Engagement of Ruth Ellen Gregg and David Ray Himebaugh, 1973

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Event

Date: circa 1973-05
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: Ruth Ellen Gregg (fiancee) · David Ray Himebaugh (fiancee)
Followed by: Marriage of Ruth Ellen Gregg and David Ray Himebaugh, 1973
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1973 Beaver Beacon announced the engagement of Ruth Ellen Gregg and David Ray Himebaugh. It gave September 22 as the planned Beaver Island wedding date and identified Gregg’s gift-shop business and Himebaugh’s employer.

Evidence and limits

The May announcement alone does not establish completion, but the September–October follow-up reports the September 22 ceremony. Neither issue supplies a civil marriage record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Engagement.”
Announces Ruth Ellen Gregg, daughter of Philip R. Gregg, and David Ray Himebaugh, son of Archie Himebaugh. It says the wedding was planned for September 22 on Beaver Island, identifies Gregg as owner of Ruthie's Bits of Beaver Gift Shop, and says Himebaugh worked for Will Flow Company; it does not establish that the wedding occurred.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Weddings: Gregg–Himebaugh.”
Reports the September 22, 1973 Holy Cross Church wedding, confirming the planned marriage but not supplying a civil record.
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Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the combined September–October publication; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Engagement of Ruth Ellen Gregg and David Ray Himebaugh, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/engagement-of-ruth-ellen-gregg-and-david-himebaugh-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “Engagement.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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