Cass County IL Archives Marriages.....Pearl Wedding
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                                PEARL WEDDING   

        Perhaps the first Pearl Wedding Anniversary ever celebrated in
Chandlerville occurred last Friday night.
        Eighty three years ago last January, Jacob Kruse was born in Canton,
Appenzelle, Switzerland and some four years later Miss Anna Magdalena Schies
arrived to the same picturesque country to make her home in this world.  In
1839, these two happy souls were joined in wedlock and in 1849 they sailed
for America, arriving in New Orleans May 2nd of that year and from there
they went to St. Louis, Mo.  They arrived in that city during the great
cholera epidemic and while escaping death, suffered from the disease.  Two
weeks later they came to Beardstown, where they remained until 1878, then
came to Chandlerville and have made their home here ever since.
        Just ten years ago they celebrated their golden wedding and it was
an important event in the history of Chandlerville.
        Eight children have been born to them, five having died in infancy
and the sixth, Mrs. Anna Magdalena, the deceased wife of F.W. Renzsch, the
seventh, Mrs. Miller Hageman, who now resides in California and the eighth,
Miss Elizabeth, who has made her home with her parents and has been their
constant attendant in their latter days.  She has proven herself a worthy
daughter and her parents rely upon her entirely.  There are few couples who
live to celebrate their pearl wedding and there are also few who have
reached the ripe old age of this couple, who have been blessed with such an
affectionate and unselfish daughter, who has given her life to care of her
parents.  The celebration was in the nature of a surprise and is described
as follows by one who was there.
        A most pleasant surprise was enjoyed last Friday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kruse, it being their 60th anniversary.  About seven
o'clock their friends formed in a body taking with them a large handsome
rocking chair and about nine o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Kruse with their friends
was asked to come out to an excellent supper, which was a big surprise to
the old folks.  A few songs were sung and Rev. C. Bergen made a very
appropriate talk for the occasion.  The hour soon came for them to depart,
their many friends wishing them that they may enjoy many more such happy
evenings as was enjoyed by those present.

(Source- Chandlerville Time, Friday, June 2, 1899)

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