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GRACE CHURCH PARISH,
 

MOUNT WASHINGTON, PITTSBURGH, PA.

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Marriages

Transcribed and contributed by Joan Skinnell Benincasa

A HISTORY

OF

GRACE CHURCH PARISH,

MOUNT WASHINGTON,

PITTSBURGH, PA.

WITH LIST OF PARISHIONERS, VESTRYMEN, BAP-

TISMS, CONFIRMATIONS, MARRIAGES,

BURIALS, ET CETERA,

BY
REV. ROBERT JOHN COSTER, D. D.,
RECTOR.

INCLUDING, ALSO, A SKETCH OF THE EARLY
HISTORY OF THE PARISH,

BY

HON. THOMAS T. BIGHAM,
LATE SENIOR WARDEN.

1903 :
WM. O. JOHNSTON & CO.,
PITTSBURGH.

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MARRIAGES
of
PARISHIONERS OF GRACE CHURCH,
MOUNT WASHINGTON, PITTSBURGH, 1860-1903.

The Parish Register does not contain any record of marriages prior to the year 1860.
 

July 4, 1860.

     JEREMIAH JONES and CHARLOTTE JOYCE, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock A. M., by the Rev. Jubal Hodges, in the presence of the congregation.
 

April 14, 1867.

     MELCHIOR VERNER and MATILDA C. McCLURG, in Grace Church, at noon, by the Rev. B. B. Killikelly, in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Bigham and others.
 

May 3, 1867.

     ALEXANDER CAMPBELL and MARY JANE KING, at the residence of Thomas J. Bigham, Woodlawn, Mount Washington, by the Rev. B. B. Killikelly, D. D., rector, in the presence of the family and the vestry of Grace Church.
 

November 4, 1869.

     JOHN C. SHALER, JR., son of John Conway Shaler, of Duquesne Heights, and grandson of Judge Charles Shaler, of Pittsburgh, and ELLEN RUTH BRATT, daughter of Squire Edward Bratt, in Grace Church, at 11 o'clock A. M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of the parents of the bride and groom and a large gathering of their friends.
 

October 5, 1871.

     THOMAS W. STEELE and MARY GOLDTHORP, daughter of Samuel H. and Sarah Lowen Goldthorp, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, at the residence of the bride's parents, Wyoming street, near Sycamore, in the presence of her father's family, her grandfather's (George Lowen's) family and other friends.
 

February 22, 1872.

     ADAM A. MILLIGAN and NANNIE GOEHRING, daughter of Charles Goehring, by the rector, Rev. R. J. Coster, at 9 o'clock P. M., at the residence of the bride's parents, Grandview avenue, near Stanwix street, in the presence of the family and a large number of friends.
 

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June 18, 1874.

     EDWARD H. DERMITT and KATE GOLDTHORP, daughter of Samuel H. and Sarah Lowen Goldthorp, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Joshua Goldthorp, brother of the bride,and Sarah Dermitt, sister of the groom, witnesses of the marriage, and a large congregation of the friends of the two families.
     At the conclusion of the ceremony the rector, in behalf of the congregation, with a few words of congratulation, presented to the bride and groom a handsome family Bible, as a token of their love and good wishes and as an acknowledgment of the faithful and valuable services of both of them as members of the choir of Grace Church.
 

October 26, 1875.

     JOHN BINDLEY and EMELINE HOUSTON, daughter of Edward and Mary Houston, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 9:30 P. M., in the presence of Messrs. Edwin and Albion Bindley, brothers of the groom, and Messrs. Edward F. and Charles W. Houston, brothers of the bride, Mrs. Charles S. Black and a number of others.
 

March 28, 1877.

     TOM THOMAS EWENS and MARY ELIZABETH DAVIS, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 8:30 P. M., in the presence of George Glass and Violet H. Swem, as witnesses.
 

September 27, 1877.

     JOHN KINNEY and SARAH SMITH, daughter of Mrs. Alfred Marland by her first marriage, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of Mr, Alfred Marland, Southern avenue, the home of the bride, at 8:30 P. M., in the presence of the family and a company of friends.
 

October 25, 1877.

     DAVID HENRY SMITH and ELIZABETH GRACE ZEHFUSS, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Mrs. E. H. Dermitt and the congregation.
 

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November 13, 1879.

     DAVID SMITH and EMMA PHILLISHODDY, daughter of Dr. Phillishoddy, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of the congregation, friends of the bride and groom.
 

January 27, 1880.

     GEORGE ALFRED GLAZE and EMMA JAMES, daughter of Henry and Ann James, of Bigham street, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Miss Amy Glaze and Mrs. R. J. Coster, as witnesses.
 

April 13, 1880.

     JOHN OAKLEY and IMOGEN BRASHEAR, by the Rev. R. J. Coster and Bishop Kerfoot, in St. Andrew's Church, Pittsburgh, at 7:30 P. M., in the presence of a large congregation.
 

April 28, 1880.

     JAMES BENNETT BOGGS, son of the late Samuel Boggs, of Boggs avenue, and SARAH GOLDTHORP, daughter of Samuel H. and Sarah Lowen Goldthorp, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of the bride's parents, Wyoming street, near Sycamore, at 1 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Lincoln Boggs, brother of the groom, and Miss Julia Jenkins, as witnesses, and a large company of friends of the two families.

     The rector and his wife offered hearty congratulations to the young couple—to the bride as a loved graduate of the Bishop Bowman Institute, and to the groom as an honored friend whom they had known from childhood.
 

September 1, 1880.

     CYRUS M. ROBINSON and LIDA ANN GOEHRING, daughter of Charles and Eliza A. Goehring, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 4:30 P. M., in the presence of the rector's family.
 

November 8, 1880.

     JOHN WILLIAM COWARD and MARY ANN WILMOT, daughter of George and Prudence R. Wilmot, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Prudence Wilmot, sister of the bride, and William Krauslever, as witnesses.
 

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March 25, 1881.

     ALFRED MARLAND and SARAH SMITH, at their residence, Southern avenue, at 6 P. M., with Kirk Q. Bigham as witness.
 

April 19, 1881.

     ROBERT REED TORRENCE and EMMA ANN COMAR, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 4 o'clock P. M., in the presence of the rector's family.
 

December 25, 1883.

     CHARLES WALTER, JR., and MINNIE LEFFERTS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lefferts, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of the bride's parents, Virginia Avenue, near Bertha Street, in the presence of the parents of the bride and groom and a company of friends of the two families.
 

August 30, 1884.

     WILLIAM HENRY JAMES and MARY ELIZABETH COSTELLO, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Margaret Brown and Mrs. R. J. Coster, as witnesses.
 

October 9, 1884.

     ANDREW CUTHBERT and MRS. ANNA BELLE HAHN, at the residence of William Hamilton, 17 Lincoln avenue, Allegheny, at 8 P. M., in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton and other friends.
 

December 4, 1884.

     EDWIN BINDLEY and MARY JANE MUSGROVE, daughter of James Musgrove, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of the bride's father, corner of Fifth and Aiken avenues, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Mr. Musgrove and family and a company of friends.
 

April 7, 1885.

     MELVILLE L. STOUT and MARY A. BIGHAM, daughter of Mrs. Maria L, and the late Thomas J. Bigham, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at Woodlawn, the residence of the bride's mother, Thirty-second Ward, Mount Washington, in the presence of Kirk G. Bigham, the brother, and Eliza Bigham, the sister of the bride, and Harry Stout, the brother of the groom, as witnesses.
 

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January 19, 1886.

     WILLIAM ANDERSON REESE and SARAH ISABELLA BOND, daughter of William L. and Anna M. Bond, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of the bride's parents, corner of Virginia avenue and Oneida street, Duquesne Heights, in the evening, in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Bond and Benjamin Reese, brother of the groom, and a large company of friends.
 

June 10, 1886.

     CHARLES WILLIAM WEYGAND and HANNAH IRENE ROBINSON, daughter of James and Mary A. Robinson, by the rector, the Rev. Robert J. Coster, at the bride's residence, Cowan street, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of the family and a number of friends of the bride and groom.
 

October 7, 1886.

     JOHN STANFORD TRUNICK and MARY BAILEY, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of John Lewis and Fanny Cosgrove, as witnesses.
 

July 11, 1887.

     JAMES ROBINSON and MINNIE GOOD, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, in the presence of Charles C. Coster, son of the rector, and George Jones, as witnesses.
 

October 13, 1887.

     ROBERT STINSON and MARY E. C. M. WILBERT, daughter of John Wilbert, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Oliver Stinson and Stanley Neely, as witnesses, and a congregation of their friends.
 

April 26, 1888.

     MORRIS DALLETT and MARGARET B. MILLARD, by th Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of Miss Mary Mc Clurg, South Thirty-third and Carson streets, city, in the presence of Miss Mary McClurg, Mrs. Verner and Mrs. John B. Dunlevy, as witnesses.
 

September 6, 1888.

     HARRY W. NEELY and MARY MAGDALENE STINSON, daughter of Mrs. Ann Stinson, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., the presence of Alfred Auchinbaugh and Sarah Halpin, cousins of the bride, as witnesses, and a congregation of friends.
 

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     The ceremony was followed by a large reception at the bride's home, on Bailey avenue, where the young couple received the congratulations of their numerous friends.
 

September 13, 1888.

     JACOB LICKEL and FRANCIS R. WILMOT, daughter of George and Prudence Wilmot, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Prudence Wilmot, sister of the bride, and the rector's wife.
 

February 9, 1889.

     STEPHEN LEEDHAM and MARY ANN HARRISON, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of Edward Palmer, Southern avenue, at 6 o'clock P. M., Edward and Ann A. Palmer and Archibald and Mary J. Kennedy being witnesses.
 

June 5, 1889.

     ALBION BINDLEY and SARAH L. SLOCUM, sister of Mrs. Dr. 0. W. Sadler, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of a large congregation. Adelaide Bindley, Edwin Bindley and Albion B. McMillin, the young niece and nephews of the groom, and Lucy Sadler, the young niece of the bride, led the bridal procession and acted as witnesses of the marriage.
     After the ceremony a reception was held at Dr. 0. W. Sadler's, where the bride and groom received the congratulations of their large circle of friends.
 

January 30, 1890.

     STANLEY L. NEELY and ELLA A. HARPER, daughter of the late Maj. Samuel Harper, by the rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. Helen Harper, Grandview avenue, at 8:30 P. M., in the presence of a large company of friends, Edwin Smith, a cousin of the bride, and John Davies acting as witnesses.
 

June 10, 1890.

     JOHN CHARLES HERBERT and PRUDENCE T. WILMOT, daughter of George and Prudence R. Wilmot, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 1 o'clock P. M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of the rector's family.
 

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November 11, 1890.

     JOHN MARLAND SMITH, son of Mrs. Alfred Marland by her first marriage, and AGNES E. DILWORTH, daughter of Mr. Dilworth, of Beaver Falls, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, at 4:30 P. M., in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Martell, brother-in-law and sister of the groom, and Mr. and Mrs. Dilworth, parents of the bride.
 

March 25, 1891.

     FRANK W. GORDON and CARRIE A. BOOTH, daughter of James J. Booth, at the residence of the bride's parents, corner of Boquet and Wilmot streets, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, at 8 P. M., in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Booth and a company of friends of the bride and groom.
 

June 10, 1891.

     PHILLIP KELLER and ELIZABETH McNALLY, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of Thomas D. Keller, Rebecca W. L. Dalzell and the rector's family.
 

June 25, 1891.

     OLIVER HALPIN STINSON and ANNA MARGUERITE HOSBACH, daughter of Mrs. Hosbach, of Hazelwood, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M., by the Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, in the presence of Messrs. James Littell, Thomas F. Ashford, Jr., William Halpin, Jr., John Armstrong and John Johnston, as witnesses, and a large congregation.
     In the absence of the rector the Bishop officiated; the vested choir, under Mr. D. D. Ezechiels organist, rendered the music for the occasion, making this the first choral wedding, as well as one of the most interesting, ever held in the church.
 

September 9, 1891.

     WILLIAM H. MOFFAT and MAY J. HOPKINS, at the residence of the bride's brother, J. W. Hopkins, Southern avenue, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins and Miss Briggs.
 

October 8, 1891.

     THOMAS F. ASHFORD, JR., eldest son of Thomas F. Ashford, Sr., of Virginia street, and HARRIETT J. BERRY, daughter of Daniel Berry, of Wyoming street, in Grace Church, at 12 o'clock M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of Mr. George King, the parents of the bride and groom and a large congregation
of the friends of the two families.
 

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October 29, 1891.

     SAMUEL WASHBURNE HARPER, eldest son of the late Maj. Samuel Harper, and IGNATIA MARLAND, second daughter of the Hon. Alfred Marland, in Grace Church, at 7:30 P. M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, in the presence of Miss Charlotte Marland, the sister of the bride, Mrs. Lindsay and a large congregation.
     After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of Mr. Alfred Marland, Southern avenue, where the young couple received the congratulations of their numerous friends.
 

October 18, 1892.

     WILLIAM H. NEWMEYER and ISABELLA B. NAYSMITH, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 3 o'clock P. M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of Miss Ida Armiger, the Misses Naysmith, sisters of the bride, and the rector's wife.
 

December 28, 1892.

     LEONARD RAU and AGNES W. HUGHES, daughter of Mrs. Annie Hughes, widow of the late William Hughes, at the residence of the bride's mother, corner of Norton and Cowan streets, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of Mr. S. J. Creighton, Miss Annie Hughes, sister of the bride, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Rau, parents of the groom, and a large company of the friends of the young couple.
 

February 7, 1893.

     THOMAS GOLDING BOND, eldest son of William L. Bond, and VIRGINIA LOWEN, eldest daughter of John Lowen and granddaughter of the late George Lowen, one of the first vestrymen of Grace Church, at the home of the bride's parents, Union Township, Allegheny County, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, at 8 o'clock P. M., in the presence of the bride's father and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Bond, parents of the groom, and a large company of others, who after the ceremony offered their congratulations to the young couple.
 

April 25, 1893.

     JAMES H. HAMNETT, of Wilkinsburg, and SARAH GOLDTHORP HALPIN, third daughter of William and Maria Cowen Halpin, at the residence of the bride's parents, Virginia and Stanwix streets, by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, at 7 o'clock P.M., in the presence of William Singer, William and Mary Halpin, brother and sister of the bride, the parents of the bride and groom, and a number of others, relatives and friends.
     The young couple received the hearty congratulations of their friends and many handsome presents as tokens of their love and best wishes.
 

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January 4, 1894.

     SAMUEL MARLOW PARE, son of William Pare and grandson of John Pare, and CATHERINE ANN PRICE, daughter of John Price, at the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Penn avenue and Fourth street, at 3 o'clock P. M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, rector, in the presence of Caroline B. Naysmith and William Naysmith, cousins of the groom.
 

June 14, 1894.

     ALLAN BEHAM ANGNEY and IDA SOPHIE REINEMAN, daughter of George Reineman, at the residence of the bride's father, Troy Hill, Allegheny, at 6 P. M., by the Rev. R. J. Coster, in the presence of the family
and a number of friends.
 

April 2, 1895.

     GEORGE WILLIAM DOVER, of Providence, Rhode Island, and MABEL OGARETA STEVENS, of Pittsburgh, at the residence of William C. Stevens, the bride's father, 1107 Grandview avenue, by the bride's rector, the Rev. R. J. Coster, in the presence of William C. Stevens, Delmar A. Stevens, Edna Johnson and a number other friends.
 

October 10, 1895.

     ELMER ELLSWORTH BROSUIS and IRENE GERTRUDE WATSON, at the residence of the bride's family, 234 Washington street, Allegheny, Pa. Witnesses: Grace F. Watson, George W. Watson and Jessie A. Spence. (License No. 1375, Series C.)
 

May 6, 1896.

     GEORGE FRANCIS SLOCUM and ARDELLA ARMSTRONG, in Grace Church, at 8 o'clock P. M. Harry Shaler and Sarah Armstrong, sister of the bride, witnesses.
The choir of Trinity Church, with Walter E. Hall at the organ, furnished the music for the occasion.  (License No. 4902, Series C.)
 

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June 10, 1896.

     JAMES STILL McKEAN, of Pittsburgh, and ATHALIA HUDSON DALY, daughter of Thomas L. Daly, of Belle Vernon, Pa., in Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, at 12 o'clock M., the Rev. R. J. Coster officiating, assisted by the Rev. A. W. Arundel, D. D., rector of Trinity Church.
 

September 8, 1896.

     JAMES RUSSELL DODWORTH, of Allegheny, and MARY ELIZABETH KENAH, daughter of William L. and Mary Kenah, of Bigham street, Thirty-second Ward, city, at the residence of the bride's parents. Witnesses: William L. Kenah, Samuel Kenah and others.  (License No. 7077, Series C.)
 

June 9, 1897.

     GEORGE RUSSELL DAVIES, of Pittsburgh, and ETHEL MAY BOOTH, daughter of James J. Booth, of Boquet street, city, in the parlor of the Bishop Bowman Institute, corner of Fifth evenue and Dithridge street, at 8 P. M. Witnesses: Blanche Booth, sister of the bride, and Mrs. R. J. Coster, wife of the officiating clergyman.  (License No. 11441, Series C.)
 

June 16, 1897.

     HENRY HEPBURN ANDERSON, a Scotchman by birth, and CAROLINE DAVIS, daughter of George Davis, late of England, at the residence of the bride's father, Augusta street, Duquesne Heights, city, at 6:30 P. M. Witnesses: The bride's father and Mr. and Mrs. George, of Pittsburgh.  (License No. 11608, Series C.)
 

Same day, at 8 P. M.

     JOHN L. RHODES MILLER, of Pittsburgh, and GEORGIANA ASHFORD, daughter of Thomas F. Ashford, Sr., at the residence of the bride's father, Bailey avenue, near Ruth Street, in the presence of the bride's family and a large number of friends.  (License No. 11610, Series C.
 

July 22, 1897.

     CLARENCE LINCOLN COOPER, of Allegheny, and EMMA VIRGINIA SCHMID, daughter of Prof. Francis Schmid, at the residence of the bride's family, No. 6 Stockton avenue, Allegheny, Pa., in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Schmid and a company of friends.  (License No. 12197, Series C.)
 

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October 21, 1897.

     CHARLES GORVIN, of Kansas, and AGNES D. THOMPSON, daughter of the late Mrs. Mary Thompson, OF Wyoming street, Thirty-second Ward, and grandaughter of the late Squire Edward Bratt, at the bride's residence, Wyoming street. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. John C. Shaler, Harry G. Shaler and Mrs. Emma Millingar, an aunt of the bride.  (License No. 13669, Series C.)
 

February 10, 1898.

     CHARLES H. DURHAM, of Pittsburgh, and EDITH AMELIA SHALER, daughter of Clarence ShALELR and granddaughter of the late Judge Charles Shaler, in Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, at 5:30 P. M. presence of Augusta Shaler, sister of the bride, Mr. Edwin G. Stout and other friends.  (License No. 15394, Series C.)
 

June 21, 1898.

     ALEXANDER ABBOTT and ELLEN JESSON, at the residence of Miss Mary Taylor, Shiloh street, near Sycamore, Thirty-second Ward, city. Witnesses: Mary Taylor and Mrs. Palmer.  (License No. 17632, Series C.)
 

July 20, 1898.

     SAMUEL JAMES CREIGHTON, of Pittsburgh, ANNIE HALPIN HUGHES, daughter of Mrs. William Hughes, at the bride's home, 87 Natchez street. Witnesses: Andrew, William and Margaret Hughes.  (License No. 18175, Series C.)
 

October 5, 1898.

     EDWARD STANLEY CORLETT, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and MARY MINERVA WAGGONER, daughter of Andrew C. Waggoner, at the bride's residence, Grandview avenue, near Merrimac street, Thirty-second at 7 o'clock P. M., in the presence of the family and the witnesses, Mr.________ Pierson and Miss________ Soffel.  (License No. 19389, Series C.)
 

October 6, 1898.

     HENRY FRANKLIN WIRTZ and MARY MARGARITE IRVING, in the parlor of the Bishop Bowman Institute, 4504 Fifth avenue, at 8 P. M. Witnesses: Mr. and Mrs. Irving, the bride's brother and his wife.  (License No. 19456, Series C.)
 

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December 1, 1898.

     JEPTHA NEWKIRK, of Pittsburgh, and MARY DAVAGE ROWAND, daughter of A. T. Rowand, of this city, at the bride's residence, 918 Ivy street, at 6 P. M. Witnesses: A. T. Rowand, Jr., and Lucy Rowand.  (License No. 20538, Series C.)
 

January 24, 1899.

     CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS RITCHIE, of Pittsburgh, and HARRIETT ELIZABETH LOWE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Lowe, of Plymouth street, Duquesne Heights, in the parlor of the Bishop Bowman Institute, No. 4504 Fifth avenue, at 1:30 P. M. Witnesses: Mrs. John J. Lowe, Mrs. R. J. Coster and Miss________ Dermitt.  (License No. 21380, Series C.)
 

June 27, 1899.

     JAMES WHITEHEAD, of Pittsburgh, and ANNIE FLAHERTY, of the same place, in the parlor of the Bishop Bowman Institute, No. 4504 Fifth avenue, at 7:30 P. M. Witnesses: Benjamin Reithel and Annie Orshman.  (License No. 24181, Series C.)
 

July 11, 1899.

     THOMAS JAMES BIGHAM, son of the late Joel L. and Sarah Bigham and grandson of the late Thomas J. and Maria L. Bigham, and IDA NEWELL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newell, of Virginia avenue, Thirty-second Ward, in Grace Church, at 10:30 A. M., in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newell, Kirk Q. Bigham, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Stout and others.  (License No. 24502, Series C.)
 

July 12, 1899.

     FRANK SKIDAMORE BOND, son of William L. and Annie M. Bond, of Virginia avenue, Duquesne Heights and CORNELIA A. BOWMAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bowman, of Maple Terrace, Stanwix street; at the residence of the bride's parents, at 8 o'clock P. M. Witnesses, Robert C. Bond, John Bowman and Harry Speer.  (License No. 24549, Series C.)
 

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September 5, 1900.

     GEORGE LUDWIG KING, son of George King, of South Side, Pittsburgh, and NELLIE OLIVE ASHFORD, daughter of Thomas F. and Mary Ashford, of Bailey avenue, in St. Peter's Church, Grant and Diamond streets, Pittsburgh, at 6 P. M. Witnesses: William Shafer and Mary Ashford, a sister of the bride; the Rev. R. J. Coster, D. D., officiating, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Ward, the rector of St. Peter's.  (License No. 8148, Series D.)
 

On the same day at 8 P. M.:

     ROBERT COSTER BOND, third son of William L. and Annie M. Bond, of Virginia avenue, Duquesne Heights, and HARRIETT ELIZABETH A. BOWMAN, daughter of Joseph Bowman, of Maple Terrace, Stanwix street, at the residence of the bride's parents, in the presence of the family and the witnesses, Mr. James M. Stone
and Miss May Neely.  (License No. 8133, Series D.)
 

February 12, 1901.

     SAMUEL WILSON DYER, of Pittsburgh, and CAROLINE MINSINGER HOWARTH, daughter of John and Elizabeth Howarth, of Prospect street, Thirty-second Ward, at the residence of the bride's parents, 8 o'clock P. M. Witnesses: Mr. Hall and Miss Shilling.  (License No. 11971, Series D.)
 

May 2, 1901.

     BENJAMIN CLIBBENS and EMILY H. SMITH, at No. 239 Alpine avenue, Allegheny, Pa., at 3 o'clock P. M.  Witness: Edward Purkey.  (License No. 13557, Series D.)
 

June 6, 1901.

     CHARLES G. JEFFERY, of Pittsburgh, and SARAH H. ARMSTRONG, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong, of Penn and Braddock avenues, at the home of the bride's mother, at 7 o'clock P. M. Witnesses: Miss Elberty, Harry Jeffery and the family.
 

August 14, 1901.

     WILLIAM JOHN WHITE, of Pittsburgh, and CARRIE KENNEDY HAWK, at the bride's residence, No. 6823 MacPherson street, at 7 o'clock P. M.  (License No. 15976, Series D.)
 

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December 24, 1901.

     JOHN JACKSON O'LEARY, of Ridge avenue, Allegheny, a broker by occupation, and ALBERTA HORTENSE LARE, daughter of Edwin Lare, of Washington street, Allegheny, at the residence of the bride's family, at 7 o'clock P. M.  (License No. 19352, Series D.)
 

January 27, 1902.

     FLUELLEN L. FLUKER (colored) and FLORENCE LOWE (colored) at the residence of the Rev. R. J. Coster, D. D., 1064 Shady Avenue, at 9 o'clock P. M.  Witnesses: Mrs. R. J. Coster and Mr. and Mrs. Burnett.  (License No. 20201, Series D.)
 

February 5, 1902.

     JOHN G. McCASKEY, a merchandise broker of Pittsburgh, and MARY F. ASHFORD, daughter of Mrs. Mary Ashford, of Bailey avenue, at the residence of the Rev. R. J. Coster, D. D., No. 1064 Shady avenue, at 3 P. M. Witnesses: Mrs. Mary Ashford, mother of the bride, and Mr. William McCaskey, brother of the groom.  (License No. 20570, Series D.)
 

March 31, 1902.

     FRED. JOHNSON, of Pittsburgh, and MARY J. GIBSON, daughter of William T. Gibson, of Kearsage street, Thirty-second Ward, at the bride's residence 305 Kearsage street, at 8 P. M. Witnesses: William E. Johnson and Anna C. Gibson, sister of the bride.  (License No. 21417, Series D.)
 

April 30, 1902.

     FRANKLIN R. KENNEY, lieutenant in the Regular Army of the United States, son of John P. and Sarah A. Kenney, of Pittsburgh, and NELLIE TORRENCE, daughter of David R Torrence, of Baum Street, at the residence of the bride's father, at 8 o'clock P. M. Witnesses: Lieutenant Mayback, Alice Torrence, the bride's sister, and Miss Albertine Junkers.
 

July 16, 1902.

JOHN HALL MUSGRAVE, an attorney of Minneapolis, and ELMINA McEWEN JOHNSTON, of Pittsburgh, daughter of William E. and Elmina B. Johnston, at the residence of the bride's father, Centre avenue and Francis street, at 8 P. M. Witnesses: Dr. Musgrave, a brother of the groom, and the bride's family.
 

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September 24, 1902.

     CARL FREDERICK SORG, of Pittsburgh, and BLANCHE OLIVE BOOTH, daughter of James J. Booth, of Boquet street, at the residence of the Rev. R. J. Coster, D D., 1064 Shady avenue. Witnesses: Daisy D. Shook and Mrs. Emmerling.  (License No. 1527, Series E.)
 

October 8, 1902.

     GEORGE ENOCH RICE, of Waynesburg, and EDNA JANE PHILLIPS, of West Brownsville, daughter of James J. Phillips, at the residence of the bride's father, at 12 o'clock M. Witnesses; Thomas A. Bayard and Sarah Phillips.  (License No. 10269, Washington County.)
 

December 11, 1902.

     WILLIAM EDWARD DuBARRY, of Pittsburgh, and ELIZABETH M. TORRENCE, daughter of David R. Torrence, at the residence of the bride's father, 5604 Baum street, at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Witnesses: Mr. DuBarry, the groom's brother, and Alice Torrence, the bride's sister.  (License No. 3957, Series E.)
 

January 21, 1903.

     HARRY STANLEY LAKE, doctor of medicine, of Portersville, Butler County, Pa., and Bessie Douglas Goldthorp, daughter of Joshua R. and Bessie D. Goldthorp, of Wilkinsburg, at residence of bride's parents, 722 Whitney avenue, Wilkinsburg, at 6:30 P. M. Witnesses: Dr. Hill and Lillian Dermitt, the Rev. R. J. Coster, D. D., officiating.
 

July 1, 1903.

     VICTOR C. BENBOW, of Pittsburgh, and ANNA B. ARMIGER, daughter of James B. Armiger, of Stanwix Street, at the residence of the Rev. R. J. Coster, D. D., 1064 Shady avenue, at 2 o'clock P. M. Witness: Mrs. R. J. Coster.  (License No. 9888, Series E.)
 

September 9, 1903.

     JOSEPH GLASS NOBLE, doctor of medicine, of Pittsburgh, and DAISY DEAN SHOOK, daughter of Levi Shook, of Boquet street; at the residence of the Rev. R. J. Coster, D. D., 1064 Shady avenue, at 7 o'clock P. M. Witnesses: Mrs. Carl F. Sorg, Dr. Carson and Mrs. R. J. Coster.  (License No. 11823, Series E.)
 

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