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Marsh, Mr./Mrs. Raymond (50th Anniversary – 20 June
1953)
----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 18
June 1953
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Marsh will observe their golden wedding anniversary with
open house at their home for friends and relatives Saturday, June 20th, from
6:00 to 9:00 o’clock in the evening. Mrs. Sterling Anderson and Miss Flora
Bartholomew of Wausau will entertain with soprano solos at the open house. A
dinner for relatives will be given at the Methodist church dining room. All but
one of the attendants at the wedding will attend the dinner. The attendants were
Miss Florence Marsh of New York, maid of honor and sister of the groom; Mrs.
Herman Behrens of Cherokee, sister of the bride, bridesmaid; Stephen Davis of
Neenah, brother of the bride, best man; Frank Davis, deceased brother of the
bride.
Raymond Marsh was born south of Colby on a farm in the vicinity of what was then
known as Marsh’s Corners, there being five Marsh families living there at that
particular time. Mr. Marsh is employed as B and B foreman of the Ashland
division of the Soo Line. He plans to retire some time this summer after 42
years of service. Mr. Marsh helped in the work of the Presbyterian church at
Riverside and served on the official board of the Methodist church in Colby.
Mrs. Marsh, the former Adella Davis, was born in Kingston, Wis., and moved to
Colby with her parents at an early age when oxen were used as the means of
transportation and work. Horses were a rarity. She taught in the rural schools
for five years previous to her marriage as well as Sunday school in the
Presbyterian church at Riverside and at the Methodist church in Colby. She was
the president of the Ladies’ Aid at the time the congregation was planning to
build a new church. She had charge of the junior class of the Sunday school and
built it into a junior department having a class for each junior year from ages
9 to 12 and also served on the official board. She had charge of the knitting
committee during World War I, was oracle of the local organization of the Royal
Neighbors of America and organized the juvenile department, was vice president
of the Girl’s 4-H Club in the early days of that society, was president of the
Women’s Relief Corps for a time, president of the Mothers Club of the Colby
Graded School for two years and was president of the P.T.A. at the Colby High
School the year the band was added to the curriculum.
The couple was married on June 17, 1903, at home near Cherokee by Rev. Joseph
Brown, now deceased. They moved to Colby from north of Cherokee in 1912.
They have two children, Norman and Viola, both of Colby. There is one grand
child, Joan Groenke, and two great grand children, Eric and Kathleen Groenke, of
Racine.
A picture of Mr. and Mrs. Marsh is printed on the last page of this paper.
Schumann, Mr./Mrs. Andrew (50th
Anniversary – 21 Feb. 1907)
Source: The Milwaukee Wisconsin (Saturday, 2 Mar. 1907)
submitted by Diana Heser Morse
GOLDEN WEDDING OF OLD SETTLERS
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schuman of Ashland, who were pioneers here in
the early days of Milwaukee, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary in Ashland, February 21.
Mr. Schuman, who was born in Saxe-Coburg, Germany, in 1832, came to
Milwaukee from Germany in 1850, and was married here February 21,
1857. He established a saw mill business on the Milwaukee river in
1859, and in 1876 went into the foundry business at the corner of
East Water and Erie streets. The firm name was Schuman & Cross, and
the foundry was known as the Buffalo Iron Works.
Mrs. Schuman was also a native of Germany, having been born in 1838,
and she came to Milwaukee in 1848. Mr. Schuman, who has been an Odd
Fellow for thirty-three years, is a brother of the Moritz-Arndt
lodge, No. 218, of this city.
The golden wedding celebration was held at the Odd Fellow's hall in
Ashland, where a banquet and dance were given. After an address by
D. E. Canty, Mrs. M. J. Hart, in behalf of the Daughters of Rebekah,
presented the couple with $35 in gold. Burt Williams, in behalf of
the Odd Fellows, presented them with a handsome gold clock.
After dancing until 11 o'clock, an elaborate banquet was served in
the dining room, which was appropriately decorated. In the center of
the room, just over the bride's cake, hung a large golden bell. Mr.
and Mrs. Schuman received numerous handsome gifts, among them $220
in gold from various givers.
The celebration was arranged by the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Schuman, who are Mrs. Richard Alt, Charles and Fred Schuman and H.
T. Schuman of Duluth. The children and grandchildren were all
present, as well as about 200 friends.
Schumann, Mr./Mrs. Carl (50th Anniversary – Feb.
1907)
----Source: Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, St. Louis County,
Minn.) Saturday, 23 Feb. 1907
ASHLAND, Feb. 22. – Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schumann celebrated their
golden wedding last night by a large party made up of lodge members
and friends at the Odd Fellows hall. The venerable couple was
presented with a gold clock and $35 in gold by admiring friends. Mr.
Schumann is an old settler of Wisconsin, coming to Milwaukee when it
was but a village.
Schweke, Mr./Mrs. William (50th Anniversary – 18 Apr. 1956)
----Source: Marshfield
News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) April 1956
Spencer – Mr. and Mrs. William Schweke, whose golden anniversary occurred April 18, celebrated the event on Saturday so that out-of-town guests could share the day with them.
An informal open house was held in the afternoon and was followed by a 5 o’clock dinner in the dining room of Trinity Lutheran Church, where the pastor, the Rev. Randolph Mueller, delivered the prayer.
Gold-colored tapers and cut flowers decorated the tables, where places for 80 guests were set. A three-tiered wedding cake baked by their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Rudolph Schweke, centered the table, where the honorees were seated. A number of hymns were sung to piano accompaniment by Janice Schweke of Brantwood.
In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Schweke and their family greeted guests at a reception in the Municipal Hall, with cards providing the entertainment.
Mr. and Mrs. Schweke were married April 18, 1906, at the home of her late parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Luepke, who lived northwest of Spencer [in rural Unity], by the late Rev. A. F. Imm.
Mrs. Schweke, the former Minnie Luepke, was born Feb. 9, 1886, in the town of Unity while her husband was born March 23, 1884, in Butternut. After their marriage they settled near Upson, where he was engaged in logging for a year, before coming to the town of Brighton, where they cleared an 80-acre tract of wilderness, transforming it into a farm, which they operated until 1948, when they retired and moved to the village of Spencer – their present home. Mr. Schweke was treasurer of the town of Brighton for 20 years, assessor of the village for two years, and secretary of St. John’s Lutheran Church for seven years. His favorite hobby is fishing while his wife likes to piece quilts. Both are members of Trinity Lutheran Church.
The honored couple have five children – Alvin Schweke, Brantwood; Rudolph Schweke, Spencer; Clifford Schweke, Marshfield; Mrs. John (Lenora) Zettl, Milwaukee; and Mrs. Donald (Estella) Prehn. Spencer. One son, Erwin, died in 1930. There are six grandsons and two granddaughters. Out-of-town relatives present at the celebration included Fred Schweke, Carl Schulz, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Mueller and Mr. and Mrs. John Zettl, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. George Goellner and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Tank, Butternut; Mr. and Mrs. Art Zettler, Nekoosa; Mr. and Mrs. Art Helke, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Spinti, Tomah; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Schweke and family, Brantwood; Mrs. Bertha Anderson, Drummond; Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Facklam, Wisconsin Rapids; Mrs. Alma Flink, Neillsville; and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Schweke and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoefner of Marshfield.
Among the numerous gifts presented to the couple were a yellow carnation boutonniere to Mr. Schweke and a corsage of yellow carnations and pink rosebuds to his wife – a gift from their grandchildren – and a gold watch to each from their children.
*** Note: The location of marriage in brackets is from the personal knowledge of the transcriber and was not in the original article. Misspellings of surnames from the original text have also been corrected.
Smart, Mr./Mrs. J. H. (50th Anniversary – Apr. 1907)
----Source: Unknown newspaper, dated Friday, 3 May 1907
Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smart Wedded Fifty Years
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smart, well known residents of the town of Agenda, celebrated
their golden wedding last Sunday. A bountiful spread was served on the occasion
and surrounded by four children, five grand children and a nephew and niece. The
aged couple renewed their marriage vow made fifty years ago in the old Pine Tree
state. The table was decorated in yellow with a bouquet of beautiful yellow
roses as a centerpiece, around which the wedding dinner was tastefully
arranged.
Mr. Smart has just passed the 74th mile stone and his good wife the
72nd. They are among the first settlers of this part of the country
and made their home in the virgin wilderness of a trackless forest at a time
when few men were hardy enough to settle except within hailing distance of the
railroad. Although Mr. Smart has passed through the hardships incident to
pioneer life, he is still vigorous and active for a man of his age. May the good
couple live many years hence to enjoy the fruits of their labor in peace and
happiness.
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