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MR. AND MRS.-GEORGE BERBER OF YORKVILLE, CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING.FOUR CHILDRENCouple Were Married at cfakwood? and Started Housekeeping in Hacine bounty—Received Many ' Presents—Two Witnesses of their Wedding Present at the Recent Festivities.On Sunday last AtV. and Mrs. George Ferber, among the oldest and most highly honored German residents’ and pioneers of'Racine county,' who reside in the town of Yorkville, near theRaymond town, line, celebrated the fiftieth annver-sary of their marriage, the golden wedding, an event that few couples are spared to enjoy. It was a most sumptuous and enjoyable occasion, one hundred invitations- having heen sent out and the majority responding,Tho aged and respected couple were united in marriage at Oakwood, 011 the 17th day of November, 1857, the bride heing Miss Sarah Thy sen, and the miuis-ter who performed the ceremony Was Rev. C. G. Kocsper, Sr_ Mr. Ferber Yf-ps born in Willstadt, Bad ei\j G. etmany, and lie aud his father came to America, landing m( New York in 183f). They cajne over on the same steamer .with John. Hoernel, Sr., . the well., known Sixthi c .j • ' •-*street hardware, merchant. In the. year 1847 Mr. Ferber came west and located'.inf * . I •tho town of Yovk.vi]3c#i where he has Ijv-ed ever since, • ’. i;^ r * ftFive children were born to. Mr, and Mrs. Ferher, of whom four are still living, George,' Albert' and Edna Ferbfer, and Mrs. Charles Garbe. At the welding there were one hundred .and tweji-. ty-five guests present, and 'Rev. II. t-l.i Koch officiated. It may-be stated, as'-a:; remarkable incident, that Mr. George1 ! Hanadel and Mr.'Phillip .Schattner, witnesses at thev wedding fifty years ago,were prcseiit’at thq festive occasion. The supper served was- of an elaborate na~• clure and Mr. and Mrs.-Ferber received a largo number of very costly, and hand-.: some gifts.j List of Those Attending. •;Among'those present were Messrs and; Mesdames George • Fefbeiy George Fer-. her, Jr., Albert Iferb^r:,n'; -^Tdhn. : Ferber -Henry Ferber, •Fred •'GWakyr; ’VS^tliam Gousky, .Fred Schattner, Jacob Schatt-n cr,. Wi 11 i am Sch at tn er. Rich a rd M or ley j George 'Hoernel, John Hoernel, Edward Hoernel, Henry Hoernel, T. J. Hahn, Fred i Hoernel, George Honadel, Jr., George Kimpel, Sr. and Jr., Ben Kim pel, George Boss, Henry Fritchen, Charles Seegar, Charles Gark and Rev. H. C. Koch; the Misses EcU, Lizie and Alma Ferber, Lillian, Julia Edna and Lena Gonsky, Barbara, Augusta, Berta, Norma and Elsie Schattner, Lizzie, Sadie, Hattie and Til-lie Morlev, Eda and Augusta Thyson, Eda and Elizabeth Hoernel, Vera. Hahn, Odelia and Eda Boss, Agnes Fritchen and Augusta Boeteher; -Mesdames Michael Thyaen, P. J., Shaughnessy. Augusta Voight, August Boettchner, Fred Wendt; the Messrs. Jolm Ferber. Jr., George .Ferber, Walter Gonsky, Henry, Philip, Edwin, Theodore, Erwin and Herbert Schattner, Kenneth, Melvin and Bernard Hpernel; George . Homulrl, Sr., Sandford and Alvin Kimpel. Paul Voight, George Boss, Jr., Jacob, Sr., and Jacob, Jr., and Julius Cart. Floyd Fritchen, John .Seegar, August, Emile, August and Edward Boettcher, Edward and Julius Gnrbc.
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Racine Daily Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Nov 19, 1907
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