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George Bene / Bennett
1907 - 1966 (58 years)-
Name George Bene / Bennett Nickname György Born 29 Sep 1907 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 
Christened 29 Sep 1907 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Died 9 Jan 1966 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Buried Homewood Cemetery, Pennsylvania, United States Person ID I165 Muse-Nagy Last Modified 21 May 2018
Father Andrew Bene / Bennett, b. 9 Sep 1868, Szeszta, Abaúj-Torna, Hungary , d. 14 Feb 1936, Hazelwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 67 years) Relationship Birth Mother Katalin Lacza, b. 5 Jan 1868, Szeszta, Abaúj-Torna, Hungary , d. 23 Aug 1953, Hazelwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 85 years) Relationship Birth Married 2 Oct 1889 Mckeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F46 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Hahalyak, b. 23 May 1906, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States , d. About 1992, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 85 years) Married Nov 1929 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Children 1. George Edward Bennett, b. 4 Jun 1930, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 3 Mar 2008, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 77 years) [Birth]Last Modified 4 Jun 2018 Family ID F59 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 29 Sep 1907 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 
Christened - 29 Sep 1907 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Married - Nov 1929 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 9 Jan 1966 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 
Buried - - Homewood Cemetery, Pennsylvania, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
Certificate of Birth for George Bennett in 1907
George was the second-born of twins; born on September 29th, 1907, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents were Andrew and Katalin (Lacza) Bennett, both of Hungary.
Source:
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Box Number: 105; Certificate Number: 119642
The Baptism Record of György and Ersébet Bene (George and Elizabeth Bennett, twins) in 1907
Name: György Bene
Name: Ersébet Bene
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 29 Sep 1907
Baptism Date: 29 Sep 1907
Baptism Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Organization Name: First Hungarian Reformed Church
Father: András Bene
Mother: Katalin Laca
Note: Name chanced to Bennett
Source:
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
1910 US Federal Census and the Household of Andrew and Kate Bennett
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Ward 15)
5014 Ladora Street
Andrew Bennett Sr, 41 year old coke drawer in the coke ovens; married 20 years; born in Hungary; immigrated in 1887.
Kate Bennett, 40 year old wife, born in Hungary; ten children, nine living; immigrated in 1890.
Andrew Bennett Jr, 18 year old socket threader in a pipe mill; born in Pennsylvania.
Mary Bennett, 16 year old daughter who works as a housemaid; born in Pennsylvania.
Joseph Bennett, 14 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
Helen Bennett, 12 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania.
Stephen J Bennett, 10 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
Barbara Bennett, 8 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania.
Julius Bennett, 5 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
George Bennett, 2 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
Michael Metro, 14 year old lodger; born in Hungary.
Source:
1910 US Federal Census; Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 15, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1304; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0481; FHL microfilm: 1375317
1920 US Federal Census for Benjamin and Mary Nagy and Andrew and Katharin Bennett.
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Ward 15)
Flowers Avenue
Family #1
Andrew Bennett, 51 year old laborer in the coke ovens; born in Hungary; immigrated in 1886 and naturalized in 1890.
Catharine Bennett, 51 year old wife, born in Hungary.
Andrew Bennett Jr., 28 year old son, born in Pennsylvania;works as a machinist helper.
Joseph Bennett, 23 year old son, born in Pennsylvania; employed with hose work.
Helen Bennett, 21 year old daughter, born in Pennsylvania; employed with the railroad.
Stephen Bennett, 19 year old son, born in Pennsylvania; employed as a book keeper at a department store.
Barbara Bennett, 17 year old daughter, born in Pennsylvania.
Julius Bennett, 15 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
George Bennett, 12 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Bennett, 12 year old daughter, born in Pennsylvania.
Family #2
Benjamin Nagy, 31 year old laborer on the Railroad; born in Hungary, immigrated in 1906.
Mary (Bennett) Nagy, 25 year old wife, born in Pennsylvania.
Alexander Bert Nagy, 6 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Stephen J. Nagy, 4 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Julius Nagy, 2 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Albert Charles Nagy, 11 month old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Andrew and Katharin Bennett lived near/next door to their daughter Mary Bennett and her husband Benjamin Nagy.
Source:
1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 15, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1523; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 556
Newspaper Clipping of the Marriage License Issue for George Bennett and Mary Hahalyak in 1929
The newspaper was printed on the 22nd of November, 1929.
Source:
Newspapers.com; The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 22 Nov 1929, page 62.
1930 US Federal Census with George and Mary Bennett
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Sidney Street
Living in the household of Valeria Vadunas, a 35 year old widow from Lithuania.
George Bennett, 22 year old steel mill laborer; married at 22 years of age; born in Pennsylvania.
Mary Bennett, 23 year old wife; married at 23 years of age; born in Pennsylvania.
Source:
1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0278
1940 US Federal Census and the Household of Katherine Bennett
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Flowers Avenue
Katherine Bennett, 76 year old widow; born in Hungary.
Joseph Bennett, 44 year old single son; born in Pennsylvania; owner of auto supply store.
Stephen Bennett, 39 year old widowed son; born in Pennsylvania; part-owner of auto supply store.
Julius Bennett, 34 year old single son; born in Pennsylvania; pipe fitter on railroad.
Stephen Bennett, Jr., 10 year old "son" (grandson), born in Pennsylvania.
George Bennett, 32 year old son; born in Pennsylvania; laborer in the steel mill.
Mary Bennett, 33 year old daughter-in-law; born in Pennsylvania.
George Bennett, Jr., 10 year old grandson, born in Pennsylvania.
Barbara Bellus, 36 year old widow; born in Pennsylvania; sales lady.
Isabelle Bellus, 18 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania; secretary.
Ruth Bellus, 15 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania.
Source:
1940 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03664; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 69-433
The Death Certificate of George Bennett in 1966
George died at the age of fifty-eight from lung cancer. His wife is listed as Mary Hahalyak, his father as Andrew Bennett, his mother as Katalin Lacza.
Source:
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Box Number: 2461; Certificate Number Range: 000001-002850