Funny you should mention this because these people are my gr-gr-grandparents !! They were married in the Chapel of "Central" College, now known as Central Methodist College. It's a small (1,000 students) liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Louisa's father was Prof. Francis Xavier Forster and he was an ordained Methodist Minister and teacher there for several years. You may see his name listed on a few marriage records in Howard County from the 1870's. Ironically, I graduated from there in 1990, over a hundred years after he taught there. Louisa was very active in the early public education in Fayette and Howard County. She is mentioned in the History of Howard and Cooper Counties, 1883 as being a school teacher. Of course she gave that up when she married and began having children. Sadly, she died at the ripe old age of 36 (in 1885) leaving her husband with 5 small children to raise on his own. That's probably more information than you wanted to know, but that's the scoop. Patrick Phillips ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Gibbons" <c.n.gibbons@worldnet.att.net> To: <MOHOWARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: [MOHOWARD-L] Help - college in Fayette > While looking at the marriages, I came across something I am having trouble reading (is that a surprise?) > > Marriage on 14 Mar 1872 William J Brooks and Miss Louisa C Foster were married in the Chapel of ______________ (looks kind of like Cleaton or Ceatrine) College, Fayette, Howard County MO on this day. By J C Wills?, MG > > Can anyone tell me what the name of the college is? > > Carolyn >