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Matthew Joseph WEET (1900-After 1945) |
Matthew Joseph WEET
• He has conflicting birth information of May 1899 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 1 5 • He appeared in the 1900 census on 7 Jun 1900 in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia. 6 • He appeared in the 1910 census on 30 Apr 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 7 • He appeared in the 1920 census on 5 Jan 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 8 • He appeared in the 1930 census on 3 Apr 1930 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 9 • He served in the Army. 3 Matthew served during World War II, although he was over the age of service. He did not go overseas. • On January 11, 1945 Matthew walked to the store to get some things that his wife wanted. He never came home. Janette called relatives who searched the area. The police were called and they also were unable to find any trace of him. Matthew had been in a car accident several weeks prior to his disappearance and the family speculate that he developed amnesia.5 Matthew married Rosemary BUCKLEY after 1923.1 (Rosemary BUCKLEY was born on 18 Jun 1913,10 11 died on 4 Aug 1941 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1 10 and was buried on 6 Aug 1941 in Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 10.) Matthew next married Janette MANN, daughter of William MANN and Rose A. (MANN), on 8 May 1943 in Allegheny County, PA.1 2 (Janette MANN was born on 18 Oct 1904 in Pennsylvania, USA 12 13 and died on 15 Oct 2002 in Clearfield, Clearfield, PA 4.) |
1 Sr. Beatrice Orient, The Weet Family Tree (unpublished) (Pittsburgh, PA, Aug 1992).
2 Pennsylvania, Various County Courthouses, Pennsylvania County Marriages, 1885-1950 (Pennsylvania (via FamilySearch)).
3 National Archives and Records Administration., World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Washington, D.C.).
4 Thomas Hoey, Oral Interview of Rosemary Weet Hoey (Pittsburgh, PA).
5 Thomas Hoey, Telephone Conversation with Sr. Beatrice Orient (Pittsburgh, PA, 26 Aug 1999).
6 West Virginia, Ohio County, 1900 U.S. Census, Population Schedule (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 118, Sheet 11, Line 8.
7 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1910 U.S. Census, Population Schedule (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 524, Sheet 19, Line 27.
8 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 890, Sheet 3, Line 14.
9 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 2-328, Sheet 3, Line 8.
10 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Harrisburg, PA (via Ancestry.com)), Pauline Weet (filed 28 Apr 1931).
11 Find A Grave, Inc, Find-A-Grave.com (http://www.findagerave.com).
12 Robert Weet, Letter to Thomas Hoey (Pittsburgh, PA, 1 Sep 1999).
13 Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 63, Sheet 5, Line 88.