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siim'Risk im\fr for }MH*. I!I.VIHA HAM-V tli i 1\ i tik;isi Sunn.;.' ;n ihc home of Mr.s. : jFichu Raley was given a surprise j rbinkdav dinnm in b'-r honor that was i t attended by nearly all her relatives.;! and was a most del ghti’ul and enjoy- 1 (able occasion. Four generations were 1 t f‘- reiiresented. I bo oldest being her fat.il- : jl or, .1 oliii lb. Kauffman, a: d the young- 1 \*est the grandson of her brother, dames1 g B. Kaufman, and her own grandckil- : gi Itlren. We cannot reimanber nil wlio ' fwere present, for the number was : l*about Tr.. The dinner was one of tin1 (i •*-best and mos; bouviful over spread in ' \ Mi'-rom SiaP 'i:. The ladies of that f lt;uDiiiimniy hmu bow to cook and ; ;mvii enough. Among tlid* many pres- ' ent were father John L, Kaufman, who, next to Mrs. Raley, was the guest of honor, now in his 81st year; .Tames B. j c 10 i Kaufman and Albert Kaufman, with ir their wives and families; Alexander b Kaufman, 11. 11. Burton, wife and fam- ! ?i J *!e 1 ily; Clem Arnett. wife and daughters: 1 j George W. French and wife and James j ( French and his sons; James McCrary,!,i *Jr., of Hutsonville, 111.; Mr. Bloomer I rii l*Mnkston, A. A. Holmes, Houk Hand, j ,* i kIS John Raley, and others.i3 j Mrs. Raley was born f7 years ago, j \ (March 2d. 1SA2), on the farm of her1 father. John L. Kaufman, three miles east of Merom, and was married to ; Jeff J. Raley 40 years ago. Soon after s* ’ their marriage they moved to Pilot Point, Tex., where they resided several years. Mr. Raley died nearly two r‘ ; years ago, and the family continues to j• Ic” | live in the same residence, although j i all her sons are grown and doing for themselves. The family came from Kentucky. There her father was born nearly 81 years ago, near Louisville, being the son of Abraham Kaufman, a Sullivan county pioneer. Pier mother was Diana McCrary, who died 42 yearstago, a sister to the late Aunt Betsy South and Winfield and James McCrary of Hutsonville, 111. While theoccasion was very enjoyable to all, there was certainly no one in the company who enjoyed it more than Mrs. Raley. The day was all that could be desired and near its close the relatives and friends dispersed, wishing Mrs. Raley many returns and a continuation of the good health which she enjoys.(]X
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Sullivan County Union
Sullivan, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 24, 1909
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