Pamela Annie (Bush) Rensi (1896 - 1977)

Born 7 Jan 1896 in Matthewstown, Llanwonno, Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorgan

Wife of John Martin — married 18 Oct 1913 (to 11 Jan 1916) in Jefferson County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1977 at age 80 in Bellaire, Belmont, Ohio, USA

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Biography

Pamela (Bush) Rensi was born in Wales.

Pamela was born^[1][2]on 7 January 1896 to George Bush and Margaret Bunney in the registration district of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.

Pamela was baptised^[3][4]some eleven months later on 12 November 1896 in the Parish of Mountain Ash, Glamorgan. The family resided in Chutch Street, Penrhiwceiber, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan and her father George Bush worked as a Collier.

The March 1901 census^[5]shows Pamela living with her father George Bush, a Coal Hewer, mother Margaret Bunney, sister Alice and brother Richard in Upper Church Street, Penthiwceiber, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan.

Her father George Bush passed away during the second quarter of 1901.

The April 1911 census^[6]shows Pamela living with her stepfather Thomas Williams, an underground Haulier at a Colliery, mother Margaret Bunney, half sister Elizabeth Ramey and half brother William Williams in a two roomed apartment in Bush Houses, Cwmclydach, Glamorgan. Pamela spoke only English.

A marriage licence^[7]was applied for in Jefferson, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States of America on 16 October 1913 for Pamela to marry John Martin two days later on 18 October. They both resided in Piney Fork at the time of the application.

A marriage licence ^[8]was applied for in the Probate Court, Jefferson, Jefferson County, Ohio for Pamela to marry Charles Rensi on 3 July 1916.

The fourteenth census of the United States was enumerated on 30 January 19320 shows^[9]Pamela living with her husband Charles Rensi, a Miner, daughter Margaret Arrett and sons William and Frank in Smithfield Township, Piney Fork, Ohio.

The fifteenth census of the United States was enumerated on 29 April 1930 shows^[10]Pamela living with her husband Charles Rensi, a Machine Man Coal Miner, daughter Margaret Arrett and sons William and Frank in Smithfield Township, Piney Fork, Ohio. The house they own is valued at $3,000.00 and Pamela has the ability to read and write.

The sixteenth census of the United States was enumerated on 5 April 1940 shows^[11]Pamela, with her husband Charles Rensi, a Machine Man Coal Miner and sons William, Dayworker in the Coal Mine and Frank, Labourer in the Coal Mine living in Smithfield Township, Piney Fork, Ohio. The house they own is valued at $2,000.00 and Pamela has been educated to an elementary level.

Her husband Charles Rensi passed away aged seventy seven on 3 October 1966.

Pamela passed away^[12][13][14]aged eighty at 2.55pm on Thursday 6 January 1977 in the City Hospital, Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio from a cardiac arrest as a consequence of an aortic stenosis and rheumatic plus anemia and hypertension
She had been a member of the Piney Fork Presbyterian Church and the Smithfirld Rebekah Lodge.
Friends were invited to call at the Nightingale Funeral Home on Saturday and Sunday 8 and 9 January.
Pamela was buried^[15]after the service held on Monday 10 January at Piney Fork Presbyterian Church in Northern Cemetery, Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration:"England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 21 February 2022)
   Bush, Pamela Annie (Mother's maiden name: Herbert).
   GRO Reference: 1896 Jan-Feb-Mar in Pontypridd Volume 11A Page 518
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales Birth Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 21 February 2022)
   Bush, Pamela Annie.
   GRO Reference: 1896 Jan-Feb-Mar in Pontypridd Volume 11a Page 518
3. ↑ "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCYV-SB1 : 10 February 2018), Pamela Annie Bush, 12 Nov 1896, Baptism; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
4. ↑ "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFHD-SZ4 : 5 December 2014), Pamela Annie Bush, 1896; Baptism, citing Penrhiwceiber St. Winifred, Glamorgan, Wales, Glamorgan Family History Society, Cardiff
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSMV-KK1 : 21 May 2019), Pamela A Bush in household of George H Bush, Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Llanwonno subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWX9-WF5 : 27 June 2019), Annie Pamlar Bush in household of Thomas Henry Williams, Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
7. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZSV-9PX : 29 September 2021), John Martin and Annie Bush, 1913
8. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-T3WQ-R?cc=1614804&wc=ZRSZ-4WL%3A121346401%2C122731801 : 15 July 2014), Jefferson > Marriage records 1915-1916 vol 24 > image 223 of 319; county courthouses, Ohio
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTJ-FKX : 3 February 2021), Anna P Reusi in entry for Charles Reusi, 1920
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4W2-F7J : accessed 21 February 2022), Anna Rensi in household of Charles Rensi, Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 23B, line 74, family 413, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1824; FHL microfilm 2,341,558
11. ↑ 1940 Census:"1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03090; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 41-29
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #31199778 (accessed 21 February 2022)
    Anna Revin (43), wife, in household of Charles Revin (50) in Smithfield, Jefferson, Ohio. Born in England
12. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRNB-GPG : 9 January 2021), Annie Rensi, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
13. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKYY-SHS : 30 June 2021), Pamela A Rensi, 1977
14. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6VZ-9YN : 1 March 2021), Pamela Anne Rensi, 06 Jan 1977; citing Death, Bellaire, Pultney Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, source ID cn 3, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,115,574
15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 21 February 2022), memorial page for Pamela Ann “Annie” Bush Rensi (7 Jan 1896–6 Jan 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #142512082, citing Northern Cemetery, Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Bennett Hartman (contributor 46971937)