I found a newspaper clipping of a marriage announcement for my maternal grandfather’s parents Viola Bausman and Percy Davis while going through some genealogy files once belonging to Viola’s sister, Gertrude (Bausman) Schoenhard. I enjoyed reading the description of Viola’s wedding dress. I have a picture of their wedding (posted below next to the article…
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Marriage: Eunice Strelesky and Albert Lightcap
Eunice Strelesky and Albert Lightcap are my grandparents, and figuring out their correct marriage date has been challenging. Both my dad and Uncle Bill told me that their parents married in December 1935. I used that date since, as their sons, they should know. Then I stumbled upon an announcement published April 14, 1936, in…
Marriage: Percival Davis and Viola Bausman
My great-grandparents Percival Davis and Viola Bausman married on July 17, 1913, in Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois. The certified record of marriage is from 1959. Transcription of marriage certificate: State of Illinois, Stephenson County Certificate of Marriage I, Kenneth G. Schultz, Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that Mr. Percival L….
Forgotten History 