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- "Will Celebrate Golden Wedding
"Mr and Mrs. J. Booten Taylor will observe their 50th wedding anniversary at their home here Saturday, when open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.
"Mr and Mrs Taylor were married in the Bethel Baptist church by the Rev O.L. Brownson, and they farmed north of Palmyra until they retired and moved to Palmyra in 1937. Mrs. Taylor is the former Grace Eugenia McLeod, daughter of the late J.F. [sic] and Martha Mcleod, and Mr Taylor is a son of the late J.B. [sic] and Virginia Compton Taylor. They have three children, Aubrey of Urbana, Ill., a professor at the University of Illinois, J. Eugene, of Nashville, a representative of the National Life and Accident Insurance company, and Mrs. Kathryn Mitchell, a teacher in an Overland, (Mo.) school. There are two grandchildren.
"One son, Francis, died in an auto crash in 1935. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are active workers in the Baptist church of which Mr. Taylor has been a deacon 51 years." -- Probably from the Palmyra Spectator of May 24, 1951, p. 8
"J.B. Taylors Celebrate 50th Anniversary
"May 29, 1901, J.B. Taylor and Grace McLeod, in the presence of about 75 relatives and friends in the home of the bride's parents, Mr. And Mrs J. B. McLeod, were united in marriage.
"Miss Gertrude McCall of Monroe City, officiated at the piano, giving a short musical program closing with Lohengrin's wedding march to which the bridal couple attended by Miss Maude Hansbrough as bridesmaid, and J. P. McLeod as groomsman, entered the room and in front of a bank of pink and white roses, were met by Rev O.L. Brownson, who received the marriage vows.
"In celebrating their 50 years of married life, they were at home to about 65 or more of their friends Saturday afternoon, who called to extend congratulations and good will.
"On Sunday about 38 relatives were their dinner guests. Those present were Mr. and Mrs William Glascock of Shelby; Mr. and Mrs. R.L. McLeod of Independence; Mr. and Mrs. H.M. McLeod, and J.J. Mcleod and Helen of Palmyra; Mrs G.W. Imbler Miss Mabel McLeod and Nelle Chevront, [ of Kirksville, Mo.;] Dr. A.B. Taylor and Mrs Taylor and Kay of Urbana, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. O.V. Mitchell, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs Eugene Taylor and Josh of Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Austen White and family of Vandalia, Ill.; Miss Hazel White and Mabel Taylor, St. Louis, Mo.; Mr and Mrs. C.R. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs Raymond Todd and Abbie, Palmyra; Mr. and Mrs Floyd Crouch and son, Quincy, Ill. Afternoon callers, Mr. and Mrs Ernest Chatten and Roger and Mrs E.A. Welch of Quincy, Ill.
"Mrs L.A. Harris of Kalispell, Mont. had planned to come, but illness in her family prevented.
"They received many cards, letters and telegrams of congratulations all the way from the East to West coast [sic.], also some lovely gifts and flowers." -- probably from the Palmyra Spectator of May, 1951.
I am curious about the choices of attendants for the wedding. Grandma had so many sisters; why was one of them not chosen? Perhaps she did not want to single out one or the other. Grandpa's choice of best man is even more puzzling. Was Charles Bryant Taylor not one of his best friends? Had CBT already married and moved out of the community? What about John Hansbrough? He and grandpa were friends at the Military Academy at Mexico, Mo. Why was he not the best man? -- LKL
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Taylor Family Genealogy
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