Welthie Amena Sweeting was born 23 March 1887 in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas to Jeremiah Sweeting and his second wife, Euphemia Roberts Sweeting.
The Sweeting family emigrated to Florida about 1890. The family first appeared in the 1900 US Federal Census in Key West.
Welthie married twice: first, to Julius Victor Pinder, son of Jeremiah Pinder and Matilda Jane Sawyer Pinder, 11 July 1903, in Key West, Florida; and second, 30 August 1944, to William Pinder, son of Henry Capern Pinder and his second wife, Agnes Knowles Pinder, in Key West.
Welthie and Julius had children Jessie Vandeline, Maitland, Hilary Thomas, and Leota Isabel Pinder.
Welthie Sweeting Pinder died 9 October 1966 in Key West, Florida at 79 years of age. She was buried in the City Cemetery.
"Bahamas Births, 1850-1891", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL9T-YQW : 16 December 2019), Jeremiah Sweeting in entry for Sweeting, 1887.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DTFQ-WJ3?cc=1325221&wc=9B72-Y46%3A1030551201%2C1030551202%2C1030566301 : 5 August 2014), Florida > Monroe > ED 100 Key West city Ward 3 > image 28 of 31; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957," database with images, FamilySearch Florida State Archives and various county clerks of courts. Monroe County, 1903.
"Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-67F3-NML?cc=1595003 : 8 August 2019), > image 1 of 1. Death record of son Helery Thomas Pinder at 5 years of age.
"Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBLC-Z9K?cc=1803936&wc=4JHR-WDY%3A1601352304%2C1601362327 : 12 July 2019), Various > Marriage certificates, 1944, vol 933-939, cert no 30001-33500 > image 1830 of 3547; citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida. Marriage to William Pinder.
Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/142069806/welthie-a-pinder : accessed 04 June 2021), memorial page for Welthie A Sweeting Pinder (23 Mar 1887–9 Oct 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 142069806, citing Key West Cemetery, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Donna Jean Robinson (contributor 46886069) .
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