Payette County ID Archives Marriages.....Burkholder, Minerva Elnora - Stillwell, Burt August 25, 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com February 14, 2006, 9:52 pm New Plymouth Outlook 8-26-1904 New Plymouth Outlook New Plymouth, Idaho Friday, August 26, 1904 Married -- On Wednesday, August 24, 1904, at their home four miles west of New Plymouth, Burt Stilwell and Minerva Elenora Berkholder, the Rev. John Kershaw officiating. About forty of the relatives and friends of the bride and bridegroom attended the wedding and participated in the festivities, among them, Mrs. Berkholder, of Fort Madison, Iowa, the mother of the bride, and Mr. Stilwell, father of the groom. Mr. Stilwell's four married daughters were also present, and other friends from Payette and Boise as well as those of the neighborhood. They were married in their own home just built by Mr. Stilwell and occupied for the first time for this ceremony. It was decorated with flowers and evergreens, and the guests feasted sumptuously on ice cream and cake while listening to the harmonious serenade lavishly and freely furnished regardless of rules of harmony by their outside-admiring friends. A temperance treat restored order on the outside and peace within. A few of the guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Weaver, of Boise; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Verley, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Verley, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Carter, Mr. and Mrs. George Darnell, Miss E. M. Lewis, Miss L. Beardsley, Mr. and Mrs. L. Taylor. Additional Comments: Note: According to the Western States Marriage Index, Burt Stillwell married Minerva Elnora Burkholder on 8-25-1904, New Plymouth. ch This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb