Duflot Family, Miller Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Jane Slaughter Date: 15 Aug 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** See the html version with pictures at: http://txgenes.com/TxBowie/pics/duflotfamily.html http://txgenes.com/TxBowie/pics/duflot50th.html DUFLOT FAMILY REUNION Children of Albert and Marie A. Duflot August 15, 1915 Lynn Ferry Road Texarkana, Arkansas Left to Right: Clara Lee, Aubrey Alice, Ruble Forest, Pearl Mae, Bertha Blanche, Marie Anna, George Stephens, Joseph Leo, August Albert and Albertine Antoinette Duflot. From a newspaper article on the occasion of the 50th Wedding Annriversary of Albert and Marie A. Duflot on September 19, 1926 - Texarkana, Arkansas: "Celebrate Golden Wedding" Mr. and Mrs. Albert Duflot were guests of honor at a picnic dinner Sunday at Spring Lake Park in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The centerpiece was a huge cake with fifty candles and Mr. and Mrs. Duflot were presented fifty dollars in gold by their children. The event was a complete surprise to the honorees. A bountiful dinner was served the members of the family and Mr. and Mrs. Foster Rogers, old friends of the guests of honor. The children present were: Mrs. R. J. Patterson, Mrs. W. B. Few, Mrs. W. J. Sorsby, Mrs. Ed George, Mrs. Albertine Compton, Mrs. W. F. Thompson and Mrs. Bunn Williams and their families. Those who were unable to attend were J. L. Duflot of Canyon, Texas, A. A. Duflot of Akron, Ohio and George S. Duflot of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Continuing the celebration into the afternoon, friends were given an opportunity to extend congratulations at open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Bunn Williams, 223 Locust Street. For the occasion the house was appropriately decorated in autumn flowers featuring a gold note. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Duflot, Mrs. W. S. James, Mrs. F. E. Maddox, Mrs. A. W. Stevens, Mrs. Will Vinson, Mrs. A. L. Willis, Mrs. Ben Sorsby, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Few, Mrs. W. G. Sorsby, Mrs. George, Mrs. Compton, and Mrs. Thompson. Punch was served from a table on which were tall baskets of carnations, the gift of friends, by Misses Josephine Few, Cora Crenshaw, Mary Janet Compton and Ava Lee Willis. Miss Ann Few registered the guests at the door. About two hundred friends called during the afternoon, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Duflot received many lovely gifts as souvenirs of the occasion." Handwritten list of guests from the 50th wedding anniv. party of Albert and Marie Duflot which may be of interest to some people researching. I'll write as many as I can read: "September 19, 1926 from 2 - 6 P.M. 50th Wedding Anniversary Party for Albert and Marie A. Duflot" Those who signed the Guest Book were" Mrs. E. P. Hall Minnie McMahon Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sage (Gage?) Mary Francis Shifflin Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bivan Mrs. Stephens Ava Lee Willis Mrs. A. L. Willis Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Burgess Mrs. F. E. Maddox Mrs. W. S. James Mrs. Jimmie Sorsby Mrs. E. E. Vinson Mrs. E. J. Winhaur Pat and Mrs. Cawley Mrs. J. R. Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Sorsby Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Turner (Turnin?) Mrs. Alice Dealin (Deakin?) A. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Otto Forehand Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Whalen Mrs. E. C. Seibert Mr. Foster Rogers S. H. and E. A. Buell Mr. and Mrs. J. Huddleston Mr. and Mrs. Mose Windham Mr. and Mrs. Fred Porter Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harris Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith Mr. and Mrs. G. Winham & Ila Pearl Rogers Mrs. F. W. Schifflin Mr. and Mrs. A. Alley Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Zink Mr. and Mrs. Fred Patlia (?) Dr. and Mrs. Middelton W. F. Ryan J. Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. George H. Beasley Mrs. Howard Chester Mr. Bill Sorsby Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Woodward Mr. and Mrs. C. J. DeRay (?) Mrs. Eva X. Dudley Miss Daisy Moore Mrs. Robert Hendrial (?) Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Ralph Submitted by: Jane Slaughter Email: jslaughter@cybertrails.com