Actually, he was Elisha David Standiford III, but he apparently went by Jr. The original Jr. is buried in Elisha Sr.'s plot; he died as an infant.
Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 4, 1899—E. D. Standiford and Miss Lillian Godfrey, of this city, eloped to Jeffersonville yesterday afternoon and were married by Justice Hause. This is the second time young Standiford, who is slightly over 21 years, has figured in a runaway marriage. His first wife, Miss Lillie Girard Alexander, a society girl of Louisville, secured a divorce from him Saturday, together with $10,000 alimony. The case had been in the courts nearly two years, suit having been brought only a short time after their romantic marriage in Jeffersonville in 1897. At that time the young couple had known each other only a week and the wedding was a great surprise.
The second Mrs. Standiford is the daughter of Captain John Godfrey, a well known Ohio river pilot. The groom comes from one of the most distinguished families in the state, being a son of the late Dr. E. D. Standiford, who was for years president of the Louisville & Nashville railway.
(The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 16 August 1887, Tuesday
E. D. Standiford, Jr. was the son of Elisha David and Lillie Standiford.
Contributor: The Meriwether Society, Inc. (46827721)
Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 4, 1899—E. D. Standiford and Miss Lillian Godfrey, of this city, eloped to Jeffersonville yesterday afternoon and were married by Justice Hause. This is the second time young Standiford, who is slightly over 21 years, has figured in a runaway marriage. His first wife, Miss Lillie Girard Alexander, a society girl of Louisville, secured a divorce from him Saturday, together with $10,000 alimony. The case had been in the courts nearly two years, suit having been brought only a short time after their romantic marriage in Jeffersonville in 1897. At that time the young couple had known each other only a week and the wedding was a great surprise.
The second Mrs. Standiford is the daughter of Captain John Godfrey, a well known Ohio river pilot. The groom comes from one of the most distinguished families in the state, being a son of the late Dr. E. D. Standiford, who was for years president of the Louisville & Nashville railway.
(The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 16 August 1887, Tuesday
E. D. Standiford, Jr. was the son of Elisha David and Lillie Standiford.
Contributor: The Meriwether Society, Inc. (46827721)
Actually, he was Elisha David Standiford III, but he apparently went by Jr. The original Jr. is buried in Elisha Sr.'s plot; he died as an infant.
Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 4, 1899—E. D. Standiford and Miss Lillian Godfrey, of this city, eloped to Jeffersonville yesterday afternoon and were married by Justice Hause. This is the second time young Standiford, who is slightly over 21 years, has figured in a runaway marriage. His first wife, Miss Lillie Girard Alexander, a society girl of Louisville, secured a divorce from him Saturday, together with $10,000 alimony. The case had been in the courts nearly two years, suit having been brought only a short time after their romantic marriage in Jeffersonville in 1897. At that time the young couple had known each other only a week and the wedding was a great surprise.
The second Mrs. Standiford is the daughter of Captain John Godfrey, a well known Ohio river pilot. The groom comes from one of the most distinguished families in the state, being a son of the late Dr. E. D. Standiford, who was for years president of the Louisville & Nashville railway.
(The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 16 August 1887, Tuesday
E. D. Standiford, Jr. was the son of Elisha David and Lillie Standiford.
Contributor: The Meriwether Society, Inc. (46827721)
Louisville, Kentucky, Dec. 4, 1899—E. D. Standiford and Miss Lillian Godfrey, of this city, eloped to Jeffersonville yesterday afternoon and were married by Justice Hause. This is the second time young Standiford, who is slightly over 21 years, has figured in a runaway marriage. His first wife, Miss Lillie Girard Alexander, a society girl of Louisville, secured a divorce from him Saturday, together with $10,000 alimony. The case had been in the courts nearly two years, suit having been brought only a short time after their romantic marriage in Jeffersonville in 1897. At that time the young couple had known each other only a week and the wedding was a great surprise.
The second Mrs. Standiford is the daughter of Captain John Godfrey, a well known Ohio river pilot. The groom comes from one of the most distinguished families in the state, being a son of the late Dr. E. D. Standiford, who was for years president of the Louisville & Nashville railway.
(The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia), 16 August 1887, Tuesday
E. D. Standiford, Jr. was the son of Elisha David and Lillie Standiford.
Contributor: The Meriwether Society, Inc. (46827721)
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