Violet Pearl Bury ^{3 4}

   Other names for Violet were Pearl Rabenold, Violet Barrigan and Violet Christman.

  General Notes:

Her father is listed on her marriage license to William Christman as Hubert Bury.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Letter. ⁴ From a letter written by Helen Hale Barnes, Violet's daughter:

When Violet reached 90 years of age, she expressed a great desire to be buried in Moravian cemetery with her parents. I went to the church office seeking the possibility of this and was turned down. I said to the church secretary, "My Mother will be very disappointed. She was hoping to be buried where her parents Martha and Hubert Bury are interred."

"My gracious," replied the woman. "If her parents are there as Moravians she's entitled to be there as well." So I purchased a spot close by Charles and Helen, Martha and Hubert - I'm sure native residents wonder how a "Barrigan" was able to enter Moravian Cemetery.

• Letter. In a letter from Helen Hale Barnes, Violet's daughter:
"Fred Hale was Violet's husband and my father but he died around the time of my birth and the couple lived in Philadelphia. I was brought to Aunt Helen in Allentown at 3 weeks of age so Mother could look for work in the city. I remained here by choice all my life. Aunt Helen and Uncle Horace were the only parents I ever knew. Helen has always had a difficult, tragic life and I had great respect and sympathy for her."

• Travel: to America from Antwerp on the ship The Belgenland (built 1878), 2 Aug 1893, New York: Ellis Island, New York County, New York, USA. ⁸ On the ship's passenger list:

Mrs. Martha Bury, 26 years, 8 months, female. Occupation: none. Citizen: USA. Destination: Shenandoah. Compartment or location: 3 C between decks. Baggage: 3.

Infant, 11 months, female. Occupation: none. Citizen: USA. Destination: Shenandoah. Compartment or location: 3 C between decks.

[Note: After the birth of daughter Violet, Martha returned to visit her homeland, taking the baby with her. This record is her return to America.]

• Census, 1900, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹ The 1900 Census for Salisbury Township in Lehigh County lists Hubert Bury, age 43, born Apr 1857 in Germany, parents born in Germany, occupation jeweler, renting his home. He was married for 16 years to Martha A., wife, born Oct 1867 in Germany, parents born in Germany. In 1900 she had born seven children, four of whom were still living.
With them is daughter Helen C., born Apr 1885 in Germany, age 15, single. Helen, Hubert, and Martha all immigrated in 1886. All can read and write English. Also in the home are three children born in Pennsylvania: Frank H., born Aug 1886; Violet P., born Jun 1892; and Martin H., born Oct 1898.

[Note for researchers: Hubert is indexed in this census as Burg, not Bury, although the handwriting of the census taker clearly wrote Bury. His immigration is incorrectly reported as 1886, but should have been 1885. Further, on the ship's passenger list his name appears as Burg, not Bury!]

• Census, 1910, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰ Following the death of Martha Bury in 1904, we find her children living in 1910 with their older sister's husband. Horace N. Benfield, age 27, occupation house painter, is listed living at 229 West Street in Allentown in the 1910 Census in enumeration district 0160 as visit 0151. Living with him is his wife, Helen (nee Bury), age 24, whose birthplace is listed as Germany and 1885 as the year she immigrated, which is her year of birth. She was married to Horace for 4 years at in 1910 had no children born. Her marital status is listed as M2, to indicate this was her second marriage -- Horace is listed as M1. Also in the household is brother-in-law Frank H. Bury, age 23, single, bookkeeper in a cement mill; sister-in-law Violet P. Bury, age 17, single, stichery in a shoe factory; and brother-in-law Martin H. Bury, age 11, single. Horace and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. Frank, Violet, and Martin were born in Pennsylvania with both parents born in Germany.

• Census, 1920, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹¹ She is living single as Violet Christman, a boarder at 2014 19th Street, in the household of Alice Lazarus. Violet's occupation is clerk.

• Obituary: Allentown Morning Call on page B14, 5 Apr 1989. ⁶ VIOLET BARRIGAN, 96, EX-MUSICAL DIRECTOR:

Mrs. Violet P. Barrigan, 96, of 6950 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, formerly of Allentown, died Tuesday in Germantown Lutheran Home, Philadelphia. She was the wife of Winslow E. Barrigan. A mandolin player since the age of 16, she was director of The Mellowtones, a group of musicians that included her husband on drums. Between 1972 and 1982, the Mellowtones became well known among senior citizens. They also played in Allentown, Hershey Park and the Granite Run Mall in Media, Delaware County. Barrigan formed her first musical group in 1932, and taught the mandolin until retiring in 1982.

Born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Martha (Papenkuhl) Bury. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Allentown. Survivors: Husband; daughter, Mrs. Helen H. Barnes of Allentown, and two granddaughters.

Violet married Fred Hale about 1913.

Violet next married William Christman, son of Benjamin Franklin Christman and Catherine Neumoyer, on 3 Jul 1915 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.^{1 2} (William Christman was born on 6 Sep 1881 in Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA ^{2 12} and died on 24 Aug 1953 in Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA.)

Violet next married Winslow E. Barrigan. (Winslow E. Barrigan was born on 27 Nov 1899 in , , Pennsylvania, USA ⁵ and died on 1 Oct 1992 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA ⁵.)