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From: Gary Swift <>
Subject: [MODALLAS] Re: MODALLAS-D Digest V04 #7
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:28:30 -0800


Hi,

I think Michelle is right. The Local Happenings, August 20, 1897
I sent out should be 1896, not 1897. I wrote down the date in the
margin of the photocopy and must have thought I was in 1897 instead
of 1896. In addition to Michelle's astute deduction, I checked the
newspaper microfilm listing for the Dallas County library at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~modallas/newspapers.html
and used my calendar calculator to discover that the Reflex was
published on Thursday during that period. Aug. 20 1896 is a Thurs;
Aug. 20, 1897 is a Friday. So the URL for that page is changed to
http://www.rootsweb.com/~modallas/newsclips/Local_1896.html
(not 1897).

Oh, the article really does call her "Claude". Could be a typo or
a nickname, I don't know. That was interesting that the best man
and bride's maid at the one wedding soon got hitched themselves.
Thanks Michelle.

--gary

Michelle Wilson wrote:
>
> Hi Cousin!
>
> Found a couple of interesting things in this post - if
> marriage book 6 is correct, Thomas M. Harding and
> Effie V. O'Bannon were married on August 18th, 1896 -
> which was a Tuesday night. And Miss Claude (Claudia?)
> O'Bannon - Effie's cousin - married Frank Morrow
> October 20, 1897 - not likely she went to Marionville
> to teach for a couple months & then got married, since
> married women weren't usually allowed to teach. Could
> it be that the paper clipping was filed in the wrong
> year? (Although August 27th 1897 was a Friday -
> hmmmm...)
>
> In any event, thanks for the post, makes the history
> so much when details are added!
>
> Do enjoy,
>
> Michelle (Bonner) Wilson

> Sorry, hit 'send a bit too fast -
>
> Minnie O'Bannon and Edwin Pendleton (bridesmaid and
> best man) were married to each other on November 26,
> 1896 - another nugget that makes me think the article
> was from August '96...
>
> It's all good!
>
> M.

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