Update on marriage date for Adam Smith & Kate Williams Smith

Some time ago, I posted about the marriage date for Adam Smith and Kate Julianna Williams where I concluded that the date of their actual wedding was 23 October 1880.

Since that time I have found some additional information which suggests that I might have the incorrect date.

The first was an article from the Flesherton Advance dated 16 Nov 1930:



The article came out after their golden wedding anniversary celebration and said "As November 23rd was the proper day for the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Smith..." suggesting that November 23rd was the actual day of the wedding, and that they just had the Golden Wedding celebration on October 23rd. [D04870]

The next was an obituary for Kate Julianne Williams that appeared in the Markdale Standard 28 Nov 1940. In it, the article states that "On Nov. 23rd, 1880 she was united in marriage to Mr. Adam Smith who predeceased her in April 1939". [D05337]



So, based on this new evidence it would appear that 23 Nov 1880 is the more likely date for their marriage.


Sources:
[D04870] "Eugenia," Flesherton Advance, 16 Nov 1930, p. 1, col. 1; digital images(accessed 3 Nov 2018), Grey Highland Newspapers. Rec. Date: 2 Nov 2018. Cit. Date: 3 Nov 2018.

[D05337] "The Late Mrs. Adam Smith," Markdale Standard, 28 Nov 1940, p. 3, col. 3; digital images(accessed 6 Feb 2019), Grey Highlands Historical Newspaper Collection. Rec. Date: 9 Nov 2018. Cit. Date: 6 Feb 2019.