Graybill - Samuel C.
Source: Atlas of Montgomery County (Chicago: Beers, 1878) p 52
GRAYBILL, Samuel C, PO Ladoga, son of Samuel and Lydia Graybill, who settled on Sec. 11 of this township Dec, 1834; was born Dec 29, 1850; is a farmer, stock raiser and dealer on sec. 11.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal & Review, Dec 5, 1931
On Sunday afternoon, Dec 5, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel GRAYBILL will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, their children will hold open house from 2 until 5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Ashby, where they will welcome all relatives and friends who wish to call. Dec 7, 1881, at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Amazon Ward, the late Grant Ward home, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Clara Bell, to Samuel Cline Graybill. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Hayes of the Presbyterian Church of Crawfordsville and was witnessed by 100 guests;; who after the ceremony were seated at long tables and served a turkey dinner.
The bride and groom were attended by Mellie Ward, now Mrs. Thomas Wilkins of near Linden, sister of the bride and Marcellus Lidikay, now in Wellsville, Kansas, nephew of the groom. The following day an infare dinner was given by the groom's mother at her home to all the immediately relatives. After an extended wedding trip in the South the bride and groom started housekeeping at the old Graybill homestead, where Charley Keller now lives.
Three children were born to this union: Grace C, who died in 1907 age 23; Nellie, now Mrs. Wallace Ashby and Samuel Cline, Jr. There are four grandchildren, Wilda Grace Graybill, Samuel Robert Grace Graybill (sic) and Marianna Ashby. - typed by kbz