Harry William Capito (1884 - 1939)

Born 1 Jan 1884 in Bellaire, Pultney Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States

Husband of Ethel B. (Robinson) Capito — married 28 Apr 1904 in Belmont, Ohio, United States

Died 18 Aug 1939 at age 55 in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Harry Capito is a part of US Black heritage.

Harry was born in 1884 in Belmont County, Ohio. He was the son of Abram Lewis Capito (1845-1920) and Ella Williams (1857-1911).

The 1900 Census^[1] shows him at age 16 in the home of his parents in Bellaire, Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio. He is working as a day laborer.

He married Ethel Robinson on 28 Apr 1904 in Belmont County, Ohio. ^[2] Their known children:

1. Virginia (Capito) Greene (1907–1990)
2. Constance (Capito) Cardwell (1912-1938)
3. Vivian Laverne (Capito) Mason, aka Campbell (1913–1992)
4. Alvin H. Capito (1916-1987)
5. Laverne (Capito) Bolden, aka Shefferson (1918–Deceased)

The 1910 Census^[3] shows him at age 25 with his wife, one daughter, and three boarders in South Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He is a laborer for a steel company.

His World War I Draft Registration Card^[4] gives his full name and exact date of birth. He is working as a conveyorman for Carnegie Steel Company. His nearest relative is his wife, Ethel Capito, at his same address: 1106 Hamilton, Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He is described as short and medium build, with brown eyes, black hair, and his left leg off.

The marriage ended in divorce sometime before 1919, when his wife married subsequently. ^[5]

The 1920 Census^[6] shows him at age "32" with a niece in Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He is marked as married, but there is no wife present. He is a craneman at Carnegie Steel.

The 1930 Census^[7] shows him at age "40" as a roomer in the household of Charles Jackson in Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He is a mixer at the steel mill.

He died in 1939 in Pennsylvania,^{[8] [9]} and is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio.^[10]

Research Notes

Regarding his birth date:

• 1 Jan 1884 is seen on his Social Security Applications and Claims Index. ^[9]
• 1 Jan 1884 is seen on his World War I Draft Registration Card. ^[4]
• Jan 1884 is seen on the 1900 Census,^[1] which asks for the month and year of birth.
• 1 Jan 1889 is seen on his death certificate, ^[8] and is incorrect, considering the above.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCH-2LM : 13 January 2022), Harry Capito in entry for Abram Capito.
   Image path: United States Census, 1900 > Ohio > Belmont > ED 19 Pultney Township Bellaire City Ward 5 > image 33 of 42; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-69BS-S56 (accessed 12 September 2022)
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8HC-J2B : 29 September 2021), Harry Capits and Ethel Robinson, 1904.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910"
   FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGCC-39B : accessed 14 September 2022), Wetha Captio.
   Image path: United States Census, 1910 > Pennsylvania > Mercer > South Sharon > ED 182 > image 114 of 206; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVK-5YX (accessed 12 September 2022)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
   Pennsylvania > Mercer County > 3 > Draft Card C > image 92 of 695
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Harry William Capito.
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8WN-HVT : 15 July 2022), Harry Capito in entry for Ernest W. Chapman and Ethel Robinson, 1919.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6YJ-Q4D : 3 February 2021), Harry Capito.
   Image path: United States Census, 1920 > Pennsylvania > Mercer > Farrell Ward 2 > ED 38 > image 51 of 66; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RX9-3JR (accessed 13 September 2022)
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930"
   FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHCK-DNN : accessed 13 September 2022), Harry W Capito in household of Charles Jackson.
   Image path: United States Census, 1930 > Pennsylvania > Mercer > Farrell > ED 12 > image 12 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RZN-61T (accessed 13 September 2022)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
   1939 > 074001-077000 > image 164 of 3615
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Harry William Dapito.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #2771416 (accessed 13 September 2022)
   Name: Harry W Capito; Birth Date: 1 Jan 1884; Death Date: 18 Aug 1939; Claim Date: 26 Sep 1939; Notes: 19 Nov 1976: Name listed as HARRY W CAPITO.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #169299815 page for Harry Capito (unknown–Aug 1939), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio, USA; accessed 12 September 2022; Maintained by shasha2060 (contributor 48659596).

• FamilySearch profile for Harry William Capito (1884–1939), accessed 12 Sep 2022.