Robert Stevenson Withrow

Brief Life History of Robert Stevenson

When Robert Stevenson Withrow was born on 26 February 1897, in Murdocksville, Findlay Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Waldo Withrow, was 23 and his mother, Amanda Louisa Ramsey, was 21. He married Edith Campbell about 1920. He lived in Coraopolis, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and Hanover Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. In 1930, at the age of 33, his occupation is listed as laborer at a dairy. He died in July 1986, in Aliquippa, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Robert Stevenson Withrow
1897–1986
Edith Mae Grove
1901–
Louise Esther Withrow
1921–2000
Roberta Withrow
1923–
William Withrow
1925–
Margery Mae Withrow
1927–1992
Robert Withrow
1930–

Sources (7)

  • Robert Withrow, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Robert Withrow, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Robert Withrow in entry for Norman A Hood and Margery M Withrow, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English: probably a shortened form of Witherow . This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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