Wedding of Earl F.Hyde and Mary F. Moorhead

My parents have been slowly handing over to me old family photos and documents. Report cards, marriage certificates, death certificates...anything that may help me grow our family tree.

 

In one box that was mailed was a small white book titled The Wedded Life by J R Miller, DD. DD stands for Doctor of Divinity. Philadelphia Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work dated 1922, original copyright dates 1886 and 1894. 

It looks like a book that may have been given to the engaged couples while they were working with the clergy planning their weddings. Most of the book is 4 parts... 

Marriage Services 

Marriage 

The Husband's Part 

The Wife's Part 

I haven't read it yet, but I bet the last two parts will make for an interesting read. LOL 

What I'm most excited about is the beginning of the book. Its set up for the newly wedded couple to record memories of their wedding day. So much useful and interesting information in this part. 

- both Earl and Mary lived in Pittsburgh when they were married. 

- they were married in Carlton, PA on 29 November 1923 

- the minister that married them was R.F.Miller, Minister of the Gospel 

- the witnesses at the wedding were Maude Kline and Lena Kline, Mary's aunts 

There is then a list of names on a page headed Congratulations. I don't know if these people were guests at the actual wedding, or at a party afterwards, but so many are names I recognize from our tree... 

Mother - Beryl Louise Kline Moorhead Sanborn, Mary's mother 

Aunt Maude - Nora Maude Kline, Mary's aunt 

Aunt Lena - Lena Crawford Kline, widow of Daniel W. Kline, Mary's aunt and deceased uncle 

Aunt Lora - Lora Stover Kline Smith, Mary's aunt 

G.W.Crawford - not sure who this is, but probably related to Aunt Lena 

Bertha Kline - Mary's first cousin 

Bessie Hood - not sure about this person, a friend maybe? 

Dot Smith - Mary's first cousin 

Lawrence Kline - Mary's first cousin 

Theresa Kline - Theresa Pringle Kline, wife of Lawrence Kline 

Dwight Kline - Dwight Crawford Kline, Mary's first cousin 

Velda Kline - Velda Heltzel Kline, wife of Dwight Kline 

Gale K. Crawford - Mary's first cousin 

Beulah Moon Crawford - wife of Gale Crawford 

Harry W. Seeman - another person I'm not sure about 

R.F.Miller - minister that performed the ceremony 

Florence L. Miller - the ministers wife 

and lastly, Ruth Crawford and Evelyn Crawford - no record of these two, but my guess is that they are cousins of Mary's 

So, what do we take from this list? What do we see is missing?? There were NO relatives of Earl's at the wedding. Not one Hyde! 

Now, granted, both his parents had passed before he married Mary. But his brother Frank was still alive! And he had a ton of uncles, aunts and cousins. 

There are other lists in the book, but I'll save them for another post. 

It just goes to show you, though...you never know where you might find some little piece of your family history.No matter how small or seemingly insignificant, it might be a clue that unlocks a puzzle.

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