Pengra, Byron J.
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*The [[Briggs, Elias|Briggs brothers]] ran the mills smoothly until [[1865]], at which time they sold the operation to a local consortium of prominent businessmen, led by [[Pengra, Byron J.|Byron J. Pengra]]. The enterprise was renamed the [[Springfield Manufacturing Company]] (Clarke 1938:10-27). | *The [[Briggs, Elias|Briggs brothers]] ran the mills smoothly until [[1865]], at which time they sold the operation to a local consortium of prominent businessmen, led by [[Pengra, Byron J.|Byron J. Pengra]]. The enterprise was renamed the [[Springfield Manufacturing Company]] (Clarke 1938:10-27). | ||
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| + | [[Pengra, Byron J.|Byron J. Pengra]]'s son was buried in the [[Pioneer Cemetery (Springfield)|Pioneer Cemetery]] in [[Springfield]]. He was married to a "[[Pengra, G.E.|G.E. Pengra]]." | ||
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| + | On a marble pillar about a foot and a half tall were written these words: | ||
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| + | Son of B.J. & G.E. | ||
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| + | Pengra | ||
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| + | "Suffer little children -[to]- come unto me, | ||
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| + | and for -[forbid]- them not, for of -[such]- is the | ||
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| + | Kingdom of Heaven" | ||
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| + | [[Category:Springfield residents]] | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 13 August 2007
- The Briggs brothers ran the mills smoothly until 1865, at which time they sold the operation to a local consortium of prominent businessmen, led by Byron J. Pengra. The enterprise was renamed the Springfield Manufacturing Company (Clarke 1938:10-27).
Byron J. Pengra's son was buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Springfield. He was married to a "G.E. Pengra."
Tombstone
On a marble pillar about a foot and a half tall were written these words:
Son of B.J. & G.E.
Pengra
"Suffer little children -[to]- come unto me,
and for -[forbid]- them not, for of -[such]- is the
Kingdom of Heaven"
