{"id":1484,"date":"2026-10-31T17:27:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1484"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:27:34","slug":"quincy-family-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1484","title":{"rendered":"Quincy family gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.family-topic-breadcrumb{font-size:.95rem;margin:0 0 22px}.family-topic-intro{max-width:68ch;line-height:1.7}.family-topic-menu{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px;margin:26px 0}.family-topic-menu a{display:block;padding:18px;border:1px solid #c9cec8;border-radius:4px;background:#f5f2e9;text-decoration:none;color:#293d30;min-height:52px}.family-topic-menu strong{display:block;font-size:1.1rem}.family-topic-menu span{display:block;margin-top:6px;color:#4f574e;line-height:1.55;font-size:.95rem}.family-topic-related{border-top:1px solid #d8d2c5;margin-top:32px;padding-top:18px}.family-topic-related a{display:inline-block;margin:6px 22px 6px 0}.family-topic-breadcrumb a:focus-visible,.family-topic-menu a:focus-visible,.family-topic-related a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #98513b;outline-offset:4px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb){max-width:960px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb)>p{line-height:1.7}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) :is(h2,h3){scroll-margin-top:24px}.wp-block-post-content:has(.family-topic-breadcrumb) a{overflow-wrap:anywhere}@media(max-width:600px){.family-topic-menu{grid-template-columns:1fr}.family-topic-menu a{padding:16px}}<\/style>\n<nav class=\"family-topic-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">Roling family<\/a> \u203a Quincy family gatherings<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">Visits, weddings and celebrations reported in the newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quincy-family-visits\">Keeping in touch with Quincy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newspaper\u2019s small social notices show the family keeping in touch across the miles. In November 1915, Ben Roling returned to Salisbury after spending ten days with his uncle and aunt, Henry Roling and his wife, at 928 Madison Street in Quincy. He had enjoyed himself so much that he promised to come back for Christmas. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122297029\">Read the notice in The Quincy Daily Herald, November 9, 1915, page 12.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visits went both ways. In August 1917, the same paper reported that Lena Roling, also of 928 Madison Street, had returned from three weeks with friends and relatives in Moberly and Salisbury. It did not name the people she visited, but the notice adds another glimpse of the ties between the two communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122306299\">Read Lena\u2019s notice, August 24, 1917, page 7.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"madison-street-celebrations\">Celebrations on Madison Street<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Anton Roling\u2019s birthday in 1913, his friends arrived at 928 Madison Street with a surprise party and a catching glove. There was whist and something to eat. At the end of the evening, each guest received a lighted candle from the birthday cake to help find the way home. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?116888374\">The Quincy Daily Journal, September 6, 1913, page 8.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three years later, Lena, Lula and Carrie entertained for their brother Albert H., home from Chicago. The evening included games and a three-course supper. Albert spent a week with his parents before taking the Eli back to Chicago. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122302726\">The Quincy Daily Herald, December 4, 1916, page 10.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ben-katherine-wedding-plan-1916\">Plans for a cousin\u2019s Missouri wedding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 1916, Lulu and Carrie Roling left for Salisbury, Missouri, to visit relatives. They also planned to go to Glasgow for the wedding of their cousin, Benjamin Franklin Roling, and Katherine Korte. The <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?116906207\">Quincy Daily Journal of October 14, 1916 (page 2)<\/a> said the wedding would take place the following Wednesday morning. This is a glimpse of family travel plans; it does not establish that the ceremony took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>October 18 is the calculated intended date. The notice supplies no parents for the couple and no children\u2019s parentage; Benjamin Franklin is not automatically equated with the Ben in the 1915 visit notice.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quincy-community-stories\" style=\"margin-top:48px\">More Quincy gatherings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lena-carrie-community-1920\">Lena and Carrie\u2019s community offices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lena and Carrie Roling appear in a December 1920 account of St. Mary\u2019s Branch W. C. U. Lena was elected vice president and Carrie financial secretary at its annual meeting in St. Mary\u2019s school hall. Members then shared a four-course luncheon in a hall decorated for Christmas. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122332605\">Read the Quincy Daily Herald report, printed December 15, 1920, page 2.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The archive indexes this page as December 16; the printed header says December 15. Identification draws on the earlier family notices: this item gives no Roling home address or relationship. Its separate St. Anthony election concerns other officers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"caroline-wedding-1921\">Caroline\u2019s wedding at St. Mary\u2019s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 1921, Caroline Roling and Arthur Schlephorst married at eight o\u2019clock on a Wednesday morning at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church. Both belonged to the choir, which sang during the ceremony. Lula Roling was maid of honor, and Caroline\u2019s brother Anton was best man. Breakfast for thirty followed at her parents\u2019 home, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roling, at 928 Madison Street. After a trip to Chicago, the newlyweds planned to live on North Fifth Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122343736\">Read the Quincy Daily Herald report, archive-dated October 27, 1921, page 4.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The paper places guests Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roling in \u201cSalisbury, Ill.\u201d; that wording is retained without identifying them automatically as the Salisbury, Missouri couple. Henry\u2019s 1931 obituary uses Anthony Schlepphorst for his daughter\u2019s husband, whereas this report prints Arthur Schlephorst. That discrepancy remains unresolved, and the planned North Fifth Street home is not proof of occupancy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"anton-josephine-wedding-1924\">Anton and Josephine\u2019s early-morning wedding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anton William Roling and Josephine Paradise married at a six o\u2019clock nuptial Mass at St. Rose Catholic Church on June 26, 1924. His sister Lula Roling and Charles C. Paradise attended them. Anton was office manager at Irwin Paper Company, and Josephine was a file clerk at Gardner Governor Company. After their wedding breakfast, they took the train to St. Louis and planned to settle in an apartment at 701\u00bd State Street on their return. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122374121\">Read the wedding report in <em>The Quincy Daily Herald<\/em>, June 26, 1924, page 4.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The notice names Anton\u2019s parents as Mr. and Mrs. John H. Roling of 928 Madison Street; that is the name form printed in this source. The State Street apartment was their announced plan, rather than proof of later occupancy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mrs-henry-birthday-1932\">Cake, cards and music for a birthday<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relatives and friends surprised Mrs. Henry Roling with a party for her sixty-ninth birthday in October 1932. Mrs. Ed Hoffman baked the cake, and Ed Hoffman, Donald Roling and Manny Hoffman won the card prizes. Lena and Lulu Roling, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schlepphorst, and the John and Tony Roling families were among the guests. After refreshments, Ed and Manny provided instrumental and vocal music. The notice does not give Mrs. Henry Roling\u2019s own first name or her exact birthday. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?109601313\">Read the <em>Quincy Herald-Whig<\/em> notice, October 4, 1932, page 4.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"carlene-davis-party-1942\">An afternoon party for Carlene<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 1942, Mrs. A. W. Roling and her sisters-in-law Lena and Lula Roling hosted a party at the Plaza for Mrs. Harvey M. Davis, formerly Carlene Schlepphorst. Cards and a two-course luncheon were accompanied by snapdragons and St. Patrick\u2019s decorations; Carlene received a group gift and a corsage of spring flowers. The paper also reported her January 29 marriage in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and said Sergeant Davis was at Camp Forrest. It does not state Carlene\u2019s parents or her exact relationship to the hosts. <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?109646376\">Read the party report in the <em>Quincy Herald-Whig<\/em>, March 9, 1942, page 4.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<nav class=\"family-topic-related\" aria-label=\"Related pages\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=7\">\u2190 Roling family<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=14\">Bernard and Magdalena overview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1477\">Roling Family line<\/a><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a Roling family \u203a Quincy family gatherings Visits, weddings and celebrations reported in the newspapers. Keeping in touch with Quincy The newspaper\u2019s small social notices show the family keeping in touch across the miles. 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