Eliza A (Hall) Bryner (1868 - 1952)

Born 30 Apr 1868 in Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of John Henry Bryner — married 29 Oct 1889 in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 20 Feb 1952 at age 83 in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Eliza (Hall) Bryner was born in Pennsylvania.

Eliza A Hall was born on 30 April 1869 in Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Josiah Hall and Jane Thorpe.

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 29 August 1870, Connellsville Post Office
Josiah Hall (43), Cross Tie worker, and wife Jane (41), owned real estate valued at $300 and personal property valued at $100, in household with their children, Elmer (15), Cross Tie worker, George (12), Jacob (11), David (6), John (4), and Eliza A (2). All in household were born in Pennsylvania. Jane reported that she could not read or write and Elmer and George could not write. ^[1]

Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 17 June 1880
Josiah Hall (52), laborer, and wife Jane (50), in household with their children Malinda (27), George (23), Jacob (21), David (17), John (15), Elisa (12), Allice (10) and William (8). All in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[2] Neighbors were Josiah and Jane's son, Elmer Hall and William Stull.

Eliza Hall (21) and John Bryner (22), both of Dunbar Township, married on 29 October 1889 in Dunbar Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 6 June 1900
John Bryner (33), day laborer, born January 1868, and his wife, Eliza (32), born April 1868, married 11 years and in their rented property. Eliza reported she had 4 children, 3 living, and in household with Thomas (10), born June 1890, attended school 7 months within the school year, Shriver (8), born December 1891, and Charles (3), born November 1896. All in household were able to read, write and speak English and all were born in Pennsylvania.^[4]

Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 29 April 1910
John Briner (43), coal miner, and his wife, Lisa (42) married 20 years, only marriage for both, in their rented property. Lisa reported she had 4 children, 3 living and in the household with Thomas (19), Shriver (17), and Charlie (14). All in household were able to read, write, and speak English, except John, who was also out of work for 12 weeks during the census year, and all were born in Pennsylvania.^[5]

Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 17 January 1920
John Bryner (53), coal miner, and his wife, Elisa (52), owned mortgage free property, in household with and shared the household with their grandson William (6), who attended school within the census year. Elisa was able to read, write and speak English and John reported unable to write, but could read and speak English. All in household were born In Pennsylvania.^[6]

Connellsville City, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 11 April 1930
Eliza Bryner, (62), head of household who rented for $3/month, married 23 years however husband is not listed in census record. Also in the household were Katherine Lynn (26), widowed, and her children Charles E (5), Pearl A (2) and Albert (1) along with son Thomas (38), his wife Katherine (35) and their children William B (16), Albert (14), Benjamin H (12), Burl (2) and Elizabeth (10). All in household were able to read, write and speak English except for the children under 5 years old not reported, and all were born in Pennsylvania.^[7]

Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 25 April 1940, Unincorporated Nilan
Eliza Bryner, (62), widowed, rented house for $5/month, up on Nilan Hill, following Route 354 from the River Road and this was also the house they all resided in during 1935. Also in the household Catherine (42), daughter-in-law and Elizabeth (21), granddaughter. Highest grade of school completed for Eliza was 3rd, for Catherine was 6th and Elizabeth was 4th. Eliza reported she was unable to work and Catherine reported to perform housework in the home. Elizabeth reported that she was seeking work, as a new worker. Eliza and Elizabeth both reported they had received income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary.^[8] Neighbor was Mae Briner, widow, daughter-in-law of Eliza.

Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 18 April 1950
Eliza Bryner (79), widowed, patient, Torrance State Mental Hospital, born in Pennsylvania.^[9]

Eliza Hall Bryner died 20 February 1952 of senility and psychosis and generalized arteriosclerosis, in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Fayette County Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[10]

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Research Notes

In the 1930 Census, Shriver was listed at the bottom of the census records, having died in 1926.

Katherine, listed as daughter, shows up for the first time in the 1930 census. If she were Eliza's daughter, she would have shown up in the 1910 census as 7 years old, or the 1920 census, as 17, but may have been married by then. Also, Eliza reported that she had 4 children, 3 living, and those would be her sons. Katherine may have been a daughter in law, that remarried and adopted the surname Lynn. Census also stated that Eliza was born in Pennsylvania and the mother Katherine was born in West Virginia. More research needed.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPQ-WR2 : 29 May 2021), Eliza A Hall in entry for Josiah Hall, 1870
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWF8-GH4 : 14 January 2022), Elisa Hall in household of Josiah Hall, Stewart Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFSB-M3T : 10 March 2021), John Bryner and Eliza Hall, 29 Oct 1889; citing Marriage, Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania..
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SK-33S : 13 January 2022), Eliza Bryner in entry for John Bryner, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3H-5DT : accessed 6 April 2023), Lisa Briner in household of John Briner, Springhill, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 11B, family 297, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1346; FHL microfilm 1,375,359
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRT-WQN : 3 February 2021), Elisa Bryner in entry for John Bryner, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSB-XZ8 : accessed 6 April 2023), Eliza Bryner, Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 13A, line 19, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2038; FHL microfilm 2,341,772
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQT-6PV : 7 January 2021), Eliza Briner, Springhill Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26-109, sheet 16B, line 61, family 339, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3507
9. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XBV-5R6C : Mon Jan 30 04:22:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Saul Greizman and Lillian McClain, 18 April 1950
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231727906/eliza-bryner: accessed 06 April 2023), memorial page for Eliza Hall Bryner (30 Apr 1868–20 Feb 1952), Find A Grave: Memorial #231727906, citing Fayette County Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by myhobbyshop (contributor 48024009)