Richard Joseph Voigt (1892 - 1969)

Born 17 Dec 1892 in Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Jan 1969 at age 76 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Biography

Richard Voigt was born on December 17, 1892 in Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States. His parents were Edward Voigt and Mary Yunk.

He died in 1969 ^[1]and is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. His tombstone is inscribed "Inventor of the Rotary Snowplow." ^[2]

The Young Men's Sodality of St. Mary's Church pictured in 1909 at their annual outing

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMPJ-6MC : 7 January 2021), Richard Voigt, Jan 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 May 2021), memorial page for Richard J. Voigt Sr. (17 Dec 1892–12 Jan 1969), Find A Grave: Memorial #33417861, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Alan Brownsten (contributor 46621260).

See also:

• 12/19/1892 birth registration of Richard Joseph Voigt
• 1900 Census, Lancaster Township Lancaster village, Erie, New York, United States
• 1905 New York, State Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York;Lancaster, A.D. 07, Lancaster Village, E.D. 01, Erie, New York
• 1910 United States Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York
• "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSS9-L5D : 8 November 2014), Richard Voigt, Hamburg, A.D. 08, E.D. 05, Erie, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 19, line 32, New York State Archives, Albany.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQLN-3M3 : 7 January 2021), Richard J Voigt, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 15-90, sheet 10A, line 11, family 226, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2528.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQPT-WRPZ : 26 October 2019), Richard Joseph Voight, 9 May 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.