Ethel Decima TENER

Ethel was the tenth child of Hampden Evans and Eliza Frost Tener. She was born in Co. Tyrone North Ireland in 1879; and immigrated to America with the family in 1882.

She lived with the family inPittsburgh, and she is noted in the 1900 City of Pittsburgh Directory as being a teacher at the Colfax School.

In an undated newspaper article - located in a Tener Family vertical file in the Montclair NJ library, reference is made that Ethel was "decorated" by the Queen of Belgium for her Y.M.C.A. work in France in support of the troops there for W.W.I.

After the War she was residing with her brother Hampden E. Tener at his home in Montclair, NJ. This is documented in the April 1920 US Census population schedule.

On a ship's manifest she is listed in Feb. 1924 as returning to the US aboard the good ship 'Orca" These manifests included a physical description of her: She had brown hair, brown eyes, was 5'8" tall, fair complexion, and no other marks of identification.

In 1929, at the age of 48 years, she married Dana Cutting Hyde of Massachusetts. In the 1930 US Census Dana Hyde was listed as 'secretary-treasurer' for a lace factory. They were living in Ormand, Florida at that time.

When he completed his WWII draft registration card he was listed as working for Harvard Trust Company, Cambridge Mass. They resided there until Danas death. I do not know exactly when he died, but after he passed away (?), Ethel went to Montclair NJ and cared for her brother until he passed away in Aug. 1948. (*NOTE: Her obituary suggests her husband surviver her.)

On Feb. 6, 1953, Ethel Tener Hyde passed away in Ormond Beach, Florida. Her obituary follows:

Robert 'Robin' Tener

This will be an update to a 2004 posting on Robert.

I am guessing that back in 2004 I located a notice on line that Robert, who came to America in 1834, died in 1855 and was buried in Monument Cemetery, Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

Further research at about that time told us that sometime between 1949 and 1955 - or so, the City of Philadelphia took over the grounds of this cemetery, and directed that those remains buried there needed to be moved. (NOTE: Monument Cemetery was acated by court decree in 1951. I am told that that area is unsavory....) They were moved out of town to the Lawnview Cemetery in Rockridge, PA on June 25, 1956.

I subsequently received reply to a letter that indeed there are Tener remains there - with a marker. We cannot travel everywhere, and it has taken this long to get some assistance in obtaining a photograph of the burial location - shared here with those interested in Tener family.

The communication from Lawnview Cemetery told me that they were buried on the Susquehanna Lawn Section 75; graves 58 and 59.

In grave 58 are the remains of Thomas Tener - son, Hugh W. Tener - son and John O. Galbraith - 3 day old grandson.

In grave 59 are the remains of James Tener - son, Robert 'Robin' Tener, Robert - son, wife Sarah Tener, and daughter Matilda Tener.

Entrance to Lawnview Cemetery

Entrance Sign

Susquehanna Lawn area

Tener Grave/Plot Markers

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND ROLL CALL

After the death of George E. Tener – son of John Kinley Tener I, his wife decided to go through with their plans to go to America. She held an auction, put the farm (Cloughbane) up for sale, paid off their debts, packed up what she decided to take with her, and sailed off for America. They arrived May 13, 1873. Susan Wallis Tener was pregnant when she went through this life altering move, and a few months after arriving in America – barely getting settled in Pittsburgh, she delivered her tenth child. As I understand it there were complications – as we recall it was 1873 – and shortly thereafter Susan passed away. The tradition goes that on her death bed she asked the oldest boys to “keep the family together”. And, keep the family together they did. The clocks ticks away: days roll into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years! There was a lot of communication within the family as they grew older, married, had families, and relocated. And yet they remained ‘close’. By way of a half century celebration the surviving siblings – nine of the ten, got together and held a fiftieth anniversary celebration. On that day they also signed a “Roll Call” – the full text of which appears here: MAY 13TH ----- 1873 ------------------------------------------------ 1923 ----- Fiftieth Anniversary and Roll Call Fifty Years ago today, we the children of George Evans and Susan Wallis Tener Arrived with our Mother in the United States, and desire on this Anniversary to make this Memorandum of the Day, as for ourselves and for our children. Father having died in March 1873 we left Cloughbane House in County Tyrone Ireland, and sailing from Liverpool in the good ship “Canada” a steamer with sails as well, we arrived in New York on ----------------------------------------------- May 13th, 1873 ---------------------------------- being thirteen days on the sea which was considered fair speed in those days. We were met on landing by James Smith, Roberta’s husband and then came directly to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where our brother George awaited us: he and Roberta having preceded us to this Country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No attempt will be made here to recount the many incidents or occurrences that have taken place in our several lives during these fifty years.------------------------------------------------- Yet there are three events that have occurred in these years which have touched the family as a whole and therefore deserve that they be mentioned here. Four months after we arrived in August 1873 our beloved Mother died leaving us the baby Susan. This loss was shocking and irreparable We well remember her last words to us which were that we should keep together and in touch with each other at all time and this very wise advice we are glad to say has for the most part been carried out. --------------------------------------------- In the year 1911 John became Governor of Pennsylvania, serving the four years with great credit to the State and to himself. Of this distinction, we as a family were naturally very proud. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the 9th of May 1913 Robert died suddenly at his home near Richmond, Va. And we laid him near out Mother in the Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh. This was the first and only break to this time in the family. Individually we have shared the common lot of all mankind with its joys and many sorrows, yet there is much to be thankful for in the lives of each of us, of which we cannot but regard the fact that nine brothers and sisters, alive and answering “present” at this Roll Call, is one to which we must point with very great satisfaction. We are unanimous about this. Roll Call May 13th, 1923 (s) Roberta (age 70) (s) Wallis (age 61) (s) Maud (age 67) (s) John (age 59) (s) George (age 66) (s) Stephen (age 58) (s) Frank (age 64) (s) Edward (age 56) (s) Robert died May 9, 1913 (s) Susan (age 49)

(*I am grateful that this document was shared with me. I received a photocopy in the mail; and I saw another at the induction of Gov. John K Tener to the Mid-Mon Valley All Sports Hall of Fame in PA in June 2006.)

ARTHUR ROBERT TENER

I continue to be thoroughly enthused with the genealogy research I am doing. One of the best parts of it is getting to meet new folks, new "family"! And with this glee, comes a sad part -- one connects with great folks that you get to know and then they pass away.

That is the case with Art Tener. I met Art about four years ago and have kept up with him. Over these years he would locate a new TENER family name, and ask what I knew about them... Sometimes it would be easy - and some times I would begin to research a "new" name and most often learn that they are 'family'. I was deeply saddened to learn that Art passed away on June 18.

On June 23 one of his grandsons asked me to post his obituary here: it comes from the 'Recordnet - San Joaquin County News' web site:

ARTHUR ROBERT TENER, Stockton, CA
Born -- August 24, 1926: Died -- June 18, 2007
Arthur Robert (Art) Tener, passed away Monday, June 18, 2007 in Stockton, CA. He was born in Modesto, CA on August 24, 1926 and attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton, graduating in 1944. He worked in the automotive trades starting with Thomas M. Lucas in Stockton.

In August 1945, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and received an Honorable Discharge on December 2, 1946.

He returned to Stockton, working in the automotive trades his entire adult life with such local companies as I.B. Benedict, Chancellor & Lyon, Lloyd E. Tess Nash Rambler, 49er Chevrolet (located in Angels Camp, CA), and 45 years with Chase Chevrolet. Art was an avid car enthusiast and enjoyed all forms of automobiles, old and new, racing, and talking shop. He enjoyed car history and though he was knowledgeable on many was devoted to Chevrolet.

Married for 35 years, to Alicia M. Morales. Art was a member of the French Camp Mission Church and very proud of his attendance and graduation from St. Mary's High School (Cathedral of the Annunciation).

Arthur is survived by his wife, Alicia; his children, Lawrence Tener of Fort Walton Beach, FL; Jon (Donna) Tener of Lodi; CA, Patrick (Kathy) Tener of South Lake Tahoe, CA; Jim (Patricia) Tener of Stockton, CA; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Also survived by his sisters, Mary (Bill) Hall of San Antonio, TX and Ethel (Calvin) Short of Phoenix, AZ. Arthur was preceded in death by his sisters, Grace Frye, Virginia Bofman and Roberta Spotts.

Vistiation will be held at Deyoung Shoreline Chapel on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 from Noon- 7:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. A Rosary will be held Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at the DeYoung Shoreline Chapel located at 7676 Shoreline Drive, Stockton, CA.

A Funeral Mass will be held Friday, June 22, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. at Cathedral of the Annunciation, 425 Magnolia Street, Stockton, CA.

Committal at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery.

On-line Guestbook at deyoungmemorialchapel.com.
Memorial contributions can be made in lieu of flowers to Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis, 1659 Branham Lane, Suite F #227, San Jose, CA 95118-5226 or online at www.coalitionforpf.org.