52 Ancestors Week 23- June Wedding.

The June Wedding highlighted for this week's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks   blog prompt by Amy Johnson Crow is the one for my maternal Step Grandfather's parents.
  Francis "Frank" Emerson Sullivan (1923-2004) was orphaned as a small boy. He was raised by his maternal Grandparents who both passed away by the time he was 14.  Due to the early loss of family, Frank only knew a few details about his parents.
 On a research trip to The South Carolina Archives and History for the specific purpose of researching marriage records, I was able to find many documents related to several branches of my tree.
 Knowing that Frank was born in 1923, his parents names and the locations they had been living in before their marriage, I began a search of the years previous to his birth and the probable counties.
 I almost yelled out loud as I discovered Frank E. Sullivan and Mary C. Williams on the Kershaw County, South Carolina Marriage Register for 11 June, 1921. 

Marriage Register
Kershaw County, SC  June 1921
South Carolina Department of Archives and History

Wanting to know more, I headed to one of my favorite resources, The newspaper.

Frank Sullivan and Christine (Williams) Sullivan
Marriage Announcement
The State, Columbia, SC, 14 June 1921, pg. 

 This article announcing that Sgt. Frank E. Sullivan had brought home a bride was such a fun find. Not only does it confirm the marriage  but it tells where and by whom they were married.  It gives me one more piece of evidence for Christine's  father's name. It even tells me where they were making their home as newlyweds and what Frank's job was.

Concentrating on one record group at a time and newspaper research helped me locate the marriage information for Francis "Frank" Emerson Sullivan (1880-1925) and  Mary Christine (Williams) Sullivan (1896-1930). The clues provided nay lead me to even more.

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

June 7-June 13

June 9~
 My maternal Great Grandfather. Manning David Daughrity , Jr. ( 1889-1931) died 84 years ago in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina. He is buried in the Sumter City Cemetery. 

June 11~
 Jubal Ransom Early (1888-1964) and Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993), my paternal Great Grandparents were married on 11 June 1922.  He was 34 and she was 20.They would be celebrating their 93rd anniversary on this day.

 My paternal Great Great Grandmother, Martha "Mattie" Victoria (Bradford) Baker (1862-1947) was born 153 years ago in Privateer Township, Sumter, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Samuel J. Bradford (1815-1875) and Mary Alice (Dargan) Bradford (1825-1875).

June 12~
 William Treadford Roberts (1894-1959), my maternal Great Grandfather died 56 years ago from a heart attack. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.
  
June 13~
 Martha (Mathis) Dority (1820-1905), my maternal 3rd Great Grandmother, would be celebrating her 195 birthday on this day. She was born in South Carolina, most likely in the Sumter District. 

My maternal Grandmother, Azile Juanita Daughrity Roberts Sullivan (1921-2009), died 6 years ago on this day from complications due to Alzheimer's Disease. She is buried in Quaker Cemetery, Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. Miss you Grandmom. 

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52 Ancestors Week 22- Commencement ~Etta at St. Joseph's

Loretta "Etta" (McManus) Daughrity (1894-1936) my maternal Great Grandmother was educated at St. Joseph's Academy in Sumter, South Carolina.  She is mentioned in the 1910 and 1911 newspaper reports of the Commencement Ceremonies. Both reports have Etta listed with the underclassmen or Junior class. The newspaper account of the 1912 graduation for St. Joseph's does not mention Etta McManus. It is not clear when the picture below was taken or if or when she actually graduated from St. Joseph's Academy or another school. Etta was married by October, 1912.

 Commencement is the blog prompt for Week 22 of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks -2015 Edition by Amy Johnson Crow.

  

Loretta "Etta" (McManus) Daughrity (1894-1936)

Etta received an award for her study in Household Industry and took part in an instrumental duet in the 1910 Commencement program for St. Joseph's and during the ceremony for 1911 she received a average of 79 for her year, an award for Composition and Letter Writing and performed in an instrumental trio.

Watchman and Southron, Sumter, South Carolina
24 June 1911, pg. 2

St. Joseph's Academy
Early 1900's
Image from http://www.sumterpostcards.com/schools.html

From the newspaper reports of the Commencement Exercises that Etta McManus participated in her interest in music, writing and homemaking are apparent.  Records from St. Joseph's would provide more information about Etta's experience there. These records have not yet been located. Connecting with others who have ancestors who attended St. Joseph's Academy may provide more information as well. I would love to hear from anyone who may have that connection.


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