Saturday, March 12, 2022

Elizabeth M. (nee) Grindinger Jones Byrnes, Research Report, the As It Is Series

Copyright 2022, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

This continues a series of posts, done in a very efficient (make that speedy fast) manner to share some research on the ancestors.  This is NOT intended to be the end all to end all report.  It's a work in progress, to show you what I have found, right or wrong. Kind feedback is welcomed via comments.

Let's begin:

Meet Elizabeth M. Grindinger Jones Byrnes:

Grindinger
in the Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-1999
Name: Grindinger
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1907
Birth Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Father: John Grindinger
Mother: Mary Grindinger
Page number: 298
Line Number: 18

Lissie Grenigan
in the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lissie Grenigan
[Grindinger] ***
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 2, Jackson, Missouri
Street: Senoa St
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John Grenigan
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Mary Grenigan
Mother's Birthplace: Austria
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
John Grenigan  44 Head
Mary Grenigan  41 Wife
Joe Grenigan  21 Son
Mary Grenigan  18 Daughter
Teresa Grenigan  16 Daughter
Lewis Grenigan  15 Son
Lissie Grenigan 13 Daughter
Billie Grenigan  10 Son
George Grenigan  8 Son
Stephens Grenigan  6 Son
Anna Grenigan  4 Daughter
Ernie Grenigan  1 Son


Elizabeth was married first to William Howard Jones.  Please note, that his death data, death place and date of death and burial place, should be taken with a grain of salt.   In other words, allow room for errors.

Elizabeth Grindenger
in the Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Elizabeth Grindenger
[Elizabeth Grindinger]
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1908
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1930
Marriage Place: Jackson, Independence, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Wm Howard Jones
*Note:  Marriage License and Return image at Ancestry dot com was so out of focus compiler did not download.

Elizabeth Jones
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name:
[Elizabeth Janes]
[Elizabeth Jones]
Birth Year: abt 1907
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age in 1930: 23
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Shawnce, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Map of Home: Shawnce, Wyandotte, Kansas
Street Address: Shawnee road
Dwelling Number: 407
Family Number: 444
Age at First Marriage: 23
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
William H Jones  26 Head
Elizabeth Jones 23 Wife
William H Jones  1 Son. ** Nothing further is found on this child.

And, here is more on Elizabeth:


I find her with her second husband, Joseph on the 1940 census, sound out that last name.  LOL:
Joseph Burns
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Joseph Burns
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Nephew
Home in 1940: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Map of Home in 1940: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Street: Paseo
House Number: 3723
Inferred Residence in 1935: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Residence in 1935: Kansas City
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 7B
Occupation: Fireman
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Duration of Unemployment: 0
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1400
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Rose Dalton  71 Head
Margaret Burns  70 Sister
Joseph Burns 40 Nephew  ** Burns, sounds like Byrnes.
Elizabeth Burns  32 Nephew by Marriage

Note:  No marriage record for Elizabeth and Joseph has been found.

We also find her listed as the wife of Joseph in at least 2 city directories, we note the use of a middle initial for the first time in our research:

Jos F Byrnes Jr
in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Jos F.  Byrnes Jr
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1957
Street Address: 3820 Harrison blvd
Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Spouse: Eliza M.
Publication Title: Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1957
** Occupation:  City Fire Fighter

Joseph F Byrnes Jr
in the U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Name: Joseph F Byrnes Jr
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1957
Street Address: 3820 Harrison
Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Occupation: City Fire Fighter
Spouse: Ells M Byrnes  *Bad transcription Eliz M.
Publication Title: Kansas City, Missouri, City Directory, 1957

She is named as Mrs. Elizabeth Jones in the obituary of her father in 1933. She is named as Elizabeth Byrnes of Shawnee in 1970, 1971, 1977 and 1984 in obituaries of her siblings.  

Elizabeth Byrnes
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
No Image  Text-only collection
Name: Elizabeth Byrnes
Social Security Number: 496-01-9117
Birth Date: 18 Jun 1907
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Missouri
Last Residence: 66203, Shawnee Mission, Johnson, Kansas, USA
Death Date: Jul 1985

In Missouri, Death Index, 1968-2015
Elizabeth M Byrnes
Death: July 31 1985
Missouri, United States

No obituary GenealogyBank or Newspapers dot com, March 2022.  Kansas City newspapers did not PUBLISH during July 1985, at least according to Newspapers dot com.  Bummer.

There is a memorial for her at Find A Grave, Memorial  # 237496498. 



* Disclaimers, I use Find A Grave, Ancestry dot com, FamilySearch, several newspaper subscriptions, free sites, such as Virginia Chronicles, Virginia Chancery Cases online at the Library of Virginia and more to research my ancestors.  I pay for subscriptions, full price.

** My judgements may or may not be correct.  Transcriptions may or may not have errors.

*** Links, URL's, for the most part will not be included henceforth on my posts, as so many of them change and then I have to come back and try to re-discover and relink.  Frankly folks, I have no desire to spend my limited time here on this side of the sod with those kinds of do overs.  As researchers, or just members of the internet community, sites such as Find A Grave are easy to find, some are free to use and with the information I am sharing with you, hopefully, you can duplicate the research/findings. That said, I have seen memorials at Find A Grave be removed.  If you have questions, I suggest you leave a nice comment for me. OR find the method I have outlined on my blog for contacting me.

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