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Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota
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Fred Douglass, the prominent Black leader, married white woman Helen W. Pitts in a private Washington ceremony on Jan. 24. She was 35, he 70; his first wife had died a year prior. The event at Dr. Grimke's home had only two witnesses.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Fred Douglass, the well-known colored leader, was married in this city this evening to Miss Helen W. Pitts, a white woman formerly of Avon, N. Y. The wedding, which took place at the house of Dr. Grimke, of the Presbyterian church, was private, only two witnesses present. The first wife of Douglass, who was a colored woman, died about a year ago. The woman he married today is about 35 years of age, and was employed as a copyist at his office while he was marshal of the district Douglass himself is about 70 years of age, and has a daughter as old as his present wife.
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Washington, At The House Of Dr. Grimke
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Jan. 24
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Fred Douglass, a 70-year-old colored leader, married 35-year-old white woman Miss Helen W. Pitts, formerly of Avon, N. Y., in a private ceremony at Dr. Grimke's house. His first colored wife died about a year ago. Pitts was employed as a copyist in his office while he was marshal of the district. Douglass has a daughter as old as his present wife.