The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-03-02
COUPLE OBSERVES
63RD ANNIVERSARY

On Sunday, February 81, MI.
and Mrs. George Shepard Gel
ebfated their slXty-third we'd
ding anniversary. Mrs. Lawrence
johnson of McRae and Mrs.
John SClger of Sheridan. Wyo.,
daughters. and Mrs. Lea Shar-
key of Savageton. Wyo.. a
granddaughter spent the event.
1ul day with them.
During the discussions of the
day many interesting hlgnllgltS
wee revealed. Mr.. and Mrs. Sh-
epard were married without a
license! The law requiring a
license was passed soon after
this marriage. and a sister OF
the bride who was married that
same fall had to have a license.
George Riley Shepard anu
Martha Ann Dunagan were I'M
tied in marriage by Squire Ed
Taylor at the Squlre'S Gome II
Trailcreek Township. Harrison
county, Missouri, at 2 p. M, on
February 81. 1881. MI. Shepard
was 10 and Mrs Shepard 10. To
this marriage six children were
born. Cordella DeSmonla. Effie
Jane. Walter Herman. Dora Ann.
Homer Miles and Stella Deiana.
The daughter Stella passed
away May i, 1906, and the re-
naming five children are still
living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard have
10 grandchildren living, nine
girls and four boys. They also
have "a great grandchildren.
II girls and II boys.
Mrs. Shepard, although past
81 years of age, has a clear
memory and can even remember
what their wedding supper con-
sisted of. She SAID, You know
we were all poor folks and we
didn't have much variety like
nowadays. My parents had to
borrow a ham tor our Wedding
supper. We had tlied ham. POI
atOeS. gravy. bread. VIVID SlDer-
ian crap butter, sorghum mol
asses, molasses COOKIES and coli
fe. For breakfast the next nora
Ing we hau bis uitS, molaSSes,
pi deserves and coffee"
The briQal coupe and their
witnesses started to the Weu-
ding IN a boz sled, out hao
trouble and had to 90 the rest
of the way III a Spilng wagon.
They spent their Weauing nigh:
with the brides parents.
1'-4lS yong coupe Welt to live
on the groom's fathers home
stead. Mr.. Shepard was born
a:lu raised on tins homestead
and all of their children wee
born and ralseu thee. An int
eresting thing concerning this
homestead is that 1t was nevei
mortgaged until Mr.. Shepard
sold it in 1915 WHEEL tie family
moved to Big Horn county Mont
ana. Mrs. Shepard spoke up and
said. And this is not all. we've
never mortgaged any OF gu:
land to date"
Mrs. Shepard was born and
raised IN Harrison county. Mo-.
a county "a miles square, ano
! she never set foot out of taat
county until 1905 when the fam
lily went four miles east OF their
| place, across the Grand river
llfUU Nt1CcT Guilty W Su..lSI
hickory nuts. All of her child
rem were born at lone and she
has never been to a hospital.
In 1899, she had a tootLlache
and went to a doctor. taking
her IS year old daughter Fife
with her The doctor asked Eff
fie to hold her mothers head
80 ',e could pull the tooth and
Effie was afraid to. The Goc;or
then held her head anc with
large forcens pulled the tooth,
and Mrs. Shepard didn't make
a sound. Those were the DAYS
before rova"nine was used.
Thev Moved to M"Pao Mont.
Nav 30 1915 and resided there
until Sopt 3 1941 Wien they
moved to Hardin and rave liv-
ed here S'~"e.
In 1924 they took over tho
McRae poStrff,oc md Stnre and
served as postmaster for ID