Daughter of Richebourg Gaillard and Annie F. (Caldwell) Gaillard. Wife of William Whitfield Croom.
She died at 1001 Augusta Street, the Hellen-Croom House.
William Whitfield Croom, the son of Maj. Cicero Stephens Croom and Mary Marshall; grandson of William Whitfield Croom & Julia (Stephens); great-grandson of Gen. William Croom and Elizabeth (Whitfield), a sister of Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield of Gaineswood, Demopolis.
William Whitfield Croom's mother, Mary Marshall Croom, operated a school for girls with her sistier-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Croom Bellamy, in the Croom family home.
Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, April 21, 1904:
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Richebourg Gaillard announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Anita Augusta Gaillard, to Mr. William Whitfield Croom. This announcement simple as it is, is full of untold interest not only in Mobile, but throughout the State, as the friends of these two popular young people are legion. Miss Galliard was born and reared in Camden, attending the local schools, but her education was completed at the Alabama Normal College under the remarkably fine preceptress, Miss Julia Tutweiler. She is the daughter of
Colonel Richebogrg Gaillard, and is of Huguenot descent, being related to many of the old and aristocratic families of South Carolina. Her grandfather, Thomas Gaillard, was a great scholar and literary man. Her father a graduate of Yale College, was one of the finest lawyers in Wilcox County and a gallant captain in the Confederate army. Her literary talents are inherited and she has filled the position of society editress on various papers, having served in that capacity most acceptably for The Register, and is now filling the same position for the Evening Herald. Since the death of her father and for the past five years she has been a resident of the Gulf City and has been one of its most popular girls, having served as maid of honor to the Queen of the Carnival the season of 1903, and attended the Confederate reunion in New Orleans last spring as sponsor for the George E. Dixon Camp. Numerous social affairs are already being planned in her honor. Of a most lovable disposition, bright and happy,
with her heart and energy ever devoted to the interest of her friends, is it any wonder, to know her is to love her? And the little verse,
"Be good sweet maid, and let who will be
clever;
Do noble deeds, not dream them all day
long.
And so make life, death and that vast forever
One grand sweet song"
has been fully realized by all into whose lives she has come for she has made life for them truly "one grand sweet song."
Mr. William Croom, the son of the late Major Stephens Croom and Mrs. Mary Marshall Croom, is one of the finest young men this proud old city can boast of. Steady, reliable, honorable, with a remarkably bright mind, both in business sense and in literary pursuits, he has ever been a most desirable guest at all social affairs, and in all crowds, both with the young and old, he has been the necessary adjunct to give success and brightness to any social gathering.
The wedding will take place early in June, and society will turn out en masse to witness the nuptials of this couple, two of its most loved members.
- Mobile Register.
She died at 1001 Augusta Street, the Hellen-Croom House.
William Whitfield Croom, the son of Maj. Cicero Stephens Croom and Mary Marshall; grandson of William Whitfield Croom & Julia (Stephens); great-grandson of Gen. William Croom and Elizabeth (Whitfield), a sister of Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield of Gaineswood, Demopolis.
William Whitfield Croom's mother, Mary Marshall Croom, operated a school for girls with her sistier-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Croom Bellamy, in the Croom family home.
Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, April 21, 1904:
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Richebourg Gaillard announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Anita Augusta Gaillard, to Mr. William Whitfield Croom. This announcement simple as it is, is full of untold interest not only in Mobile, but throughout the State, as the friends of these two popular young people are legion. Miss Galliard was born and reared in Camden, attending the local schools, but her education was completed at the Alabama Normal College under the remarkably fine preceptress, Miss Julia Tutweiler. She is the daughter of
Colonel Richebogrg Gaillard, and is of Huguenot descent, being related to many of the old and aristocratic families of South Carolina. Her grandfather, Thomas Gaillard, was a great scholar and literary man. Her father a graduate of Yale College, was one of the finest lawyers in Wilcox County and a gallant captain in the Confederate army. Her literary talents are inherited and she has filled the position of society editress on various papers, having served in that capacity most acceptably for The Register, and is now filling the same position for the Evening Herald. Since the death of her father and for the past five years she has been a resident of the Gulf City and has been one of its most popular girls, having served as maid of honor to the Queen of the Carnival the season of 1903, and attended the Confederate reunion in New Orleans last spring as sponsor for the George E. Dixon Camp. Numerous social affairs are already being planned in her honor. Of a most lovable disposition, bright and happy,
with her heart and energy ever devoted to the interest of her friends, is it any wonder, to know her is to love her? And the little verse,
"Be good sweet maid, and let who will be
clever;
Do noble deeds, not dream them all day
long.
And so make life, death and that vast forever
One grand sweet song"
has been fully realized by all into whose lives she has come for she has made life for them truly "one grand sweet song."
Mr. William Croom, the son of the late Major Stephens Croom and Mrs. Mary Marshall Croom, is one of the finest young men this proud old city can boast of. Steady, reliable, honorable, with a remarkably bright mind, both in business sense and in literary pursuits, he has ever been a most desirable guest at all social affairs, and in all crowds, both with the young and old, he has been the necessary adjunct to give success and brightness to any social gathering.
The wedding will take place early in June, and society will turn out en masse to witness the nuptials of this couple, two of its most loved members.
- Mobile Register.
Daughter of Richebourg Gaillard and Annie F. (Caldwell) Gaillard. Wife of William Whitfield Croom.
She died at 1001 Augusta Street, the Hellen-Croom House.
William Whitfield Croom, the son of Maj. Cicero Stephens Croom and Mary Marshall; grandson of William Whitfield Croom & Julia (Stephens); great-grandson of Gen. William Croom and Elizabeth (Whitfield), a sister of Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield of Gaineswood, Demopolis.
William Whitfield Croom's mother, Mary Marshall Croom, operated a school for girls with her sistier-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Croom Bellamy, in the Croom family home.
Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, April 21, 1904:
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Richebourg Gaillard announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Anita Augusta Gaillard, to Mr. William Whitfield Croom. This announcement simple as it is, is full of untold interest not only in Mobile, but throughout the State, as the friends of these two popular young people are legion. Miss Galliard was born and reared in Camden, attending the local schools, but her education was completed at the Alabama Normal College under the remarkably fine preceptress, Miss Julia Tutweiler. She is the daughter of
Colonel Richebogrg Gaillard, and is of Huguenot descent, being related to many of the old and aristocratic families of South Carolina. Her grandfather, Thomas Gaillard, was a great scholar and literary man. Her father a graduate of Yale College, was one of the finest lawyers in Wilcox County and a gallant captain in the Confederate army. Her literary talents are inherited and she has filled the position of society editress on various papers, having served in that capacity most acceptably for The Register, and is now filling the same position for the Evening Herald. Since the death of her father and for the past five years she has been a resident of the Gulf City and has been one of its most popular girls, having served as maid of honor to the Queen of the Carnival the season of 1903, and attended the Confederate reunion in New Orleans last spring as sponsor for the George E. Dixon Camp. Numerous social affairs are already being planned in her honor. Of a most lovable disposition, bright and happy,
with her heart and energy ever devoted to the interest of her friends, is it any wonder, to know her is to love her? And the little verse,
"Be good sweet maid, and let who will be
clever;
Do noble deeds, not dream them all day
long.
And so make life, death and that vast forever
One grand sweet song"
has been fully realized by all into whose lives she has come for she has made life for them truly "one grand sweet song."
Mr. William Croom, the son of the late Major Stephens Croom and Mrs. Mary Marshall Croom, is one of the finest young men this proud old city can boast of. Steady, reliable, honorable, with a remarkably bright mind, both in business sense and in literary pursuits, he has ever been a most desirable guest at all social affairs, and in all crowds, both with the young and old, he has been the necessary adjunct to give success and brightness to any social gathering.
The wedding will take place early in June, and society will turn out en masse to witness the nuptials of this couple, two of its most loved members.
- Mobile Register.
She died at 1001 Augusta Street, the Hellen-Croom House.
William Whitfield Croom, the son of Maj. Cicero Stephens Croom and Mary Marshall; grandson of William Whitfield Croom & Julia (Stephens); great-grandson of Gen. William Croom and Elizabeth (Whitfield), a sister of Gen. Nathan Bryan Whitfield of Gaineswood, Demopolis.
William Whitfield Croom's mother, Mary Marshall Croom, operated a school for girls with her sistier-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Croom Bellamy, in the Croom family home.
Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, April 21, 1904:
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Richebourg Gaillard announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Anita Augusta Gaillard, to Mr. William Whitfield Croom. This announcement simple as it is, is full of untold interest not only in Mobile, but throughout the State, as the friends of these two popular young people are legion. Miss Galliard was born and reared in Camden, attending the local schools, but her education was completed at the Alabama Normal College under the remarkably fine preceptress, Miss Julia Tutweiler. She is the daughter of
Colonel Richebogrg Gaillard, and is of Huguenot descent, being related to many of the old and aristocratic families of South Carolina. Her grandfather, Thomas Gaillard, was a great scholar and literary man. Her father a graduate of Yale College, was one of the finest lawyers in Wilcox County and a gallant captain in the Confederate army. Her literary talents are inherited and she has filled the position of society editress on various papers, having served in that capacity most acceptably for The Register, and is now filling the same position for the Evening Herald. Since the death of her father and for the past five years she has been a resident of the Gulf City and has been one of its most popular girls, having served as maid of honor to the Queen of the Carnival the season of 1903, and attended the Confederate reunion in New Orleans last spring as sponsor for the George E. Dixon Camp. Numerous social affairs are already being planned in her honor. Of a most lovable disposition, bright and happy,
with her heart and energy ever devoted to the interest of her friends, is it any wonder, to know her is to love her? And the little verse,
"Be good sweet maid, and let who will be
clever;
Do noble deeds, not dream them all day
long.
And so make life, death and that vast forever
One grand sweet song"
has been fully realized by all into whose lives she has come for she has made life for them truly "one grand sweet song."
Mr. William Croom, the son of the late Major Stephens Croom and Mrs. Mary Marshall Croom, is one of the finest young men this proud old city can boast of. Steady, reliable, honorable, with a remarkably bright mind, both in business sense and in literary pursuits, he has ever been a most desirable guest at all social affairs, and in all crowds, both with the young and old, he has been the necessary adjunct to give success and brightness to any social gathering.
The wedding will take place early in June, and society will turn out en masse to witness the nuptials of this couple, two of its most loved members.
- Mobile Register.
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