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Pearson Johnson Wedding in Bancroft Church
The Bancroft Baptist church wedding of Olof Pearson and Lillian V Johnson on August 24 1892 drew a large crowd. The couple, well known in Bancroft and Burt, were married by Rev W B Cos, then hosted a reception at the bride’s parents home with an extensive display of gifts and warm wishes. They departed for a Chicago honeymoon aboard the late afternoon train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. McLaughlin
Blue Earth City
J.B. Johnson
Des Moines
E. Cannon
Cherokee
T. M. Ostrander
Lutie Wallace
Algona
Pearson-Johnson
J. Byrne
T. J. Gannon
J. M. Cunningham
Ernest Davis
Illinois
J. A. Winkel
Hamiston
Bancroft
J. J. Callanan
Calvin Hicks
Miss Paul
Desines
Goodge Bros
J. HL. Merrifield
G. F. Holloway
HE. S. Streater
M. E
Gale
Baptist Church
Jeanson
Swea
J. F. Doderer
Rockwell
H. Breese
J. A. Campbell
E. Tallman
Tallman
Theodore Hallocks
Hugh Bronson
Edna
A. W. Luce
Blackhawk County
Squire Davis
A. 8. Beck
C. C. Thompson
Effie Wolcott
The
W. B. Cos
Olof Pearson
Lillian V. Johnson
Baptist
Hilda Stinson
Chicago
Ellis