The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-08-21
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Miss Karen Schackert, of Doan-
vile, Ohio was a Sunday visitor of
Miss Melinda Marshall.
The Kerst reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Begg, Sunday. Mrs. Begg is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Kerst of Wapakoneta.
Capt. and Mrs. Delmer Reagan
and son Randy of Dayton were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. C.
Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huber left
Wednesday for their home in Meal
len, Texas, after spending several
weeks with friends and relatives in
this area.
Cpl. Donald Anderson who has
been stationed at Fl. Custer, Mich,
since his return from Korea, has
been transferred to Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Cupp and their
family are spending the week at
Morris Lake, Mich. Other members
of the group are Mr.. and Mrs. Del
mer Smith, son Kent and daughter
Jeannine of Cleveland, Nj. and Mrs.
Edwin Cupp and daughters Nancy
and Cynthia of Pandora and Miss
Edythe Cupp.
Mrs. F. C. Marshall, and Mrs.
Halle Bixel of Bluffton called on
Mrs. Grace Alderman in Leipsic,
Sunday afternoon.
There were 10 members of the late
John Begg family at their reunion
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Begg last Sunday.
Mrs. William Riser of Button,
Mrs. Irene Cupp, Mrs. William Cupp
and children Kenneth and Robert
were in New London last Thursday
to spend the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Lehman and family and Mr..
and Mrs. James Kieffer and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Bixler of
Van Mugs, Calf, Adam Bixler of
Elkton, Mich, Miss Helen Schumach-
err and Nh. and Mrs. Noah Schu-
macher of Pandora were Tuesday
evening dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Porter of
Marysville, Mrs. Reed Mayberry of
Columbus Grove and Mrs. Anna
Mason were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry and
daughter Joan. Mrs. Mason who has
been a guest in the Mayberry home
for the past six weeks returned
home with the Porters where she
will spend several weeks before go
ing to Memphis, Tenn. to visit an
other daughter, Mrs. A. R. Trippier
and family.
Miss Lucille Russell of Ada, Mrs,
Mildred George of Belmore, Miss
Mildred Keel, Mrs. A. ]. B. Longs
dorf, Mrs. Halle Bixel, Mrs. Halle
Althaus and Mrs. M. c. Geiger OF
Bluffton, Mrs. Sidney Steiner, Miss
| Margaret Hilty and Miss Faith Mil
Ter of Pandora, Mrs. W. E. Marshall
| and Mrs. Orlo Marshall of Rockpor'
were Tuesday guests at a picnic din
ner given by Miss Madeline Bike
and Mrs. F. c. Marshall at the Pan
dora Park then going to the apart
ment of Miss Bixel for a social houl
in the afternoon. .
Defendants of the late Cyrus and
Mary Reed Marshall will have 8
family reunion at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. Lawrence Begg, Sunday.
While the majority of the families
live in this area we believe this IS
the first family reunion that has
been held within our knowledge.
While the Marshalls are of Scotch
descent, their ancestors cam from
Ireland at an early date, probably a
short time after the Revolutionary
war because James the father of
CYRUS was born in Lawrence Co.,
Penn. Dec. 7, 1875. While James
and his family still lived in Penn.
they came to Allen Co. and entered
land and bought claims until they
owned a number of 100 acre sections
in this community. Cyrus and Mary
came here to make their home in
Nov. 1851, settling on the farm now
owned by Orlo and Walter Marshall,
James and his sons made trips
from Penn. to their possessions in