Abner James Pryer

1842 - 1936  (93 years)
Farmer

• Name	Abner James Pryer
  Gender	Male
  Born	23 May 1842	Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Died	14 Mar 1936	Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  	Cause: Cancer of right eye
  Buried	Rockland Cemetery - Rockland, Pennsylvania   [2, 4]
  Military	Civil War - Co. L, 4th PA Cavalry  [5]
  Occupation	Farmer  [6]
  Residence	PA
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Henrietta Catherine Pryer,   b. 20 Apr 1838, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Feb 1923, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  2. Jesse Lee Pryer,   b. 12 Jan 1840, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Mar 1870, Richland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  3. Elizabeth Jane (Lizzie) Pryer,   b. 23 May 1842, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Apr 1923, Washington, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
  4. Samuel Miles Pryer,   b. 20 Aug 1844, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Sep 1884, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  5. John Wesley Pryer,   b. 21 Aug 1846, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Nov 1864, Salisbury Prison, Rowan Co., North Carolina
  6. Horace Crum Pryer,   b. 24 Oct 1854, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Aug 1862, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  7. Elmer Ellsworth Perkins Pryer,   b. 2 Jun 1859, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Jun 1918, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I865	All Data
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Perkins Lovell Pryer,   b. 21 Aug 1815, Nittany Valley, Centre Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Oct 1906, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Catherine Cox,   b. 5 Feb 1820, Near Canton, Stark Co., Ohio ,   d. 16 Mar 1909, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 89 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1837	Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [7]
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Jane Smith,   b. 30 Mar 1850, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Apr 1917, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 67 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1868	Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [8]
  Children	1. Jesse Leone Pryer,   b. 19 Aug 1869, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Apr 1958, Middleton, Dane Co., Wisconsin  (Age 88 years)   2. Url D. Pryer,   b. 3 Jan 1871, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Aug 1929, Near Bakersfield, Kern Co., California  (Age 58 years)   3. Nettie Mae Pryer,   b. 4 Nov 1873, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Apr 1957, Westfield, Chautauqua Co., New York  (Age 83 years)   4. Hannah Alma Pryer,   b. 11 Mar 1875, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Nov 1936, Tiona, Warren Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 61 years)   5. Rosa Pearl Pryer,   b. 18 Dec 1877, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Nov 1959, Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 81 years)   6. Daniel Pryer,   b. May 1879, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Sep 1879, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 0 years)   7. Marie Jane Pryer,   b. 1 Nov 1880, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Aug 1968, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 87 years)   8. Lavenia Ellen (Ella)Pryer,   b. 5 Feb 1883, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Sep 1966, Meadville, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 83 years)   9. John Lovell Pryer,   b. 21 Mar 1886, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Sep 1959, Miami, Dade Co., Florida  (Age 73 years)   10. Alta Patience Pryer,   b. 30 Dec 1888, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Feb 1974, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida  (Age 85 years)   11. Lily Irene Pryer,   b. 14 Nov 1890, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Mar 1965, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 74 years)   12. Alberta Ildegon Pryer,   b. 25 Jun 1893, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 May 1964, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 70 years)   13. Evelyn Nina Pryer,   b. 19 Sep 1896, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Dec 1991, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 May 1842 - Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania Married - 15 Jun 1868 - Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania Died - Cause: Cancer of right eye - 14 Mar 1936 - Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania Buried - - Rockland Cemetery - Rockland, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		abnerjamespryer(1).jpg Abner James Pryer (1)
  		abnerjamespryer(2).jpg Abner James Pryer (2)
  		abnerjamespryerfamily.jpg Abner James Pryer Family
  		abnerpryer-civilwarsoldiers.jpg Abner Pryer - Civil War Soldiers

  
  

  Documents

  abne1842.pdf abne1842

  
  

  Histories

  pryer, abner james.pdf import

  
  

  Recordings

  Evelyn Pryer Knight interview, , 1979. filename (1979-evelynknight) Recorded by Wayne Pryer

  
  

• Notes

  Abner lived in Franklin, PA in 1918 -- Pension File of Abner Pryer -- Obit of Obit of John B. Williams -- Info provided by Evelyn Knight of Columbia, MO -- Venango Co. Birth Register -- 1890 Veterans Census -- Lived at Bredinsburg, PA in 1923, 1928 -- Venango Co., PA Marriage Records -- Rockland Cem. Records Venango Co., PA -- Info provided by Lois Peaster, of Franklin -- Obit of Abner Pryer - Abner lived w/dau., Marie, in 1930; Lived on Rockland Homestead in 1906, 1909 -- The informant for the Death Certificate of Abner J. Pryer was her daughter, Lily Peeples -- Abner was living with his daughter's family, Mrs. J. B. Williams in 1929

  
  

• Sources

  [S1295] 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1930 Venango Co., PA Census --. [S51443] Death Certificate of Abner J. Pryer. [S1296] Obituary of Abner Pryer in Franklin, PA Newspaper --. [S23903] Obituary of Abner Pryer in Franklin, PA Newspaper. [S1298] 1890 Veterans Census, Venango Co., PA -- "Daniel Smith, Pioneer Settler". [S1299] 1860, 1910 Venango Co., PA Census --. [S21794] 1900 Venango Co., PA Census - Obit of Perkins Pryer "Oil City Derrick" 15 Oct. [S21797] Obituary of Abner Pryer in Franklin, PA Newspaper -- 1910 Venango Co., PA.