3/26/19

1895 Catskill NY guests at Hunter-Bulkley wedding


Bride:  Julia F Bulkley 1867-1932 daughter of Henry + Caroline (Comfort)

Groom: N Herbert Hunter 1834-1910 son of William + Rachel (Washburn)
 The groom worked in NYC for the firm Acker, Merrall & Condit founded by David D Acker & partners. David's son J Park Acker was married to Eunie, a cousin of the bride listed below.

Out-of-town guests listed in a local news item were:

Julia Clark nee Comfort (widow of George W Clark), maternal aunt of bride

Mrs J Park Acker (widow), nee Eunie Clark, daughter of Julia, cousin of bride

Mrs Harriet Turck, nee Ludington (widow of Henry Turck), great aunt of bride

Miss Ella Brunjes and J E Whitehouse of New York ... believe this is actually Caroline ELMA Brunjes, 1833-1906 a 2nd cousin of the bride's mother descending from the Ludington branch; she was an unmarried teacher in NYC; uncertain about Mr Whitehouse

Mrs Axel Lohmann and Miss Laura of Astoria, Queens
  Axel, a native of Catskill, was still living in 1895
  His wife was Anna Mahaffey born in Catskill
  Their only daughter Laura (later married Wm Duncan) was born in 1868
Other than being Catskill acquaintances, not aware of their connections with either bride nor groom.

Mr and Mrs C C TenBroek of Kingston
  Druggist Charles TenBroeck 1845-1935 was the bride's first cousin as their mothers (Mary Ann Comfort TenBroeck and Caroline Comfort Bulkley) were sisters

Miss Millie Lusk of Saugerties 1868-1948 was the daughter of Charles Lusk, and grand-daughter of Harriet Ludington Lusk Turck and her first husband John Lusk
   Millie was a 2nd cousin of the bride

Mrs David Ely of Hudson was a maternal great aunt of the bride, nee Charlotte Comfort, sister of the bride's mother Caroline

Mr and Mrs Henry Ely of Hudson =   Henry 1865-1930 son of Charlotte Comfort Ely and David;   Henry's wife was Minnie Salspaugh


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