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lt; •By MARIE R, AND HRS. JOHN W.;l*fA CRAYCROFT of 1202 Thlr. iileentb scroet celebrated tfaolr six-% i*llteca members of the family. Pn?s-lent were Dr. Harry J. Crayeroft imd family of Fresno, Prof. Blmer ’E. Brownell and Mrs, Browgel! of ‘Gilroy, Dr, Raymond EL Brownell Jfend family of Carmel, Herbert TV. ‘Brownell and family of Gilroy, Mr. j and Mrs. John Cmycroft and da lighter Franfce. The only imcio-lldiatB members of the family un-3 'ahla to he present were a son. Dr. ijjtt'illiam W. Cray croft of Los An-1'gales, and two grandsons, Dr. VHany L. Brownell, of Monterey jinnd ’jDlm Russell Brownell of i: GUroy*I? Daring ins afternoon friendsI Stalled InforznaUy to extend their ilcongratuliLiionH and best wishes itto the ccmple. Mrs. Elmer Brown-j[tell sang very pleasingly a number j!of selections, after Which allII joined in. singing many old favor-?!ito songs..ij The 'bridegroom of sixty years Ijwas born In Capo Qirardean, Mls-liGOurl, March 4, 1S42, Ho came to ji-California in 18C4 by way of the ;! Isthmus of Panama and first located. In Santa Clara. Mrs. Cray-55 croft was bom in. Kemptviile, ji {Yarmouth county. Nova Scotia, jl^AprJi 16. 1249. Sho also came to '‘California by way of Panama in j; i860 with her parents, Captain1 j.and Mrs. Calvin Valpoy, and In^ iieatsd Sn Warn Springs, Alameda !; county, where she was married to rCraycroft on September 11 1867. j;There were four children, Elizabeth, deceased; William W., ;Han*y J. and Franlre. Mr. and - i Mrs. Craycroft remained in Warm \] Springs until 1900 when they I-moved to San Francisco and in •;j907 located In Modesto.tlkieth wedding anniversary Sunday. !; *fliroughoct tho day, telegrams, j'toossages and flowers were ro-I’feelvefl. At 1 o’clock luncheon ^tis i Served, covers boing laid for six-
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Modesto News Herald
Modesto, California, US
Tue, Sep 20, 1927
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