MARRIAGE: RICHARDS, Thomas & MILLER, Emeline Greene 50th Anniversary - Warren County, Kentucky

Date: 8 August 2003

Submitted by Martha Lampkin, Email Registry ID#
http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001235

NOTE: This obituary column, cut from newspapers of the time period, was
found pasted in an ancient dust-covered book at a yard sale I attended in
Louisville KY. I'm posting them verbatim in the hopes they will benefit
others. I have no further information and have no connection to any of
these names. I have no additional information on dates, or about which
newspapers the original columns were in or the year of publication.

50th Anniversary - Thomas RICHARDS and Emeline Greene MILLER
<<Article appeared ca 1916, 50 years from the marriage date of 1866>>


Header (partial) reads THE SEMI-WEEKLY FARM NEWS, Tuesday -------

"Celebrated Golden Wedding at Sherman Aug. 24

(Two photos - of Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Richards)

Sherman, Texas, Aug 26. Mr. And Mrs. Thomas RICHARDS of this city
celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home, 917 West Laurel
Street, Sherman, Aug. 9.

There were present a large number of children, grandchildren and
friends.

Mr. And Mrs. RICHARDS were married at Richardsville, Warren County, Ky.,
Aug 9, 1866. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. RUDDLE, a Methodist
preacher, and took place at the home of James YOUNG a pioneer of that
section.

Mrs. RICHARDS has been married twice and is the mother of fourteen children,
eight of whom are living. Her maiden name was Emeline Greene MILLER, and
she was first married to Matthew P. YOUNG. Mr. YOUNG joined the Federal
Army at the outbreak of the war and fell, mortally wounded at the battle of
Nashville. Thomas RICHARDS then a young man, belonged to the same company.
In 1866 he married the widow of his friend and army mate. Mrs. RICHARDS is
a native of Warren County, Kentucky.

Mr. RICHARDS was born at Cambridgeshire England, forty miles from
London, but has lived in America since he was 2 years old. He is 70 years
of age and his wife is 72. There are forty-one grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchildren living, nearly all of whom were present at the golden
wedding celebration. Mr. and Mrs. RICHARDS have lived in Sherman
twenty-eight years and enjoy a wide acquaintance and many friends."

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