HC and Daisy’s 50 Year Anniversary
Daisy and Harry Phenice at their Golden Wedding anniversary in December 1950.
I could have sworn that I wrote about this before, but I find no evidence of it. I know I posted a photo of Harry Clifton Phenice and his wife Daisy Henrietta Martha Keys Phenice at some point, but it must not have been on a Throwback Thursday. The other photo is the one I think of in association with their celebration of their 50 years of marriage, but this one is the one that I’d rather think of from now on.
Isn’t this a great photo of that sweet old couple? The other photo is a formal sitting at a studio and this one looks like a more casual photo taken in their home. I’m pretty sure it was taken at the event celebrating their anniversary.
For those of you who don’t know, Daisy and HC were my mom’s maternal grandparents. My mom was Betty Lou Bucklin Landry. Her mother was Myrtle Sylvia Phenice Bucklin, the daughter of this celebrated couple.
Newspaper article about the marriage of Daisy and H. C. that was in my mom’s collection of family heirlooms. I suppose it was her that drew the heart.
Daisy and Harry were married on December 27, 1900, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. A newspaper article about the event stated that it took place “in the parlors of the Walker House” in Lake Charles. It was a local hotel that was used for marriages and such at the beginning of the 20th century. The article says that the couple was held in high esteem.
The 1950 article about their Golden Anniversary doesn’t state that fact, but I’m sure it was still the case. The photo for the article was taken on the same day as the first photo I posted, but is slightly different. I wonder why they chose this one, because I think I prefer the first one.
I have to point out something I discovered through my years of researching my Phenice family line. They all seemed to live rather long lives, and when they got married, they tended to stay together. Daisy and HC were not the first ones to celebrate their 50th anniversary. They weren’t even the second.
From what I have found, they are at least the fourth couple in a row to celebrate 50 years together. His parents Samuel and Kate celebrated 54 years together before she died in 1921. His grandparents Daniel and Susan were in their 50th year of marriage when she died. (Not sure of the date of her death.) His great grandparents John and Margaret were married for around 58 years when he died.
More recently, my grandparents Myrtle and Fred Bucklin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1980 at my parents’ home. They lived another four years together until Grandpa’s death. My parents have the record. They were happily married for 64 years until they died five days apart in January 2017.
One more thing before I go. The other thing about the first photo I posted – Daisy’s dress reminds me of a dress that my mom liked to wear in the 70s. The style is similar and I’m pretty sure they both had embroidery that was done by each of them. (I was informed by my younger sister Jamie that the dress my mom had was made and stitched by my older sister Jodie. Thanks Jamie!) Daisy’s had a stylized flower design, while my mom’s had birds perched on branches. I wonder if my mom ever thought of grandmother Daisy when she wore that dress.
I know that I’m going to think of great grandpa HC the next time I wear my pin wale corduroy shirt. It’s actually one of my favorite shirts to wear in cool weather. Doesn’t his shirt look warm and comfortable?
I could go on. There are other things I’d like to say, but they can wait for another time. You may commence to commenting now.