BioA: Schwerten, Mr. & Mrs. Fred (Gold - 1913)

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Surnames: Schwerten, Remano, Tiede, Garbush, Wiesner, Thiede, Garbisch

----Source: Granton News (Granton, Clark County, Wis.) 09/05/1913

Schwerten, Mr. & Mrs. Fred (Gold - 31 AUG 1913)

On Sunday, Aug. 31, 1913, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwerten of the respective ages of 78 and 74 years, had seen a half century of married life together and a large company of relatives and friends enjoyed the privilege of assisting them in Celebrating this unusual occasion.

The bride was born Elizabeth Remano.  Both were born in Germany, and it was in the old country that they were married.  They came to Clark Co., Wis. In 1871 and have resided hereabouts in the towns of Lynn and Grant ever since.  They have but one child, Mrs. Herman Tiede, and five grandchildren, namely: Anna, Mrs. Gus. Garbush, Ida, Mrs. Ed Wiesner, Emma, Marguerite and Ewald Thiede, and three great-grandchildren, Elsie, Sadie and Margaret Garbisch, all of whom, with scores of the bride and groom’s close friends, were in attendance at this celebration.  A delicious repast was served at 6 o’clock p.m., to which all did ample justice and the goodbyes were said at an early evening hour.  The worth host and hostess were made the recipients of a choice lot of beautiful things, each article of which will long bear mute testimony of the occasion and be cherished and lasting mementoes for this beloved couple.