Article from unknown source with handwritten date of February 19, 1963. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Davis' Observed 50th Wedding Anniversary "Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis quietly observed their 50th Wedding Anniversary Saturday, February 9th at their home here with a few friends and relatives as gusts during the day. They received many cards and gift for the occasion. No celebration was planned for the day due to the illness of Mr. Davis who has been ill the past several years. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were married in a double ceremony with Mrs. Davis' sister, the former Miss Jewell Davis and the late Claude Elsbury, held February 9th, 1913 at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.Y. Davis, north of Madison by the Holliday Christian Church minister, Rev. Grubbs. One other couple, Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Beamer attended the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Davis started housekeeping in Madison where Mr. Davis was a partner in the stock business with Dick Davis. They moved to Stoutsville and lived a few years moving back to Madison to make their home, where Mr. Davis bought and sold livestock until his illness several years ago. They have one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A.Y. Davis, Madison; one granddaughter, Mrs. Donald Thomas, Madison; one grandson, Donald Davis, Paris and one great grandchild, Keith Thomas, Madison." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562