A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > Queens http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=717 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=50068 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer Article Date: June 26 1921 Article Description: Stepfather Weds Girl to Keep Vow to Dying Mother. Wife on Deathbed Asked Him Never to Leave Her Daughter. Article Text: New York, June 25.--A vow at her mother's deathbed led to the unusual romance that will culminate in the marriage of Miss Isabel GORDON to her step-father, Alexander TAYLOR, at their home in Richmond Hill, L. I., next Thursday. Miss GORDON is 21 years old and her fiance step-father is 35. Ten years ago TAYLOR married Mrs. Grace GORDON, a widow. Although but a child, Isabel refused to look upon TAYLOR as her father. She always called him by his first name and it was not until after her mother's death that she called him "dad." Her mother's dying request was that TAYLOR should always take care of Isabel and never become separated from her as long as he lived. This was promised. In their bereavement the couple sought solace in each other's company and soon they became warmly attached to each other. Together they sought counsel of Miss GORDON's grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth WHEELER, who occupies the adjoining cottage. Mrs. WHEELER readily consented to the marriage. "I was not the least bit surprised," said Mrs. WHEELER today. "For months I have seen the romance develop, unknown to them. They did not realize they were in love until after Isabel's illness." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com