The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, December 21, 1905 Fifty years ago last Wednesday, on December 10, 1855, C.O. HAWKINS SR., and MISS SARAH SWINEY, were joined in wedlock at Pulaski, Davis County, Iowa. They immediately removed to their farm in Wayne County where they continued to reside until three years ago when they gave up the farm and moved to Chariton. On Wednesday, the golden wedding anniversary was celebrated here, all of their nine children being present, but JAMES HAWKINS, who resides at Pittsburg, Kan., and WALTER HAWKINS of Chanute, Kas. They each were detained at home on account of illness. C.O. HAWKINS, who has resided in Chicago for the past twenty years was present. The balance of the children reside in Lucas and the adjoining counties. The families of all save the two in Kansas were also present. A fine repast had been prepared for the occasion and the "ceremony" was renewed and the young couple of fifty years ago responded to their vows as happily as on the former occasion, and start out with good pros! pects on the second half of the century together. In all at the feast were fifty-one guests and their children and grandchildren bestowed upon them innumerable and handsome presents. Surely this is another of those pleasant and unusual circumstances where long life has been allotted in which there is such a gathering of the family. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 12, 2004 [email protected]