Coles County IL Archives News.....Been Married Seventy-Six Years - Ballenger February 12, 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com September 1, 2007, 10:56 pm The Review [Decatur IL] February 12, 1893 Mattoon, Ills., Feb 12.-John Ballenger and his wife Matilda made Friday memorable by celebrating the seventy-sixth anniversary of their marriage at the Baptist church in this city. Mr. Ballenger is 101 years old and his wife 94. They have resided with their daughter, Mrs. John Cisna, for many years. Appropriate addresses were made in the evening in the church and hearty congratulations were extended to the centenarian and his aged bride. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/coles/newspapers/beenmarr110gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb