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Wilbur Reiter Beight (1905 - 1979)

Wilbur Reiter Beight
Born in Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 22 May 1929 in Leechburg, Pennsylvaniamap
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Died at age 74 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Wilbur Beight was born in Pennsylvania.

Biography

Wilbur was born 17 Apr 1905,[1] the son of Albert Jonas Beight and Caroline Dorothy Reiter. He grew up in North Beaver, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States.[2][3]

He married on May 22, 1929, Leechburg, Pennsylvania, to Viola Constance Glass.After marriage, they lived in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States.[4][5] He owned a Retail Gas Station. [6]

Wilbur R Beight died 2 Jun 1979 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States.[7]

Children

  1. Joanne Beverly Galey (1931–2023)
  2. Ronald W. Beight (b. 1935)
  3. Norman Dennis Beight (1944-2020)

Burial

Shared stone with Viola
Plot Row 5 from Battery B Monument
Mount Jackson Battery B. M. E. Cemetery
Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA [8][9]

Sources

  1. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index,database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSBR-L5Q : 9 January 2021), Wilbur Beight, Jun 1979; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  2. ↑ United States Census, 1910 , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG8F-RSF : Wed Oct 04 13:49:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Albert Beight and Caroline Beight, 1910.
  3. ↑ United States Census, 1920, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6YH-MGV : Sat Dec 23 02:28:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Albert J Beight and Caroline Beight, 1920.
  4. ↑ United States Census, 1930, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X44B-L97 : Thu Oct 05 20:05:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilbur R Beight and Viola C Beight, 1930.
  5. ↑ United States Census, 1940 , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNM-N4R : Tue Nov 28 18:36:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Wilbur R Beight and Viola C Beight, 1940.
  6. ↑ United States 1950 Census, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBQ-44PP : Thu Oct 05 23:44:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Viola C Beight and Joanne B Beight, 21 April 1950.
  7. ↑ Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKTR-P34 : 30 June 2021), Wilbur R Beight, 1979.
  8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38736833/wilbur-reiter-beight: accessed 19 January 2024), memorial page for Wilbur Reiter Beight (17 Apr 1905–2 Jun 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38736833, citing Mount Jackson Battery B. M. E. Cemetery, Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Carl Bennett (contributor 46880691).
  9. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Wilbur-R-Beight/8270209




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