This marriage certificate is from my Grandparents, William C. & Mary Taylor, married in 1912 in Cairo,
Illinois. My father was also born in Cairo on Dec. 20, 1918, but I only know
this from his death certificate. The wife mentioned on the certificate is Mary
Gurnow.
I have documented her as Mary Gurneau from Renault, Illinois, and family from her. I'm now living overseas in Belgium, but am always searching for genealogy help! Perhaps someone will see this and add some info.
Contributed 2023 Oct 20 by Freida Marie Taylor freida@dagocom.be
A pretty church wedding took place Wednesday
evening at 8 o’clock in the Lutheran Church, when Miss Evie E. Lewis became the
bride of John G. L. Bouchet. Rev. C. Robert Dunlap, pastor of the church,
officiated, in the presence of immediate relatives and a few intimate friends of
the bride and groom.
Beautiful nuptial music was rendered, Miss Frances
Bouchet, sister of the groom, singing “I Love You Truly,” preceding the
ceremony. Her accompaniment was played by Miss Sophia Serbian, who also rendered
Mendelsshon’s Wedding March as the bridal party entered the church.
The
bride who is a charming and attractive young woman, looked exceptionally pretty
in a spring suit of navy tricotine, with which she wore a becoming spring hat.
She carried a bouquet of bride’s roses. Her maid of honor, Miss Roselyn Bouchet,
as a sister of the groom, wore a frock of black charmeuse combined with green
and with bead trimming. She carried pink sweet peas. Miss Frances Bouchet was
similarly clad in a frock of black and green.
The bride was given in
marriage by her uncle, J.T. Nichols. Morris Walder serves as the best man for
Mr. Bouchet.
After the wedding a reception was held at the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Nichols on Park Ave., the guests being members of the bridal party,
relatives of the bride and groom and members of a club to which the bride
belongs. The rooms were prettily decorated for the occasion in pink and white
and masses of greenery, with charming effect. A big wedding cake was used as the
centerpiece for the table in the dining room where an ice course with cake, in
which colors of pink and white were used, was served by the hostess. Mrs. G. C.
Rhodes and Mrs. John R. Ford assisted in serving.
The bride’s bouquet was
caught by Miss Gertrude Waldscmidt.
Source: The Cairo Evening Citizen,
Thursday, February 1, 1923
Contributed 14 Nov 2019 by Deborah McGee Cox. The
wedding took place at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Douglas Street in Cairo.
Immanuel was originally a German speaking congregation. Around 1900 the services
changed from German to English as it became difficult to secure a German
speaking pastor.
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