Mennonite Wedding Bonnet, 1867 | Earl H. and Anita F. Hess Archives and Special Collections

Wedding bonnet of Salinda L. Horning (Mrs. Henry G. Shirk).

Salinda L. (Horning) Shirk was born on either November 13, 1846 or November 13, 1847 (discrepancy between family Bible and gravestone) and died on March 4, 1911. She was married in 1867. Salinda was the daughter of Isaac Horning and Susanna Lebo. Donor, Elizabeth J. (Wenger) Greider, was the great granddaughter of Salinda and Henry Shirk. According to the "Henry G. Shirk Family History" by Eli D. Wenger, Salinda and Henry were married in East Earl Township, Lancaster County by Tobias Wanner, a Mennonite preacher, in his home. Attending were John and Susanna Shirk, brother and wife; and Samuel and Annie Horning, also a brother and wife.