They Kiss in 1862 and Marry in 1920

1920

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 25. -- A romance which began in 1862 culminated in the marriage of Edward F. Haley, a Confederate veteran, and Mrs. Joseph Bales, a wealthy widow, who says she is a third cousin of President Wilson.

Fifty-eight years ago Haley kissed his cousin, Mattie Maupin, then a 7-year-old girl, and marched away to war. The girl often wondered what had become of "Cousin Ed," who did not return.

Recently there was a knock at her door and she was greeted by an old man who said he was E. F. Haley, now 74 years old.

He proposed marriage. Mrs. Bales at first was reluctant, but when Haley returned with a license with both names inscribed on it, she agreed to marry.

--The Saturday Blade, Chicago, March 27, 1920, page 1.