Charles Reuben and Rhoda Alice Lyman McBride

Special To The Tribune

TOOELE--Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. McBride, well known residents of Tooele, celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their home here Wednesday with a quiet family gathering, recalling many of the incidents that have filled lives full with accomplishments and happiness.

Mr. McBride

Mr. McBride was born at Fillmore October 1, 1856. He was the son of Reuben A. and Harriet Columbia Williams McBride. His youth was spent on the cattle ranges surrounding that territory.

Mrs. McBride was the daughter of the late Francis M. and Rhoda Ann Taylor Lyman. She was born at Beaver April 20, 1859. They were married at Fillmore November 20, 1875. At first they made their home at Fillmore, but when her father came to Tooele to preside over the Tooele L. D. S. stake they moved also in 1882.

Mr. McBride has been a successful stockman and farmer in this locality, as well as a business man and community leader. He served as sheriff of Tooele county for some time, and was also county attorney during this time. He served in the state legislature as representative from Tooele county.

Mrs. McBride

Mrs. McBride has also been active in community and church affairs, as well as taking care of a large family. Most of her activities were in the Tooele Relief society of which she was president for nine years, and a counselor in the presdency for seven years previous.

During the war she supervised he work of the Red Cross workers n her ward. It was during this time hat she received a letter from England from a woman who had received a quilt made by Mrs. McBride to send to sufferers in the San Francisco earthquake, but which had been stored and shipped to England when the war broke but. A note asking acknowledgnent of the quilt was still attached, and the answer was the result.

Of the 14 children born to them, nine are living. They are Dr. Lyman A. McBride, W. Grover McBride, Mrs. Peter G. Droubay, Mrs. Jack Kirk and Mrs. Sheldon Gray, all of Tooele; Mrs. George C. Chase, Payson; Mrs. George Snow Gills, Salt Lake City; Mrs. John Brotheron, Stockton, Cal., and Mrs. George P. Frey, Grand Junction, Colo. There are 43 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Nov 24-35

The above pictures as you can see were at one time a single photo. For some reason it has been cut in half.