Amanda Lavina Pryer
1855 - 1942 (87 years) Has 25 ancestors and 23 descendants in this family tree. Has -1 ancestors and -1 descendants in this family tree.Homemaker
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Name Amanda Lavina Pryer Gender Female Birth 3 May 1855 Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania [1, 2, 3, 4] Death 28 Dec 1942 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan [3, 4, 5] Cause: Heart Disease/Senility Burial Grandville Cemetery - Grand Rapids, Michigan [4, 5] Occupation Homemaker [4] Residence - PA>NY>MI
Siblings 7 siblings Person ID I1081 All Data Last Modified 12 Jun 2021
Father Jesse L. Pryer, b. 1823, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 8 Aug 1889, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 66 years) Mother Henrietta Caroline Cox, b. 1822, Near Canton, Stark Co., Ohio d. 1881, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 59 years) Marriage Abt 1841 Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania Family ID F316 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Wilder Alexander Martin, b. Jan 1860, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 6 Jul 1906, New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania (Age ~ 46 years) Marriage Abt 1881 Pennsylvania [6] Children 1. Bessie Caroline Martin, b. 6 Dec 1882, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 9 Jan 1930, Harrison, Macomb Co., Michigan (Age 47 years) 2. Alice Grace Martin, b. Sep 1884, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 2 Apr 1965, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan (Age ~ 80 years) 3. Clifford Jesse Martin, b. 16 Jun 1887, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York d. 16 Feb 1920, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan (Age 32 years) 4. Charles Pryer Martin, b. 13 Jan 1888, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York d. 15 May 1959, Michigan (Age 71 years) 5. Otto James Martin, b. 13 Jan 1892, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., New York d. 24 Oct 1973, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan (Age 81 years) Family ID F335 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Aug 2022
Family 2 William Kent, b. Abt 1860, Corning, Steuben Co., New York Marriage 11 Dec 1915 Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan [7] Family ID F26903 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Aug 2022
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Documents aman1855.pdf
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Notes - 5 of 7 children living in 1900 -- Venango Co., PA Deed Book states that Lavina lived at Titusville, PA in 1899; in MI in 1918; Lived in Detroit, MI in 1935 -- Lavina was survived by 3 grandchildren -- Lavina's family moved to Olean, NY before moving to MI -- Lavina lived w/her newly widowed son-in-law, Lucian Parrish, in 1930 -- Lavina gave her age as 49 (she fudged about 10 years) when she married William Kent -- Lavina lived with daughter, Alice and her husband in 1935, 1940 -- Lavina's last name was Martin on the 1940 Kent Co., MI Census but she stated she was a widow; So, I don't know if she and Kent were divorced or if he just died and she went back to the last name of Martin -- Amanda's Death Certificate gave last name of "Martin" -- The Informant for the Death Certificate of Amanda (Pryer) Martin was her daughter, Alice Bearl
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Sources - [S27520] 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 Venango Co., PA Census.
- [S51786] 1940 Kent Co., MI Census.
- [S21177] Michigan Death Index.
- [S55212] Death Certificate of Amanda (Pryer) Martin.
- [S27521] Death Notice of Lavina Martin "Grand Rapids Herald" 30 Dec 1942.
- [S1686] 1900 Venango Co., PA Census.
- [S27189] Kent Co., MI Marriage Records.
- [S27520] 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 Venango Co., PA Census.