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A Plucky Couple

4/9/2014

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jan. 17, 1908
In order to outwit the girl’s father who bitterly opposed the match, Mr. Willie Reid and his beloved Miss Lillian Everett of Isle of Wight County undertook a 95-mile drive to marry. The met in Chuckatuck, traveled to Suffolk and then to Gatesville, N.C., for their nuptials.

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3/12/2021 04:07:03 am

First time here at your blog and wanted to say i enjoyed reading this.

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4/29/2023 08:18:45 pm

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