Pike-Fulton County GaArchives Marriages.....Willie Raciae Maie Barker - Dr. Johnson Harry Morgan  December 23 1896
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The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, December 11, 1896

Morgan - Barker

A marriage of great interest in Western Georgia, will be that of Dr. Johnson 
Harry Morgan and Miss Willie Raciae Maie Barker, which will occur at sunset on 
the evening of December 23rd at the Baptist church in Molena.

Miss Barker is the second daughter of Wm. T. Barker, one of the wealthiest 
planters of Pike county. Since her debut in society she has been the reigning 
belle of the community in which she lives. She is a beautiful demi blonde with 
heavy chestnut brown hair, pretty soft blue eyes and lovely coloring. She is 
the picture of perfect health and with the many traits of amiability and 
usefulness together with talent and culture, she is a young lady of worthiness 
and stability.

Dr. Morgan is the son of the late W.A. Morgan, Sr., of Atlanta, and is one of 
the most successful, young physicians in Georgia. He possesses the many traits 
of character that have won for him the respect and admiration of all who know 
him. After graduating from two or three of the best Medical schools, he 
practiced his profession in Atlanta for several years and during that time he 
became well known and very popular as a physician. In his new field of labor he 
has a good practice and a thriving Drug trade. He is widely known through 
Georgia and is very popular in the social world.

The wedding will be an elaborate and brilliant social event. After the church 
ceremony the bridal party will be received at the beautiful country home of the 
bride’s father where an elegant and sumptuous wedding feast will be tender[ed] 
them. The dining room will be appropriately decorated in bambrew [?], smilax, 
christianthemmums [sp] and various kinds of small grain which will produce a 
most beautiful harvest scene.

The church will be artistically decorated in ferns, roses and hothouse plants. 
Over the marriage alter will suspend in [an] arch a number of rose tinted 
lights in clusters, from the center of which will hang a large evening star of 
pure white metal.

The bridesmaids will be in colors and will form a semicircle producing the 
beautiful effect of the rainbow so often seen just at sunset. They will carry 
white carinations [sp] and maiden hair ferns. The bride’s costume will be of 
heavy white duchesse satin; clusters of orange blossoms will adorn the corsage 
draperies of Irish point lace and family jewels will confine the folds of her 
veil - she will carry white brides roses. Miss Lillie Belle Barker will be maid 
of honor and will also be costumed in white satin and will carry pink 
bridesmaid roses.

Mr. Wiley L. Morgan, of Knoxville, Tenn, will act as best man. Dr. D.A. Brindle 
of Atlanta will officiate. Mrs. C.P. Jordan of Molena will preside as organist, 
accompanied by Mr. A.A. Wright, of Griffin, with cornett [sp].

The bride and groom will leave for New York next morning, returning home 
through Florida in January.

(Transcribed 06/06/03 Lynn Cunningham)

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