Russell King Homer
Russell the "Gallant Knight"
"One of the near neighbors to the Homers in Onondaga County was the Williamson family. They had a daughter Eliza born the same year as Russel King. As their parents were friends and neighbors, these two were childhood sweethearts. when the Homers went to Crawford County, Pennsylvania, the Williamsons went with them, and the families located near each other. The two children were 15 years old, and their youthful romance continued. In the summer of 1836, Eliza returned to New York to visit with old friends and was gone some months when she sent word to her mother that she was homesick and would like to come back to Pennsylvania. Her mother , Mrs. Williamson, reported this to the Homer family and asked Russell how he would like to go and get her. He replied that he did not know of anything he would like better if he could bring a wife back with him. To this Mrs. Williamson graciously responded that she did not know of anything she would like better for a Christmas present than to have him as a son-in-law. I have heard father tell of how, when he began this journey, he was as proud as a gallant knight of old setting out to rescue his lady fair and bring her back to a home of her own. Before he started, he procured some elegant clothes, a swallow-tailed coat and a fine linen shirt with a frilled bosom, a high stove-pipe hat, knee breeches, and a high tip boots.
They were married December 20, 1836, at Erie, New York, and spent the holidays honeymooning in and around that city. They rode on the first steamboat which had sailed on lake Erie. Father spent all of his money, and had to sell his new boots to get sufficient money to complete the journey home." Rachel Maretta Homer Crockett- Homer Family History p. 12-13 Russell King Homer & Family
I found this picture of on the web and it's reportedly Russell King Homer with his wife Eliza Williamson Homer and a few of their children. I'm looking into who the children are. If you have any knowledge or guesses please contact me.
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