The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-06-08
Married Fifty Years or More.

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We this week publish for the last
time the list of couples residing in
Decatur county who have been mar
ried fifty years or more, there being
some additions to the list. We have
endeavored to secure as complete a
list as possible. There are "a couples
residing in Decatur county whose
names have been reported to us. 1t
is an interesting list and one which
you should cut out and preserves:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. x. Anderson, La
moni, married July 5, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bryant, Grand
River, married in England in 1854.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Brothers, Grand
River, married May l., 1855.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Bedier, Grand
River, married Jan. 3, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bicknell,
Pleasanton, married July 2, 1858.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Brown, Van
Vert, married July 4, 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bowsher,
Leon, married Feb. IA, 1860.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Bright, Deca-
tur, married July 25, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Brlner, Van
Vert, married March 10, 1852.
| MI. anu MIS-. w lllldu SdSu, OCSo-
tur, married July 27, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Clark, High Point.
married April IA, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. Clark, High Point,
married Jan. l, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Cherry, Leroy,
married July 4, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. K. Cherrington,
Decatur, married, July 20, 1865.
nron
River, married Sept. 10, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Elliott, Leon,
married July 4, 1860.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Fuqua, Grand
River, married August 16, 1857.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Fullerton,
Grand River married July 6, 1868.
married Jan. 6, 1861.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frazier, Davis
City, married December 81, 1861.
| Mr. and Mrs. James Grandstatf,
Leon married September 5, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Green, Grand
River, married in 1866.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Cannon, Leon,
married April 26, 1S49.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Henderson, Da-
Wis City, married March 4, 1866.
! MI. anu MILL 1lIChLuoA, ASOAS
married Feb. 90, 1862.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton,
Leon, married Sept. %, 1853.
Capt. and Mrs. A. A. jerks, Leon,
married July s, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jenkins, Leon,
married Feb. Z, 1861.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Johnston,
Woodland, married Oct. 20, 1865.
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Pleasanton, married March Is, 1856.
Mr. and Mrs. j. N. Madden. Leon,
married March 81, 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. V. McCleary, High
Point, married Dec. 81, 1863.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. E. Mitchell,
Weldon, married April Z, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Massey, Wood
land, married Dec. %, 1868.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh, Davis
City, married Oct. 20, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs B. A. Norman, Davis
City, married August II, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Overholtzer.
Grand River, married Sept. 6, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Pickering,
Leon, married .May II, 1863.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Poush, Davis
City, married May %, 1851.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Richardson,
Pleasanton, married April %, lS4S.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sellers, Deca-
tur, married December u, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Smith, Lamont,
married Nov. 3, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith, Van
Wort, married May 3, 1865.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Still, Woodland,
married Oct. 6, 1859.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Spargur, Pleas !
anton, married December lS, 1862.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Toney, Davis
City, married May, 1856.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas, Pleas
anton, married October 80, 1856.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. VanNostrand,
Leon, married April 8, 1854.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Williams,
Decatur, married November s, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wadley, Lamo-
nj, married June 26, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodmansee,
Leon. married March 10, 1864.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Whitaker, Van
Vert, married Feb. ID, 1856.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wells, Davis
City, married over SO years, but date
Of marriage not given. !
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Weld, Lamo-
nj, married January z, 1858.
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