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Cupid Made a Raid at Yorktown Marriage Scandals reported
The Richmond Dispatch cor respondent notes Miss Nannie L. Cook of York county married Mr. Sion Curia at Lebanon church, despite her father's lack of consent. Eldest daughter Mahaley Cook traveled with Mr. Copeland Sheild to Williamsburg after the ceremony. Dr. Cook’s son also reportedly wed Miss Alice Minson in Yorktown without parental knowledge. The report ties these events to a broader tale of elopements and family objections.
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Cupid
Stafford G. Cook
York County
Yorktown
Nannie L. Cook
Sion Curia
Lebanon Elmrch
Warwick County
W. C. Wade
Judy
Mahaley Cook
Williamsburg
Copeland Sheild
Spencer Hotel
Spencer
A. E. Smith
H. Sheild
Br. J. M
Alice Minson
Cor
Richmond Dispatch