Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameGladys Elizabeth STRAIN 3,8
Birth2 Sep 1905, Sharon, OK
Death18 Jun 1979, Norman, OK
BurialI.O.O.F. Cemetery, Norman, OK
OccupationHomemaker
EducationNorthwest (Oklahoma) State Teachers College
ReligionBaptist
AKA/AliasGladys
FatherJohn Morris STRAIN (1867-1949)
MotherElizabeth Ann JONES-DAY (1869-1962)
Spouses
1Ray Harvey CRISMAN 3,8
Birth23 Aug 1900, Salt Fork, OK
Death20 Nov 1989, Norman, OK
BurialI.O.O.F. Cemetery, Norman, OK
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
FatherJohn Harvey CRISMAN (1867-1944)
MotherMary VACIN (1867-1953)
Marriage4 Oct 1925
ChildrenLottie Rae (1927-2007)
 Shirley Anne (1930-2023)
 Elizabeth Jane (1935-2024)
Notes for Gladys Elizabeth STRAIN
Graduated from Northwest State Teachers College, Oklahoma. Taught school (grades 1 through 8) near Alva, Oklahoma.

She was the head of the Missionary Society at the First Baptist Church, Norman, Oklahoma, where she also taught Sunday School for many years.

There are several photos of the couple and their family on the family multimedia page. (Click the camera icon above the vertical bar separating the two persons.)
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Created 24 Aug 2025 by Michael White.
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Several members of the family have provided much of the information shown here. Amber Lopez, Terri Rieb, & Susan Owen-Pierce have been especially helpful.

See Josef Vacin, Sr.’s media page for his account of coming to America and for a brief history of Bohemia.

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