Israel5 Urner (Martin4, Martin3, Jacob2, Ulrich1), born 08 May 1793 in North Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania; died 31 December 1860(F) in Upper Providence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; married by 1814 to Sarah Price who was born 11 October 1796 in Coventry and died 11 October 1885 in Coventry.
[She was the daughter of (Reverend) John George Price and Sarah Harley. George Price was the son of Daniel Price and Johanna Weicker; and was the great-grandson of Johann Jacob Preis (born in Wittgenstein, Prussia, Germany) who was one of the first preachers of the Brethren in Europe and who emigrated to Pennsylvania with the first group in 1719(B). George was born 01 November 1753 in Lower Salford, Philadelphia (now Montgomery), Pennsylvania and died 25 September 1823 at Coventry. He was a landowner in East Nantmeal in 1773. 1790 Census: George Price, page 064, East Nantmill, Chester, Pennsylvania. They moved to Coventry in 1794. He was the fourth Elder of the Coventry Church of the Brethren, succeeding Jonas Urner in 1810 and serving until his death(B). George Price’s will (Chester Will #7375), which was signed and proved in 1823, mentions daughters Mary and Hannah, sons John and George, daughter Sarah, and heirs of son Daniel, deceased. Son John Price was the noted ‘boy preacher’ who succeeded his father as Elder(B). Also see The Price Family, F.P. Wanger, published by The Evangelical Press, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1926.]
1840 Census: Israel Urner, page 303, Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania.
1860 Census: Israel Urner, page 592, visit 1082/1136, Upper Providence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
1870 Census: Sarah Urner, page 368, visit 393/421, Upper Providence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
1880 Census: Sarah Urner (widow, with son-in-law Thomas B. Johnson), page 474, visit 393/398, Norristown (4th Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
Children, born in East Nantmeal, Chester, Pennsylvania:
+ JONATHAN6 URNER, born 14 January 1815; married Mary Reiff.
Sarah6 Urner, born about 1817; married to David Harley (son of (Reverend) Jacob Harley and Catharine Stauffer) who was born about 1816 in Pennsylvania. He was a clerk. 1850 Census: David Harley, page 085, visit 171/222, Northern Liberties (2nd Ward), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1860 Census: David Harley, page 650, visit 139/143, Township 1 North Range 3 East, Marion, Illinois. 1870 Census: David Harley, page 129, visit 186/186, Township 2 North Range 1 East, Marion, Illinois. He was a grocer. Known children, most or all born in Pennsylvania, possible son Joseph possibly not in correct birth order:
Lucetta7 Harley, born about 1842; married by 1860 in Marion County, Illinois to Thomas Colver (his second marriage) who was born about 1812 in Pennsylvania. He was a cabinetmaker; later an undertaker. 1860 Census: Thomas Colver, page 650, visit 140/144, Township 1 North Range 3 East, Marion, Illinois. 1870 Census: Thomas Colver, page 137, visit 126/127, Township 2 North Range 2 East, Marion, Illinois. [He had at least two children with his first wife.] Known child: Frank H. Colver, born about 1866 in Illinois.
Daniel7 Harley, born about 1844; died young(F)[but after the 1860 census].
Ada7 Harley, born about 1851. 1870 Census: (single, with parents).
Possibly Joseph7 Harley.
Mary6 Urner, born about 1820; died in infancy(F).
Lavinia M.6 Urner, born 03 November 1822; died 03 May 1874 at Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania; married first to Samuel H. Brower (son of Abraham Brower and Mary Hammer) who was born 03 June 1818 and died 28 October 1852; married second after the 1860 census to William Cornett. She was a milliner. 1860 Census: Lovina M. Brower (alone, and child, with parents). 1870 Census: Lavinia Cornet (alone, with mother). [She had no children with her second husband(F).] Child with first husband:
Irvin J.7 Brower, born 05 July 1846; married February 1870 to Elizabeth Phillips (daughter of ______ Phillips and Elizabeth ______) who was born about 1842 in Pennsylvania. He was a druggist. Later he was President of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank(F). 1870 Census: Irvin Brower (with her mother), page 632, visit 942/944, Phoenixville [borough], Chester, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: Irvin Brower, page 008, visit 166/170, Phoenixville (2nd Ward), Chester, Pennsylvania. They had three children, one of whom died before the 1900 census. Known children: Harry H. Brower, born about January 1873; Frank C. Brower, born about August 1877.
Hannah R.6 Urner, born about 1824; died 28 December 1884; married 13 March 1850 to Thomas B. Johnson (son of Patrick Johnson and Margaret Brown) who was born 15 April 1823 in Pennsylvania and died 01 February 1898. He owned a dry goods and grocery store; later he was a railroad ticket agent; later a huckster. 1860 Census Thomas B. Johnson, page 346, visit 485/492, Upper Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1870 Census Thomas Johnson, page 605, visit 010/011, Upper Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1880 Census: Thomas B. Johnson, page 474, visit 393/398, Norristown (4th Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Children:
Emma S.7 Johnson, born 26 November 1851; died 02 January 1923; married 29 September 1875 to Abraham S. Cavanaugh (son of Michael Cavanaugh and Maria Shellerton) who was born 06 April 1853 in Ireland. He was an engineer. 1880 Census: Abraham Cavanaugh, page 333, visit ---/343, Conshohocken (2nd Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. She was a schoolteacher. Known children: Joseph C. Cavanaugh, born 08 November 1876, died 02 January 1880; Florence M. Cavanaugh, born 07 September 1878, married first Francis A. Smyth; Evelyn Young Cavanaugh, born 09 August 1880, married Charles L. Wells; Mary W. Cavanaugh, born 26 July 1886, died May 1887; Joseph C. Cavanaugh, born 27 October 1887, died 23 May 1892.
Wellington7 Johnson, born 09 October 1856; died aged 02 years(F).
Urner D.7 Johnson, born 23 August 1858; died 02 October 1887; married after the 1880 census to Mary Ann Holland (daughter of John and Julia Holland, both born in Ireland) who was born about December 1861 in Wales. [Her family came to the U.S. in 1864.] 1900 Census: Mary A. Johnson (widow), page 216, visit 232/241, Norristown (9th Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Mary A. Johnson, page 044, visit 071/078, Norristown (2nd Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Mary A. Johnson (with daughter Margaret O’Connor). Children:
Thomas B.7 Johnson, born 16 January and died 31 December 1883.
Margaret V.7 Johnson, born 30 June 1884; married 1906-07 to John J. O’Connor who was born 23 February 1882(17) in Pennsylvania and apparently died before the 1930 census. He was a bartender at a hotel. 1910 Census: John O’Connor, page 044, visit 071/079, Norristown (2nd Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: John J. O’Connor, page 063, visit 040/059, Norristown (3rd Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Margaret V. O’Connor (widow), page 162, visit 003/003, Norristown (8th Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Known children: John J. O’Connor, born about 1908; Dorothy F. O’Connor, born about 1910-11; Mary G. O’Connor, born about 1912; Margaret O’Connor, born about 1918; Florence L. O’Connor, born about 1920-21; Eleanor O’Connor, born about 1922; Elizabeth A. O’Connor, born about July 1928.
Florence M.7 Johnson, born about November 1885. 1920 Census: (single, with brother-in-law John J. O’Connor, just above). 1930 Census: (single, with sister Margaret O’Connor, just above).
Urner Daniel7 Johnson, born 14 January 1888 at Norristown(17)(19); married 1907-08 to Bertha F. Weidamoyer who was born about 1884 in Pennsylvania. He was an ice wagon driver in 1910. He registered for the WWI Draft in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Earnie Johnson, page 044, visit 079/087, Norristown (2nd Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Bertha Johnson (married but alone, and children), page 008, visit 297/299, Norristown (1st Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Bertha Johnson (“widow”), page 230, visit 342/394, Norristown (1st Ward), Montgomery, Pennsylvania. He was living at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942(19). Known children: Urner D. Johnson, born 24 December 1908(14), died 03 February 1989(14), he was a clerk, he was a WWII veteran; Pearl Johnson, born about 1910-11.
Florence7 Johnson, born 18 February 1860; died September 1875.
Daniel6 Urner, born 09 February 1829(F); died 21 January 1852 at Philadelphia (Chester Village Record, issue of 27 January 1852), unmarried. He was a carpenter. 1850 Census: Daniel Erner, page 240, visit 269/269, Norristown borough, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
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