Ellis County Texas Archives Marriages.....Floyd, Ruth - Gilpin, William Owen 1919 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 September 14, 2008, 10:07 am Ennis Weekly Local The Ennis Weekly Local Thursday, Aug 21 , 1919 Vol XXXV No 34 One of the prettiest garden weddings of the mid-summer season was that of Miss Ruth Floyd, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Henry Floyd and Mrs. William Owen Gilpin on the lawn at the home of the bride's parents 709 N. Dallas at 9 o'clock Tues evening. Rev. T.S. Armstrong officiating with the ring ceremony. Miss Katie Loggins sang for the nuptial song Cadman's "At Dawning". Mrs. A.J. Cox at piano and Mrs. Milton Miller violinist - procession Lohengrin's bridal chorus and Mendelssohn's wedding march for recessional. Pastel shades - Miss Genevieve Faulkner, Miss Katie Loggins, Miss Elois Fannin, Miss Adelle Allen of Dallas and Miss Erma Lee Allen, maid of Honor. Ring bearer, Master Thad Barrington Jr. carried the ring in a small silver tray, holding a tiny satin cushion on which rested the wedding ring. Flower girls: Frances Kate Marcia and Mary Virginia Gilpin. In spite of the fact the bride had to postpone her marriage planned for June 23 on account of an operation for appendicitus, she was never more attractive. Miss Floyd is a talented musician a sweet christian character. Mr. Gilpin is the youngest member of the firm Gilpin Bros. Attended by Mr. Frankie Roorbach as best man. He will have congtrol until the first of the year of Gilpin Bros Store recently opened in Groesbeck. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/ellis/vitals/marriages/floyd99gmr.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb