Robert Smith Tweedy

Brief Life History of Robert Smith

When Robert Smith Tweedy was born on 2 November 1884, in Campbell, Virginia, United States, his father, Emmett Filmore Tweedy, was 35 and his mother, Nancy Mae Jones, was 30. He married Elsie Gertrude Moyer on 13 March 1906, in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1958. He died on 6 August 1958, in Turtle Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Restland Memorial Park, Monroeville, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Smith Tweedy
1884–1958
Elsie Gertrude Moyer
1888–1990
Marriage: 13 March 1906
Daniel Roy Tweedy
1906–1984
Emmett Filmore Tweedy
1908–1999
Margaret Anna Tweedy
1910–1911
Thelma Mae Tweedy
1912–1995
Robert Smith Tweedy Jr.
1914–2001
Gertrude Louise Tweedy
1916–2006
Clarence Wesley "Jim" Tweedy
1918–2010
Audrey Lillian Tweedy
1920–2004
Elizabeth Jean Tweedy
1923–2012
William Otey Tweedy
1929–1997

Sources (29)

  • Robert S Tweedy, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robt S Tweedy, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • R Smith Tweedy, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Tweedie .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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