,, H. C. Bringham, residing at
East St. Louis, and Mrs. Straw
bridge, Dayton, Ohio.
On March 5, 1861, James Ogil-
vie and Abbie C. Williams were
united in marriage at the home of
the bride. In 1866 they started
in prairie schooner and after three
weeks, camping at night by the
roadside, they arrived at their
future home in Ford county, near
Cabery, where they resided until
1902, when they removed to Kan
kakee and where they have since
lived. -
The following children have been
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ogilvie: Mrs.
e. j. Steward, and Harry A. Ogilvie,
of Kankakee; George T.. of Leon,
Iowa; Mrs. Geo. p. Magill, of Des
Moines, Iowa; Sallie C. who makes
her home with her parents in Kan
kakee.
Two great grandchildren and
fifteen grandchildren, besides a
throng of nephews and nieces are
today uniting either in person or
spirit in the festivities of the day.
Among those who are at the Ogil-
vie home today are six persons who
were present at the wedding in 1861.
They are John and Charles Ogilvie
and Mrs. Wells, of Moroa, ILL.,; Mr..
and Mrs. Brigham, of East st. Louis
and Mrs. Lucy Brigham, of Hutson-
vile, Iowa.
Among the guests from out of
town who are celebrating the event
in the Ogilvie home today are Lynn
Root, of Robinson, ILL.,, Charles
Ogilvie, wife and son, Fred. of
Lincoln county, Ohio George Ogil-
vie, wife and three children, from
Leon, Iowa, Rev. and Mrs. George
P. Magill and two children, from
Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. R. D. Beav-
er, of Centralia, Ill.
The celebration today was in
formal and in the nature of fam
lily gathering a feature of which
was a dinner at which forty were
seated about the tables.
The officers of the First Presby-
terian church, thirty in number, and
their wives, were the guests Monday
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. James Ogil-
vie, who are celebrating their gold
en- wedding anniversary. AS a SOU
.venir of the occasion Mr.. and Mrs.
Ogilvie were remembered with a
beautiful mantel clock, which was
for the special care of the host,
and a dozen teaspoons, half doz-
en- forks and half a dozen knives, all
of sterling silver, for his bride.
The receiving line did not include
Mr. and Mrs. Ogilvie, the explana-
tion appearing a little later, when to
the strains of the wedding march,
played by Mrs. G.. A. Newton and
Mrs. B. B. Ferris, the bride and
groom entered the room arm in arm
preceded by pastor Creighton. They
were then very, informally, it is
true, pledged anew to love, honor
and obey, the latter injunction when
the occasion seemed to warrant.
During the evening Mrs. Arthur
Elliot and Mr.. G.. A. Newton sang a
duet and each also sang solo.
Refreshments were served in the
dining room by Avies Ogilvie, of Ell
gin, Maud Ogilvie, of Leon, Iowa,
and Margaret Ogilvie Magill, of Des
Moines, Iowa. and Mary and Mar
gerry Eshbaugh. The first three
named were grandchildren of the
host and hostess