Show GOLDEN WEDDING wellsville cache co utah J efto an 15 1897 the fiftieth an hanniver ann lver niver sary ary of the marriage of charles wright spence and elizabeth morris WB was celebrated at their residence in wellsville Wel leville january 11 II 1897 where over of their friends including weir family and bishop gillain william H Maug hati assembled to pay respect to the aged couple A marriage feast waa vim prepared by the family which all partook of and an enjoyable time was wae spent pent with sons song anti dance including the lie old dog bog troy tray by father spence aed aad daou the be burn davie led iad by mother spence charl a wright spence was waa bore Xv N ember 5 1824 lu in the little low of smeaton oear near scotland he la Is the son of alexander hunter sherice and catherine wright bin chiv rather father served as a soldier klog king george the mits third of great brit alo aln and a tor forwards wards held the ciflie of an elder to in the he united presbyterian church of scotland he died young charles was but tour years old and of course the latter never knew much of a fathers father Js love jove his widower mother was waa left felt in ID r rather ther poor circumstances with a family of six small abil itaki and although charles was the young youngton tot child yet he was put to borit when very young in u a spinning mill mili earning six eix cents per ray me he also alao served one ditto year at shoemaking ahoe making he was wae tuen put to work in a coal mine which business buei nesB he followed full owed lor for thirty elizabeth morrison Morri aon spence was born bore january januarys Janu arys 8 1827 at aiDy byear eart File shire BOut laDd and she to Is the daughter 0 elder bider james morrison Morri aon and ja e miller mr morrison Morr toon had two big first w wife tie bad by him nine bone BUO and one daugn daughter ter his secos a wife bad by him two sols and tw daughters mr murrison hold held the office of an elder to in the united presbyterian by terian of scotland Sooil aud and was waa a god fearing man very much r specter by all who know knew him ht fit died when mother spence was waa but twelve stars old after his death th family moved to the town own or of gall gail town it was wai there where father anti mother spence first became acquainted it must have been a case 4 11 1 lov at first eight slab as they bad never naver been one another adother before beforehand and it wassom was BOOK t time before chiy Y saw such each other seat but he be often asked hie bin comp companions anione where the pretty black eyed lassie that bat wore the be blue dress drees lived jived 11 I 1 reema memo that into ate drew draw them together toi shortly after that they got married at dysart byart by rev bev william muir jan jain 11 ib 1847 shortly after their marriage they moved to the town of where both were converted to the gospel and were baptized by bloat david facher of our townsman thomas N sooner had they received the gospel wan than the spirit of gather iniz upon them but the lord had bad a work for them to do before gathering t IL cloi for thy th y raised a family of five none and six eix daughter daugh tere and kept BL at open hu e for the mit f fi r over twenty years 0 a daughter dieu in IB their dative laud larid the lord then opened up the way for their deliverance from Babylon baby ion they bade farewell to their home a d kindred to in the fall of 1872 bringing eight with them one daughter migrated emigrated two years beare and one son ron one year before them they arrived in rock dor springe togs wyoming nov 5 1872 anu in the following spring came to wellsville where they have resided ever since although they have bad trials by having three of their beloved ones laid away in the silent tomb yet they acknowledge the hand band ot of god in all things for their good they have reven even grandchildren they rei iloe doe in the gospel their are contented contente l and happy knowing that abir home to la among the people of god they have done a great work a the temple for their kindred anu nope to live jive and do much more they ave received many blessings bles singh in the huse H use of the lord father spence has held every mee in ID the priesthood except that of a seventy from a deacon to a high priest the family are all membris af f ue church in good standing two twi of thi ir song have performed honorable minions in the nations of fit the earth otiley felt fell honored to see so many 0 their friends frieB dacome come to pay their roe ecta on the he fiftieth anniversary of their the wedding wadding day clay ALEXANDER alexandea SPEN |