Wedding bells from the December 1, 1921 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Hart-Hitchcock.Miss Grace Opal Hart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hart, and Harley A. Hitchcock of Kansas City, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hitchcock,… Read moreHart-Hitchcock, 1921

From the Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), February 19, 1920, page 1: Brown-HilbertMiss Mildred Brown and Mr. Curtis Hilbert were married Sunday February 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas F. Brown, Rev…. Read moreBrown-Hilbert, 1920

From the November 12, 1908 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 4, column 1: Married in Kansas City.The Young Couple Will Make Their Home in Forest City. Mr. W. A. Crawford of Forest City and Miss Erma Sewell of Skidmore… Read moreMiss Erma Sewell Gets Married, 1908

Wedding bells rang on the front page of the November 12, 1908 Skidmore New Era: Tarpley-Wolcott Wedding.Mr. Frank Tarpley and Miss Edythe Wolcott, both of Quitman, were united in marriage at the home of the bride Sunday at 5:30 p.m…. Read moreTarpley-Wolcott

From the May 20, 1920 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Newly-Weds Here Harold Hutt and his bride arrived in Skidmore, Tuesday evening, for a few days visit with his mother, Mrs. Emma Hutt and sister, Mrs. Earl Jordan. Mr…. Read moreHarold Hutt Gets Married, 1920

Cupid strikes again in Skidmore, Missouri. This report is from the February 18, 1915 Skidmore New Era, page 8: Old Time Courtship at Brush Africa Brings Four Here to Marry. Ladies and gentlemen, we have with us this morning: Mr…. Read moreDouble Wedding, 1915

Skidmore, Missouri outclassed Maryville in 1908, at least in the matrimonial department, as we see in the Skidmore New Era, February 6, 1908, page 4: This city and vicinity seems to have been a favorite hunting ground for Cupid in… Read moreCupid Successful in Skidmore, 1908

Wedding bells from the February 10, 1921 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Parish-Wilson. Miss Bertha Parish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Parish, was married to Arthur Wilson of Maryville, at the First Christian church at St. Joseph at… Read moreBertha Parish marries Arthur Wilson, 1921

Wedding bells from the June 8, 1916 Skidmore News (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1: Tyson Cottier Nuptials The first wedding to take place here in June and one of the prettiest of the season was the marriage of Miss Edith King… Read moreTyson Cottier Nuptials, 1916

We make it a tradition each February around Valentine’s Day to reprint some of the wedding announcements from the Skidmore, Missouri papers. We hope they help your genealogy research (or at least add a romantic note to your blog reading)…. Read moreEdna McDowell marries James R. Pope, 1907