The family of Joseph Allen Wing

Joseph Allen Wing, the son of Byron Wing & Annabelle Gore was born June 6, 1882 in Clayton, Adams County, Illinois. He married Ruby Dean Lowe on October 17, 1907 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. Ruby was the daughter of Peter James Lowe & Nancy Swisher. Ruby was born June 19, 1891 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Joseph Allen Wing & Ruby Dean Lowe had three children, Marguerite Estella Wing, born July 2, 1909 in Decatur, Macon Co, Illinois, Mary Wing, born November 23, 1914, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois & Joseph Allen Wing Jr., Born February 17, 1917 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

The following was taken from the Decatur Herald and Review, October, 1917;

WABASH MAN MARRIES POPULAR GIRL FROM BRADLEY'S

Miss Ruby Dean Lowe was married to Joseph Allen Wing at the bride's home, 236 East Marietta street, at 8 o'clock Thursday evening. Rev. F. B. Jones officiating.

Lohengrin's wedding march was played as the couple entered the room, during the ceremony. "Twas a Lover and His Lass" was played, Mrs. Esther Adams at the piano. The couple was attended by Miss Vera Burtnett and William Lambert. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served to the fifty guests present, all of them relatives.

The bride was attired in a blue traveling suit. Mr. and Mrs. Wing left at 10:55 last night for Gower, Mo., where they will visit relatives of the groom and from there they will make a trip through the west, expecting to be gone about ten days. They have not yet decided whether they will make their home in Decatur or Springfield.

Mr. Wing is a passenger flagman on the Wabash. Mrs. Wing was formerly employed at the Bradley store and both are well known and popular here.

Those present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. A. Montague of Cincinnati, O., and Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman of Danville.

There were a number of beautiful presents of silverware, Haviland china and linens.

Toni's notes....Ruby was 16 years old when she married the 25 year old Joseph Allen Wing. A family story that has been told to me countless times is that when Joe and Ruby boarded the train for Gower, Missouri, my great-grandmother, Ruby's mother, Nancy Swisher Lowe, was inconsolable. The bridesmaid, Vera Burtnett, had to spend the night with my great-grandmother who kept Vera up all night crying.