William George Stein

     William George Stein was born on 29 March 1893 at Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11} He was the son of Henry "Harry" Stein and Bernadine Wiethorn.¹ William, age 8, appeared on the US Census of 1900 living at 18 Tenth Stree, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his parents, Henry "Harry" and Bernadine Stein.⁴ William, age 18, appeared on the US Census of 1910 living at 923 Clay Street, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania,in the household of his widowed mother, Bernadine Stein. He was a salesman in a shoe store.¹² William registered for the draft giving his age as 25 and his employer as Sharpsburg Chalfant Company. on 5 June 1917 at 923 Clay Street, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹³ He served in the 812th Aero Sq AAF from 4 April 1918 to 17 January 1919.^3,7,14,8,9

William George Stein married Margaret Dolores Sahr, daughter of Albert M. Sahr and Margaret Elizabeth Merdian.



William, age 26 years, and Margaret, age 22 years, appeared on the US Census of 1920 on North Canal Street, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹⁶ According to the Federal Census in 1920, William was an office clerk.¹⁶ William, age 36 years, and Margaret, age 32 years, appeared on the US Census of 1930 on Middle Road, Indiana, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.¹⁵ According to the Federal Census in 1930, William was a laborer in a pipe mill.¹⁵ On 19 February 1934, when William filed his Veteran's Compensation Application, William and Margaret lived at Deer Creek Road, Glenshaw, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.³ On in 1942, William registered for the World War II draft, while living at 1518 Middle Street, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, giving his age as 50 and his employer as the Antioch Shoe Shop.¹¹

William married second on 24 August 1943 at Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Sylvia B. Cavanagh, the daughter of Clarence B. and Nancy J. (Gaumer) Buker. She was born about 1895.⁸ William died on 18 September 1944 at home on 1301 North Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at age 51 from a cerebral embolism.^6,17,7,8,9 William was buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^6,17,7,8,9

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