MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
                       JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA          

From sources as cited in each entry. Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska
Archives December, 1997, by Brenda Busing (Brenda@navix.net).

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                      Wilkinson/Newman - Alexandria
    Source: The Fairbury Journal, January 3, 1918
    Miss Nellie D. Wilkinson and Mr. Loren S. Newman were united in
    marriage at the home of Mrs. M.E. Wilkinson, Wednesday Dec. 19,
    1917. They will reside on one of his father's farms 7 miles
    southwest of Alexandria.
                    Contributed by Brenda Busing 

                       Carr/Hoppes - Steele City
    Source: The Fairbury Journal, Thursday, January 3, 1918
    At 8 o'clock Christmas night Mrs. Bertha Carr of this city and
    Mr. Elmer Hoppes of DesMoines, Iowa, were married. Mr. and Mrs.
    Hoppes will leave in a few days for Des Moines where they will
    make their home.
                    Contributed by Brenda Busing 

                          Witty/Green - Diller
    Source: The Fairbury Journal, Thursday, January 3, 1918
    An account appeared in the Lincoln Sunday State Journal of the
    wedding of Miss Eva L. Witty, of Lincoln, to Mr. Ray W. Green,
    of Diller, at the bride's home, 540 N. 24 St., at nine o'clock
    Sunday morning, Dec. 23. Mr. Green is one of Diller's thriving
    business men. After June 21st they will be at home to their
    friends in Diller.
                    Contributed by Brenda Busing 

                        McKie/Gibson - Cub Creek
    Source: The Fairbury Gazzette, December 1898
    Married, Tuesday, December 20th, at the home of the bride's
    parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McKie, Charles Gibson and Aggie
    McKie. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McKie,
    one of our oldest settlers and most prosperous farmers living
    north of Jansen on Cub Creek. The groom is a brother of our
    townsman, John Gibson, and son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson, one
    of our earliest settlers. The event was attended by a large
    number of friends and relatives. Among the numerous presents
    received were,--bed spread, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Babcock; dozen
    napkins, Mr. and Mrs. Humberger; dozen napkins, Mrs. Black;
    table cloth, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Palmer; bed spread, Mr. and Mrs.
    John McKie; pair towels, The Misses Palmers; butter knife and
    sugar shell, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Adams; silver cake dish. Miss
    Richards and brother; bread plate; Miss Ella Humberger; fruit
    dish, Claude Gibson; lamp, Miss Lizzie McKie; lamp, Mr. and
    Mrs. Ackerman; pair towels, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Babcock; album,
    Jesse Gibson; album, John Hoppe; set of flat irons, Mr. and
    Mrs. John Nider; sugar spoon, Chas. Nider; pillow slips, Miss
    Marcia Babcock; shaving cup, Mrs. Black; silver pin tray,
    Bessie Nider; Jersey cow and calf, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McKie;
    set chairs, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson; couch, Mr. and Mrs. John
    Gibson.
                    Contributed by Brenda Busing