Chums for Fifty Years
The Deseret Evening News of last Sunday had the pictures of Mr. and Mrs. John O'Driscoll, prominent people of Kamas, this county, who recently celebrated the anniversary of their fiftieth wedding day. In speaking of the affair, the News correspondent said: "Mr. and Mrs. John O'Driscoll of this place passed their golden wedding anniversary Nov. 16. Mr. O'Driscoll was born at Humans Dorp, South Africa, 72 years ago. He was baptized there in 1865 and came to Utah the same year. In 1866 he served in the Blackhawk war in Sanpete county. In 1867 ne married Sarah Ellen Neibaur, who was born in Salt Lake City.
They have had 12 children of whom four sons and four daughters are living. They are: John O'Driscoll, of Leeton: Isaac O'Driscoll of Kamas; Jesse P. O'Driscoll of Provo; Mrs. Rachel Wolstenhulme of Driggs, Idaho; Mrs. Ellen Davis of Marion; Mrs. Gladys O'Driscoll of Kamas. Mr. and Mrs. O'Driscoll have 32 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They moved to Kamas in 1869 and have resided there ever since.
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