{"id":2142,"date":"2025-04-09T21:13:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T01:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvga.avenue.org\/?p=2142"},"modified":"2025-04-14T17:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T21:12:22","slug":"2142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvga.avenue.org\/?p=2142","title":{"rendered":"Central Virginia Heritage, Spring 2025, now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Marriage Announcements in the Daily Progress<\/em> (Charlottesville, Va.),
\n<\/strong>April-June 1897<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apr. 12\u2014Marriage to Prevent Elopement.<\/strong>\u00a0 May Sickman<\/strong>, the 18-year-old daughter of Mrs. Rosa Stoakes<\/strong> of Berkley near Norfolk, was married Tuesday night to a young steamboat fireman named John Wood<\/strong>, 23 years of age, at Virginia street, Berkley. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. M. Chandler<\/strong>, of Chestnut M. E. Church. The marriage was the result of a very short courtship. Mrs. Stoakes consented to her young daughter\u2019s marriage to prevent her from eloping. It is said that the couple will go to Philadelphia to reside. …<\/p>\n

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