Worth R and Mary C Maxwell Peyatt
Worth Ray 'Mut' Peyatt was born December 26, 1899, in Ohio to Grant 'Clarence' and Margaret Lore Peyatt. He died October 24, 1985, in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio. He was married c1929 to Mary Cecil Maxwell McConahe who was born June 7, 1902, in Byesville, Guernsey County, Ohio, to ? Maxwell and ? Hale and died January 17, 1995, Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio.
Mary had a daughter, Vera M McConahe who was born c1927 in Ohio.
Worth and Mary had five children. The first child died at birth on the night of November 5, 1930, on the day of the Sunday Creek Coal Company mine #6 disaster in which Worth's 24 and 23-year-old brothers, William and Thomas were killed. One cannot imagine the anquish that this family must have suffered on that day - to lose two young men and an innocent baby in one fell swoop. Worth and Mary went on to have four more children whom are still living today [June 2004].
Worth and family appeared with his parents on the 1930 census of Millfield Village, Dower Township, Athens County, Ohio, the family appeared as follows:
- Peyett, Clarence (head) age 62 born VA / WM / Married at 28 / Loader Coal Mine / father/mother born VA
- Peyett, Maggie (wife) age 61 born OH / F W / Married at 26 / father born OH/mother born SCOT
- Peyett, Worth (head) age 29 born OH / M W / Married at 28 / Loader Coal Mine / father born VA/mother born OH
- Peyett, Mary (wife) age 27 born OH / F W / Married at 21 / father/mother born OH
- McConahe, Vera M (stepdaughter) age 2 2/12 born OH / F W / father/mother born OH (this family enumerated #139/139 8 Apr 1930; p.195A)
Worth and Mary's entry in the Ohio Death Index 1958-2000 is as follows:
- Peyatt, Worth Death Date: 24 October 1985 Place of Death: Zanesville, Muskingum County Residence: Zanesville, Muskingum County Gender: Male Race: White Age: 85 Years Marital Status: Married Death Certified by: Physician Autopsy: Yes - Used for certification Birth Date: 26 December 1899 Birth State: Ohio
Certificate: 078429 Volume: 26216 Place of Accident: (Home) Origin: American
- Peyatt, Mary C Volume: 30115 Certificate: 005601 Autopsy: No Gender: Female Date of Death: 17 January 1995 SSN: 301247039
Birth Date: 07 June 1902 Father's Surname: Maxwell
Time of Death: 11:30 AM Age: 93
Birth Place: Guernsey County, Ohio Marital Status: Widowed
Residence: Ohio Hispanic Origin: Non Hispanic
Years of Schooling: 12 Certifier: Physician
Referred to Coroner: No Method of Disposition: Burial
Mother's Surname: Hale
Place of Death: Residence Race: White
Worth and Mary's entry from the Social Security Death Index:
- WORTH PEYATT SSN 290-03-8443 Residence: 45761 Millfield, Athens, OH
Born: 26 Dec 1899 Died: Oct 1985 Issued: OH (Before 1951)
- MARY PEYATT SSN 301-24-7039 Residence: 43701 Zanesville, Muskingum, OH Born: 7 Jun 1903 Died: 17 Jan 1995 Issued: OH (Before 1951)
Mary's birth year should read 1902 according to the eldest daughter of Worth and Mary.
Sources:
- Jason Falls gitarzan007@hotmail.com
- 1930 Athens Co, OH, census
- Obit of Clara Peyatt Smith
Updated Jun 2004
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