TAYLOR COUNTY  GA  Bios   Locke, James E.

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Mr. and Mrs. Locke Feted at Their Home Jan. 28th

One of the largest attended, best planned and greatly
enjoyed events transpiring in this section beyond
recollection of most of us was the occasion of Sunday,
January 28th last when at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Edward Locke, three miles South of Butler, between three
hundred and five hundred persons gathered by invitation
of their two fine sons and one accomplished daughter to
pay them honor as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of
their marriage that occurred January 31, 1901 at the home
of the brides parents, Mr. Hilliard Dixon and Mrs. Julin
Elizabeth Newton Dixon at Garden Valley, Macon County,
Ga., Elder S. J. English performing the ceremony in the
presence of a large assemblege of relatives and friends.
The groom was the son of the late Rev. John and Mrs.
Tamanda Gaultney Locke. Mrs. Locke was the youngest of
twelve children and the only one now living. Mr. Locke is
in the 73rd year of his age and Mrs. Locke the 72nd.

The names of their children who provided the delightful
occasion honoring their parents are: Messrs A. E. Locke
and G. D. Locke and Mrs. Fred Ball. Besides these three
are seven grandchildren.

In the receiving line to greet their many callers,
besides the honorees, Mr. and Mrs. Locke, were their
daughter, Mrs. Myrtice Locke Ball, wofe of Mr. D. D\\C.
Ball, of Greenville, Tenn. and Mrs. Jim Childs, of Garden
Valley, who stood with them at the marriage altar fifty
years ago. In adjoining rooms was the loveliest
arrangements and greatest number of useful gifts in
compliment to the honorees.

Each after waiting his or her turn in the receiving line
and viewing the many gifts proceeded to long out-or-doors
tables where awaited the throng the greatest abundance of
barbecued meats, salads of many kind and cakes of every
description, coffee, and tea.

For lack of space we are recording here ony those from
other parts of the county, state and adjoining states
registering as present as follows: Baldree, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin, Hartsfield, GA; Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. D.E., Reynolds,
GA; bone, Mr. and Mrs. Ray and children, Columbus, GA;
Bone, Mrs. F.H. and Frank, Columbus, GA; Bone, Mr. and
Mrs. A.E. and family, Columbus, GA; Bone, Mr. and Mrs.
Philmore and family, Columbus, GA; Bone, Mr. and Mrs.
James and family, Columbus, GA; Ball, Mrs. A.J.,
Greenville, Tenn.; Ball, Mr. and Mrs. F.C., Greenville,
Tenn.

Childs, Mrs. J.T., Oglethorpe, GA; Collins, Mr. and Mrs.
B.C., Ft. Valley, Ga; Cromer, mrs. Betty, Chula, Ga;
Crook, A.J., Hartford, Ala; Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. R.L. and
Sons, Quitman, Ga; Dean, Mrs. Pearl, Hartford, Ala;
Davis, D.R., Jr., Birmingham, Ala; Edmuson, Mr. and Mrs.
H.W. and Daughters, Thomaston, Ga; Emerson, Miss Bessie,
Ellaville, Ga; Flournoy, Rev. and Mrs., Mauk, Ga.

Giddens, Miss Agnes, Hartfield, Ga; Giddens, Farrell,
Hartsfield, Ga; Gardner, Col. and Mrs. J.D. and Daughter,
Camilla, Ga; Gardner, Judge and Mrs. B.C., Atlanta, Ga;
Hardwick, Mr. and Mrs. L.A. and Son, Hartfield, Ga;
Hollis, Mr. and Mrs. E.A., Reynolds, Ga; Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul and Children, Howard, Ga; Linder, Hon. Tom,
Atlanta, Ga.

Locke, Mr. and Mrs. J.M.; Locke, Mr. and Mrs. A.J., Sr;
Locke, Mr. and Mrs. J.E. II, Locke, Mr. and Mrs. A.J.,
Jr; Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth, all of Columbus, Ga.

Lunsford, J.R., Reynolds, Ga; Lamb, Mrs. Nellie,
Greenville, Tenn. (torn away) Donna Wall
dfshine@worldnet.att.net

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