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Phoebe <I>Pryer</I> Allison

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Phoebe Pryer Allison

Birth
Rockland, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 May 1944 (aged 21)
Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Rockland, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Married to Richard E Allison

The Oil City Derrick, Thursday Morning, April 13, 1944, p. 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pryer, of Franklin announce the marriage of their daughter, Phoebe, to Richard Allison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allison, of Seneca. Vows were exchanged March 21 at the Slippery Rock Methodist church, with Rev. L. E. Modge reading the double ring ceremony.



The Derrick, Saturday, August 18, 1962
Former Area Woman Loses Husband, Son
Dean Ledgerwood, 36, and his son Gary, 9, in an accident near Boise, Ida., on Wednesday morning. Mr. Ledgerwood is the husband of the former Jean Pryer of Franklin RD2.

........This is the second time that drowning tragedies have struck the Morris Pryer family. On May 28, 1944, their daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Pryer Allison, 21, was drowned in the Allegheny River near Eclipse Island. The same accident claimed the life of Ray Roberts, 26, of Oil City, who was operating the boat when it overturned. Rescued from the Allegheny at that time wer Mr. Fred Allison, of Seneca, and Audine Boales, 23 of Pinoak. Mr. Pryer, Fred Allison and his son, Richard, were on the bank of the river below the spot of the accident, but they were unable to reach the boat in time to save Phoebe and Mr. Roberts.
Married to Richard E Allison

The Oil City Derrick, Thursday Morning, April 13, 1944, p. 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Pryer, of Franklin announce the marriage of their daughter, Phoebe, to Richard Allison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Allison, of Seneca. Vows were exchanged March 21 at the Slippery Rock Methodist church, with Rev. L. E. Modge reading the double ring ceremony.



The Derrick, Saturday, August 18, 1962
Former Area Woman Loses Husband, Son
Dean Ledgerwood, 36, and his son Gary, 9, in an accident near Boise, Ida., on Wednesday morning. Mr. Ledgerwood is the husband of the former Jean Pryer of Franklin RD2.

........This is the second time that drowning tragedies have struck the Morris Pryer family. On May 28, 1944, their daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Pryer Allison, 21, was drowned in the Allegheny River near Eclipse Island. The same accident claimed the life of Ray Roberts, 26, of Oil City, who was operating the boat when it overturned. Rescued from the Allegheny at that time wer Mr. Fred Allison, of Seneca, and Audine Boales, 23 of Pinoak. Mr. Pryer, Fred Allison and his son, Richard, were on the bank of the river below the spot of the accident, but they were unable to reach the boat in time to save Phoebe and Mr. Roberts.


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  • Created by: Bonnie
  • Added: May 18, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37245331/phoebe-allison: accessed ), memorial page for Phoebe Pryer Allison (13 Mar 1923–28 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37245331, citing Rockland Cemetery, Rockland, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bonnie (contributor 47033204).