The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
Aug. 22, 1894
Page 8
Bridesmaid Becomes Bride
…….
Miss Cleo Skinner and Ashley Kelly
Surprise Their Friends!
……
They Accompany an Eloping Couple to Jeffersonville, and
Then Themselves Decide on Matrimony!
………
The matrimonial parlor of Magistrate Keigwin, in Jeffersonville, was the scene of an unusual double wedding at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. A young woman who came to act as bridesmaid, and had not the remotest idea of marrying, left the place a bride. She was Miss Cleo Skinner, an attractive young woman about twenty-one years old. Her husband is Ashley T. Kelly, a saloon-keeper a Turners Station, Henry County, Ky., which is also the home of his wife.
They left for this city yesterday morning in company of W. E. Minor and Miss Anna Singleton, intending to act as groomsman and bridesmaid at their wedding. Mr. Kelly’s presence was especially desired for the reason that five years ago he had been married in Jeffersonville by Magistrate Keigwin and therefore knew the manner in which to proceed and not be annoyed by matrimonial agents. Arriving at the magistrate’s office all arrangements were made with the exception of securing the license. Magistrate Keigwin started to the Courthouse with Mr. Minor. Mr. Kelly remarked that he would go to, concluding with the remark: “Cleo, I am going to get a license to marry you.”
“No, you must not,” replied the girl, and turning to several who happened to be in the room she said:
“Why, I am to be married to another man next month.”
Kelly did not stop, and before his return the girl nervously paced the floor, wondering if Kelly had been joking. In the meantime Mrs. Keigwin produced a newspaper clipping purporting to foretell the future of brides whose wedding garments were made of certain colored goods.
Miss Skinner’s dress was of pink material. As she perused the clipping she suddenly exclaimed:
“Married in pink, your fortune will sink.”
Just then Kelly stepped into the room, closely followed by Magistrate Keigwin and Mr. Minor. Kelly held the license in his hand, and when Miss Skinner observed it she turned pale, but made no remark for a moment. Then she said:
“I don’t love you and I don’t want to marry you.”
“Oh, I’ll teach you to love me,” was Kelly’s response.
“I ought not to do this; what will mamma say?”
Kelly laughed and began to cheer Miss Skinner, who seemed about to burst into tears. Looking Kelly in the face, she asked:
“Will you ever marry again if anything happens to me?”
“No, if you live,” he answered; “but if you die I don’t know what I may do.”
By this time Mr. Minor and Miss Singleton stood before the magistrate, ready for the ceremony.
Kelly proposed a double wedding, but Miss Skinner was still undecided. Addressing Miss Singleton, she asked for advice.
Then the three began to persuade Miss Skinner. When she consented she merely arose, and, taking her place beside Kelly, went through the ceremony. After the party had left Magistrate Keigwin said it was the queerest marriage he had ever seen.
The two couples came to this city and were at the Willard until late last night, when they left for their homes.
Transcribed by: Vernon Purvis
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 29, 1947
Frank Hauser appointed executor of the estate of Cleo Miller.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 23, 1947
MILLER, Mrs. Cleo (nee Kelly), age 76, passed away at her residene, 133 Claremont, Friday, March 21, 1947, at 12:50 p.m. Remains removed to Ricketts' Funeral Home, Eminence, Ky., where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23. Interment in Port Royal Cemetery.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
Obituary mistakenly lists her maiden name as Kelly
Louisville, Kentucky
Aug. 22, 1894
Page 8
Bridesmaid Becomes Bride
…….
Miss Cleo Skinner and Ashley Kelly
Surprise Their Friends!
……
They Accompany an Eloping Couple to Jeffersonville, and
Then Themselves Decide on Matrimony!
………
The matrimonial parlor of Magistrate Keigwin, in Jeffersonville, was the scene of an unusual double wedding at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. A young woman who came to act as bridesmaid, and had not the remotest idea of marrying, left the place a bride. She was Miss Cleo Skinner, an attractive young woman about twenty-one years old. Her husband is Ashley T. Kelly, a saloon-keeper a Turners Station, Henry County, Ky., which is also the home of his wife.
They left for this city yesterday morning in company of W. E. Minor and Miss Anna Singleton, intending to act as groomsman and bridesmaid at their wedding. Mr. Kelly’s presence was especially desired for the reason that five years ago he had been married in Jeffersonville by Magistrate Keigwin and therefore knew the manner in which to proceed and not be annoyed by matrimonial agents. Arriving at the magistrate’s office all arrangements were made with the exception of securing the license. Magistrate Keigwin started to the Courthouse with Mr. Minor. Mr. Kelly remarked that he would go to, concluding with the remark: “Cleo, I am going to get a license to marry you.”
“No, you must not,” replied the girl, and turning to several who happened to be in the room she said:
“Why, I am to be married to another man next month.”
Kelly did not stop, and before his return the girl nervously paced the floor, wondering if Kelly had been joking. In the meantime Mrs. Keigwin produced a newspaper clipping purporting to foretell the future of brides whose wedding garments were made of certain colored goods.
Miss Skinner’s dress was of pink material. As she perused the clipping she suddenly exclaimed:
“Married in pink, your fortune will sink.”
Just then Kelly stepped into the room, closely followed by Magistrate Keigwin and Mr. Minor. Kelly held the license in his hand, and when Miss Skinner observed it she turned pale, but made no remark for a moment. Then she said:
“I don’t love you and I don’t want to marry you.”
“Oh, I’ll teach you to love me,” was Kelly’s response.
“I ought not to do this; what will mamma say?”
Kelly laughed and began to cheer Miss Skinner, who seemed about to burst into tears. Looking Kelly in the face, she asked:
“Will you ever marry again if anything happens to me?”
“No, if you live,” he answered; “but if you die I don’t know what I may do.”
By this time Mr. Minor and Miss Singleton stood before the magistrate, ready for the ceremony.
Kelly proposed a double wedding, but Miss Skinner was still undecided. Addressing Miss Singleton, she asked for advice.
Then the three began to persuade Miss Skinner. When she consented she merely arose, and, taking her place beside Kelly, went through the ceremony. After the party had left Magistrate Keigwin said it was the queerest marriage he had ever seen.
The two couples came to this city and were at the Willard until late last night, when they left for their homes.
Transcribed by: Vernon Purvis
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 29, 1947
Frank Hauser appointed executor of the estate of Cleo Miller.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 23, 1947
MILLER, Mrs. Cleo (nee Kelly), age 76, passed away at her residene, 133 Claremont, Friday, March 21, 1947, at 12:50 p.m. Remains removed to Ricketts' Funeral Home, Eminence, Ky., where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23. Interment in Port Royal Cemetery.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
Obituary mistakenly lists her maiden name as Kelly
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
Aug. 22, 1894
Page 8
Bridesmaid Becomes Bride
…….
Miss Cleo Skinner and Ashley Kelly
Surprise Their Friends!
……
They Accompany an Eloping Couple to Jeffersonville, and
Then Themselves Decide on Matrimony!
………
The matrimonial parlor of Magistrate Keigwin, in Jeffersonville, was the scene of an unusual double wedding at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. A young woman who came to act as bridesmaid, and had not the remotest idea of marrying, left the place a bride. She was Miss Cleo Skinner, an attractive young woman about twenty-one years old. Her husband is Ashley T. Kelly, a saloon-keeper a Turners Station, Henry County, Ky., which is also the home of his wife.
They left for this city yesterday morning in company of W. E. Minor and Miss Anna Singleton, intending to act as groomsman and bridesmaid at their wedding. Mr. Kelly’s presence was especially desired for the reason that five years ago he had been married in Jeffersonville by Magistrate Keigwin and therefore knew the manner in which to proceed and not be annoyed by matrimonial agents. Arriving at the magistrate’s office all arrangements were made with the exception of securing the license. Magistrate Keigwin started to the Courthouse with Mr. Minor. Mr. Kelly remarked that he would go to, concluding with the remark: “Cleo, I am going to get a license to marry you.”
“No, you must not,” replied the girl, and turning to several who happened to be in the room she said:
“Why, I am to be married to another man next month.”
Kelly did not stop, and before his return the girl nervously paced the floor, wondering if Kelly had been joking. In the meantime Mrs. Keigwin produced a newspaper clipping purporting to foretell the future of brides whose wedding garments were made of certain colored goods.
Miss Skinner’s dress was of pink material. As she perused the clipping she suddenly exclaimed:
“Married in pink, your fortune will sink.”
Just then Kelly stepped into the room, closely followed by Magistrate Keigwin and Mr. Minor. Kelly held the license in his hand, and when Miss Skinner observed it she turned pale, but made no remark for a moment. Then she said:
“I don’t love you and I don’t want to marry you.”
“Oh, I’ll teach you to love me,” was Kelly’s response.
“I ought not to do this; what will mamma say?”
Kelly laughed and began to cheer Miss Skinner, who seemed about to burst into tears. Looking Kelly in the face, she asked:
“Will you ever marry again if anything happens to me?”
“No, if you live,” he answered; “but if you die I don’t know what I may do.”
By this time Mr. Minor and Miss Singleton stood before the magistrate, ready for the ceremony.
Kelly proposed a double wedding, but Miss Skinner was still undecided. Addressing Miss Singleton, she asked for advice.
Then the three began to persuade Miss Skinner. When she consented she merely arose, and, taking her place beside Kelly, went through the ceremony. After the party had left Magistrate Keigwin said it was the queerest marriage he had ever seen.
The two couples came to this city and were at the Willard until late last night, when they left for their homes.
Transcribed by: Vernon Purvis
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 29, 1947
Frank Hauser appointed executor of the estate of Cleo Miller.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 23, 1947
MILLER, Mrs. Cleo (nee Kelly), age 76, passed away at her residene, 133 Claremont, Friday, March 21, 1947, at 12:50 p.m. Remains removed to Ricketts' Funeral Home, Eminence, Ky., where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23. Interment in Port Royal Cemetery.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
Obituary mistakenly lists her maiden name as Kelly
Louisville, Kentucky
Aug. 22, 1894
Page 8
Bridesmaid Becomes Bride
…….
Miss Cleo Skinner and Ashley Kelly
Surprise Their Friends!
……
They Accompany an Eloping Couple to Jeffersonville, and
Then Themselves Decide on Matrimony!
………
The matrimonial parlor of Magistrate Keigwin, in Jeffersonville, was the scene of an unusual double wedding at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. A young woman who came to act as bridesmaid, and had not the remotest idea of marrying, left the place a bride. She was Miss Cleo Skinner, an attractive young woman about twenty-one years old. Her husband is Ashley T. Kelly, a saloon-keeper a Turners Station, Henry County, Ky., which is also the home of his wife.
They left for this city yesterday morning in company of W. E. Minor and Miss Anna Singleton, intending to act as groomsman and bridesmaid at their wedding. Mr. Kelly’s presence was especially desired for the reason that five years ago he had been married in Jeffersonville by Magistrate Keigwin and therefore knew the manner in which to proceed and not be annoyed by matrimonial agents. Arriving at the magistrate’s office all arrangements were made with the exception of securing the license. Magistrate Keigwin started to the Courthouse with Mr. Minor. Mr. Kelly remarked that he would go to, concluding with the remark: “Cleo, I am going to get a license to marry you.”
“No, you must not,” replied the girl, and turning to several who happened to be in the room she said:
“Why, I am to be married to another man next month.”
Kelly did not stop, and before his return the girl nervously paced the floor, wondering if Kelly had been joking. In the meantime Mrs. Keigwin produced a newspaper clipping purporting to foretell the future of brides whose wedding garments were made of certain colored goods.
Miss Skinner’s dress was of pink material. As she perused the clipping she suddenly exclaimed:
“Married in pink, your fortune will sink.”
Just then Kelly stepped into the room, closely followed by Magistrate Keigwin and Mr. Minor. Kelly held the license in his hand, and when Miss Skinner observed it she turned pale, but made no remark for a moment. Then she said:
“I don’t love you and I don’t want to marry you.”
“Oh, I’ll teach you to love me,” was Kelly’s response.
“I ought not to do this; what will mamma say?”
Kelly laughed and began to cheer Miss Skinner, who seemed about to burst into tears. Looking Kelly in the face, she asked:
“Will you ever marry again if anything happens to me?”
“No, if you live,” he answered; “but if you die I don’t know what I may do.”
By this time Mr. Minor and Miss Singleton stood before the magistrate, ready for the ceremony.
Kelly proposed a double wedding, but Miss Skinner was still undecided. Addressing Miss Singleton, she asked for advice.
Then the three began to persuade Miss Skinner. When she consented she merely arose, and, taking her place beside Kelly, went through the ceremony. After the party had left Magistrate Keigwin said it was the queerest marriage he had ever seen.
The two couples came to this city and were at the Willard until late last night, when they left for their homes.
Transcribed by: Vernon Purvis
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 29, 1947
Frank Hauser appointed executor of the estate of Cleo Miller.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
The Courier-Journal
Louisville, Kentucky
March 23, 1947
MILLER, Mrs. Cleo (nee Kelly), age 76, passed away at her residene, 133 Claremont, Friday, March 21, 1947, at 12:50 p.m. Remains removed to Ricketts' Funeral Home, Eminence, Ky., where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 23. Interment in Port Royal Cemetery.
Transcribed by: Genealogy Girl
Obituary mistakenly lists her maiden name as Kelly
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