"The LaFayette Sun" - February 2, 1898:
Happy Marriage
Two Prominent Young People United For Life
A Grand Reception
Wednesday evening, January the 26th, will long be remembered as the occasion of one of the most notable social events this section has ever know. At this time came the culmination of an affair in which our people have been much interested. This is but natural when one considers the prominence and popularity of the parties and their families. Add to this presence of a number of well known members of Alabama and Georgia society, whose magnetic personality could not but lend a vivid influence to the life and interest of an occasion which is, per se, exceedingly interesting. Of course, this scribe refers to nothing less than the nuptials of Rev. Geo. L. Jenkins, of Bessemer, Ala., and Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler of LaFayette.
When the doors of the Methodist church were thrown open at 7:30 p.m., the church was almost immediately filled by an eager gathering of people, before whose eyes burst the scene of indeed brilliant beauty. Under the magic touch of the artistic directress, Mrs. W. H. Hudson, the interior of the edifice had been transformed into a picture of ideal loveliness. Outside, the formerly threatening weather had given place to a clear dome of sky over which moon and stars, unobstructed, reigned with their benign supremacy – an instance of nature's graceful grandeur, auspicious in its sublimity. Inside, the hand of nature's best and favorite child, womankind, had painted a charming scene, akin to beauty and of keener significance to human eyes. Detailed description, where the writer equal to it, would only subtract, though its perfection extended to every detail. In the background the handsome pipe organ was embowered in green, under its uniquely carved arch in dark woodwork, around and in front of this a chancel of bamboo. A little nearer the audience stood four arches of pine and white chrysanthemums, arranged in semi-circular form, converging toward the large central arch, where hung three large white bells covered with white chrysanthemums. On each side stood stately lamps, with large white shades, the palmettos on the surrounding walls giving a tropical effect. Throughout, at every appropriate spot, the graceful, clinging Southern smilax lent its artless harmony to the symmetry of the decorations, which airy toile softened the brilliant scene. Back further still, anything in the nature of glare from the four chandeliers was neutralized by the welcome presence of the same white toile, with suspensions of which material they were connected and draped.
When the hands of the clock pointed to 8:25 o'clock, the sweet tones of the organ, touched by the hands of that skilled musician, Miss Lula Andrews, sounded the moving cadences of the Tannhauser, and every available foot of space showed a pair of attentive, observant eyes when the fingers of the musician first touched the cords of that ever the most beautiful and heart-inspiring of wedding marches, Mendelssohn's, dear with memories to millions of hearts, enshrined in the hopes and inspirations of millions more. At this juncture, the eminent divine and editor, Dr. E. E. Hess, of Nashville, rises and takes his stand, with the natural dignity of a man among men, under the central arch, and just back of the magnificent Angora fur rug, over which hung the marriage bells. Simultaneous with this action, the two head ushers, Dr. Frank A. Adams, of Bessemer, and Mr. Armstead Brown, of this city, enter the doors and march down the opposite aisles in parallel, crossing just in front of the hanging bells and recrossing behind the arches, finally pausing and facing the audience just in front of the chancel of bamboo upon the upper rostrum, followed in the same manner, at the distance of a dozen paces, by their co-ushers, Mr. B. C. Jones, Bessemer, and Mr. W. C. Dean, of LaFayette. Next came the leading attendants also down separate aisles; on the right, Miss Gertrude Eberhart, of Columbus, an ideal Southern beauty of queenly carriage, resplendent in a most beautiful gown of white organdie, and carrying in her hand a bouquet of white bride roses; on the left, in handsome full dress. Mr. J. P. Bullock, of Montgomery. These two crossed in front and took their places under opposite arches near the four ushers. It is work of supererogation for this poor scribe to attempt a description of the beautiful appearance of the four bride's maids – an unapproachable quartet they were, in person and apparel, each gowned in white organdie and carrying a large bouquet of bride's roses. After the couple last named, at the appropriate distance came the beautiful Miss Julia Harris, of Barnesville, Ga., a sister of our townsman Dr. Hudson, a young lady of exquisite personal grace, and Mr. Frank R. Schuessler, brother of the bride. Next were handsome and accomplished Miss Alsine Schutze, reminding one of a Rembrandt portrait, a popular young society woman of Columbus, who is not unknown in LaFayette, and parallel in the opposite aisle Mr. S. C. Holmes, of Letohatchie, Ala. Then came Miss Katie Roemer, of Montgomery, pretty and petite as a daisy. Mr. William E. Whiteley, of Letohatchie, Ala., marching in the other isle. Now the maid of honor, regal and handsome as a queen, some gracefully to her position just on the left of the central arch. As the two sweet little flower girls, Annie Laurie and Sallie Schuessler, wend their way back of the central arch, scattering sweet-scented violets for the bride to tread upon, expectation and interest reach the limit, and the unexpressed exclamation of the audience, as Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler enters and marches down the aisle upon the arm of her devoted father, must surely have been "Was there ever a prettier, a daintier, a more serenely-sweet looking bride, more becomingly gowned – with more of bright beauty in glorious brown eyes!" The bouquet, which the bride carried, was itself a work of art. The brilliant white satin, which she wore, was perfect in its becoming beauty. Down the aisle on the right came the bridegroom, gravely handsome in the prime of young manhood, upon the arm of his old college mate, Dr. G. C. Chapman, a prominent young physician from Birmingham. Releasing the arm of his daughter to the strong arm of the young minister, Mr. Lewis Schuessler fell back a pace, as did likewise Dr. Chapman, leaving bride and groom alone before the officiating clergyman. In his usual clear and impressive manner, Mr. Hoss pronounced the words, which made this man and woman husband and wife, during the continuation of which ceremony the organ whispering softly the fascinating strains of, "Because I Love You Dear." Kneeling before the sacred altar in prayer – the same altar where a few years ago the same young preacher was ordained by Bishop Keener an elder of the Methodist church – acknowledging in the midst of happiness the power of the Great Unseen, what a beautiful picture, what a touching lesson did this favored couple present! The bride and groom marched out on the left, and the attendants followed, leaving in reverse order from which they came, and when reaching the point where they had formerly passed each other the ladies took the arms of the gentlemen and marched out alternating aisles. The gentlemen were of course all in full dress, with white kid gloves, and they wore a boutonnière of fern and white carnation. The groom wrote the clerical Prince Albert.
The Reception.
The commodious and handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Schuessler presented a scene of gaiety and beauty worth coming many miles to see. The whole house was decorated in white and green, which gave forth an influence bright and fresh.
The bride and groom received congratulations under a canopy in the parlor made of lace curtains and draped with smilax, which produced a soft and pretty effect. In this room were also beautiful festoons done in ivy. The most beautiful picture of all was the bride herself. She wore an exquisite white duchess satin trimmed in point d'applique lace, and held a bouquet of white bride roses, the bridal veil being fastened with a pearl pen, a give of the bride-groom. Mrs. Schuessler was the personification of fact and ease, and as ever, inimitable. It was good, also, to see present the happy faced mother of the bridegroom, Mrs. Whitley, of Letohatchie.
The drawing room in which the presents were displayed was beautifully decorated in southern smilax, and the presents! They were there in handsome profusion, among them being one from the father and mother of the bride, which attracted considerable attention. It was a little box containing twenty-five twenty dollar gold pieces.
But from the writer's point of view, the dining room was the prettiest of all. The bridal table presented a tempting picture, covered as it was with a cloth of white moiré, from each corner of white tulle and smilax was carried to a large central bunch of white tulle in the center of the room overhead. The mantelpiece was banked in white and green. The writer will not try to tell of the supper, only to say that it was one of the most elaborate and delightful ever served in our city.
A large number of pleasant people were present, the large house being comfortably filed. It was near the hour of one when the guests departed, glad in their hearts to have been there, and sincerely wishing the future's richest blessings upon the wedded life of Reverend and Mrs. Geo. L. Jenkins.
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Alabama Deaths and Burials Index.
Name: Myrtis Schuessler Jenkins
Birth Date: 19 May 1877
Birth Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Death Date: 4 May 1965
Death Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama
Burial Date: 6 May 1965
Burial Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Cemetery Name: City
Death Age: 87
Occupation: Lafayette
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
Father Name: L. S. Schuessler
Mother Name: Sallie Trammell
FHL Film Number: 1909078
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1920 Chambers County, (LaFayette-Jefferson St.) AL Census:
#H33
Lewis S. Schuesler 72M Bank President Born AL (Widower)
MYRTIS S. JENKINS 42F Daughter Born AL (Widow)
George L. Jenkins 19M Grandson Mechanic in Garage Born AL
James A. Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
William H. Jenkins 14M Grandson Born AL
Edward S. Jenkins 12M Grandson Born AL
Joseph E. Jenkins 8M Grandson Born AL
Frank W. Jenkins 6M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 4 11/12F Granddaughter Born AL
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1930 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H229
Lewis Schuessler 83M Bank President Born AL
MYRTIS JENKINS 53F Daughter Born AL
Joe Jenkins 18M Grandson Born AL
Frank Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 15F Granddaughter Born AL
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1940 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H11
Myrtes Jenkins 62F Born AL
James A. Jenkins 36M Son Salesman-Office Supplies Born AL
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Happy Marriage
Two Prominent Young People United For Life
A Grand Reception
Wednesday evening, January the 26th, will long be remembered as the occasion of one of the most notable social events this section has ever know. At this time came the culmination of an affair in which our people have been much interested. This is but natural when one considers the prominence and popularity of the parties and their families. Add to this presence of a number of well known members of Alabama and Georgia society, whose magnetic personality could not but lend a vivid influence to the life and interest of an occasion which is, per se, exceedingly interesting. Of course, this scribe refers to nothing less than the nuptials of Rev. Geo. L. Jenkins, of Bessemer, Ala., and Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler of LaFayette.
When the doors of the Methodist church were thrown open at 7:30 p.m., the church was almost immediately filled by an eager gathering of people, before whose eyes burst the scene of indeed brilliant beauty. Under the magic touch of the artistic directress, Mrs. W. H. Hudson, the interior of the edifice had been transformed into a picture of ideal loveliness. Outside, the formerly threatening weather had given place to a clear dome of sky over which moon and stars, unobstructed, reigned with their benign supremacy – an instance of nature's graceful grandeur, auspicious in its sublimity. Inside, the hand of nature's best and favorite child, womankind, had painted a charming scene, akin to beauty and of keener significance to human eyes. Detailed description, where the writer equal to it, would only subtract, though its perfection extended to every detail. In the background the handsome pipe organ was embowered in green, under its uniquely carved arch in dark woodwork, around and in front of this a chancel of bamboo. A little nearer the audience stood four arches of pine and white chrysanthemums, arranged in semi-circular form, converging toward the large central arch, where hung three large white bells covered with white chrysanthemums. On each side stood stately lamps, with large white shades, the palmettos on the surrounding walls giving a tropical effect. Throughout, at every appropriate spot, the graceful, clinging Southern smilax lent its artless harmony to the symmetry of the decorations, which airy toile softened the brilliant scene. Back further still, anything in the nature of glare from the four chandeliers was neutralized by the welcome presence of the same white toile, with suspensions of which material they were connected and draped.
When the hands of the clock pointed to 8:25 o'clock, the sweet tones of the organ, touched by the hands of that skilled musician, Miss Lula Andrews, sounded the moving cadences of the Tannhauser, and every available foot of space showed a pair of attentive, observant eyes when the fingers of the musician first touched the cords of that ever the most beautiful and heart-inspiring of wedding marches, Mendelssohn's, dear with memories to millions of hearts, enshrined in the hopes and inspirations of millions more. At this juncture, the eminent divine and editor, Dr. E. E. Hess, of Nashville, rises and takes his stand, with the natural dignity of a man among men, under the central arch, and just back of the magnificent Angora fur rug, over which hung the marriage bells. Simultaneous with this action, the two head ushers, Dr. Frank A. Adams, of Bessemer, and Mr. Armstead Brown, of this city, enter the doors and march down the opposite aisles in parallel, crossing just in front of the hanging bells and recrossing behind the arches, finally pausing and facing the audience just in front of the chancel of bamboo upon the upper rostrum, followed in the same manner, at the distance of a dozen paces, by their co-ushers, Mr. B. C. Jones, Bessemer, and Mr. W. C. Dean, of LaFayette. Next came the leading attendants also down separate aisles; on the right, Miss Gertrude Eberhart, of Columbus, an ideal Southern beauty of queenly carriage, resplendent in a most beautiful gown of white organdie, and carrying in her hand a bouquet of white bride roses; on the left, in handsome full dress. Mr. J. P. Bullock, of Montgomery. These two crossed in front and took their places under opposite arches near the four ushers. It is work of supererogation for this poor scribe to attempt a description of the beautiful appearance of the four bride's maids – an unapproachable quartet they were, in person and apparel, each gowned in white organdie and carrying a large bouquet of bride's roses. After the couple last named, at the appropriate distance came the beautiful Miss Julia Harris, of Barnesville, Ga., a sister of our townsman Dr. Hudson, a young lady of exquisite personal grace, and Mr. Frank R. Schuessler, brother of the bride. Next were handsome and accomplished Miss Alsine Schutze, reminding one of a Rembrandt portrait, a popular young society woman of Columbus, who is not unknown in LaFayette, and parallel in the opposite aisle Mr. S. C. Holmes, of Letohatchie, Ala. Then came Miss Katie Roemer, of Montgomery, pretty and petite as a daisy. Mr. William E. Whiteley, of Letohatchie, Ala., marching in the other isle. Now the maid of honor, regal and handsome as a queen, some gracefully to her position just on the left of the central arch. As the two sweet little flower girls, Annie Laurie and Sallie Schuessler, wend their way back of the central arch, scattering sweet-scented violets for the bride to tread upon, expectation and interest reach the limit, and the unexpressed exclamation of the audience, as Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler enters and marches down the aisle upon the arm of her devoted father, must surely have been "Was there ever a prettier, a daintier, a more serenely-sweet looking bride, more becomingly gowned – with more of bright beauty in glorious brown eyes!" The bouquet, which the bride carried, was itself a work of art. The brilliant white satin, which she wore, was perfect in its becoming beauty. Down the aisle on the right came the bridegroom, gravely handsome in the prime of young manhood, upon the arm of his old college mate, Dr. G. C. Chapman, a prominent young physician from Birmingham. Releasing the arm of his daughter to the strong arm of the young minister, Mr. Lewis Schuessler fell back a pace, as did likewise Dr. Chapman, leaving bride and groom alone before the officiating clergyman. In his usual clear and impressive manner, Mr. Hoss pronounced the words, which made this man and woman husband and wife, during the continuation of which ceremony the organ whispering softly the fascinating strains of, "Because I Love You Dear." Kneeling before the sacred altar in prayer – the same altar where a few years ago the same young preacher was ordained by Bishop Keener an elder of the Methodist church – acknowledging in the midst of happiness the power of the Great Unseen, what a beautiful picture, what a touching lesson did this favored couple present! The bride and groom marched out on the left, and the attendants followed, leaving in reverse order from which they came, and when reaching the point where they had formerly passed each other the ladies took the arms of the gentlemen and marched out alternating aisles. The gentlemen were of course all in full dress, with white kid gloves, and they wore a boutonnière of fern and white carnation. The groom wrote the clerical Prince Albert.
The Reception.
The commodious and handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Schuessler presented a scene of gaiety and beauty worth coming many miles to see. The whole house was decorated in white and green, which gave forth an influence bright and fresh.
The bride and groom received congratulations under a canopy in the parlor made of lace curtains and draped with smilax, which produced a soft and pretty effect. In this room were also beautiful festoons done in ivy. The most beautiful picture of all was the bride herself. She wore an exquisite white duchess satin trimmed in point d'applique lace, and held a bouquet of white bride roses, the bridal veil being fastened with a pearl pen, a give of the bride-groom. Mrs. Schuessler was the personification of fact and ease, and as ever, inimitable. It was good, also, to see present the happy faced mother of the bridegroom, Mrs. Whitley, of Letohatchie.
The drawing room in which the presents were displayed was beautifully decorated in southern smilax, and the presents! They were there in handsome profusion, among them being one from the father and mother of the bride, which attracted considerable attention. It was a little box containing twenty-five twenty dollar gold pieces.
But from the writer's point of view, the dining room was the prettiest of all. The bridal table presented a tempting picture, covered as it was with a cloth of white moiré, from each corner of white tulle and smilax was carried to a large central bunch of white tulle in the center of the room overhead. The mantelpiece was banked in white and green. The writer will not try to tell of the supper, only to say that it was one of the most elaborate and delightful ever served in our city.
A large number of pleasant people were present, the large house being comfortably filed. It was near the hour of one when the guests departed, glad in their hearts to have been there, and sincerely wishing the future's richest blessings upon the wedded life of Reverend and Mrs. Geo. L. Jenkins.
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Alabama Deaths and Burials Index.
Name: Myrtis Schuessler Jenkins
Birth Date: 19 May 1877
Birth Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Death Date: 4 May 1965
Death Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama
Burial Date: 6 May 1965
Burial Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Cemetery Name: City
Death Age: 87
Occupation: Lafayette
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
Father Name: L. S. Schuessler
Mother Name: Sallie Trammell
FHL Film Number: 1909078
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1920 Chambers County, (LaFayette-Jefferson St.) AL Census:
#H33
Lewis S. Schuesler 72M Bank President Born AL (Widower)
MYRTIS S. JENKINS 42F Daughter Born AL (Widow)
George L. Jenkins 19M Grandson Mechanic in Garage Born AL
James A. Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
William H. Jenkins 14M Grandson Born AL
Edward S. Jenkins 12M Grandson Born AL
Joseph E. Jenkins 8M Grandson Born AL
Frank W. Jenkins 6M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 4 11/12F Granddaughter Born AL
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1930 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H229
Lewis Schuessler 83M Bank President Born AL
MYRTIS JENKINS 53F Daughter Born AL
Joe Jenkins 18M Grandson Born AL
Frank Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 15F Granddaughter Born AL
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1940 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H11
Myrtes Jenkins 62F Born AL
James A. Jenkins 36M Son Salesman-Office Supplies Born AL
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"The LaFayette Sun" - February 2, 1898:
Happy Marriage
Two Prominent Young People United For Life
A Grand Reception
Wednesday evening, January the 26th, will long be remembered as the occasion of one of the most notable social events this section has ever know. At this time came the culmination of an affair in which our people have been much interested. This is but natural when one considers the prominence and popularity of the parties and their families. Add to this presence of a number of well known members of Alabama and Georgia society, whose magnetic personality could not but lend a vivid influence to the life and interest of an occasion which is, per se, exceedingly interesting. Of course, this scribe refers to nothing less than the nuptials of Rev. Geo. L. Jenkins, of Bessemer, Ala., and Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler of LaFayette.
When the doors of the Methodist church were thrown open at 7:30 p.m., the church was almost immediately filled by an eager gathering of people, before whose eyes burst the scene of indeed brilliant beauty. Under the magic touch of the artistic directress, Mrs. W. H. Hudson, the interior of the edifice had been transformed into a picture of ideal loveliness. Outside, the formerly threatening weather had given place to a clear dome of sky over which moon and stars, unobstructed, reigned with their benign supremacy – an instance of nature's graceful grandeur, auspicious in its sublimity. Inside, the hand of nature's best and favorite child, womankind, had painted a charming scene, akin to beauty and of keener significance to human eyes. Detailed description, where the writer equal to it, would only subtract, though its perfection extended to every detail. In the background the handsome pipe organ was embowered in green, under its uniquely carved arch in dark woodwork, around and in front of this a chancel of bamboo. A little nearer the audience stood four arches of pine and white chrysanthemums, arranged in semi-circular form, converging toward the large central arch, where hung three large white bells covered with white chrysanthemums. On each side stood stately lamps, with large white shades, the palmettos on the surrounding walls giving a tropical effect. Throughout, at every appropriate spot, the graceful, clinging Southern smilax lent its artless harmony to the symmetry of the decorations, which airy toile softened the brilliant scene. Back further still, anything in the nature of glare from the four chandeliers was neutralized by the welcome presence of the same white toile, with suspensions of which material they were connected and draped.
When the hands of the clock pointed to 8:25 o'clock, the sweet tones of the organ, touched by the hands of that skilled musician, Miss Lula Andrews, sounded the moving cadences of the Tannhauser, and every available foot of space showed a pair of attentive, observant eyes when the fingers of the musician first touched the cords of that ever the most beautiful and heart-inspiring of wedding marches, Mendelssohn's, dear with memories to millions of hearts, enshrined in the hopes and inspirations of millions more. At this juncture, the eminent divine and editor, Dr. E. E. Hess, of Nashville, rises and takes his stand, with the natural dignity of a man among men, under the central arch, and just back of the magnificent Angora fur rug, over which hung the marriage bells. Simultaneous with this action, the two head ushers, Dr. Frank A. Adams, of Bessemer, and Mr. Armstead Brown, of this city, enter the doors and march down the opposite aisles in parallel, crossing just in front of the hanging bells and recrossing behind the arches, finally pausing and facing the audience just in front of the chancel of bamboo upon the upper rostrum, followed in the same manner, at the distance of a dozen paces, by their co-ushers, Mr. B. C. Jones, Bessemer, and Mr. W. C. Dean, of LaFayette. Next came the leading attendants also down separate aisles; on the right, Miss Gertrude Eberhart, of Columbus, an ideal Southern beauty of queenly carriage, resplendent in a most beautiful gown of white organdie, and carrying in her hand a bouquet of white bride roses; on the left, in handsome full dress. Mr. J. P. Bullock, of Montgomery. These two crossed in front and took their places under opposite arches near the four ushers. It is work of supererogation for this poor scribe to attempt a description of the beautiful appearance of the four bride's maids – an unapproachable quartet they were, in person and apparel, each gowned in white organdie and carrying a large bouquet of bride's roses. After the couple last named, at the appropriate distance came the beautiful Miss Julia Harris, of Barnesville, Ga., a sister of our townsman Dr. Hudson, a young lady of exquisite personal grace, and Mr. Frank R. Schuessler, brother of the bride. Next were handsome and accomplished Miss Alsine Schutze, reminding one of a Rembrandt portrait, a popular young society woman of Columbus, who is not unknown in LaFayette, and parallel in the opposite aisle Mr. S. C. Holmes, of Letohatchie, Ala. Then came Miss Katie Roemer, of Montgomery, pretty and petite as a daisy. Mr. William E. Whiteley, of Letohatchie, Ala., marching in the other isle. Now the maid of honor, regal and handsome as a queen, some gracefully to her position just on the left of the central arch. As the two sweet little flower girls, Annie Laurie and Sallie Schuessler, wend their way back of the central arch, scattering sweet-scented violets for the bride to tread upon, expectation and interest reach the limit, and the unexpressed exclamation of the audience, as Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler enters and marches down the aisle upon the arm of her devoted father, must surely have been "Was there ever a prettier, a daintier, a more serenely-sweet looking bride, more becomingly gowned – with more of bright beauty in glorious brown eyes!" The bouquet, which the bride carried, was itself a work of art. The brilliant white satin, which she wore, was perfect in its becoming beauty. Down the aisle on the right came the bridegroom, gravely handsome in the prime of young manhood, upon the arm of his old college mate, Dr. G. C. Chapman, a prominent young physician from Birmingham. Releasing the arm of his daughter to the strong arm of the young minister, Mr. Lewis Schuessler fell back a pace, as did likewise Dr. Chapman, leaving bride and groom alone before the officiating clergyman. In his usual clear and impressive manner, Mr. Hoss pronounced the words, which made this man and woman husband and wife, during the continuation of which ceremony the organ whispering softly the fascinating strains of, "Because I Love You Dear." Kneeling before the sacred altar in prayer – the same altar where a few years ago the same young preacher was ordained by Bishop Keener an elder of the Methodist church – acknowledging in the midst of happiness the power of the Great Unseen, what a beautiful picture, what a touching lesson did this favored couple present! The bride and groom marched out on the left, and the attendants followed, leaving in reverse order from which they came, and when reaching the point where they had formerly passed each other the ladies took the arms of the gentlemen and marched out alternating aisles. The gentlemen were of course all in full dress, with white kid gloves, and they wore a boutonnière of fern and white carnation. The groom wrote the clerical Prince Albert.
The Reception.
The commodious and handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Schuessler presented a scene of gaiety and beauty worth coming many miles to see. The whole house was decorated in white and green, which gave forth an influence bright and fresh.
The bride and groom received congratulations under a canopy in the parlor made of lace curtains and draped with smilax, which produced a soft and pretty effect. In this room were also beautiful festoons done in ivy. The most beautiful picture of all was the bride herself. She wore an exquisite white duchess satin trimmed in point d'applique lace, and held a bouquet of white bride roses, the bridal veil being fastened with a pearl pen, a give of the bride-groom. Mrs. Schuessler was the personification of fact and ease, and as ever, inimitable. It was good, also, to see present the happy faced mother of the bridegroom, Mrs. Whitley, of Letohatchie.
The drawing room in which the presents were displayed was beautifully decorated in southern smilax, and the presents! They were there in handsome profusion, among them being one from the father and mother of the bride, which attracted considerable attention. It was a little box containing twenty-five twenty dollar gold pieces.
But from the writer's point of view, the dining room was the prettiest of all. The bridal table presented a tempting picture, covered as it was with a cloth of white moiré, from each corner of white tulle and smilax was carried to a large central bunch of white tulle in the center of the room overhead. The mantelpiece was banked in white and green. The writer will not try to tell of the supper, only to say that it was one of the most elaborate and delightful ever served in our city.
A large number of pleasant people were present, the large house being comfortably filed. It was near the hour of one when the guests departed, glad in their hearts to have been there, and sincerely wishing the future's richest blessings upon the wedded life of Reverend and Mrs. Geo. L. Jenkins.
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Alabama Deaths and Burials Index.
Name: Myrtis Schuessler Jenkins
Birth Date: 19 May 1877
Birth Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Death Date: 4 May 1965
Death Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama
Burial Date: 6 May 1965
Burial Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Cemetery Name: City
Death Age: 87
Occupation: Lafayette
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
Father Name: L. S. Schuessler
Mother Name: Sallie Trammell
FHL Film Number: 1909078
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1920 Chambers County, (LaFayette-Jefferson St.) AL Census:
#H33
Lewis S. Schuesler 72M Bank President Born AL (Widower)
MYRTIS S. JENKINS 42F Daughter Born AL (Widow)
George L. Jenkins 19M Grandson Mechanic in Garage Born AL
James A. Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
William H. Jenkins 14M Grandson Born AL
Edward S. Jenkins 12M Grandson Born AL
Joseph E. Jenkins 8M Grandson Born AL
Frank W. Jenkins 6M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 4 11/12F Granddaughter Born AL
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1930 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H229
Lewis Schuessler 83M Bank President Born AL
MYRTIS JENKINS 53F Daughter Born AL
Joe Jenkins 18M Grandson Born AL
Frank Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 15F Granddaughter Born AL
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1940 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H11
Myrtes Jenkins 62F Born AL
James A. Jenkins 36M Son Salesman-Office Supplies Born AL
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Happy Marriage
Two Prominent Young People United For Life
A Grand Reception
Wednesday evening, January the 26th, will long be remembered as the occasion of one of the most notable social events this section has ever know. At this time came the culmination of an affair in which our people have been much interested. This is but natural when one considers the prominence and popularity of the parties and their families. Add to this presence of a number of well known members of Alabama and Georgia society, whose magnetic personality could not but lend a vivid influence to the life and interest of an occasion which is, per se, exceedingly interesting. Of course, this scribe refers to nothing less than the nuptials of Rev. Geo. L. Jenkins, of Bessemer, Ala., and Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler of LaFayette.
When the doors of the Methodist church were thrown open at 7:30 p.m., the church was almost immediately filled by an eager gathering of people, before whose eyes burst the scene of indeed brilliant beauty. Under the magic touch of the artistic directress, Mrs. W. H. Hudson, the interior of the edifice had been transformed into a picture of ideal loveliness. Outside, the formerly threatening weather had given place to a clear dome of sky over which moon and stars, unobstructed, reigned with their benign supremacy – an instance of nature's graceful grandeur, auspicious in its sublimity. Inside, the hand of nature's best and favorite child, womankind, had painted a charming scene, akin to beauty and of keener significance to human eyes. Detailed description, where the writer equal to it, would only subtract, though its perfection extended to every detail. In the background the handsome pipe organ was embowered in green, under its uniquely carved arch in dark woodwork, around and in front of this a chancel of bamboo. A little nearer the audience stood four arches of pine and white chrysanthemums, arranged in semi-circular form, converging toward the large central arch, where hung three large white bells covered with white chrysanthemums. On each side stood stately lamps, with large white shades, the palmettos on the surrounding walls giving a tropical effect. Throughout, at every appropriate spot, the graceful, clinging Southern smilax lent its artless harmony to the symmetry of the decorations, which airy toile softened the brilliant scene. Back further still, anything in the nature of glare from the four chandeliers was neutralized by the welcome presence of the same white toile, with suspensions of which material they were connected and draped.
When the hands of the clock pointed to 8:25 o'clock, the sweet tones of the organ, touched by the hands of that skilled musician, Miss Lula Andrews, sounded the moving cadences of the Tannhauser, and every available foot of space showed a pair of attentive, observant eyes when the fingers of the musician first touched the cords of that ever the most beautiful and heart-inspiring of wedding marches, Mendelssohn's, dear with memories to millions of hearts, enshrined in the hopes and inspirations of millions more. At this juncture, the eminent divine and editor, Dr. E. E. Hess, of Nashville, rises and takes his stand, with the natural dignity of a man among men, under the central arch, and just back of the magnificent Angora fur rug, over which hung the marriage bells. Simultaneous with this action, the two head ushers, Dr. Frank A. Adams, of Bessemer, and Mr. Armstead Brown, of this city, enter the doors and march down the opposite aisles in parallel, crossing just in front of the hanging bells and recrossing behind the arches, finally pausing and facing the audience just in front of the chancel of bamboo upon the upper rostrum, followed in the same manner, at the distance of a dozen paces, by their co-ushers, Mr. B. C. Jones, Bessemer, and Mr. W. C. Dean, of LaFayette. Next came the leading attendants also down separate aisles; on the right, Miss Gertrude Eberhart, of Columbus, an ideal Southern beauty of queenly carriage, resplendent in a most beautiful gown of white organdie, and carrying in her hand a bouquet of white bride roses; on the left, in handsome full dress. Mr. J. P. Bullock, of Montgomery. These two crossed in front and took their places under opposite arches near the four ushers. It is work of supererogation for this poor scribe to attempt a description of the beautiful appearance of the four bride's maids – an unapproachable quartet they were, in person and apparel, each gowned in white organdie and carrying a large bouquet of bride's roses. After the couple last named, at the appropriate distance came the beautiful Miss Julia Harris, of Barnesville, Ga., a sister of our townsman Dr. Hudson, a young lady of exquisite personal grace, and Mr. Frank R. Schuessler, brother of the bride. Next were handsome and accomplished Miss Alsine Schutze, reminding one of a Rembrandt portrait, a popular young society woman of Columbus, who is not unknown in LaFayette, and parallel in the opposite aisle Mr. S. C. Holmes, of Letohatchie, Ala. Then came Miss Katie Roemer, of Montgomery, pretty and petite as a daisy. Mr. William E. Whiteley, of Letohatchie, Ala., marching in the other isle. Now the maid of honor, regal and handsome as a queen, some gracefully to her position just on the left of the central arch. As the two sweet little flower girls, Annie Laurie and Sallie Schuessler, wend their way back of the central arch, scattering sweet-scented violets for the bride to tread upon, expectation and interest reach the limit, and the unexpressed exclamation of the audience, as Miss Myrtis Viola Schuessler enters and marches down the aisle upon the arm of her devoted father, must surely have been "Was there ever a prettier, a daintier, a more serenely-sweet looking bride, more becomingly gowned – with more of bright beauty in glorious brown eyes!" The bouquet, which the bride carried, was itself a work of art. The brilliant white satin, which she wore, was perfect in its becoming beauty. Down the aisle on the right came the bridegroom, gravely handsome in the prime of young manhood, upon the arm of his old college mate, Dr. G. C. Chapman, a prominent young physician from Birmingham. Releasing the arm of his daughter to the strong arm of the young minister, Mr. Lewis Schuessler fell back a pace, as did likewise Dr. Chapman, leaving bride and groom alone before the officiating clergyman. In his usual clear and impressive manner, Mr. Hoss pronounced the words, which made this man and woman husband and wife, during the continuation of which ceremony the organ whispering softly the fascinating strains of, "Because I Love You Dear." Kneeling before the sacred altar in prayer – the same altar where a few years ago the same young preacher was ordained by Bishop Keener an elder of the Methodist church – acknowledging in the midst of happiness the power of the Great Unseen, what a beautiful picture, what a touching lesson did this favored couple present! The bride and groom marched out on the left, and the attendants followed, leaving in reverse order from which they came, and when reaching the point where they had formerly passed each other the ladies took the arms of the gentlemen and marched out alternating aisles. The gentlemen were of course all in full dress, with white kid gloves, and they wore a boutonnière of fern and white carnation. The groom wrote the clerical Prince Albert.
The Reception.
The commodious and handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Schuessler presented a scene of gaiety and beauty worth coming many miles to see. The whole house was decorated in white and green, which gave forth an influence bright and fresh.
The bride and groom received congratulations under a canopy in the parlor made of lace curtains and draped with smilax, which produced a soft and pretty effect. In this room were also beautiful festoons done in ivy. The most beautiful picture of all was the bride herself. She wore an exquisite white duchess satin trimmed in point d'applique lace, and held a bouquet of white bride roses, the bridal veil being fastened with a pearl pen, a give of the bride-groom. Mrs. Schuessler was the personification of fact and ease, and as ever, inimitable. It was good, also, to see present the happy faced mother of the bridegroom, Mrs. Whitley, of Letohatchie.
The drawing room in which the presents were displayed was beautifully decorated in southern smilax, and the presents! They were there in handsome profusion, among them being one from the father and mother of the bride, which attracted considerable attention. It was a little box containing twenty-five twenty dollar gold pieces.
But from the writer's point of view, the dining room was the prettiest of all. The bridal table presented a tempting picture, covered as it was with a cloth of white moiré, from each corner of white tulle and smilax was carried to a large central bunch of white tulle in the center of the room overhead. The mantelpiece was banked in white and green. The writer will not try to tell of the supper, only to say that it was one of the most elaborate and delightful ever served in our city.
A large number of pleasant people were present, the large house being comfortably filed. It was near the hour of one when the guests departed, glad in their hearts to have been there, and sincerely wishing the future's richest blessings upon the wedded life of Reverend and Mrs. Geo. L. Jenkins.
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Alabama Deaths and Burials Index.
Name: Myrtis Schuessler Jenkins
Birth Date: 19 May 1877
Birth Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Death Date: 4 May 1965
Death Place: Opelika, Lee, Alabama
Burial Date: 6 May 1965
Burial Place: Lafayette, Alabama
Cemetery Name: City
Death Age: 87
Occupation: Lafayette
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Gender: Female
Residence: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama
Father Name: L. S. Schuessler
Mother Name: Sallie Trammell
FHL Film Number: 1909078
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1920 Chambers County, (LaFayette-Jefferson St.) AL Census:
#H33
Lewis S. Schuesler 72M Bank President Born AL (Widower)
MYRTIS S. JENKINS 42F Daughter Born AL (Widow)
George L. Jenkins 19M Grandson Mechanic in Garage Born AL
James A. Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
William H. Jenkins 14M Grandson Born AL
Edward S. Jenkins 12M Grandson Born AL
Joseph E. Jenkins 8M Grandson Born AL
Frank W. Jenkins 6M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 4 11/12F Granddaughter Born AL
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1930 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H229
Lewis Schuessler 83M Bank President Born AL
MYRTIS JENKINS 53F Daughter Born AL
Joe Jenkins 18M Grandson Born AL
Frank Jenkins 17M Grandson Born AL
Myrtis Jenkins 15F Granddaughter Born AL
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1940 Chambers County, (LaFayette) AL Census:
#H11
Myrtes Jenkins 62F Born AL
James A. Jenkins 36M Son Salesman-Office Supplies Born AL
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