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Surnames: Calvert
Classification: Marriage
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..my mother kept and cut out everything... ...I came across this while going thru boxes
and boxes of old papers... ...if the closest relative would like the actual copy, please
contact me at the above e-mail address and send me an SASE and will send the original...
...it the a Golden Wedding Anniversary write up in the paper... as below...
More than 150 persons attended Sunday an open house honoring Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kimbro of
the Forest Home Community on their 50th wedding anniversary. The delighted couple did not
know about the "surprise" open house until Friday evening.
At the community center, the main center of attention was a beautiful three-tired gold
wedding cake, placed on a table laid with lace cloth over yellow, on which were placed
bouquets of yellow mums.
Golden candles were lighted, and guests were served white cake squares decorated with
yellow rosebuds, and coffee and hot chocolate.
Presiding over the program in behalf of the community were Mrs. Eva Beard, Mrs. Maybelle
Birdsong, and Mrs. Mot (sp) Shamburger. Assisting in serving the guests were Mrs. Ruth
Jones, Mrs. Hattie Calvert and Mrs. Margaret Jones.
A special guest at the celebration was Mrs. Kimbro's father, who was 96 on November
27th.
Beulah Martin, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Martin, and Henry Kimbro, 27, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Kimbro, all of the Forest Home Community, were married January 23, 1910 as
they sat in his spanking new buggy, drawn by two black fillies, in front of the home of
Mr. and Mrs. N.F. Hambrick.
Officiating was the late Elder H.B. Jones of Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church. With the
young couple were three other couples, seated in buggies. They were Mabel sellars, Carl
Williams, Lillie Kimbro, Roy Ormsby, Matty Lou Sellars, and Walter Baber.
The couple had met at a revival meeting at the Center Grove Baptist Church. Her parents
had moved to the community in 1906 from Mt. Vernon. He had moved there somewhat earlier.
On January 1, 1921, they bought the farm where they presently live. Here he farmed until
his retirement about three years ago. However, he still tends to his stock, a favorite
task, while she likes to garden and work with flowers, especially roses.
Both regularly attend the Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, and she is a member of the
Good Neighbor Club.
..my grandparents were members of the Hopewell Primitive Church so I am sure this is why I
have this...
..this will be cross-listed on all surname boards mentioned in this article in case others
might need or want the information...
Karen Green-Warren