This is an account of the wedding of Edwin E. (De)Coursey and Mary McCormick. I was extremely elated to find this article, as I previously did not know exactly when or where Edwin and Mary had married. Edwin went to Colorado about 1879 to seek his fortune in gold and silver mining. After spending a few months in Leadville he moved on to Alma, where he presumably met Mary, whose sister Fanny Kilduff ran the local hotel. Both Edwin and Mary are listed living in Alma in the 1880 census, taken in June. The Coursey family changed the spelling of their surname from Coursey to DeCoursey in the 1890's.
Fairplay is the county seat of Park County. It is located approximately 9 km (5.5 miles) southeast of Alma.
Related Items:
Pictures of Edwin E. and Mary DeCoursey and their family.
More information on Edwin E. DeCoursey in The DeCoursey Family.
Obituary for Mary's brother in law Edward Kilduff.
Links concerning Colorado and the life of the Bishop, Kilduff, DeCoursey and McCormick families there.
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The Fairplay Flume (Fairplay, Park County, Colorado), October 19, 1882, p. 2
Coursey-McCormick.
We were promised an account of the wedding of Edward 1 Coursey, which took place on Tuesday, the 10th; being unable to attend we entrusted the matter to a correspondent, who has evidently forgotten his promise. From the [Alma] Bulletin's account of the happy event we extract the following:
“A large number of the invited friends and relatives of Mr. Edward Coursey and Miss Mary McCormick assembled at the Catholic church to witness the impressive ceremony, which was to unite in holy bonds of wedlock this well known couple.
The Rev. Edward Chapius, pastor of the charge of Alma, performed the rites according to the form of that religious denomination, and in short order the twain were made one flesh, and the happy bride and groom were almost overwhelmed with the congratulations showered upon them. Many who were unable to attend the ceremony called at the parlors of the St. Nicholas hotel during the evening to offer their good wishes to the newly married couple. The wedding supper had been prepared with great care and taste by Mrs. Killduff, 2 proprietress of the hotel and sister of the bride, and as the guests arranged themselves at the long tables, which were almost groaning with their weight of good things, their wants were immediately attended to by a corps of the best looking women and girls in the city. The wants of the inner man having been abundantly satisfied, the entire party repaired to Howell hall, the use of which had been generously donated by the proprietor for the evening, and to the inspiring strains of music, the party were whirled away in the merry mazes of the dance. It was a time for giving one's self up to thorough enjoyment, and all did so. * * The presents received were numerous and elegant, and, as usual, were viewed by many.”
1 The groom's name was Edwin, not Edward.
2 Mary's older sister Frances "Fanny", wife of Edward Kilduff.
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