Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Marriages.....Norris, Emma E. - Gipson, J.N. January 10, 1900



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Scrapbook of Belle Mills
MARRIED.
	Near Sibley, La., at the residence of Mr. T.J. Norris, brother to the 
bride, on Wednesday evening Jan. 10, 1900, Miss Emma E. Norris, to Mr. J.N. 
Gipson of Lynwood, Miss.  It was indeed a gloomy evening, a heavy downpour of 
rain at 3 o'clock, the hour for the marriage to take place nevertheless there 
was quite a number of relatives and friends assembled to witness the marriage 
ceremony an[d] enjoy the bounteous dinner, consisting of everything good to eat 
that had been prepared for the occasion.  At the appointed hour the couple were 
ushered into the beautiful parlors where evergreens had been most tastefully 
and artistically arranged for decorations; the bride in a perfect fitting, 
tastely [sic tastefully] trimed [sic] grey silk, the groom in full dress suit.  
They took their stand near the center of the room under a very large double 
heart, while the pastor, Eld. T.J. Humble in a very imposing ceremony 
pronounced them man and wife.
	The crowd was then shown to the specious [sic] dining room, when two 
long tables were groaning under their heavy weight of the best eatables.  Miss 
Emma, was one of Lincolns best young ladies, of an excellent family, had had 
good opportunities and was a model young lady, that has a host of friends all 
over this parish.  Mr. Gipson, to this section is a stranger.  He is a farmer 
in his section and we learn well to do financially; is a fine looking man and 
has every appearance of a high toned gentleman.
	On the following morning they took the east bound train for their 
future home, carrying with them the best wishes of a number of friends.  Mr. 
Gipson was accompanied on his trip over here by Mr. Louis Bell, a young man of 
Pelahatchie, Miss., a friend of his who has large mercanlite [sic mercantile?] 
interest at that place.  He seemed to enjoy the trip equally as well as Mr. 
Gipson, for he was a jovial fellow and seemed to make the best of life.
	May peace and happiness ever be the lot of this promising couple who 
have just sailed out on the motrimonial [sic matrimonial] sea is the earnest 
wish of the Age.


Additional Comments:
Obituaries and Marriages from the Scrapbook of Belle Mills
This scrapbook is now in possession of Mrs. Frankie Mills, the widow of Mr. 
George Mills, who was the nephew of Belle Mills.  It is to Mrs. Frankie that I 
owe thanks for these treasures! 

Most of these marriages and obituaries (which are clippings) have no dates on 
them.  They were probably taken from the Monroe News, one of the parent 
newspapers of the modern News-Star or the Progressive Age, a Ruston paper.  
Most date from the 1890-1910 years, which are now lost to time.   These 
newspapers were never preserved.  That makes these clippings even more valuable 
to researchers.  Whenever possible, dates and information clarifying the 
obituaries have been taken from cemetery indexes at the Ouachita Parish Public 
Library.

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