Ella Crookham | A Wedding

Miss Ella Crookham and Mr. Wm Relf were married in 1913. Both of these people were well known and highly respected according to the Eureka Herald and Greenwood County Republican newspaper.

Undated photo of William Relf and Ella Crookham
Wedding Invitation | Scan of Family Artifact

The wedding took place at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Tabitha Crookham. The wedding invitation lists the town, Utopia and the newspaper announcement lists Bachelor Creek.

Excerpt from 1885 USGS Map of Eureka Kansas, showing Utopia and Bachelor Creek to the northeast of Eureka.

They were married by Rev. F. H. Gillette, the pastor of the Christian church in Eureka. He served the community for three years, resigning in 1915 to serve a church in Nebraska.

Postcard of the Christian Church, Eureka Kansas

Wedding Announcement of Ella Crookham and Mr. Wm Relf -
The Eureka Herald and Greenwood County Republican
Eureka, Kansas
10 Apr 1913, Thu • Page 1

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