Schley County GaArchives Marriages.....Cheney, Sallie - Williams, Jim  June 1888
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The Marion County Patriot, June 15, 1888
The Marion County Patriot, No. 24
June 15, 1888
Page Three

Runaway Marriage

There was some little excitement at Ellaville last Sunday night on account of a 
runaway marriage, the parties to the affair being Mr. Jim Williams and Miss 
Sallie Cheney.  There was great opposition to the match by the parents of the 
bride, though when two young people set their heads to get married such 
opposition is useless, as love laughs at locks and bars.  It was thought last 
year that these young people had an idea of getting married and the matter was 
indefinitely postponed by sending the young lady off to school.  This temporary 
separation did not quell the ardor of their affection, but had a tendency to 
intensify it, and although a close watch was kept upon them the union of two 
hearts that beat as one celebrated the ultimatum of their happiness.

Last Sunday night at prayer meeting, just after the first prayer and while a 
hymn was being sung, Miss Cheney deliberately walked out of the church and got 
into a buggy, which was in readiness by a pre-arrangement, and the pair drove 
rapidly in the direction of Oglethorpe, fearing they would be followed if they 
had gone to Americus.  From some cause they could not get a license at 
Oglethorpe, so they came to Andersonville and set a man to Americus for the 
papers.  Failing again, a friend boarded the 6 o’clock train Monday morning and 
went to Macon and got the license.  They were married at Andersonville about 
one o’clock Monday afternoon and thus a pretty little romance ended.

We hope the offended old people will kill the fatted calf and let all be 
forgiven.

NOTE:
Harris Hill 
Sarah "Sallie" Cheney was the daughter and second of three
children of John Newton Cheney and first wife Annie Stewart.
She was born 1-2-1871 and died 6-24-1920.  She is buried
with her husband, James Richard Williams (b. 7-19-1859 d.
12-19-1916), District Court Judge, at Ellaville Cemetery.

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