Morris Purdy Pryer and Effie Violet Smith

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Husband Morris Purdy Pryer ¹

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            AKA: Maurice Pryer
           Born: 31 Jan 1894 - Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1966 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Wallace Pryer (1861-1928) 3
         Mother: Harriet A. "Hattie" Smith (1862-Abt 1939) 3

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       Marriage: 11 Jun 1919 - ? Venango Co, PA 2

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Wife Effie Violet Smith ¹

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           Born: 21 May 1894 - Barr's Corners, Venango Co, PA 1 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 1990
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Abraham Lincoln Smith (1867-1919) 4
         Mother: Phoebe Flowers (1870-1948) 4

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Children

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1 F Jean Lavella Pryer ¹

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           Born: 20 Mar 1920 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Aug 1996 - San Diego Co, CA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Dean R. Ledgerwood (1920-1962) 1

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2 F Joan Letitia Pryer ¹

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           Born: 17 May 1921 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Aug 2002 - ? Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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3 F Phoebe Norma Pryer ¹

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           Born: 13 Mar 1923 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 May 1944 1
         Buried:  - Rockland Cemetery, Rockland Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Richard Ellsworth Allison (1923-      ) 1

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4 F Elsie Lorabelle Pryer ¹

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           Born: 28 Sep 1925 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Oct 2005
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Harold L. Lindsey (1923-2001) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Morris Purdy Pryer

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Date of death May 16. (4) Correction (5)
SSDI: MORRIS PRYER 31 Jan 1894 May 1966 16323 (Franklin, Venango, PA) (none specified) 176-09-1787 Pennsylvania

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General Notes: Wife - Effie Violet Smith

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Possible SSDI: EFFIE V PRYER 31 Jan 1894 26 Mar 1990 16323 (Franklin, Venango, PA) (none specified) 164-24-6159 Pennsylvania
Note the discrepancy between the date of birth given by (3) and by the SSDI. Note that the date of birth in the SSDI is the same date as her husband's date of birth.

1 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 8.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 80.

3 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 6.

4 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 77.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 5, Rockland Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1997), Pg 100.