Friday Family ProFile--Jesse Pinyerd and Melvina S. Rider Pinyerd

     Jesse Pinyerd, son of Thomas A. Pinyerd and Mary Coner was born on March 5, 1828 in Bedford, Pennsylvania. He married Melvina Rider on July 15, 1853.  Both Jesse and Melvina were from Clarksville in Greene County, Pennsylvania when they married.  She was born on August 11, 1838 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Thomas Rider and Mary B--e.


     Jesse Pinyerd was a blacksmith and moved from area to area during the mid to late 1800's. From Washington County, the family was next enumerated in Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1870 and Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1880. On this census Jesse's son, John,  is also listed as a blacksmith, undoubtedly assisting his father in the shop.

     During the 1880's and up to 1907, the family was located in Rices Landing, Greene County, Pennsylvania. For an unknown reason, Jesse and Melvina moved to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in October, 1907. One of their daughters, Dorcus Sabina Pinyerd Allfree lived in Chicago; however not in the area where her parents moved. 

     Jesse and Melvina had only lived in Chicago for four months before Jesse died from a influenza on February 5, 1908, one month shy of his 80th birthday. His body was taken back to Rices Landing and is buried in Hewitt Cemetery.

     Following Jesse's death, it appears that Melvina went to live with her son, George T. Pinyerd in Bucyrus, Ohio. She died ten months after her husband, on December 27, 1908 at age 73. She was buried beside her husband and two children, Ida Ann and Jesse, Jr. in Hewitt Cemetery.


Children of Jesse and Melvina Rider Pinyerd:

1. Jessie Pinyerd  1854-1939
2. Dorcus Sabina Pinyerd 1857-1948
3. John A. Pinyerd  1859-1951
4. Uriah R. Pinyerd  1862-1932
5. Ida Ann Pinyerd  1863-1863
6. George T. Pinyerd  1865-1923
7. Jesse Pinyerd, Jr.  1869-1877

Sources:
- 1860 Pennsylvania Census, East Bethlehem, Washington County, page 449.
- 1870 Pennsylvania Census, Jefferson, Greene County, page 277.
- 1880 Pennsylvania Census, Cumberland, Greene County, ED 68, page 163B.
- 1900 Pennsylvania Census, Cumberland, Greene County,
- Hewitt Cemetery Listing, Rices Landing, Pennsylvania
- Pinyerd, Jesse, Illinois Death Certificate, Cook County # 13448.
- Pinyerd, Melvina Rider, Ohio Death Certificate, Crawford County # 261.

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National Tartan Day



Clan Ferguson Tartan



Clan Houston Tartan

Tartans of my two primary Scottish roots originating from the paternal side of my family tree. John Ferguson, born 1730 in Maryland, probably the son of Duncan (Dunkin)Ferguson, a Scottish Jacobite, who was transported to Maryland in 1716 as an slave-rebel.


Second, Robert R Houston, who arrived on American shores in 1659 from Scotland. He descends from a long line of Houstons orginating in Houston, Scotland.

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Wordless Wednesday--Who's That Tapping at My Window?



Julie finds a new friend
22 stories up



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Tombstone Tuesday--Alice R. Lepard Ayres Kaufman

     Alice R. Lepard, daughter of Isacc Lepard and Sarah Woollet, was born on July 23, 1863 in Attica, Seneca County, Ohio. Alice is my second cousin twice removed.  

     I first found the Lepard family when I was searching for my maternal great grandfather, Alfred Frederick in the 1860 Ohio Federal Census.  He was living with Isaac and Sarah Lepard.  I had no idea who they were; however, with a little detective work, I found that my great grandfather was Sarah's first cousin through the Frederick line.

     On April 20, 1890, Alice married William H. Ayres in Seneca County, Ohio.  William, son of David Ayres and Mary Hall, was born in Plymouth, Ohio in September, 1854.  There is a discrepancy on William's birth between the 1900 Ohio census and the death certificate as to the month.

     The Ayres had one child, a son, James, born in April, 1892 in Ohio, probably Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.  William was the owner of a furniture store in Attica. 

     On October 15, 1928, William died at Mercy Hospital in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio.  He was buried at Attica Cemetery, Attica, Seneca County, Ohio

     Alice married Emanuel M. Kaufman; a second marriage for both.  Emmanuel was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth Kaufman and was born in Crawford County, Ohio on December 2, 1856.  Emanuel predeceased Alice on April 13, 1931 at Attica, Seneca County, Ohio.  He is buried in Attica Cemetery beside his first wife.

     Alice died on July 11, 1946 at age seventy-four.  She is buried beside her first husband, William H. Ayres in Attica Cemetery.  She spent her entire life in Attica.

Sources:

- 1900 Ohio Federal Census, Attica, Venice Township, Seneca County, ED 119, Sheet 16 A ( 206).
- 1910 Ohio Federal Census, Attica, Venice Townshkip, Seneca County, ED 172, Sheet 7 B.
- 1920 Ohio Federal Census, Attica, Venice Township, Seneca County, ED 141, Sheet 7 B.
- 1930 Oho Federal Census, Venice, Seneca, Ohio; ED: 38, Page 7A.
- Ayres, William H., Ohio Death Certificate, Seneca County # 63356.
- Kaufman, Emanuel, Ohio Death Certificate, Seneca County # 26926.
- Kaufman, Alice Lepard, Ohio Death Certificate, Seneca County # 44941.

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Saturday Night Genealogy--The 1940 Census

I can't wait to get a peek at the 1940 Federal Census and thank Randy over at Genea-Musings who has challenged us to think about it for this week's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.

A cousin of mine just sent me the blank 1940 census so I could see what the questions would be.  I did notice one, that I don't think has been on a census in the past:  Highest grade of school completed.  I have no idea how far some of my ancestors went in school.  I have heard that all my grandparents....maternal and paternal....completed 8th grade.  I believe that was the norm in the late 1800's and early 1900's.  They all went to work after graduation.....one as a draftsman, one as a numbers cruncher, one as a secretary and one as a stenographer.

There are several people I am particularly interested in finding after the 1940 census opens. I have not been able to locate my paternal great grandmother and my paternal great great grandmother in 1930 and I know they were either living in Woodlawn or Monaco, Pennsylvania. Hopefully, I will be lucky in 1940.

Lately, I have been blogging about my Pinyerd family and I am curious to see if the husband and wife are still living together in 1940 as my research had lead me to believe that they may have separated.

Of course I want to find my Mom and Dad, who would both be nineteen and in college.  I wonder if they will be included....did they enumerate college campuses?  It will be my Aunt Faith's first census.

My primary targets will be family whose whereabouts I already know....and I think I will only search for those in smaller towns.

I can't wait!!!!  I hope I make it for the 1950 census opening as it will be my first enumeration.  WAHOO

FYI on the 1940 Federal Census:
- Questions asked on the census report.
- Copy of a blank 1940 census report.

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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History - Spring

Week 14. Spring. What was spring like where and when you grew up? Describe not only the climate, but how the season influenced your activities, food choices, etc. Thank you to Amy over at We Tree for sponsoring this event.


Looking down into the woods.

When I was in elementary school during the 50's a group of us spent most of the daylight hours playing in the woods behind our houses on Washington Drive from spring through fall.  The woods was our playground.....a fantasy world...a place to learn about and respect nature.  It was our kingdom and we were the rulers.

I think we all anxiously awaited spring when we could get back down our playground after the winter hiatus. The woods was a valley directly behind our street with a shallow creek winding its way from end to end.

My best gal pal and I would pack up enough food and beverages for the day and head down the path.  We had a "secret" camp along the creek way up stream and about a half mile from our houses.  The day would be spent wading in the creek looking for little critters, wandering around picking wildflowers, cooking our lunch over a fire in the hand dug fire pit, reading and just having FUN.  It was a time of self entertainment--no computer games, no cell phones, no iPods.  Granted there was TV, but that was for after dinner.

There was a small hill on the way to our camp that was filled with violets in the spring.  I can remember we would collect baskets full of them, make small bouquets tied with ribbon and sell them door to door on our street.  We were enterprising ;-)

If we weren't in the woods, we were out on our bikes...the old balloon tire two wheelers.  Both my friend and I got them for Christmas in 1955 and we decided that annually we would paint them.  One year they were black and gold for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers, one year pink and blue!  We would drive all over the area where we lived on those bikes.

The warmer weather brought everyone out and as soon as the daylight hours began and the days grew longer, a large group of us would spend the evenings playing "kick the can" out on the street.  Oh the hiding places we had for that game.  I imagine that some of the parents weren't too happy with us as I know we destroyed some landscaping hiding inside shrubs and climbing into tree.

Such fond memories of a time past....a treasured childhood.

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Friday Family ProFile--John A. Pinyerd

     When I think of steamboats cruising up and down the river, two folks come to mind....my paternal great grandmother, Jessie Pool VanGilder and the husband of my paternal great grandaunt, John A. Pinyerd.  The Pinyerd line has recently come back onto my front genealogy burner with an e-mail from a cousin out in Texas.  Sometimes I need to be shaken awake!

Steamboat Slackwater

     

     John, son of Jesse Pinyerd and Melvina S. Rider, was born on October 20, 1859 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.....possibly in East Bethlehem Township near Fredericktown.  John's father was a blacksmith and the family moved around when John was growing up. Finally, they settled in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania near or at Rices Landing. By age 20, John was also a blacksmith, probably working along side his father.

     How and when he met Sarah Ann Pool, down in Monongalia County, West Virginia is unknown.  Perhaps he was working as a blacksmith on a steamboat and met her when the boat stopped at Morgantown...both Morgantown and Rices Landing are on the Monongahela River.


     The marriage license shows that John was a blacksmith when he married Sarah the day after Christmas, December 26, 1888.  He was nine years her senior.  The wedding took place at Joseph Harner's home in Monongalia County, West Virginia.  Joseph was Sarah's uncle through her mother's side of the family. 

     Sarah Ann Pool, daughter of Sampson Frum Pool and Sarah Louise Harner, was born on October 9, 1868 in the Eastern District of Monongalia County, West Virginia.

     Without access to a census for 1890, it is difficult to determine the newly married Pinyerd's where abouts until 1900.  Oddly, Sarah is the only one with a census enumeration in 1900.  She was living on a farm in the Clinton District of Monongalia County, West Virginia....which is outside Morgantown.  John was not enumerated, although she was listed as married.  Her cousin, Charles Wesley Pool, was also living on the farm and helping her with the work.  A guess is that John was on the river when the census enumerator knocked at the door.

North Charleroi, PA and Lock # 4
from an old postcard

     In 1910, the Pinyerd's had relocated to Fourth Street, near Lock 4, North Charleroi, Pennsylvania.  On this census, Sarah lists that she is the mother of one child who is no longer alive.  I have not been able to find any records to date as to the birth of their child.  In a Poole Family genealogy book, they are listed as the parents of a girl, Viola L. Pinyerd.  Where the author found this information is a mystery.  John was employed as a boat engineer and Sarah is working as a nurse.  Their house location was close to the river.  John would be able to get on and off the steamboat and simply walk up Fourth Street to his home.

     While living in North Charleroi, Sarah Pinyerd seemed to have a direct line to the local newspaper offices. Fortunately for me, she must have phoned in every family and friend "coming and going" from her home. I have had some exciting "finds" in these old newspapers, which are out on Ancestry.  They have also been useful in piecing together other relations lives....where they lived, who they were married to, who they were visiting and their social activities.  The article above tells me that John Pinyerd was almost considered a "visitor" in his own home.

     The 1920 census the Pinyerds were still living on Fourth Street in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania.  John was employed as an engineer on a steamboat and Sarah was a nurse at home.  She has opened up her home as a maternity hospital.  Pregnant women stayed in the bedrooms upstairs and Sarah took care of them before and after the delivery.  A local doctor came to the house for the deliveries.

     One frequent visitor to the Pinyerd home during the 1920's, was John's sister, Jennie Pinyerd Wood.  I believe that Jennie and Sarah were good friends as newspaper articles list them visiting each other at various times.  Jennie was also invited to numerous social gatherings at the Pinyerd home.  One article also listed a Sabina Alfree from Chicago accompanying Jennie to the Pinyerd's.  That lead me on a search for this lady, only to find that she was another of John's sisters....Dorcas Sabina Pinyerd Allfree.

518 Fourth Street
North Charleroi, Pennsylvania

     

     John and Sarah are enumerated on the 1930 Pennsylvania census living at 518 Fourth Street in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania.  John was employed as a marine engineer and Sarah was a nurse at a maternity hospital, which she continues to operate out of her home.  John was still working at age 70 and Sarah at age 61.

     John has two 1930 census enumerations!  On the second one he is a lodger in Pittsburgh, on the North Side in a boarding house operated by his sister-in-law, Olive Pool Reeves.  Perhaps John was staying in Pittsburgh while his boat was being unloaded.  The street where Olive lived was not far from the Allegheny River.



Research done by Richard Yackly



     The North Charleroi newspaper continues to mention the Pinyerd Maternity Hospital/Home throughout the 1930's.  What happened to John and Sarah's relationship?  Apparently they did not divorce....did they separate?  Sarah remained in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania in the house on Fourth Street; however, there is a record regarding John's sister, Jennie Wood in 1938, and his address is listed in Bucyrus, Ohio.  Perhaps this mystery will have a resolution when the 1940 Federal Census is released.

     In fact, when John A. Pinyerd died on February 2, 1951, his address was listed as Bucyrus, Ohio. The death certificate does say "married". John was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Bucyrus, Ohio with his two brothers, George T. Pinyerd and Uriah R. Pinyerd and their families.      

     Sarah Ann Pool Pinyerd died June 19, 1952 at the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital, was cremated and buried in her Pool Family plot, Mt. Union Cemetery, Route 19, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

NOTE:  I have seen this surname spelled Pinyerd and Pinyard.

Sources:

- 1860 Pennsylvania Census, East Bethlehem, Washington County, page 449.
- 1870 Pennsylvania Census, Jefferson, Greene County, page 277.
- 1880 Pennsylvania Census, Cumberland, Greene County, ED 68, page 163B.
- 1900 West Virginia Federal Census, Clinton District, Monongalia County, ED 79, Sheet 5.
- 1910 Pennsylvania Census, North Charleroi, Washington County, ED 221, Sheet 5A.
- 1920 Pennsylvania Census, North Charleroi, Washington County, ED 203, Sheet 5B.
- 1930 Pennsylvania Census, North Charleroi, Washington County, ED 63-90, Sheet 21B.
- 1930 Pennsylvania Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, ED 392, page 2B.
- Cale, Freda Robinson, Poole Family, page 19.
- Hewitt Cemetery Listing, Rices Landing, Pennsylvania
 

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