Black - Jenkins marriage (1904)

BLACK, JENKINS, COTTON, BARTLETT, KNEEDY, MURCHISON, VAN RIKER

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 12/15/2016 at 22:15:29

Audubon County Journal (IA)
Thursday, May 5, 1904, pg. 5
Oakfield and Brayton

M. E. Jenkins and grand daughter
little Miss Marion Cotton of Oakfield
started last Thursday for Washington
state where free from care and worry,
he proposes to pass the summer
in fishing, hunting and sight seeing,
in the hope that his shattered health
may be benefitted.

Marion E. Jenkins, postmaster at
Brayton becoming tired of single
blessedness, hied himself away last
Thursday to near Griswold where he
was united in marriage to Miss
Mayme Black. His father and mother,
John T. Jenkins and wife, and
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Bartlett accompanied
him there aud witnessed the interesting
ceremony. We wish the
happy couple all the sweets of life
without any ot the bitter and nope
their married life may be one continued
honeymoon. They go to housekeeping
here in Brayton where they
will be glad to have their friends call
and become acquainted with the mistress
of the new home.

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A BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING.

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Miss Mayme E. Black and Mr. Marion
E. Jenkins Happily Harried.

Another of those beautiful home
weddings that it is always a great
pleasure for us to chronicle occurred
at the beautiful farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. J, R. Black, three miles
north-west of Griswold. yesterday
evening at 5 o'clock, the contracting
parties being Miss Mayme E., the on-
ly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Black, and Mr. Marion E. Jenkins, of
Brayton, Rev. E. E. Kneedy, of Des
Moines, officiating.

Promptly at the appointed hour,
Miss Wilena Murchison took her
place at the piano and began playing
The Lohengrin wedding march at
which time the bridal couple decended
the stairs unattended and took
their places in the bay window beneath
a beautiful canopy of smilax,
roses and carnations, the color
scheme being green and white. The
bride was elegantly attired in a white
Mouselin DeLain over deep cream
taffeta, the trimmings being of real
Irish point lace and chiffon. She
wore a corsage boquet or orange blossoms.
The groom was dressed in the
conventional black dress suit. All of
the parlor decorations were sent to
the bride from friends in California
and the arrangement was in elegant
taste. The ring ceremony was used
and the officiating pastor made it
very impressive. All during this
ceremony Miss Murchison played
very softly on the piano.

As soon as the happy couple were
pronounced husband and wife those
present showered upon them their
heartiest congratulations, after which
the dining room doors were thrown
open and the guests were seated
around two large tables, the bride's
table being decorated with green and
white. Roses were everywhere fragrant
through the room, and during
the serving of the seven course dinner
every one made merry. About 8
o'clock the company, which consisted
only of the near relatives of the two
families most interested and a few
specially invited guests, departed for
their several homes.

These young people were the recipients
of many valuable and useful
presents from relatives and friends.

The bride has lived in Wright
township all her life and is a most
accomplished and refined young lady.
Although being the only daughter of
indulgent and loving parents, and
having everything in the way of this
world's goods that her heart would
desire, she has always been most considerate
and kind to all with whom
she has come in contact. She is of a
very lovable disposition and her other
lady accomplishments have won to
her friends of every one among her
very extensive list of acquaintances.
In her new position in life she will
be the same model housekeeper and
good wife, as she has been assistant to
her mother in the performance of her
domestic duties. In gaining the love
and affection, heart aud hand of this
excellent young lady the groom has
secured a jewel above price.

Marion E. Jenkins is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Jenkins, one of the
oldest aud most highly respected and
honored families in Audubon county.
He has lived in Brayton all ot his
life and as he grew from boyhood to
youngmanhood he succeeded to the
general merchandise business of the
town, which had been crowded on
him by his father before him. He is
now the postmaster of Brayton and
is financially interested in a number
of enterprises in Audubon county
and elsewhere. He is a young man
of excellent character and splendid
business qualifications and is in every
way deserving of the young lady of
his choice for a life partner.
These young people leave this
morning for their Brayton home,
which is already in readiness to receive
them, followed by the hearty
best wishes of one and all.

May no clouds ever come over their
lives to darken the brightness on
which they start down life's stream
hand in hand.--Griswold Gleaner.

Note: Parents of Mary Elizabeth "Mayme E." Black (1879-1914) were John R. Black and Emma Van Riker.
Parents of Marion Elver Jenkins were John Taylor Jenkins and Darthula Rogers.

Audubon County Journal, May 05, 1904
 

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