Lyle Joseph Shively and Edna Mary
Steintrager were married on Thanksgiving day on 29-November-1934. A record of the wedding was extracted
from The Canton Repository, Canton, Ohio, Friday November 30, 1934, Page 14,
Columns 3-4:
Miss Steintrager, Mr.
Shively Wed Thanksgiving Day
Ceremony In St.
Peter’s Church With Reception Afterwards
The
marriage of Miss Edna Steintrager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A.
Steintrager of 1413 8th St NW and Mr. Lyle J. Shively, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank J. Shively of 900 Maryland Ave SW, took place Thanksgiving day
at 10 o’clock in the morning.
There was a nuptial high mass in St. Peter’s Catholic church, Rt. Rev.
Msgr. George N. Habig officiated.
Mr.
Edward J. Betzler, organist, played the nuptial music and the mass.
The
bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a lovely bridal gown of old ivory moiré with a long
train of graduated ruffles, a yoke and long sleeves ending in ruffles over her
hands. Her veil was of ivory tulle
and was held in place with a band of orange blossoms. She carried a Colonial shower bouquet of Johanna Hill roses,
sweet peas and lilies of the valley.
Miss
Pearl Steintrager was her sister’s bridesmaid. She was charming in a gown of ashes-of-roses taffeta made
with a short train of ruffles and ruffled trimming on the bodice. Her accessories matched her gown and
her flowers were Talisman roses in a Colonial bouquet.
Nancy
Jane Keffler, cousin of the bridegroom was flower girl. Attired in a ruffled yellow taffeta
frock made with a yoke of Irish lace, she carried a Colonial bouquet of mixed
flowers.
Mr.
Donald L. Betzler was the best man.
Mr. Paul V. DeVille and Mr. Leonard A. Betzler were the ushers.
Immediately
following the ceremony there was a wedding breakfast for the members of the
immediate families at University Manor.
Decorations were in yellow and white. The bridal table was arranged with a tiered wedding cake,
yellow flowers and greens. Lighted
tapers were at either end.
In
the afternoon from one to three an informal reception was held at the home of
the bride’s parents.
Later
in the day, Mr. Shively and his bride left on a motor trop. They will be home after Dec. 9. For her going-away costume the bride
chose a brown swagger suit with matching accessories.
Lyle
J. Shively was the son of Frank J. Shively and Almeda Manly. He was born 15-March-1905 in Ohio and
died 7-February-1973 in Los Angeles, California. His wife, Edna Steintrager Shively, was born
25-September-1911 and died 19-August-1990 in Newport Beach, California.
Frank
J. Shively (1860-1936) and Almeda Manly (1871-1941) are located in the
following census records: 1900
Stark County Ohio, Nimishillen Township, Louisville Village; 1910 Stark County
Ohio, Canton Township, Canton City; 1920 Stark County Ohio, Canton Township,
City of Canton; and 1930 Stark County Ohio, Canton Township, Canton City. From the census records it is
known that Frank and Almeda had the following children: Marie born December 1890, Charles born
February 1893, Zoe born ca. 1901, and Lyle born March 1905.
Frank
J. Shively was the son of Samuel Shively and Eugenia “Jennie” Vauthier. Children of Samuel (ca 1821-1881) and
Eugenia (June 1830- unknown) included:
Mary E. born ca 1847; Frances born 29-January-1852; Hannah born ca.
1855; Eugenia “Jennie” born 28-March-1857; Seraphine (Frank J.) born
3-May-1860; and Dora born 15-October-1861.
Samuel
was the son of Conrad Shively and Mary Moyer. Conrad Shively was the son of John Shively and Eve (last
name unknown). John Shively was
captured by Indians in 1781 and never heard from again. This information is located in the
Arthur G. Black work entitled Descendants of Christian Shively of Warwick Twp.,
Lancaster Co. and Later York Twp., York Co., Penna., (1941). John Shively (1748-1781) was the son of
Christian Shively (1719-1773) and Esther Naffin.
