List of Presents for Albert Louis Hunt and Lydia Belzer

NICHOLS, KOBER, SEILER, SCHNEIDER, BITTERLY, BELZER, HATTERLY, HUNT, WILL, SMITH, VORIS, BOWN, TREPP, KOLB, SHUCHART, FRITZSINGER, VOILAND, WAGONER, FISHER, ROLPH, SCHUCK, HALFASS, JAMES, FOX, CLARK

Posted By: Peggy Hunt Fenster (email)
Date: 8/23/2005 at 23:11:49

Source Progress review, La Porte City, paper dated June 25, 1885.

This is a list of presents received by Albert Hunt and Lydia Belzer from their wedding. They are my great grandparents. I included all surnames mentioned in the document but not all are related to me. I included notes on the ones I know for certain are related.

Lists of Presents:

The following presents were received by Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Hunt, at their marriage last week.

Elegant glass fruit disk, Grandma Nichols and Mary Nichols.
Silver butter dish, Mr. And Mrs. H.J. Kober
Silver knives and forks, Miss Lena Seiler of Indianapolis, Ind. (This is a niece to Albert Louis-the groom. Her mother was Gertrude Seiler who is a ½ sister to Louis)
Set of towels, Mother Schneider
Silver pickle castor, Lizzie, Tillie and Ben. Bitterly.
Cookbook, Rebecca, Anna and Dora Belzer. (Sisters of Lydia)
China Cream pitcher, Mr. and Mrs. Hatterly, of Waterloo.
Silver coffeepot, Mrs. Mary Will of Grundy Center. (Aunt of Bride Lydia, Anna Maria Hosig-Will)
Bed spread and pairs pillow shams, William Smith and family.
Plush Porte Monnaie, Washington Belzer. (Brother to the Bride-Lydia)
Silver napkin rings, Mr & Mrs.Voris.
Chamber set, Charie and Ida Bown.
Silver pickle cator, Mr. And Mrs. Christian Trepp of Grundy Center. (1/2 brother to Lydia-her mother Verena Hosig-Belzer had two children with Thomas Trepp in Switzerland
Table spread, George Kolb
Willow Rocking chair, Rebecca, Anna, and Dora Belzer.
Table Spread, George Kolb.
Large oil painting, Emil and Wesley Belzer. (Brothers of the bride-Lydia)
Bed spread, Mr. And Mrs. J. Shuchart of Dysart. (Justus and Mary Schuchart, ½ sister to the bride her mother Verena Hosig-Belzer had two children with Thomas Trepp in Switzerland)
Elegant silver ice picture, Mrs. And Mrs. Dan Fritzsinger, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schneider, J.L. Bahr, Martha Voiland, S.A. Wagoner and Emma Fisher.
Hanging lamp, John Bown, Will Rolph and Ed Schuck.
Linen table cloth and 1/2 dozen napkins, Mrs. Halfass.
Perfumery case, Mr. And Mrs. I. James.
Silver pickle castor, Mr. And Mrs. W. L. Fox.
Flower Vastes, Mr. And Mrs. Allen Clark, of Waverly.
Beautiful lamp, Mr. And Mrs. L, Belzer, of Ackley
Velvet Brusssells ring, H. and B. Blumenthal.
Five dollars, Rev. Peter Belzer of Grand Junction. (1/2 brother to Lydia), Her father, Ludwig Belzer's first marriage to Marie Elizabeth Traub.