This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CLEVER Surnames: Bittinger, Geiger, Bailey, Wells Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bittinger/109.2.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lawrence Edmund Bittinger was married three times. The first wife was Lilly Pearl Geiger, daughter of Benjamin Turney Geiger and Angeline "Amanda" McIntire, whom he married in a ceremony conducted by Rev. C. F. Gephart in the Lutheran Parsonage, Rural Valley, on 06 May 1914, Armstrong County marriage license #13722. She died 11 Aug 1944. The second wife was Minnie Florence Stear, daughter of William Stear and Olive Wells, whom he married in a ceremony conducted by Rev. C. E. Butler in Rural Valley on 04 Apr 1947, Armstrong County marriage license #34062. [Minnie Florence was previously married to a Bailey, who died 28 Sep 1928.] Lawrence and Minnie were divorced 3 Oct 1958, Armstrong County September Term #120, filed 27 Jun 1958. The third wife was Mary Jane Wells, daughter of William Wells and Alice Anthony, whom he married in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Paul Mueller in Pleasant Union Lutheran Church on 07 Jun 1955, Armstrong County marriage license #39461. [Mary Jane was previously married to a Glover, who died 2 Dec 1946.] Curiously, the marriage application indicates that Lawrence's wife had died 17 Jul 1954. Each marriage is duly recorded. Obituaries often omit survivors, misname relatives and/or use incorrect dates. Marriage rcords are usually more accurate, which is why I find the 17 Jul 1954 date of death listed in ML application #39461 for a wife of Lawrence as odd. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.