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Pauline Elizabeth Schrot was born on 27 Sep 1894, in Lawrence Twp., Clearfield, Pennsylvania and had seven brothers and six sisters. Pauline was a certified teacher in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. Two of the subjects she taught were General History and Physical Geography. Pauline was certified for grades one through eight. Pauline met the Byrnes family in Nicktown when she was a girl visiting her Uncle Frank in Nicktown where he had a farm. Here Pauline met Edward R. Byrnes, they were married on the 23 rd of September 1925. From the Clearfield Progress: A very pretty wedding took place at St. Timothy's church, Curwensville, on Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, when Miss Pauline Schrot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schrot and Mr. Edward R. Byrnes of Barnesboro were pronounced man and wife by Rev. P. A. Lynch. They were attended by Miss Ella Mae Byrnes, sister of the groom and Mr. Ernest Schrot, brother of the bride. After a motor trip to Canada and the Falls the newlyweds will be at home in Barnesboro, PA. |
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Saturday, January 24. 2009
Pauline's Poems
| Pauline was known to enjoy a party or two when she was young. Another article in the Clearfield Progress described a Halloween Party at the McCrackin Farm. Pauline and her brother Leo went to the party where dancing went on in the barn until midnight when all the guests were called into the house for refreshments.
After Pauline died several poems were found in her Byrnesville home. To me they seem to reflect her positive personality, her deep faith, and a strong love of children and life. One of the poems appear below, the others can be read here. I believe I received the picture below from Aunt Anna or Aunt Ruth Schrot who told me Pauline was in the middle so perhaps the other two sisters are Ruth and Anna. I don't know where the picture was taken or who the guy is in the doorway. Click the picture for a close-up view. |
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Forget-Me-Nots |
