Thomas D. Quire

State Couple Married 71 Years Ago in Franklin County

Thursday, March 24, 1938

FRANKFORT, KY, March 24 (AP) - New claimants to the title of being Kentucky's longest married couple are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Quire of Franklin County. The old couple is agreed the ceremony took place 71 years ago, but they fail to agree on who the preacher was who tied the knot.  Thomas Quire says it was Brother Roberts (first name long since forgotten) who united the couple.  Mrs. Quire says they were married by a "Brother Peters."  But, then 71 year is a long time to remember even so important a thing as the name of the preacher at your own wedding, the old couple will tell you.  And another reason they seem a little bit hazy on the subject is that Mrs. Quire was only 13 when she married; Quire was only 19 years old when the stood together before the preacher. It was 67 years ago that their first son, Robert, now night watchman for the state highway department, was born. Seven more children were born to the couple, five of whom are still living.  Twenty-four grandchildren, 18 grandchildren and one great-great grandson of the couple are still living.  Both Quire, now 90, and Mrs. Quire, now 84, were born in the same magisterial district in which they now live.  Once for a short time they moved over into a neighboring community, but soo moved back.  They have never lived outside of Franklin County. Quire has been a farmer all of his life.

Submitted by:  Carole Palmer, coordinator, Webster County, KYGenWeb

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