Offen – Bronner Marriage 1897

OFFEN, BRUNNER, BRONNER

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/16/2017 at 15:12:02

Iowa Plain Dealer October 22, 1897 LP C5

On Thursday, Oct. 28th, the wedding bolls will again ring out in honor of the Offen-Brunner marriage, for which elaborate preparations are being made, the invitations not being quite so closely confined to church lines as some of our recent nuptials.

Iowa Plain Dealer November 12, 1897, FP, C4

Married.
OFFEN-BRONNER—At the residence of the bride's parents, in Albion, by Rev. Shaffer, Mr. U. E. Offen and Miss Anna Bronner.
Following is a list of gifts presented to the couple on that occasion: Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Walter, table cloth; Johnson Bros., bed blankets; Martha Weinkauf, lamp; Mr. and Mrs. Weinkauf, water set; Mattie Dempewolf, glass pitcher; Will Michel, glass dishes; Andrew Ludwig, glass dishes; Adolph Walter, glass pitcher; John Boyd, two table spreads; John Bronner, glass pitcher; Mr. and Mrs. John Michel, lamp; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cramer, lamp, plates, tumblers, and platter; Benjamin Dempewolf, fruit dish; Amanda Dempewolf, fruit dish; Alma Bronner, tooth pick holder; Mr. aud Mrs. John Dempewolf, rocking chair; Dan Bronner and John Haves, extension table; Mrs. B. Offen, set dining room chairs; Mr. and Mrs. John Bronner, bed spread; Mr. and Mrs. Waller Mintcy, patch work quilt; Matilda Fagion, set pie plates; W. K. Offen, clock; Tebold Bronnor, $1; Jake Bronner, $2: Jake Cramer, $2; Rich Kreger, $1; Alfred Kreger, $1; Sam Bronner, $50.

Transcriber’s Note: The bride’s last name is spelled two different ways.