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I was looking through my grandfather's Bible, recently rediscovered, and found a newspaper clipping which may be of interest to this family. My grandfather was John B. Pate, who was probably living in Palestine, Texas, at the time.
It is a well-preserved newspaper photo of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ledbetter. With computer enhancement, it could be a very nice photo of them.
The caption over the photo reads: "Married Fifty Years". Under the photo, the text reads:
"Mr. and Mrs. John W. Ledbetter, who live on the Kilgore Highway, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary Sunday. They were married on Oct. 22, 1889. Mr. Ledbetter was 70 years old last March 25 and Mrs. Ledbetter will be 70 Nov. 4. They both were born and reared in Huntsville, Ala., and came to Texas after their marriage. They have 10 children, all living except one, 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren."
The name of the newspaper does not show on the clipping, and the back has no useful information. From the dates in the article, this was published in October 1939.
The "Kilgore Highway" is a little puzzling, but Kilgore and Palestine are both in East Texas.
I will be happy to send this to any descendants of this family who contact me by email or by posting here.
A. J. Pate
Houston, Texas
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