Name/Title
Floyd Spragg Strosnider and Alice Lazear (McCracken) Strosnider on their wedding day 22 December 1917Entry/Object ID
2011.2.840Description
Floyd Spragg Strosnider and his wife, Alice Lazear (McCracken) Strosnider, on their wedding day 22 December 1917.
Floyd was killed in action 27 September 1918 in France, during World War I. Alice never remarried.
Strosnider-McCracken marriage announcement, Waynesburg Republican, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 27 December 1917, page 1, column 9.
"At the home of the bride's brother, Dr. Lazear McCracken, Smithfield, Pa., Saturday, December twenty-second, was solemnized the marriage of Miss Alice Lazear McCracken and Lieutenant Floyd Spragg Strosnider. The marriage service was read at three o'clock by the Rev. N. L. Brown, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Waynesburg, in the presence of about thirty guests, the immediate friends and relatives of the young couple. The bride was gowned in white satin trimmed with Brussels lace and carried a bouquet of white roses. She wore a tulle veil, caught with orange blossoms. She was attended by Miss Blanche Swope, of Pittsburgh, as maid of honor, who wore a pink gown and carried a bouquet of pink roses, and was given in marriage by her brother, Dr. McCracken. The groom had as his best man, Lieutenant Morford Guiher, a cousin of the bride. The ring bearer was little Robert McCracken, who carried the ring in the heart of a rose. Rebecca Guiher, who wore a white lingerie dress with pink ribbons, was flower girl and strewed rose leaves in the pathway of the bridal party. Miss Mary Guiher, cousin of the bride, played the wedding march and during the ceremony. Following the marriage service a two course wedding dinner was served. Covers were laid for fifteen at the bride's table, which was beautifully decorated with pink roses. The bride is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. McCracken, of Wind Ridge, R. D., and is a most estimable young woman. She is a graduate of Waynesburg college and is popular in social circles. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Strosnider, of Waynesburg, R. D., and is a graduate of Waynesburg college in the class of 191[6]. He is a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He was formerly principal of the Smithfield, Pa., high school. Last August he completed a course at the officers' training camp at Ft. Niagara and was commissioned [second] lieutenant. He has since been located at Camp Meade, Annapolis Junction, Md., where he and his bride will spend their honeymoon. Among the guests from Waynesburg were S. K. Strosnider and son, Clarence, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strosnider, Miss Mary Inghram and Rev. N. L. Brown. The wedding being a military one the rooms of the McCracken home were appropriately decorated with flags."
Original, professional photograph from Craft Studio, Uniontown, Pa.Collection
Greene County Historical Society CollectionMade/Created
Studio
Craft StudioDate made
Dec 22, 1917Place
Location
Pennsylvania / Fayette County / UniontownLexicon
Search Terms
McCracken family, Military, Strosnider family, Veterans--World War I, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Alumni, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Class of 1914, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Waynesburg College--Class of 1916, WeddingsOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
GCHS-AN026-0226Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
McCracken, Alice Lazear [1890-1974]Person or Organization
Strosnider, Floyd Spragg [1891-1918]Provenance
Provenance Detail
People Series - Greene County Historical Society CollectionNotes
Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, between 2005 and 2011.
Source Citation: Floyd Spragg Strosnider and his wife, Alice Lazear (McCracken) Strosnider, on their wedding day 22 December 1917; image by Craft Studio, Uniontown, Pa.; item no. GCHS-AN026-0226, donated by Alice Lazear (McCracken) Strosnider [1890-1974]; Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).