Family:William Demaline and Adalissa Heston (1)

The following description of William and Adalissa's wedding is taken from Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, ed., published under the auspices of the Woman's Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commssion, 1896, p. 477. "When Adlissa Heston and Wm. Demaline were married, 1839, supper was served to one hundred guests in a log house, the floral decorations being sunflowers and morning glories. The bridal dress was of white muslin trimmed with lace and ribbons. The bridal party descended from the chamber on a ladder to the floor below, where they were married, Wm. Adams being the officiating justice of the peace. The following day they went to Mrs. Lentz’s in Mayfield, where a reception was given them. They commenced housekeeping with a well-filled larder, consisting of one barrel flour, one box raisins, two pounds tea, four pounds coffee, and other groceries in abundance, more than the average country store then contained. Not being accustomed to housekeeping, the groom ordered one bushel green peas, one quarter of lamb, and other things accordingly, for their first meal. Mr. Demaline was a tailor by trade and his wife often worked with him far into the night to help pay for a farm of seventy acres in Euclid, where they lived seven years. Their present home is Dover. Their daughter, Mary Ann, is Mrs. Ruple, of Euclid; and Hannah, Mrs. Thomas Andrews, of Ridgeville."

Possibly Adalissa and William Demaline, ca. 1855

1. ↑ Ohio Genealogical Society. Cuyahoga West Chapter. Index to marriage license applications, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, February 23, 1829 - August, 1851: volumes 1 through 6. (Fairview Park, Ohio: Cuyahoga West Gen. Soc., 1985)
   vol. 3, p. 350.
2. ↑ United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).
3. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).
4. ↑ United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).
5. ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).
6. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).