Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834 - abt. 1916)

Born 13 Nov 1834 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died about 8 Nov 1916 at about age 81 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Peter Widener is Notable.

Peter was born on 13 Nov 1834

Peter was a very wealthy businessman and art collector. Although he began his career as a humble butcher, in 1998, American Heritage ranked Peter Widener #29 on their list of the forty richest Americans in history, with a net worth at death of $23 billion to $25 billion (in 1998 dollars). He amassed a significant art collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative art and porcelains, including many works by Old Masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Raphael, and others. His residence, Lynnewood Hall, in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, a 110-room mansion, housed the collection as well as a private library with rare volumes and a ceiling from an Italian palace.

In 1858, he married Hannah Josephine Dunton. They had three sons. His wife and two of their sons would pre-decease Peter. Firstborn son Henry Kern "Harry" died at age 11 of typhoid, and second-born son George Dunton died onboard the Titanic, at the age of 50. Only his last-born son, Joseph Early, would survive him. (Grandson Harry, son of George, also died onboard the Titanic, age 27). Sons George and Joseph and their families can be seen residing in Peter's household on both the 1900 and 1910 censuses.

When Peter passed away in 1916 with son Joseph E. at his bedside, just three years after the Titanic tragedy, the New York Times wrote that "Physicians said old age and deep sorrow caused by the loss of his son and his grandson in the Titanic disaster were contributing causes."

Census

"United States Census, 1900,"^[1]

P A B Wiedner Head Male 58 Pennsylvania

George D Wiedner Son Male 38 Pennsylvania

Eleanor E Wiedner Wife Female 36 Pennsylvania

Harriet E Wiedner Daughter Female 16 Pennsylvania

George E Wiedner Son Male 11 Pennsylvania

Eleanor E Wiedner Jr. Daughter Female 9 Pennsylvania

Joseph E Wiedner Brother Male 28 Pennsylvania

Ella P Wiedner Sister-in-law Female 25 Pennsylvania

Peter A B Wiedner Jr. Grandson Male 4 Pennsylvania

May Brady Boarder Female 40 India

William Hamilton Boarder Male 31 England

Fredrick Hamilton Boarder Male 23 England

Charles Lee Boarder Male 52 England

Alfred Brandt Boarder Male 25 Sweden

Lewis Kreber Boarder Male 30 Sweden

Charlotte Nielson Boarder Female 21 Sweden

Sarah Booth Boarder Female 38 Ireland

Emily Thudice Boarder Female 24 Sweden

Lydia Hinon Boarder Female 25 Finland

Anna Kishner Boarder Female 21 Germany

Fred Bauer Boarder Male 8 Germany

Louis Tissener Boarder Male 34 France

Elizabeth Montgomery Boarder Female 20 Ireland

Laura Bartsen Boarder Female 42 Canada Eng

Augusta Rahlwes Boarder Female 37 Germany

"United States Census, 1910,"^[2]

Peter A B Widener Head Male 75 Pennsylvania

George D Widener Son Male 48 Pennsylvania

Eleann E Widener Daughter-in-law Female 47 Pennsylvania

Harry E Widener Grandson Male 25 Pennsylvania

George B Widener Jr. Grandson Male 21 Pennsylvania

Eleanor E Widener Granddaughter Female 19 Pennsylvania

Joseph E Widener Son Male 37 Pennsylvania

Ella P Widener Daughter-in-law Female 35 Pennsylvania

Peter A B Widener 2nd Grandson Male 16 Pennsylvania

Josephine P Widener Granddaughter Female 8 Pennsylvania

Amelia Griger Maid Female 38 Germany

Maud Clayton Maid Female 28 United States

Celina Biard Maid Female 35 France

Robert Stanterb Footman Male 19 England

Henry Holland Footman Male 26 England

Frederick Locke Footman Male 22 England

Edwin Man Footman Male 25 England

Jamie Wheeland Maid Female 31 France

Charles F Mazdon Butler Male 40 England

Margaret O Hallman Maid Female 32 Ireland

Mary Sullivan Maid Female 30 Ireland

Gustave Dietrich Chef Male 40 France

Delia Mcentee Maid Female 26 Ireland

Jennie Matthews Maid Female 22 Ireland

Emil Martin 2nd Chef Male 25 France

Fannie Pole Housekeeper Female 43 Virginia

French Ganey Kitchen man Male 21 France

Lizzie Long Maid Female 31 Ireland

Hilma Terist Maid Female 30 Norway

Odine Terist Maid Female 30 Norway

Agnes Erickson Maid Female 27 Norway

Eva Dietrich Maid Female 45 England

Mary Comdon Maid Female 23 Ireland

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QV-1ZB : accessed 6 November 2019), George D Wiedner in household of P A B Wiedner, Cheltenham Township (southeast part), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 199, sheet 12A, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,442.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG73-MGP : accessed 6 November 2019), George D Widener in household of Peter A B Widener, Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 18A, family 307, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1377; FHL microfilm 1,375,390.

See Also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CL-XHC : 24 December 2020), Peter Weidner in household of John Weidner, Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXT9-83P : 18 February 2021), Peter Weidner, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5R-SKQ : 29 May 2021), Peter A B Widemer, 1870.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKZL-LL9 : 18 February 2021), Peter A.B. Widener in entry for Henry K. Widener, 11 Mar 1871; citing v 1 p 70, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,003,698.

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFXM-TJY : 18 February 2021), Peter A. B. Widener in entry for Harry Kern Widener, 11 Mar 1871; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 2,020,824.

• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HF44-F9N2 : 15 February 2020), Peter A. B. Widener in entry for Joseph Early Widener, 1872.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53H-GCYJ : 23 July 2020), Bea and Mr Peter A B Widener, 1915.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV4-HJ6N : 5 March 2021), Peter Arrell Browne Widener, ; Burial, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 23321, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Arrell_Browne_Widener

• https://www.nga.gov/collection/provenance-info.8381.html?artobj_ownerId=8381&pageNumber=1

• https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1915/11/07/101570713.html?pageNumber=5

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynnewood_Hall