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Lewis, John L. and Jones, Elizabeth O.

That Golden Wedding

     We told the other day of the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Lewis of Rio Grande,
and have received additional particulars since, the main difference being the names of those present who were as follows:
Messrs. Evan of Lorain,O., Tom and Everett who live near the old home, Albert of
Delphos, O., Mrs. J.H. Jenkins of Rushmore, O., Misses Mary, of Columbus, Anna and Amelia at home. The grandchildren are: Gilbert, Ortho, Helen and Willard Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are the parents of ten children, two having died in infancy, the
others grown to manhood and womanhood.

[Note: John L. Lewis and Elizabeth O. Jones were married March 26, 1858 in Gallia County.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
March 3, 1908
Transcribed by Henny Evans