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, OCTOBEll 26, 1900FIFTY YEARS WEDDEDNumerous Friends Shower Congratulations on Mr. and Mrs.Henry Grabenkemper.CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDINGBorn 1m Pussia, Thoy Have Lived More Than Forty Years Near Cincinnati.Fifty years wedded and still happy. Henry Grabenkemper and hi« wife celebrated their golden wedding yesterday afternoon at their comfortable farmhouse in Winton road. Since the days of the rebellion they have lived a happy life on the sam^ farm, and yesterday’s celebration was one which attracted to their home their host of friends and relatives. At 3 o’clock Christian Schenck, the pastor o^ the First German Evangelical Chyrch, of which the couple have been members for rorty years, performed the marriage Ceremony, as is the custom among the Germans on such occasions. After the ceremony there was a supper, at which none of the delicacies or substantials of the season was missing. The evening was devoted by the younger set to dancing, the aged bride and groom leading a grand march at 8 o’clock.Are Natives of Prussia.Henry Grabenkemper was born February 27, 1820, at Dielgen, Prussia, and his wife, Engel Vanholz, was born in the same village December 14, 1826. Together they grew up and were married October 25, 1850. Four years later they decided to try their fortunes in America, and reached Cincinnati August 1, 1854. After living eleven years at Delhi they removed to the farm in Wintop road, which has been their home since. Six children blessed ..he marriage, of whom three are living, Frederick, William and Henry, and there are fourteen grandchildren.The List of Guests.Those present were:Messrs. and Mesdames—Wm. Hochstedt. William Friedhof.Fred Graber. William Thieman.Henry Graber. William Howeler.Wm. Rannegable. Henry Thieman.Christian Schenck. Christian Schwetman. Herman Graber. Lorenz Kissel.Ed Graber. Charley Parchmann.Fred Kramer. Fred Henke.Wm. Schumacher. John Melcher.Henry Graber, Jr. Henry Varnan.Wm. Schmlthoerst. Bernard Strothman.Fred Rapking. CTiarley Schmlthoerst.Henry Maehneier. Diedrick Goetz.Harry Gotz. Fred Grabenkemper.Wm. Kuhlman. Wm. Grabenkemper.Fred Graber, Jr. H. Grabenkemper.Henry Kuhlman. Kuhlman.Louis Rusher. Albert Lahman.Louis Meyer. Hamfbauer.Charley Schlenker. Fred Kettler.William Reckman.Misses—Lulu Grabenkemper. Sophie Parehmar.*.,Millie Lahman. Annie Parchnaann.Annie Kettler. Anna MelcherLillie Kettler. Sophie Peters.Minnie Kettler. Eatna Henke.Minnie-Parchmann. Mina Brunswick. /Dora Parchmann. Minnie Melcher.Minnie Huddo. Sophie Rennegabe.Lydie Meyer. Anna Schenk.Lulu Ruscher. Alma Schenk.Louise Schlensker. Minnie Goetz.Mesdames—Louise WiIking. Mar/ Kuhlman.Wm. Goebel. Engel Kettler.Messrs—Henry Parchmann. Otto Pieper.Henry Melcher. William VarmanWill Henke. Christ. Rennegable.Wm. Melcher. Fred. Rennegable.Henry Varman. Wm. Schenk.Charley Schmlthoerst. Wm. Wickers.Gottleib Spreen. Wm. Schmlthoerst. Jr.Joseph Kalp. August Schmlthoerst.Albert Grabenkemper. Henry Schmlthoerst. Frederich Grabenkemp Henry Mashmeier. * Wm. Grabenkemper. Fred. Mashmeier, Jr.Harry Lahman. Wm. Kuhlman.Henry Grabenkemper. Fred Graber.Chas. Grabenkemper. Harry Graber.Charley Varnholz. Frederich Hudde.Henry Varnholz. John HUdde.Edward Kuhlman. Harry Hudde.Frederich Kettler. Wm. Hudde.Wm. Kettler. Alexander Voss.George Kettler. Michael Cloren,Eduard Kettler. Ben Wenning.Wm. Meyer. Joseph Libis.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Fri, Oct 26, 1900

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