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Woodbury County, Iowa

Woodbury County Marriages

Adams – McCluskey

In Smithland, July 4th, by Rev. D. P. Billings, Mr. G. E. Adams and Miss Allie McCluskey, all of Woodbury County.

Sioux City Journal, July 10, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Anderson – Oleson

In this city, on Friday evening, November 7th, 1873, by Rev. A. A. Norman, Mr. Ole Anderson to Miss Annie L???? Oleson, all of this city.

The above explains the "taking off” of a Journal boy. Ole has been one of our essentials for nearly three years, and for a considerable time past has had charge of oar newspaper press work. He knows how to put a form to press and to make a good impression; in his new relation we trust he may prove equally capable. We have to acknowledge a handsome cake, accompanied by a jug of cider and other good things, and its hail to Ole and his addition all around in this baliwick at this writing. We shall miss his snores in The Journal sleeping apartments, but we expect him to be on time in the cold mornings of the approaching winter as usual – which indicates our faith in Ole under all circumstances.

Sioux City Journal, November 8, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Andrews – Forrest

In Sioux City, September 30, 1873, by Rev. J. Sunderland, Mr. William Andews and Miss Carrie M. Forrest, all of this city.

Sioux City Journal, October 1, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Ayres – Witcher

January 30, 1873, at the residence of Mr. N. M. Witcher, Sioux City, Iowa, by Rev. B. F. W. Coizier, Mr. E. D. Ayres, of Dakota County, Neb., and Miss Kate A. Witcher, of Sioux City.

Sioux City Journal, Feb. 1, 1872- Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Baker – Dodd

In Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 21, 1873, by Rev. E. H. Avery, Mr. Samuel Baker and Mrs. Elizabeth Dodd.

Sioux City Journal, October 23, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Brausheau – Beaulier

At the St. Elmo Hotel, in this city, Saturday, February 15th, by the Rev. John H. Morley, Mr. Geo. Brausheau and Miss Mary Beaulier.

Sioux City Journal, February 16, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Dicus – Wade

In Sioux City, Iowa, September 10, 1873, by Rev. J. Sunderland, Mr. John Dicus and Miss Lucy Wade, all of Wolf Creek Township, Woodbury County, Iowa.

Sioux City Journal, September 12, 1873, Contributed By Rita Bergendahl

Flemming ~ Carr Nuptials

The marriage of Mr. Paul Flemming of Correctionville to Miss Mary Carr of Anthon took place at he St Joseph's Catholic church of Anthon at Nine o'clock, Tuesday morning. May 10, in the presence of a large circle of relatives and friends, Rev. J. Kelley officiating. The wedding march was played by Miss Mary Galvin.

The marriage ceremony was then performed and high mass celebrated, after which all proceeded to the home of the bride's parents where a sumptuous dinner was served, the wedding cake being overlaid with myrtle.

The bride is a well known and very estimable young lady, while the groom is one of Correctionville's most sober, energetic and prosperous young men. They have a host of friends who join in wishing them a happy and prosperous life, and who left them many beautiful and useful articles in memory of the happy event. Mr. John Flemming who is building a new residence near his sand pit will move therein as soon as completed, and the young couple will then occupy the old Fleming homestead which Paul has leased for some years.

The News extends its congratulations and best wishes for prosperity to this excellent young couple.

The Sioux Valley News, Correctionville, IA, May 25, 1905, page 1.
Submitted by Suzanne F.

Grosh – Bushnell

In Sioux City, Iowa in the evening of March 21st, by Rev. George B. Pratt, John W. Grosh and Electa Bushnell.

Sioux City Journal, March 22, 1872 – Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Kent – Davis

In Vermillion, on Wednesday, June 19, at 2 1/3 o'clock, at the residence of S. J. Hunt, Esq., by Rev. H. D. Brown, Mr. M. B. Kent, of Vermillion, D.T., and Miss Hannah F. Davis of Iowa City, Iowa.

The happy couple left in the evening for Yankton. We wish them abundant joy. Mr. Kent is well known in Sioux City, as he formerly resided here, and he has very many friends here who will join in wishing him every good thing.

Sioux City Journal, June 20, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

La Moien – Wadness

At the St. Elmo Hotel, in this city, Saturday, February 15th, by the Rev. John H. Morley, Mr. Geo. Brausheau and Miss Mary Beaulier.

La Moien – Wadness

At the same time and place, by the same, Mr. Manwell La Moien and Miss Mary Wadness.

Sioux City Journal, February 16, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

La Moien – Wadness

At the St. Elmo Hotel, in this city, Saturday, February 15th, by the Rev. John H. Morley, Mr. Manwell La Moien and Miss Mary Wadness.

Sioux City Journal, February 16, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

McNiff ~ Carr

The marriage of James McNiff of Danbury and Miss Katie Carr of Anthon, took place at St. Joseph's Catholic church on Wednesday September 26th, Rev. Father Costello officiating. Miss Lettie Carr, sister of the bride and John McNiff brother of the groom attended the bridal couple at the alter. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Carr and is highly respected by all who know her and the groom is an honorable industrious young man in every way worthy of the charming young bride he has won. -- Anthon Press.

The Sioux Valley News, Correctionville, IA, October 4, 1906, page 4.
Submitted by Suzanne F.

Mohl – Ritter

At the residence of the bride-groom, in Sioux City, March 16th, by Rev. G. B. Pratt, Otto C. Mohl and Miss M. A. Martha Ritter, both of this city.

The marriage ceremony took place at 3p. m. yesterday. Messrs. F. J. Lambert and George H. Schuster stood with the bridegroom, and Mr. Gus. A. Wetter and Mrs. Wetter stood with the bride. The ceremony was very pleasant, quiet and impressive.

In the evening a select party of the friends of the happy pair were entertained at Mr. Mohl's residence. Song dance, instrumental music and general good cheer were kept up until a late hour in the evening, when the party dispersed, wishing, as we do, joy to the happy pair Mr. Mohl is one of our enterprising business men, and the bride is sister-in-law of Mr. Gus A. Wetter of the Sioux City Courier.

Sioux City Journal, March, 17, 1872 – Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Murry – Cosgrow

At the Catholic Church in Sioux City, at 2 o'clock P.M., Thursday, Sept. 12, 1872, by Father Cavanaugh, Mr. John Murry, of Woodbury County, and Miss Sarah Cosgrow, of this city.

The groom is a young farmer living some seven miles from the city up Perry Creek, while the bride for the last year and a half has been employed in the family of Judge Hubbard, where she was a great favorite. Upon the occasion of her leaving to enter a home of her own, she was the recipient of presents from the present and former members of the Judge's family, as follows: Mrs. Hubbard, one tea-set; Mrs. Irvine, glass pitcher; Mrs. Crady, comb and brush; Miss Kate Hubbard, butter dish; Master Harry Hubbard, six salt cellers; Miss Jessie Habbard, match box. At the marriage ceremony Mr. David Garvey acted as groomsman and Miss Bridget Flanely as bridesmaid. After the ceremony the happy pair, accompanied by friends, drove about the city, and towards evening repaired to Mr. Harry's residence, where the newly married enter at once upon the joys and trials of practical life, without indulging in the traditional wedding trip.

Sioux City Journal, September 13, 1872 – Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Pickle – Stock

FROM BEHIND THE CLOUD.

Rain an shine – Divorced and Wedded Again.

Married.

At Middle Boulder, January 26, 1873, Mr. J. H. Pickle, of Middle Boulder, to Mrs. Diana Stock, Sioux City, Iowa, by the Rev. J. A. Anderson, of the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Pickle was one of the original discoverers of the Caribou, and is yet a part owner of that mine which is now yielding so rich returns; and we hope that be will secure returns of happiness equally rich from the new relation he has just formed.—Daily Black Hawk Journal

Mrs. Stock will be remembered by many of our citizens. She left here in May, 1872, to visit a sister in Colorado. She was the wife of J. A. Stock, a painter, a worthless and dissolute character, who subsequently ran away with a woman no better than himself. Mrs. Stock obtained a divorce, and was happily freed from one whose very presence was contamination. She was a member of Mr. Avery's church here, and was highly respected by those who knew her. The most outrageous part of Stock's conduct was exhibited after she had gone West, and therefore she was spared some degree of embarrassment, which was severe enough to a sensitive Christian woman at best.

Mr. Pickle, her present husband, is represented as a thorough gentleman, wealthy, and of high standing in society. She writes to a friend in this city that she is pleasantly situated and very happy. Her friends here are rejoiced over this pleasant turn in her life, and hope she may not know again such dark and bitter days as her life unfolded during her stay in Sioux City.

Sioux City Journal, February 15, 1873 – Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Raily – Peitsch

In Sioux City, on Thursday, July 18, 1872, by T. J. Kinkaid Esq., at the residence of Joseph ?orsh, Mr. Adolph Raily and Caroline Peitsch, both of Plymouth County Iowa.

Sioux City Journal, July 19, 1872 – Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Rossegien – O’Riley

In Sioux City, July 17, 1872, by Rev. E. H. Avery, Edwin J. Rossegien and Johanna O’Riley.

Sioux City Journal, July 18, 1872 – Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Spalding – Atwood

At Westminister, Mass., September 8, 1873, at the residence of Sewell Atwood, Esq., by the Rev. B. F. Parsons, Mr. E. B. Spalding, of Sioux City, Iowa, and Miss E. A. Atwood, Late of Rockford, Illinois.

There is probably not a young man in Sioux City more highly respected and generally liked than, Ed Spalding, and among all his acquaintances there will not be one who will not join in wishing him all happiness in his new found relation. The young couple will arrive here in about two weeks.

Sioux City Journals, September 14, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Sproul – Malchi

In this city, Thursday, May 8, by T. J. Kinkaid, Esq., at his office, Mr. James A. Sproul and Mrs. Amelia L. Malchi, all of Sioux City.

Sioux City Journal, May 9, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Storey – Fenton

In this city, Monday, May 17, by Justice Shinski, Mr. Wm. C. Storey and Miss Eva Fenton, all of this city.

Sioux City Journal, May 20, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Tobey – Morgan

In East Troy, Wis., August 20, 1873, at the residence of the bride's mother, by the Rev. Mr. Fowle, Mr G. Birney Tobey, of Sioux City, Iowa, and Miss E. C. Morgan, of the former place.

Sioux City Journal, August 30, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl

Wakefield – Pendleton

In this city, Wednesday morning Oct. 29th, 1873, by Rev. J. Sunderland, at the residence of Judge Pendleton, brother of the bride, Mr. Geo. W. Wakefield and Miss Kate Pendleton, all of this city.

The above briefly chronicles an event not unexpected by many of our citizens. Probably no man in the city is more widely and favorably known than Mr. Wakefield, and the bride during her residence among us has deservedly won the friendship and esteem of a large circle of friends. The happy couple took the noon train yesterday for the East, intending to be absent five or six weeks. They will first visit the groom's relatives in Illinois, and then proceed to New York, where they will spend some time with the friends and family of the bride, after which they will visit new York City, Boston, Washington, and other Eastern cities. The best wishes of friends without number follow them in their new relations.

Sioux City Journal, October30, 1873, Contributed by Rita Bergendahl