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Elihu and Delores McCoy at the Bethel AME Church on their wedding day.

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Image Number

RM0044

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Collection

Tookes-McCoy collection

Physical Description

1 digital image - b&w

Biographical Note

Delores was the daughter of Dorothy Ethel Nash Tookes and James Nelson Tookes.

Elihu was born November 19, 1912 in Wilmar, Arkansas. He was a union organizer for the Carpenters Union. He came to Tallahassee to organize the African-American workers at the Elberta Crate Factory. He died on May 15, 1992.

Elihu and Delores McCoy at the Bethel AME Church on their wedding day.

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Elihu and Delores McCoy at the Bethel AME Church on their wedding day.

Subject

Ceremonies

Wedding clothing and dress

Wedding dresses

African American churches--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

Manners and customs

Rites and ceremonies

Marriage customs and rites

Weddings--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

Marriage service--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

African American couples--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

African American married people--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee

Wedding costume

Date

1954

Identifier

RM0044

Image URL

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Geographic Term

Leon County (Fla.)

Tallahassee (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 digital image - b&w

Series Title

Tookes-McCoy collection

Biography Note

Delores was the daughter of Dorothy Ethel Nash Tookes and James Nelson Tookes.

Subject - Person

McCoy, Delores Juanita Tookes -- Marriage

McCoy, Elihu, 1912-1992 -- Marriage

Subject - Corporate

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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Elihu and Delores McCoy at the Bethel AME Church on their wedding day. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/319206>, accessed 20 August 2026.

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Elihu and Delores McCoy at the Bethel AME Church on their wedding day. 1954. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/319206>

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(State Archives of Florida)

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Elihu and Delores McCoy at the Bethel AME Church on their wedding day.