Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1919 — MARRIED FIFTY-FIVE YEARS. [ARTICLE]

MARRIED FIFTY-FIVE YEARS.

Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Leopold today „ (Thursday) passed their firty-fifth milestone of wedded life. They were married in Chicago and Mrs. Leopold was before her marriage Miss Amelia Eltzbacher. They have been residents of this city since 1863, and are the parents of eight living children, three daughters and five sons. Mr. Leopold and his wife are | enjoying the best of health. He is [eighty-six and his wife is ten years i his junior. He has been very sue- ' cessful as a business man and owns more Rensselaer real estate than any other person. Mr. Leopold is of a jolly, goodnatured disposition and his wife is beloved by all who know her. In wishing for both of them a most pleasant journey past many other milestones, the Republican is expressing the desire of the host of friends of this venerable couple.