Richard Charles Gavitt

1919 - 1982  (63 years)

• Name	Richard Charles Gavitt  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Dick
  Birth	12 Nov 1919  [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Army  [5]
  	Serial No. 33 273 693
  Census	12 Jan 1920	North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [6]
  Census	12 Apr 1930	North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Death	25 Dec 1982	Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 8]
  	Cause: metastatic squamous cell carcinoma due to squamous cell carcinoma of lung, 1 month duratio
  Burial	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  		Richard C. Gavitt Memorial Maintained by Dottie Kunselman at Find A Grave
  Person ID	I1784	Bisbee
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2011

  
  

  Father	George A. Gavitt,   b. 24 Apr 1875, Harborcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Oct 1954, , Warren, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Agnes Souza,   b. 3 Sep 1877, , Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Jul 1943, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1906	, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
  	George and Mary lived on Wellington Street in North East, Pennsylvania.
  Family ID	F981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cletius Laverne Helwig,   b. 6 Jul 1919, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 Feb 1984, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	26 Apr 1941  [11]
  Children	+ 1. C.J. Gavitt + 2. M.L. Gavitt
  Photos		Richard Charles Gavitt (1919-1982) and Cletius Laverne Helwig Gavitt (1919-1984) Parents of Carol Joanne Gavitt Bisbee (1942- )
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 12 Jan 1920 - North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 12 Apr 1930 - North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Cause: metastatic squamous cell carcinoma due to squamous cell carcinoma of lung, 1 month duratio - 25 Dec 1982 - Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Gavitt had brown eyes and black hair, was slender, quiet, and stood about 5'-6" tall. He served in the US Army during WWII. Stationed at Douglas, Arizona, he was aboard ship on his way to Guam when the War ended. Most of his working life he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a welder.

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Gavitt, Richard Charles: Death Certificate, (Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle). Informant: Mary Lou Calabrese (daughter), 3101 Hershey Road, Erie, Pennsylvania: Gives parents of Richard Charles Gavitt as George Gavitt and Mary Sousa [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 406. [S888] Gavitt, Richard Charles: Death Certificate, (Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle). Informant: Mary Lou Calabrese (daughter), 3101 Hershey Road, Erie, Pennsylvania: gives birth as 11/12/19, North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania. [S1534] Social Security Death Index - Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com, 2007: Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File), entry for Richard C. Gavitt, 1982, SS no. 170-16-3385. Born: 12 Nov 1919 Died: 25 Dec 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951 ) [S888] Gavitt, Richard Charles: Death Certificate, (Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle). [S3607] Gavitt, George A. (I1993): 1920 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2010): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T625, roll 1567, enumeration district (ED) 133, sheet 30A, page 241, line 5, dwelling 245, family 267; Image accessed 10 Mar 2025), US.1920.PA.Erie.North East.133.58/70. [S3608] Gavitt, George A. (I1993): 1930 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2012): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T627, roll n/a, enumeration district (ED) 0130, sheet 17A, page 64, dwelling 435, family 478; Image accessed 10 Mar 2025), US.1930.PA.Erie.North East.0130.33/36. [S888] Gavitt, Richard Charles: Death Certificate, (Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle). Richard Gavitt was found deceased at 340 West 18th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania, at 4:45 p.m. on 25 Dec 1982 at age 63. [S888] Gavitt, Richard Charles: Death Certificate, (Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle). Burial on 12/28/82 at Laurel Hill Cemtery, Millcreek, Pennsylvania, by Alton E. St. George of St. George Funeral Home, 628 West 18th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 16502. [S1248] George A. Gavitt marriage license. [S888] Gavitt, Richard Charles: Death Certificate, (Pennsylvania Department of Health, New Castle). Maiden name of spouse: Cletius Helwig.