Mary (Bendett) Weiss (abt. 1884)

Born about May 1884 in Russia

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Biography

Conflicting names and dates for what I believe are the same person:

• Obituaries of mother Rose Bendett and brother David Bendett both refer to Mrs. Charles Weiss of Porstmouth, VA.
• The census records for Charles Weiss of Portsmouth VA call his wife Mae or Mamie and show ages that could make her born anywhere between 1884 and 1886.
• The marriage record of their daughter Rosalie gives her mother's name as Mary Bendett.^[1]
• This would match up with Mary (b. 1884) in the 1900 Census records for her family of origin, but there's also a Minnie b. 1886.
• But then Charles appears to be buried with Marsha Weiss 1885-1952.^[2]
• The name Marsha Bendett Weiss repeatedly shows up in a May Yarzheit list for a synagogue in Washington, PA -- which is where daughter Rosalie was in the 1940 census.^[3]

Census Records

1900 Census^[4]

James Bennett Head M 84 Russia Dec 1816

Rosie Bennett Wife F 49 Russia Aug 1851

Abe Bennett Son M 29 Russia Aug 1871

Michael Bennett Son M 28 Russia July 1872

Fanny Bennett Daughter F 20 Russia July 1880

Mary Bennett Daughter F 16 Russia May 1884

Minnie Bennett Daughter F 14 Russia June? 1886

David Bennett Son M 10 Russia June 1890

1910 Census^[5]

Charles S Weiss Head M 27 Russia

Mamie Weiss Wife F 26 Russia

Rosa Lee Weiss Daughter F 3 Virginia

1920 census^[6]

Charles L Weiss Head M 36 Russia

Mamie Weiss Wife F 35 Russia

Rosa Weiss Daughter F 13 Virginia

Myriam Weiss Daughter F 8 Virginia

Ruby Weiss Daughter F 4 Virginia

Jerome Weiss Son M 3 Virginia

Richard Weiss Son M 3 Virginia

1930 census^[7]

Charles S Weiss Head M 47 Lithuania

Mae B Weiss Wife F 45 Russia

Rosalie Weiss Daughter F 23 Virginia

Ruby T Weiss Daughter F 15 Virginia

Jerome L Weiss Son M 13 Virginia

Richard S Weiss Son M 13 Virginia

1940 census^[8]

Charles S Weiss Head M 58 Lithuania partner, household furniture

May B Weiss Wife F 55 Lithuania

Jerome L Weiss Son M 23 Virginia partner, household furniture

Richard S Weiss Son M 23 Virginia partner, household furniture

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR94-YSH : accessed 27 May 2015), Charles D. Weiss in entry for Stilman Harold Lewis and Rosalie Bendett Weiss, 04 Feb 1932; citing Portsmouth, Virginia, reference 1932 ln 35; FHL microfilm 2,048,495.
2. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=37689222&PIpi=68057636
3. ↑ http://mybethisrael.com/chronicle.pdf
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97F-FY9 : accessed 27 May 2015), James Bennett, Preston township, New London, Connecticut, United States; citing sheet 28B, family 658, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,150.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGL-BY2 : accessed 27 May 2015), Mamie Weiss in household of Charles S Weiss, Portsmouth Ward 7, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 9B, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,655.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFD-311 : accessed 27 May 2015), Mamie Weiss in household of Charles L Weiss, Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 171, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,905.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CCDN-H6Z : accessed 27 May 2015), Mae B Weiss in household of Charles S Weiss, Portsmouth, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 2A, family 43, line 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2473; FHL microfilm 2,342,207.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTMH-9VM : accessed 27 May 2015), Charles S Weiss, Jackson Ward, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Portsmouth City, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116-8, sheet 11B, family 266, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4317.