Clitherall Eloise LeGrand
b. circa 1904, d. circa 1969
- Father: William Homer LeGrand b. June 1872, d. 5 February 1945
- Mother: Kate S. Elsberry b. January 1879, d. 24 December 1949
- Clitherall Eloise LeGrand was born circa 1904 in Alabama.
- She was known as Eloise.
- William Homer LeGrand and Kate S. Elsberry appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Walkers Beat, Montgomery County, Alabama, at Norman Bridge Road. Other members of the household included Clitherall Eloise LeGrand, Milton Paul LeGrand and William Homer LeGrand Jr.
- William Homer LeGrand and Kate S. Elsberry appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Cloverdale, Montgomery County, Alabama, at Norman Bridge Road. Other members of the household included Clitherall Eloise LeGrand, Milton Paul LeGrand and William Homer LeGrand Jr. Also in the household were a cook and one other servant.
- Eloise LeGrand and her mother Kate arrived in the port of New York aboard the Rijndam on 14 September 1920, having sailed from Plymouth on the 5th.
- She married Harold Thornton Council on 14 December 1921 in Montgomery, Alabama, at St. John's Episcopal Church.
- The following appeared on 15 December 1921 in The Montgomery Advertiser: One of the prettiest and most popular of the December brides was Miss Clitherall Eloise LeGrand, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Homer LeGrand, whose marriage to Harold Thornton Council of Greenville, Miss., was brilliantly solemnized in the presence of a large company of friends and relatives Wednesday evening.
The interior of St. John's Episcopal Church which was the scene of this beautiful wedding, was a mass of palms and Southern smilax. . . .
Miss Marion Auerbach rendered a program of nuptial music preceding the ceremony and two violin numbers were given by Miss Amelia Pincus "Song of India," and "Venetian Love Song," with organ accompaniment by Miss Auerbach. Dr. E. P. Cook of Birmingham sand "Because" just before the entrance of the bridal party.
To the strains of Lohengren's Wedding March, the bridal party entered led by the ushers and groomsmen entering in twos. Will Elsberry, Clayton Tullis, Lloyd Hooper of Selma, James Rushin, George Crittenden of Greenville, Paul LeGrand, James Berry of Greenville, William LeGrand and Richard Harbison of Greenville.
The first bridesmaid was Miss Elizabeth Thigpen, and she was followed by the maids, singly. Miss Margaret Thorington and Miss Juliet Sellers, and the matrons, Mrs. Katherine Elsberry Perkins and Mrs. Paul LeGrand. They wore evening gowns of sunburst taffeta, and carried bouquets of Ophelia roses showered with snap dragons. Miss Elizabeth Anderson, maid of honor, wore a gown of orchid taffeta and carried a bouquet of sunburst roses and pink snap dragons. the bride was attended by her mother, Mrs. W. H. LeGrand, as matron of honor. Her gown was of Alice blue panne velvet and her bouquet was of sunburst roses and white snap dragons.
Preceding the bride and her father, was the little flower girl, Eloise LeGrand Stakely, wearing a costume of sunburst and orchid taffeta and carrying a miniature bouquet of Ophelia roses and snap dragons. Master Davis Stakely, Jr., ring bearer, was dressed in a suit of white satin.
The bride's gown. . . .
The bride and her father were met at the altar by Mr. Council, and his best man, Kenneth Council of Greenville, and the ceremony was performed by Dr. Richard Wilkinson. During the service Miss Amelia Pincus softly played Schubert's Serenade on the violin.
A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents immediately after the ceremony, for the member [sic] of the bridal party and a few friends. Assisting Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand in entertaining was Mr. and Mrs. Council of Greenville, parents of the groom, Mrs. Will Elsberry, Sr., Mrs. Bessie Rushin and Mrs. Allie Birch of Birmingham. During the evening hot coffee was served from a prettily decorated table presided over by Mrs. W. A. Gayle and Mrs. J. W. Kelly and a salad and ice course was served. Presiding at the bride's book was Miss Mary Foshee and Miss Carolyn Davidson.
Later in the evening Mr. Council and his bride left for a wedding trip to Cuba but will return to Montgomery in time to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents before going to Greenville, Miss., to make their home. The bride traveled in a tailored dress of blue tricotine with a seal fur coat trimmed in squirrel and a squirrel trimmed hat. - The following appeared on 5 February 1922 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Mrs. Harold Council, of Greenville, Miss., formerly Miss Eloise Le Grand, of this city, will arrive the first part of the week to be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. LeGrand.
- The following appeared on 4 March 1922 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Mrs. W. H. LeGrand has gone to Greenville, Miss., hwere she will be the gues of her daughter, Mrs. Harold Council.
- Clitherall Eloise LeGrand died circa 1969.
- Her husband Harold Thornton Council became a widower at her death.
- Last Edited: 31 Dec 2014