{"id":1499,"date":"2026-10-31T17:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1499"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:28:25","slug":"roling-quincy-salisbury","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tim-roling.com\/?page_id=1499","title":{"rendered":"Quincy and Salisbury connections"},"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 and Salisbury connections<\/nav>\n<p class=\"family-topic-intro\">Family accounts and newspaper reports, with their original qualifications and sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"quincy-and-salisbury-connections\"><h2>Quincy and Salisbury connections<\/h2>\n<section id=\"family-story-a-visit-so-good-he-promised-to-come-back-for-christmas\"><h3>A visit so good he promised to come back for Christmas<\/h3>\n<p>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 <cite>Quincy Daily Herald<\/cite> reported that he had enjoyed himself so much that he promised another visit at Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>Travel ran in both directions. In August 1917, the same newspaper noted that Lena Roling, of the Henry household\u2019s 928 Madison Street address, had returned from three weeks visiting friends and relatives in Moberly and Salisbury.<\/p>\n<p><small>Sources: <cite>Quincy Daily Herald<\/cite>, November 9, 1915, p. 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122297029\">original page<\/a>; August 24, 1917, p. 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122306299\">original page<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"family-story-a-choir-wedding-and-breakfast-for-thirty\"><h3>A choir wedding and breakfast for thirty<\/h3>\n<p>When Caroline Roling and Arthur Schlephorst married at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church in Quincy, both were already familiar voices in the church choir. The <cite>Quincy Daily Herald<\/cite> described the Wednesday-morning ceremony, a church decorated with roses and chrysanthemums, and a wedding breakfast for thirty at the bride\u2019s parents\u2019 home on Madison Street.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: \u201cSchlephorst-Roling Wedding Celebrated Wednesday Morning,\u201d <cite>Quincy Daily Herald<\/cite>, October 27, 1921, p. 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/quincypublicil.advantage-preservation.com\/viewer\/GetPdfFile?122343736\">original page<\/a>. 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