Mary Barbara PISTNER

1860 - 1950  (89 years)

• Name	Mary Barbara PISTNER
  Birth	16 Nov 1860	PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	12 Jun 1900	Jones Township, Elk, PA   [3]
  	1900 census index at Jones Township, Elk, PA lists: Mary Beaney, 28, b. 1862 (month illegible), widow, 3 children born/3 living, housekeeper at a boarding house, b. PA, parents b. PA/PA; children all b. PA; Charles, 9, b. 1891 (month illegible); Evelyn, 7, b. 1892 (month might be October); Raymond, 5, b. June 1894. The birth month of Raymond is in contrast to the Social Security death index however, if used, would put his age at this census as 6 which is contrary to the listing.
  Census	19 Apr 1910	St. Marys Borough, Elk, PA   [4]
  	1910 census at St. Marys Borough, Elk, PA shows: "Mary Blasey" 46, b. PA, parents b. PA/PA, tailoress, tailor shop; Evelyn, 17, b. PA; Raymond, 16.
  Obituary	25 Aug 1950
  	Obituary: August 25, 1950 Johnsonburg Press Mrs. Mary Blassey Died at Buffalo, Rasselas Pioneer Mrs. Mary Barbara Blassey, former well-known Elk County resident died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Remmes, of 18 Malsch Street, Riverside, Buffalo, NY Tuesday. The late Mrs. Blassey was eighty-nine years old. She was born and raised in Rasselas, the only daughter of the late Joseph and Magdalene Weidert Pistner, early Elk County residents. In 1890, she married John Blassey, a lumberman, who came to Glen Hazel from Ellenville, NY. He was a descendant of the late Eli Yale, the founder of Yale University. The couple were married only five years when Mr. Blassey was killed while at work in the woods near Glen Hazel by a falling tree. In her early widowhood, Mrs. Blassey and a brother operated a restaurant in Punxsutawney. Later she operated a five and ten cent store in St. Marys. She has resided in Buffalo for a number of years. She was an active member of All Saints' R. C. Church, Buffalo. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Remmes, and two sons, Charles G. Blassey of Beaver Falls, Pa., and Raymond W. Blassey, of Olean, NY. Two brothers also survive, Peter J. Pistner, of Rasselas, and Charles M. Pistner, of St. Marys, and the following grandchildren, Harold Blassey of St. Marys, Miss Leota Mackie and Ardell Mackie of Buffalo, Miss Grace Blassey of Beaver Falls, Richard Blassey of Washington D.C., Miss Verna Blassey and Robert Blassey of Olean, and three great grandchildren. She was sister-in-law of Mrs. Michael Goetz of North Bergen, NJ, formerly of Johnsonburg and of Mrs. George Pistner, Sr. of Medix and Mrs. William Pistner, Sr. of Erie, formerly of DuBois. Interment was at Rasseles, yesterday. Unknown Newspaper: Former Resident Dies In Buffalo, Brother Here Mrs. Barbara Blassey Buried Today in Rasselas Cemetery. Mrs. Mary Barbara Blassey, former well-known St. Marys resident died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Remmes, of 18 Malsch Street, Riverside, Buffalo, NY Tuesday. The late Mrs. Blassey was eighty-nine years old. She was born and raised in Rasselas, the only daughter of the late Joseph and Magdalene Weidert Pistner, early Elk County residents. In 1890, she married John Blassey, a lumberman, who came to Glen Hazel from Ellenville, NY. He was a descendant of the late Eli Yale, the founder of Yale University. The couple were married only five years when Mr. Blassey was killed while at work in the woods near Glen Hazel by a falling tree. In her early widowhood, Mrs. Blassey and a brother operated a restaurant in Punxsutawney. Later she operated a five and ten cent store in St. Marys. She has resided in Buffalo for a number of years. She was an active member of All Saints' R. C. Church, Buffalo. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Remmes, and two sons, Charles G. Blassey of Beaver Falls, Pa., and Raymond W. Blassey, of Olean, NY. Two brothers also survive, Peter J. Pistner, of Rasselas, and Charles M. Pistner, of St. Marys.
  Death	22 Aug 1950	Buffalo, Erie, NY   [1, 2, 5]
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Rasselas, Elk, PA
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  Person ID	I10550	MM
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph PISTNER,   b. 25 Feb 1835, Bavaria, GERMANY d. 26 Oct 1878, Elk Co., PA (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Magdelaine WEIDERT,   b. 25 Jun 1838, Tuntange, Mersch, LUXEMBOURG d. 22 Jan 1922, Elk Co., PA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F2713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John D. BLASSEY,   b. 4 Jun 1866, Denning, Ulster, NY d. 10 Dec 1895, Glen Hazel, Elk, PA (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1889	Kane, McKean, PA   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Charles George BLASSEY,   b. 2 Jun 1891, St. Marys, Elk, PA d. 26 Jun 1954, Beaver Falls, Beaver, PA (Age 63 years)   2. Evelyn T. BLASSEY,   b. Abt Oct 1892, PA d. 12 May 1963 (Age 70 years)   3. Raymond William BLASSEY,   b. 15 Mar 1894, Glen Hazel, Elk, PA d. 6 Sep 1989, Hamburg, Erie, NY (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F2712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Nov 1860 - PA Marriage - 5 Nov 1889 - Kane, McKean, PA Census - 12 Jun 1900 - Jones Township, Elk, PA Census - 19 Apr 1910 - St. Marys Borough, Elk, PA Death - 22 Aug 1950 - Buffalo, Erie, NY Burial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Rasselas, Elk, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S289] Brown gedcom, 289. [S291] Blassey, Valerie, Valerie Blassey Correspondence, 291. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910. [S47] GenWeb, 47. [S291] Blassey, Valerie, Valerie Blassey Correspondence, Marriage license # 609, 291.