Grace Navarre Watson [18337] ²

  Noted events in her life were:

• Education: Attended Elmira College, Bef 1925. ⁵

• Education: Attended Union Seminary, Bef 1925. ⁵

• Education: Attended Columbia University, Bef 1925, New York, New York, New York, USA. ⁵

• Immigration: Arrived with Rev. Thomas Bancr, Abt 1950, New York, New York, New York, USA. ⁵

Grace married Rev. Thomas Bancroft Reifsnyder [18312] [MRIN: 7393], son of Reifsnyder [22816] and Unknown, on 1925 Jul 2 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.¹ (Rev. Thomas Bancroft Reifsnyder [18312] was born on 1896 Feb 7 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA,¹ died on 1957 Jun 24 in Mexico, , Distrito Federal, México ⁶ and was buried on 1957 Jun 25 in Mexico, , Distrito Federal, México ⁵.). The cause of his death was Congestive heart failure.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Arrived, 1938 Aug 3, Presbyterian Mission, Caracas, Venezuela. According to "Once in a While--News from Venezuela," a Presbyterian
mission newsletter, "The Venezuela Mission is delighted to receive
into its number the Rev. and Mrs. Bancroft Reifsnyder, who have been
transferred to Caracas from Mexico. They arrived on August third with
their four younger children: Mary, 11; Robert, 9; Ruth, 6; and David,
3. The oldest boy, Thomas Bancroft, was left in the States in school.
Mr. and Mrs. Reifsnyder come with splendid preparation, experience,
and already are making a very real contribution to the work here. We
are sorry that the work in Mexico had to be cut down, but we are glad
that Venezuela is gaining two missionaries."

  Marriage Notes:

They were married in Grace's home