Tuesday, February 28, 2012

John Moran Ezzell and Margaret Rhett Cuthbert Wedding Event of 1939

The Ezzell's of Newsom Station Tennessee and the Cuthbert's of Charleston, South Carolina were well to do families.  The marriage of John and Margaret was a stellar event in the social season of 1939.  John is our first cousin once removed.



John Moran Ezzell
Junior year
Univ. of the South
John Moran Ezzell (1909-1988) was the youngest child and only son of Fannie Lemira Moran and James Benjamin Ezzell.   He attended The University of the South in Sewanee and graduated in 1931.

Margaret Rhett Cuthbert (1914-1994) was the daughter of Charles Pinckney Cuthbert and Margaret Butler Rhett of South Carolina. She is the great great grand daughter of Robert Barnwell Rhett "the Father of Secession".  Had he been more moderate in his politics he would probably have been selected as the President of the Confederate States of America rather than Jefferson Davis.



Here and Hear About
by Belle Meade
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We extend our very best wishes to Peggy Rhett Cuthbert of Charleston, S.C., and our congratulations to John Ezzell, whose engagement is being announced today.  Peggy, who lives in a lovely old house on South Battery, is one of Charleston's most popular girls.  She is extremely pretty and charming, so much so, in fact we understand it was love at first sight with John.  She was in Nashville for a few days last summer, en route to the dances at Sewanee (you know The Mountain is John's happy hunting ground) and won many friends by her graciousness.  She was formally presented at the exclusive St. Celia Society ball in Charleston.

John, who has more friends than almost anybody we know, was one of Sewanee's star football players.  He served as captain of the tigers, was head proctor at the university, a top honor, and was prominent in all college activities.  The wedding will be a June event with many friends and relatives trekking to Charleston for the ceremony.  John's lovely little niece, Lillian Dobson, we understand is to be the youngest member of the bridal party.  John left Nashville last Saturday and rode all night to Keep a date Sunday morning with Peggy in Charleston, when they announced their engagement to a group of close friends at a breakfast.

Several pictures of Margaret in sports outfits, posed in some of Charleston's most beautiful gardens, appeared last year in one of the leading fashion magazines for women.




Mrs. John Moran Ezzell is the former Miss Margaret Rhett Cuthbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Cuthbert, of Charleston, S.C. The wedding of social note took place in Charleston at Saint Philip's Episcopal Church on Saturday evening, September 30.  Mr. Ezzell, formerly of Nashville, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Ezzell (Fannie Moran), and his bride will live in columbia, S.C., upon their return from their wedding trip.






















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Ezzell-Cuthbert Attendants Are Announced
Attendants in the wedding of Miss Margaret Rhett Cuthbert, of this city, and Mr John Moran Ezzell, of Nashville, Tenn., which will take place at 8 o'clock Saturday evening, September 30, in St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal church, have been announced.

Miss Cuthbert will have as her matron of honor, Mrs. William G. Caples, III, of Chigao, the former Miss Julie Pringle, of Charleston.  The bridesmaids will include Miss Alice Cuthbert, of Summerville; Mrs. Jack T. Walker, the former Miss Margaret Ficken, and the Misses Mary Deas Gadsden, Augusta McDowell and Nancy Kollock, all of Charleston, and Miss Frances Lamar, of Newport, R.I.

Mr. Ezzell's best man will be Mr. Matthew Dobson, Jr., of Nashville.  The ushers will be Mr. William C. Schoolfield of Bridgeport, Conn.; Mr. John Bruton, of New York city, Mr. Charles P. Cuthbert, Jr., of Charleston, brother of the bride; Mr. Charles Poellnitz, of Florence Ala; Mr. John Ball, of Nashville, and Mr. Herndon Fair, of Columbia.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Battery Park Inn.  After a wedding the couple will reside in Columbia.







Mrs. John Moran Ezzell, whose marriage was brilliantly solemnized at Saint Phillip's Church in Charleston, S.C., on September 29, was formerly Miss Margaret Rhett Cuthbert and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Cuthbert of Charleston.  Mr. Ezzell, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Ezzell of this city, and his bride will make their home in Columbia, S.C., following a stay in Havana, Cuba.
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Miss Cuthbert and Mr. Ezzell To Wed Tonight
The wedding of Miss Margaret Rhett Cuthbert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Cuthbert, of 28 South Battery and Mr. John Moran Ezzell, of Nashville, Tenn, will take place at 8 o'clock this evening in St. Philip's Protestant Episcopal church.

The Rev. Albert Rhett Stuart, rector of St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal church, will perform the ceremony.  Miss Dorothy Bellwinkle, organist, will play the wedding music.  A reception at the Battery Park Inn will follow the ceremony.

Miss Cuthbert's attendants will include Mrs. William Geff Caples, III, of Chicago, as matron of honor, and the Misses Alice Cuthbert, of Summerville; Miss Frances Lamar, of Newport, R.I. and the Misses Mary Deas Gadsden, Augusta McDowell and Nancy Kollock and Mrs. Jack T. Walker, all of Charleston, as bridesmaids.

Mr. Matthew H. Dobson, Jr., of Nashville, will be Mr. Ezzell's best man.  Serving as ushers will be Messrs. William C. Schoolfield, of Bridgeport, Conn; John Bruton, of New York City; Herndon Fair and Wilis C. Evans of Columbia; John Ball, of Nashvill,e and Charles P. Cuthbert, Jr., brother of the bride, of Charleston.

Mr and Mrs. Walker entertained at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon with a cocktail party at thier home, 10 Ladson Street, for members of the bridal party and out of town guests.

Following the wedding rehearsal last evening Mrs. Caples entertained at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ashmead Forrester Pringle, 29 Legare street in honor of the bridal party and out of town guests.  Mrs. Caples is the former Miss Julie Pringle.

Miss Gadsden will entertain for the members of the bridal party with a cocktail party at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon at her home, 7 Atlantic street and the bridal party also will be guests at a luncheon to be given by Miss McDowell.

Out of town guests expected for the wedding include Mr. and Mrs. James B. Ezzell, parents of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Matthew H. Dobson Jr. (the grooms sister) of Nashville; Mr. and Mrs. Woodward Williams, Mr and Mrs. John DuBose, Mr. John Dubose, Jr. Mr. H.C. Nucols, Miss Mary Louise James, Mr and Mrs. Alderman Duncan, Mr and Mrs. W.H. Tuller, Miss Katherine Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barron, Jr., Miss Frances McColl and Dr. Richard Josey, all of Columbia; Mr. Fain Craven, of Charlotte, and Mr and Mrs. Hubert Owens, of Athens Georgia.







Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Wedding of Margaret Frances Harris, August 1940

Wedding Invitation
Transcribed from the Fort Worth Star Telegram
Sunday Edition
August 18, 1940

Margaret Frances Harris
WEDDING PARTIES AND VACATIONS HOLD INTEREST AS FALL SEASON NEARS
by Mary Sears

Late Summer weddings, parties for visitors, vacation trips, plans for college and the approaching club season hold the social interest as August goes into the second half.

Among the weekend weddings that of Miss Margaret Frances Harris, daughter of Mrs. Temple Harris, 1010 South Jennings Avenue, to Mr. Curtis Gail Smith of Bloomington, Texas, which took place in the garden of Mrs. W.B. Paddock's home on Sixth Avenue, was of wide-spread interest.  The bridegroom is the of Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Smith of DeLeon.  Rev. W. Douglas Hudgins read the ceremony at 7 p.m. in Mrs. Paddock's garden in a natural setting of greenery and flowers.  Miss Gene Roberts, accompanied by Mrs. A.M. Campbell sang "Ich Liebe Dich" (Grieg) and "At Dawning".  Mr. H.L. Spencer of Waco played the wedding marches, and "Traumerei" during the ceremony.

Left to right
Helen Wilson, Madelon Campbell, Harriet Dee Rushing Harris,
Maibelle Shumate Harris (Mother of the Bride),
Margaret Frances Harris (The Bride), Betty Harris,
Martha Ingram and Gene Roberts

Martha Ingram and Joe Brint Harris, cousin and brother, respectively of the bride were the ribbon bearers.  Miss Helen Wilson and Miss Betty Lou Harris of San Antoino were bridesmaids and Mrs Temple Harris Jr. of Houston was matron of honor.  Mr. Cleland Early of Stinnett was best man, and Mr Temple Harris Jr. of Houston gave his sister in marriage.  Miss Wilson wore a pink frock made with a bouffant skirt and tight bodice, and carried pink gladioli.  Miss Harris wore yellow net and carried orchid gladioli.  Martha Ingram wore a full skirted blue taffeta frock and Joe Brint Harris wore a white suit.  Mrs. Harris Jr. was gowned in blue marquisette, made with puffed sleeves and a full skirt over taffeta.  She carried an armful of peach gladioli.  Each of the bridal attendants wore a strand of pearls to match her gown, the gift of the bride.
Margaret Francis Harris Smith

Margaret Francis Harris Smith
The bride, whose "something borrowed" was a double strand of pearls, wore a white chiffon gown trimmed at the square neckline and sleeves with duchess lace.  She wore Chantilly lace mitts and her illusion veil fell from a starched lace halo caught with orange blossoms.  The bridal bouquet was of white rosebuds and tulle, and her "something old" was a point lace handkerchief made by Mrs. E. L. White.

The mother of the bride,
Maibelle Shumate Harris. The bride
Margaret Frances Harris and her
brother, Newton Temple Harris Jr.
The refreshment table, set in the garden, was a glass-topped white wrought iron table centered by a bouquet of white blossoms and marked at one end by a three-tiered wedding cake topped by a miniature bridal couple.  Mrs. Donald McFarland and Miss Anne Campbell  served punch from a crystal bowl at the other end of the table.  Mrs. Burton Paddock presided at the cake, and Miss Elizabeth Martin at the bride's book.

After a trip to South Texas, the young couple will live in Bloomington.  The bride traveled in a shocking blue redingote crepe romaine ensemble having a navy velvet collar on the coat, with navy accessories and a corsage of white rosebuds.  Mr. Smith, who is athletic coach in Bloomington, and his bride are graduates of Texas Christian University, where he was a member of the T Association.

The Happy Couple
Curtis Gail Smith and Margaret Francis Harris
At the wedding, the bride's mother (Maibelle Shumate Harris) was gowned in white dotted swiss trimmed with black velvet, with a sweetheart rose corsage.  The men of the wedding party wore white suits with navy ties.  Mrs. Paddock and the bride's three aunts, Mrs. H.L. Spencer of Waco, Mrs. E.B. Ingram and Miss Virginia Harris, received the wedding guests.
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Sadly, the father of the bride, Newton Temple Harris Sr, passed away January 14, 1940 due to a cerebral hemorrhage.  Margaret and Curtis G. Smith had one child, Curtis G. Smith Jr. He was born December 4, 1946.

Margaret Francis Harris is our 1st cousin once removed.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Charles Harrell Moran, age 78


Charles Harrell Moran aka
Uncle Brud
This picture was taken in October 1954 in Uncle Brud's room in the Moran home, he was 78 years old at the time.  His bedroom was on the first floor.  Although Brud had a lot of lady friends during his younger years he never married and he spent his entire life at Moran Place. He was born February 17, 1876 in the original Moran home on the same property.  The Victorian wasn't built until 1895.  

Picture over his shoulder. Either
Sophia Riley Gunn Moran or
her daughter Fannie Lemira Moran











On either side of the fireplace are hanging two portraits but in this image you can only see the one above his shoulder.  We aren't sure if this is a young Sophia Riley Gunn Moran or if it's her eldest daughter Fannie Lemira Moran.




Sophia Riley Gunn Moran





This is the picture that was hanging on the other side of the fireplace.  We know for sure this is Sophia Riley Gunn Moran, the wife of John Williamson Moran and mother of Uncle Brud and Fannie Lemira Moran.