Mooresville Enterprise
Mr. and Mrs. R.P. Craven will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on next Saturday, the 13th, Providence permitting. Mr. Craven was in somewhat oa reminiscent mood when talking about the event of 50years ago to The Enterprise He said that he owned a farm where Patterson’s Mill is now (afterward Roberta Mill) in Cabarrus County. He drove through a stiff cold wind and reached Mooresville late in the day, expecting to go on to Statesville to secure his marriage license. However, he was detained by John Moore, who guessed his mission and who told him to go to Esquire Isaac Harris and get his papers. Mr. Craven acted upon the suggestion of Mr. Moore and applied for the license. He was sent by Mr. Harris to his daughter, Emma, who had but recently been married to J.E. Sherrill. Mrs. Sherrill filled out the papers and everything went off good enough Mr. Craven said he drove down to the home of his soon-to-be father-in-law, the late Grier and Margaret Summerow, near Shearer Chapel, secured his sweetheart, whose name is Sarah but was known as Sallie, and proceeded at once to the home of the late Rev. John E. Pressly, who united them at his home on Coddle Creek.
“The day after our marriage,” said Mr. Craven, “we drove onto my farm, where we lived for eight years. I then moved to where we now live, the house formerly occupied by the late Jim Neel. We have lived there ever since.”
Mr. Craven said that Dr. Pressly not only officiated at their marriage but had married Mr. Craven’s father and mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Craven have a number of children and grandchildren, all of whom are expected to be with them on the occasion of their golden wedding next Saturday.
From the Morrisville Enterprise as reprinted on page 2 of The Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, March 12, 1926
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