WED 54 YEARS
Delhi, Ia., Nov. 3 Special: On Saturday, Oct. 31, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Smith, residents of Delhi for nearly all their wedded life, celebrated their fifty-fourth wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Elisha Barker, in Manchester. Forty-nine relatives were present on this happy occasion and helped to prepare and serve a bounteous picnic dinner at the noon hour.
On Oct. 31, 1877, Miss Anna Keith and Mr. John N. Smith were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keith, just south of Delhi, near Buck Creek, by the Rev. Thompson, who was formerly Methodist pastor at Delhi, Buck Creek and Hopkinton. During all these intervening years, Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been residents of Delaware, except a few years they spent in Texas. They have resided near or in Delhi the greater part of the time and it is here that their 11 children have grown to manhood and womanhood. For the past two years Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lived with their children because of frail health. Their children are; Alva, Central City; Mrs. George Lee, Masonville; Mrs. Ed. Sheppard; Mrs. P. E. Keith, and Mrs. Glenn Pelton, all of Delhi; Mrs. Elisha Barker, Archie, and Mrs. Clare Darrow, all of Manchester; Martin, Lamont; Silas, Masonville; and George McGregor.
WED 54 YEARS
Delhi, Ia., Nov. 3 Special: On Saturday, Oct. 31, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Smith, residents of Delhi for nearly all their wedded life, celebrated their fifty-fourth wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Elisha Barker, in Manchester. Forty-nine relatives were present on this happy occasion and helped to prepare and serve a bounteous picnic dinner at the noon hour.
On Oct. 31, 1877, Miss Anna Keith and Mr. John N. Smith were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keith, just south of Delhi, near Buck Creek, by the Rev. Thompson, who was formerly Methodist pastor at Delhi, Buck Creek and Hopkinton. During all these intervening years, Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been residents of Delaware, except a few years they spent in Texas. They have resided near or in Delhi the greater part of the time and it is here that their 11 children have grown to manhood and womanhood. For the past two years Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lived with their children because of frail health. Their children are; Alva, Central City; Mrs. George Lee, Masonville; Mrs. Ed. Sheppard; Mrs. P. E. Keith, and Mrs. Glenn Pelton, all of Delhi; Mrs. Elisha Barker, Archie, and Mrs. Clare Darrow, all of Manchester; Martin, Lamont; Silas, Masonville; and George McGregor.
Family Members
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Alva Marshall Smith
1878–1941
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Bessie Alice Smith Sheppard
1880–1936
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Lois Smith Lee
1882–1945
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Mae Smith Keith
1886–1973
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Margaret Jane Smith Barker
1890–1935
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Archibald Nelson "Archie" Smith
1892–1944
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Silas Robert Smith
1893–1949
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Martin McKinley Smith
1896–1966
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Berniece Anna Smith Pettlon
1898–1977
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George Edward Smith
1901–1965
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Blanche I Smith Darrow
1904–1997
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