Washington County 'Little Washington' Pennsylvania
 Genealogy and Family History

LATSHAW - BERTON

Miss Jean BERTON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio BERTON of Bridgeville and William LATSHAW, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph LATSHAW of Federal, were united in marriage on Saturday, October 11, at Cumberland, Md. Rev. Mr. MICHAEL of the Methodist church performed the ceremony. 

The bride wore a black crepe dress with white accessories and a corsage of white gardenias. Her attendant, Miss Mary SCACH of Pittsburgh, wore a blue crepe dress with black accessories and a corsage of pink roses. Anthony CRILLO of Cecil served as bestman.

Upon their return to the home of the bridegroom's parents they were greeted by about 25 friends and relatives and found a supper table prepared for the bridal party and grandmother of the bridegroom. 

A reception and square dance was held in the evening at the Dutch club in Federal where 150 guests were present. 

The couple will reside for the present with the bridegroom's parents. 

[ William LATSHAW to Jean Berton, 11 Oct 1947 ] 
latshaw_berton_10-24-1947 (CT-L) 

[ LAUDERBAUGH - GIFFIN ]
 
Mr. Harve Bennett LAUDERBAUGH and Miss Nancy Elizabeth GIFFIN were married Thursday, September 21, 1909, at Oakdale. Mr. and Mrs. Lauderbaugh will be at home after October 15 at 21 Madison avenue, Crafton.

[ Harve Bennett LAUDERBAUGH to Nancy Elizabeth Giflin, 21 Sep 1909 ] lauderbaugh_giflin_10-8-1909_record  (LD)

[ LAUGHLIN - McMICHAEL ]

Mr. James LAUGHLIN and Miss Bridget McMICHAEL were married by Rev. Father KIERNAN at the Catholic church at High Mass on Wednesday morning. This was the first ceremony of this kind ever performed in this place. Mr. James HACKETT was groomsman and Miss REDMAN bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. LAUGHLIN will reside on Center avenue. 

[ James LAUGHLIN to Bridget McMichael, no date, in 9-30-1893 paper ]  laughlin_mcmichael_09-30-1893_outlook

[ LAVIE  - OLIVER ] 

Miss Mary A. OLIVER and Wilton H. LAVIE were united in marriage Tuesday, January 8, at 8:30 o'clock at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. J. P. JORDAN.

 [ Wilton H. LAVIE to Mary A. Oliver, Tues., Jan. 8, 1913 ]  lavie_oliver_1-10-1913-record (F)

ROWLAND - LAWSON
[ LAWSON is the Groom. ]

Miss Delma ROWLAND and Mr. Charles J. LAWSON, both of Burgettstown, were united in marriage at eight o'clock Tuesday evening, November 23, 1926, by the Rev. Dr. W. D. IRONS, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of McDonald. The ceremony took place in the IRONS home. The young couple were attended by the bridegroom's brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. William J. LAWSON, also of Burgettstown. They will make their home in Burgettstown [Pa].

[ Charles J. LAWSON to Delma Rowland, 23 Nov 1926 ] lawson_rowland_11-26-1926_outlook (DG)

The wedding party, men and women, were almost without exception attired in white, the thermometer registering 72 degrees. 

The ceremony was performed before a natural altar, a short distance from Bok tower.

A wedding breakfast was held at the Walesbilt hotel immediately after the ceremony. The couple will live at Cocoa.

Mrs. LAYCOCK, a resident of Florida for four years, formerly lived in third street, McDonald, PA., and later in Newark, Ohio. She attended the McDonald schools until 1934, when she moved to Newark, Ohio, graduating from the high school there that spring. She is also a graduate of the Western Union School of Bloomfield, N.J., and has been employed in various offices of that company in Florida.

Mr. LAYCOCK is a graduate of Denison university, Grandville, Ohio, and is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Berfore moving to Cocoa, where he is now manager of the Brevard hotel, he was a resident of Chicago.

[ George William LAYCOCK to Ruth Lee Kipp, 15 May 1938 ]  laycock_kipp_05-20-1938_ro (CR-K)

Walesbilt Hotel
a.k.a."Dixie Walesbilt"
a.k.a.The Grand Hotel
115 North First Street
Built 1926
National Register Building
"Originally named the "Dixie Walesbilt," the building now known as the Grand Hotel, a ten-story "skyscraper," stands as enduring testimony to the spirited optimism of the Great Florida Boom Period. 
One of a small remaining number of historic skyscrapers constructed in Florida during the 1920s, the hotel, which originally cost $500,00, was financed through the local sale of stock in the enterprise. Its doors opened to the public in 1927, shortly after the boom had begun to collapse." ~ from Historic Lake Wales, by William R. Adams, as quoted on Tampa Forums which shows interior and exterior photos.