Family accounts and newspaper reports, with their original qualifications and sources.
Quincy and Salisbury connections
A visit so good he promised to come back for Christmas
In November 1915, Ben Roling headed home to Salisbury after ten days with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roling, in Quincy. The Quincy Daily Herald reported that he had enjoyed himself so much that he promised another visit at Christmas.
Travel ran in both directions. In August 1917, the same newspaper noted that Lena Roling, of the Henry household’s 928 Madison Street address, had returned from three weeks visiting friends and relatives in Moberly and Salisbury.
Sources: Quincy Daily Herald, November 9, 1915, p. 12, original page; August 24, 1917, p. 7, original page.
A choir wedding and breakfast for thirty
When Caroline Roling and Arthur Schlephorst married at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Quincy, both were already familiar voices in the church choir. The Quincy Daily Herald described the Wednesday-morning ceremony, a church decorated with roses and chrysanthemums, and a wedding breakfast for thirty at the bride’s parents’ home on Madison Street.
Lula Roling was maid of honor, and her brother Anton was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roling were among the out-of-town guests. After the celebration, the newlyweds left for a Chicago honeymoon, with plans to make their home on North Fifth Street.
Source: “Schlephorst-Roling Wedding Celebrated Wednesday Morning,” Quincy Daily Herald, October 27, 1921, p. 4, original page. Issue date from the preserved archive identification; page and article visually checked.