This Week On My Family History Calendar: January Weddings

 

January 8~
    

Just two days after her 52 wedding anniversary, my paternal 3rd great grandmother, Margaret Cantey (Walker) Gibson (1830-1900) passed away. Margaret was 70 when she died 124 years ago in Clarendon County, South Carolina.

 

January 9~
   

My maternal great-great-grandparents, Manning David Dorrity, Sr. (1844-1918) and Mary Elizabeth (Stafford) Dorrity (1843-1930), were married 156 years ago.  They were married in Sumter County, South Carolina.  

Jan. 10-

 The 142nd anniversary of the marriage of my paternal great-great grandparents Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940) and Martha "Mattie" Victoria (Bradford) Baker (1952-1947). Arthur was 21, and Mattie was 16 when they married in Sumter County, SC. 

Who are you remembering this week?

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