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A Barefoot Bride Elopes:
Nixon-Vangegriff Marriage
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 22;
James Vangegriff and Miss Nellie Nixon were raised in the northern portion of
this county, and their childhood friendship ripened into love when they grew
older. Several months ago, when they expressed a desire to wed, Miss Nixon's
parents refused to give their consent. The couple then decided to elope,
but the watchful eye of the girl's father and brother always
prevented.
Last night Miss Nixon slipped out of her room and joined her
lover, and they fled to the residence of a minister. While he was in
the midst of the ceremony, the brother of the girl, who had discovered
her flight, rushed in and stopped the marriage. The couple rushed out
into the darkness and eluded the angry brother. Miss Nixon had lost
her shoes in some way, but she walked with her lover a distance of
eleven miles barefooted, and reached Chattanooga at 3 a.m. A minister
was found and married the couple a minute before the pursuing brother came
up.
The Memphis Daily
Avalanche - Memphis, Tennessee, May 23, 1887
Transcribed
and Contributed by: Pam Rathbone
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