Elizabeth M. Witt (1892 - 1981)

Born 14 Aug 1892 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Apr 1981 at age 88 in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1892.^[1]She was the daughter of John Witt and Johanna Thaner. She passed away in 1981^[2]

Elizabeth entered the Convent of the Sisters of Charity-Seton Hill, and was known as Sister Mary Augustine.

Sources

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Publication Date: 23 Apr 1981; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/91080050/?article=df33aee0-5acc-4713-9d83-a0365ea805b3&focus=0.038245097,0.4716628,0.35339686,0.5683829&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #590848926 (accessed 8 April 2024)
  Name: Marie Augustine Witt; Gender: Female; Death Age: 89; Birth Date: abt 1892; Residence Place: Assumption Hall; Death Date: Abt 1981; Death Place: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA; Obituary Date: 23 Apr 1981; Obituary Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Newspaper Title: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
• 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.
• Brian and Mary Mathewson, http://treesprout.com/ostien/.