Campbell-Ford wedding, 1912

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New Jersey Mirror 1 May 1912
CAMPBELL--FORD.--April 24, at Timbuctoo, by Rev. Mr. Akers, Frederick Campbell, of Mount Holly, and Timbuctoo was the scene of a wedding on Wednesday evening(presumably a reference to April 24, 1912) when May Ford, of that place, was married to Frederick Campbell, the faithful chauffeur for Dr. R. C. Barrington, of Mount Holly. The ceremony which took place at the bride's home was performed by Rev. Mr. Akers, pastor of the Second Baptist church, and was witnessed by the upper tendom in social circles. A reception followed the tying of the nuptial knot but the usual honeymoon trip was dispensed with, the bridal couple going immediately to their newly-furnished home on West Washington street

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