That been around for a while. see " From Brewer's History of Coosa County, pp. 116-7. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Newton Thurmond" <jannt@comcast.net> To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Coker] From The Coosa Count Historical Quarterly, SpringIssue, 1942 > What a delightful story! Please tell us where this took place....state? > > > On 5/8/06 2:46 PM, "Bill Horne" <riverat@mac.com> wrote: > >> Middleton Coker was my gggrandfather. >> >> "Joshua's marriage was quite an event, and , as told by George >> McDonald, the boy fiddler, of the occasion represents some of the >> primitive social habits of those days. It was in 1852. Kilpatrick >> was to marry the daughter of Middleton Coker, two miles or more west >> of Rockford. McDonald reached Coker's before light, and found quite >> a gathering of neighbors, both men and women, already assembled. >> Soon the men started with dogs and guns for a hunt, while some >> remained to have the barbecue bits ready when the hunters returned. >> The ladies had in some quilts, and surrounding the frames, they >> worked faithfully to have the quilts out in due time. By eleven >> o'clock the hunters returned with several deer, a number of turkeys, >> squirrels, possums and birds, which were soon on the sticks over the >> barbecue pits, such as were to be prepared in that way. By the >> middle of the afternoon or before the feast was ready and spread upon >> improvised tables, and with the heartiness begotten of much exercise, >> the late hour of the meal and the prevailing good humor of the crowd, >> the meal was long lingered over and enjoyed. A little after dark the >> bride and groom were married, and congratulations and good wishes >> were for awhile the order of the day. Then the rooms were cleared of >> obstructing furniture, and the fiddlers began. There were several >> fiddlers present, who by turns furnished the music which inspired the >> dancers. the two best fiddlers were George McDonald, the neatly >> dressed town boy, and Jonathan Hardegree, with suit of grey home-made >> jeans, coat cut with dress style of claw-hammer tail. The dress of >> the party varied from home-made jeans, linen duster, to stylish >> tailor suits. The dancing and feasting continue all night with the >> best of humor and good will, everybody the equal of everyone else >> socially. With the dawning light of another day the party broke up." >> -Coosa Count Historical Quarterly, Spring Issue, 1942 >> >> >> ==== COKER Mailing List ==== >> Subscription management instructions are posted at >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/coker.html >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== COKER Mailing List ==== > Subscription management instructions are posted at > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/c/coker.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

In which state is Coosa County? On 5/9/06 8:48 AM, "Dwight Stipes" <dwightstipes@adelphia.net> wrote: > That been around for a while. see " From Brewer's History of Coosa County, > pp. 116-7. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice Newton Thurmond" <jannt@comcast.net> > To: <COKER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 6:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Coker] From The Coosa Count Historical Quarterly, SpringIssue, > 1942 > > >> What a delightful story! Please tell us where this took place....state?