Elizabeth entered the Convent of the Sisters of Charity-Seton Hill, and was known as Sister Mary Augustine.
Sources
↑Social Security:
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #2681982 (accessed 8 April 2024)
Name: Marie Aug Witt; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 14 Aug 1892; Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Claim Date: 28 Mar 1966; Father: John Witt; Mother: Johanna Thaemer; Notes: 02 Mar 1966: Name listed as MARIE AUG WITT.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #49994201 (accessed 8 April 2024)
Memorial page for Sr. Marie Augustine Witt (unknown-22 Apr 1981), citing Sisters of Charity Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by G. Stoecklein (contributor 46965842).
1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1361; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0225 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #51321242 (accessed 8 April 2024) Mary E Witt (7), single daughter, Student, in household of John Witt (36) in Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania, USA.
1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census" Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1303; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0457; FHL microfilm: 1375316 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #127212274 (accessed 8 April 2024) Elizabeth M Witt (17), single daughter, Stenographer, in household of John A Witt (47) in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census" Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1522; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 537 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #77138716 (accessed 8 April 2024) Emma Elizabeth Witt (27), single daughter, Stenographer, in household of John A Witt (56) in Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Born in Pennsylvania.
1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 2341706 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #49035354 (accessed 8 April 2024) Marie Agustine Elizabeth Witt (37), single nun, Teacher, in household of Mary Cecilia Anna Brown (68) at 3431 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2298; Page: 34; Enumeration District: 77-390 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #244708409 (accessed 8 April 2024) Marie Augustine Witt (57), single souel rfice work, Social Service Worker, in household of Anna J Monahan (20) in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007 Ancestry Record 60901 #2681982 (accessed 8 April 2024) Name: Marie Aug Witt; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 14 Aug 1892; Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Claim Date: 28 Mar 1966; Father: John Witt; Mother: Johanna Thaemer; Notes: 02 Mar 1966: Name listed as MARIE AUG WITT.
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #49994201 (accessed 8 April 2024) Memorial page for Sr. Marie Augustine Witt (unknown-22 Apr 1981), citing Sisters of Charity Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by G. Stoecklein (contributor 46965842).
See also:
David and Gregory Sanders, Collected Family Records and Notes, Personal Archives.
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