Martha Ellanor Sherod & Robert W. Forbes marriage

FORBES, MCELHINNEY, SHEROD

Posted By: Volunteer Paul French
Date: 2/5/2007 at 19:35:07

MISS MARTHA ELLANOR (ELLA) SHEROD AND MR. ROBERT W. FORBES

Married: - At the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Sherod, near Keosauqua, Iowa, Monday evening, Sept. 2, 1901, Miss Ella Sherod and Mr. R. W. Forbes of Saguache, Colorado., Rev. McElhinney saying the ceremonial words. The wedding party consisted only of relatives and intimate friends of the bride and groom. After a month’s visit in this county, Mr. and Mrs. Forbes will leave for their future home in Saguache County, Colo., where the groom is engaged in ranching.

(From a newspaper clipping)

Source: transcription contained in “Family History” of the Barker, Sherod, and Forbes families and descendants compiled by Bernadine Forbes Clark, December 1980.