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Alice Catherine Reid Bacon

Female 1884 - 1974  (90 years)


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  • Name Alice Catherine Reid Bacon 
    Born 19 Jun 1884 
    Gender Female 
    Died 6 Dec 1974 
    Buried Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18266  Rossville
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2021 

    Father John W Reid,   b. 11 Apr 1854, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1944, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Amanda Jane James Reid,   b. 19 Jul 1859, Harmony, Clay County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1936, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1880 
    Documents
    Anniversary- Reid, John and Amanda
    Anniversary- Reid, John and Amanda
    Mr. and Mrs. John Reid celebrated their forty-ninth wedding anniversary Sunday. Guests for dinner were Mr. and Mrs. William Kerr and son Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reid. A lovely bouquet of pink carnations was received from their daughter, Mrs. T.C. Bacon of Twin Falls, Idaho.
    Family ID F2287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Clyde Bacon,   b. 10 Nov 1884,   d. 1 Jun 1965  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1909  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Robert Bacon,   b. 3 May 1917
    Documents
    Marriage- Reid, Alice-Bacon, Thomas
    Marriage- Reid, Alice-Bacon, Thomas
    Reid-Bacon

    One of the prettiest weddings of the season was solemnized on Tuesday June the 1st at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Reid when their daughter, Alice Catherine was united in marriage to Mr. L.C. Bacon of Boise, Idaho.

    The ceremony took place at high noon upon the veranda of the Reid's beautiful country home which was fittingly decorated in green foliage and white flowers, the colors of the bride's sorority. The bridal bouquet was of American beauty roses. The bride wore a princess trimmed in embroidery and [ ] insertion.

    Preceding the ceremony Miss Edith Bideau of Chanute, Kans., sang "O Promise Me" and during the ceremony Miss Ethel Howerton played softly Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka, assisted by Rev. C.B. Dalton Pastor of the first M.E. Church of Boise, Idaho, performed the ceremony. At the close of the ceremony of the groom was greeted by the Kappa Sigma Fraternity yells, while the songs of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority wished the bride much joy.

    Mr. and Mrs. Bacon are both graduates of Baker University, having graduated in the class of 1908. Mr. Bacon is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and Mrs. Bacon of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and both of these organizations were well represented.

    Only the immediate relatives and members of the fraternities were present.

    The out of town guests were Rev. and Mrs. Nelson of Topeka, Kans., Rev. C.B. Dalton of Boise, Idaho, Mrs. H.L. Wilkerson, Topeka, Kas., Mrs. John James and daughter Leila, Topeka, Kans., Mrs. Clyde Stewart and Mrs. Mary Simmons, Baldwin, Kas., Misses Alice Lanyon, Pittsburg, Kas., Edna Pearce, Colo. Springs, Colo., Zula Green, Blue Mound, Kas., Minewa Bragg, St. Joe, Mo., Edna Smith, Baldwin, Kas., Lama Nicholson, Seranton, Kas., Edna Brooks, Excelsor Springs, Mo., Stell Morton, Topeka, Kas., Prof. Ray Green, Concordia, Kas., Prof. E.C. Montgomery, Clifton, Kas., Prof. B.A. Green, Eureka, Kas., J.H. Moore, Oketo, Kas., Clyde Coffman, Overbrook, Kas., Hugh Jamieson, Burlingame, Kas., Clyde Blanchard, Kas. Cy. Mo., Roy Cox, Bolivar, Mo., Will Laury, Iola, Kas., Mr. Brown, Moran, Kas.

    Mr. and Mrs. Bacon left last Tuesday evening for Boise, Idaho, where they will spend a few days visiting Mr. Bacon's parents from there they will go to their summer home at Hailey, Idaho, where Mr. Bacon has business interests. During the early fall they expect to make a coast trip visiting the Seattle Exposition and after Oct., 1st they will be at home to their many friends in Buhl, Idaho.

    [From 1 Jun 1909]
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2018 13:14:53 
    Family ID F5134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart