Morris Purdy Pryer

1894 - 1966  (72 years)    Has 65 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.   Has -1 ancestors and -1 descendants in this family tree.
Carpenter/Street Laborer/Steel Co. Chipper (Valveless Work)/Pneumatic Tool Co./CPT Foundry

• Name	Morris Purdy Pryer
  Gender	Male
  Birth	31 Jan 1894	Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Death	15 May 1966	Cranberry Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Heart Disease
  Burial	Rockland Cemetery - Rockland, Pennsylvania   [3, 5]
  Occupation	Carpenter/Street Laborer/Steel Co. Chipper (Valveless Work)/Pneumatic Tool Co./CPT Foundry  [2, 3, 6]
  Residence	PA
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Bessie Margaret Pryer,   b. 17 Nov 1882, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 29 Apr 1958, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  2. Ruth Emma Pryer,   b. 23 Mar 1885, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 30 May 1958, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  3. Mildred Fanny Pryer,   b. 28 Jun 1888, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 3 Aug 1949, Eau Claire, Butler Co., Pennsylvania
  4. Alice Dama Pryer,   b. 11 Mar 1891, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 1 Jan 1944, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  5. Charles Gordon Pryer,   b. 14 Apr 1903, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 27 Jan 1986, Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida
  6. Robert Marshall Pryer,   b. 29 Jul 1909, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 30 Apr 1959, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I87	All Data
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Wallace Pryer,   b. 14 Apr 1861, Tionesta, Forest Co., Pennsylvania d. 21 Sep 1928, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Harriet Ann (Hattie) Smith,   b. 10 Feb 1862, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 3 Jul 1939, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1882	Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [7]
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Effie Violet Smith,   b. 21 May 1894, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 26 Mar 1990, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1919	Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 8]
  Children	1. Jeanne Lavella Pryer,   b. 20 Mar 1920, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 17 Aug 1996, National City, San Diego Co., California (Age 76 years)   2. Joan Letitia Pryer,   b. 17 May 1921, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 10 Aug 2002, Sugarcreek Station, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 81 years)   3. Phoebe Norma Pryer,   b. 13 Mar 1923, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 28 May 1944, Allegheny River, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania (Age 21 years)   4. Elsie Laurabelle Pryer,   b. 28 Sep 1925, Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania d. 5 Oct 2005, Boise, Ada Co., Idaho (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jan 1894 - Rockland Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania Marriage - 12 Jun 1919 - Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania Death - Cause: Heart Disease - 15 May 1966 - Cranberry Twp., Venango Co., Pennsylvania Burial - - Rockland Cemetery - Rockland, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  morr1894.pdf Morr1894

  
  

  Obituaries

  pryer, morris p.pdf import

  
  

• Notes

  Records compiled by Minnie Annis -- Info provided by Joan Pryer -- Name may have been "Maurice" -- Register of Births, Venango Co., PA -- Book, "Daniel Smith, Pioneer Settler" -- Tombstones in Rockland Cemetery -- Obit of Effie Pryer -- SSDI -- WWI Draft Registration Card gave occupation, Tool Dresser -- Lived at Kennerdell, PA in 1917 -- Morris lived at Franklin, PA in 1919, 1928, 1930, 1945, 1949, 1958, 1959 -- Morris a laborer in Rockland on 1921 Venango Co., Directory -- Obit of Morris P. Pryer "Franklin News-Herald" 16 May 1966 gave marriage date of 11 June -- Morris was survived by 6 grandchildren -- Venango Co., PA Birth Record gave full name as Morris Merle Purdy Pryer

  
  

• Sources

  [S50165] 1900, 1910 Venango Co. PA Census - Venango Co. Birth Register gave middle name. [S49028] 1940 Venango Co., PA Census. [S51096] Obit of Morris P. Pryer "Franklin News-Herald" 16 May 1966. [S155] Rockland Cemetery Records. [S23699] Rockland Cemetery Records. [S157] Venango Co., PA Marriage Records. [S21706] 1900, 1910 Venango Co., PA Census. [S21711] Venango Co., PA Marriage Records.