Five young couples pose at, or a little before, the turn of the last century. Included in the group are one of Pauline's early doctors, the grandson of the landowner on whose property Pauline was built, as well as two sibling pairs. Photo is from the Sarah Goding Post collection, courtesy of Kathy Post Seeman.

 

Who's Who Of The Couture Couples*

This group of stylish young couples includes, from left in the back row: May (Bourne) and David Jones, Maude Coffman and William “Doc” Franklin. Seated in the middle row are Frank and Ann (Jones) Bourne, George Ernest Sherman and Hattie Davis. Seated on the floor are Jennie (Waldeck) and John McCleery.

Two pairs of siblings are represented in the photo: May Jones (back row, far left) stands behind her brother Frank Bourne, and David Jones (back row, second from left) stands behind his sister Ann Bourne. David Jones was born Oct. 2, 1874, to T.T. and Margaret Jones. He and May were married in September of 1899. She was a schoolteacher in Little Blue Township prior to their marriage. David worked at the Exchange National Bank in Hastings and later as business manager and treasurer of Hastings College.

Frank and Ann Bourne spent their entire married lives farming in the Pauline area.  They were married March 1, 1899. Fifty years later, the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their farm home - on the heels of the infamous blizzard of 1949. Neighbor Art Post sat with his tractor at nearby Union School, pulling friends and neighbors in their vehicles into and out of the Bourne farmstead. All day long the well-wishers came, undaunted by the barely passable roads. The Bournes were active in various organizations, including Pauline Methodist Church and District 7 Union School. They had no children, but opened their hearts and home to several young girls over the years, including Sarah Goding Post, the wife of Art Post.

Dr. William Franklin is believed to be the first physician to have had his own office building in Pauline, two other medical practitioners having set up offices in the local boarding house. Franklin’s office was east of where the Evans’ Store was later located, along Kingston Avenue. He eventually married Maude Coffman.

Ernest Sherman and Hattie Davis married and had eight children. He farmed until shortly after the turn of the century, then joined his brother in the auto business.

John McCleery managed and later owned Pauline’s west grain elevator, located along the Burlington rail line. He and Jennie had three sons who worked with him in the business. They also operated a stockyard alongside the west elevator, shipping cattle and hogs. The town of Pauline was built on the farm of John’s grandfather, James Boyd McCleery.

*A portion of this information was taken from "Pauline and Community, 1887-1987, 'A Trail in Time' ".

A Few Decades Later . . . 

Two sibling pairs from the top photo are pictured in later life in this 1938 photo taken at the David Jones home in Hastings. David Jones is seated fourth from the left, with wife May standing behind. Frank and Ann Bourne are seated at the right. Photo is from the Sarah Goding Post collection, courtesy of Kathy Post Seeman.The two sibling pairs are seen again in this 1938 photo taken at the Dave and May Jones home. Here they are photographed with their other siblings, Tom, Jenny, Pierce and Nellie. They were the children of T.T. and Margaret (Davies) Jones. Pictured from left are Tom and Jennie (Overy) Jones; Jenny (Jones) Slater; David Jones, with wife May standing behind him; Margaret Jones standing with young Jerry Jones in front of her; Pierce Jones; Nellie (Jones) Franklin; and Frank and Ann (Jones) Bourne at the right.