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:At first she said she couldn't possibly
 be married that night,
 but when I told her
that the preacher would be there,
 the cabs were hired,
the ferry would take us over
and it would be

very awkward

to stop the proceedings,

she decided
 we had better
be married at once.

 She got Hannah Stone, who is
 now Mrs. Dr. Josephi,
 to act as bridesmaid."

Seven children were born from that
 union: 'three of the Gray daughters died
 from diphtheria during a two-day
period. The Grays survived

their other two children, Wil
-leta and Hawthorne.'