Enoch H Thrapp 1836 - 1922

THRAPP, LUTHER, MORNING, GUTTERIDGE, MOSS, GUTTENDER, HAMILTON, ROBINSON, APPLEGARTH

Posted By: Linda Meyers (email)
Date: 12/4/2011 at 14:17:31

CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

COMPLETE 50 YEARS OF WEDDED LIFE SUNDAY

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Thrapp Celebrate Notable Event in Their Lives--Were Married in 1869 in Boonesboro, Have Lived in County Since.

A notable event in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Thrapp occurred Sunday when they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The children and their families, and a few other relatives and friends were present at the anniversary celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp in Madrid.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp occurred March 2, 1869, in Boonesboro, Iowa, now the Fifth ward of Boone. The ceremony was performed by J. G. Eckles of that place, and was witnessed by the late Will Gutteridge and wife and Miss Jennie Gutteridge, now Mrs. S. M. Moss. From Boonesboro they went to the home of Mr. Thrapp's sister, Mrs. J. S. Guttender. Several of the relatives were present at the wedding dinner, among them being John Hamilton and wife, Dave Robinson and family and George Thrapp, wife and daughter.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp came to Iowa early in life. Mr. Thrapp arrived in the winter of 1866, and visited during the winter with his brother and sister. In the spring he came to Boone county, and bought 80 acres of land from the government an what is now Garden township, then a portion of Douglas. He purchased 80 acres and paid $5 per acre for the farm. There were but a few settlers then in Garden township, but there were many Indians, wolves and rattlesnakes. The country was largely covered by ponds, and what there was in way of roads ran zig zag across the prairie, dodging the ponds and following the lines of least resistance. From this condition Mr. Thrapp has watched Garden township grow until it became peopled, farmed, drained, the highways improved, etc., until it is in reality one of the best townships to be found in all the United States. Mr. Thrapp's parents were Robert and Delia Thrapp, and he was born October 2, 1836. He was the next to the youngest in a family of 13 children, and is the only surviving member.

Mrs. Thrapp's maiden name was Barbara Luther, and she was the daughter of Michael and Fannie Luther, the youngest child in a family of 12 children. Her birthplace was near Raleigh, North Carolina, where she continued to live until after the Civil war. One of the battles of the war was fought within 9 miles of her home. The shells fell all around them and two of her brothers lost their lives.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp. Of this number four have passed into the Great Beyond. The survivors are Chas. Thrapp, who now resides on the old homestead, where he was born, and Mrs. Clinton Morning of Madrid. Thery also have seven grandchildren living, and one dead.

The celebration Sunday was probably one of the most pleasant days in all Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp's lives. Surrounded by their children and their children's children, and together with their intimate friends, they had every reason to appreciate the happiness which was theirs.

The Thrapp home Sunday was tastily decorated in appropriate colors and a sumptuous wedding dinner was served to which ample justice was done. As a momento of the occasion, and to express their love and affection, the guests presented Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp with an elegant leather morris chair, and an Axminster rug. John Applegarth, one of the old friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Thrapp, made the presentation speech.

---from the Madrid Register March 6, 1919