Person:Joseph Fitting (1)

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m. 22 Feb 1881
  1. William George Fitting1883 - 1940
  2. Catherine Fitting1885 - 1927
  3. Jacob Frederick Fitting, III1891 - 1970
  4. Joseph Phillip Fitting1893 - 1971
  5. Jessie Elizabeth Fitting1896 - 1962
  6. Lillian Ruth Fitting1898 - 1986
  7. Florence Marie Fitting1901 - 1953
m. 7 Jun 1921
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Name Joseph Phillip Fitting
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4] 25 Oct 1893 Nutley, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Marriage 7 Jun 1921 New Jerseyto Marie A. Steenland
Death[2][3] 15 Feb 1971 Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

In the 1920 census for Nutley, ward 3, Essex Co., New Jersey, at 124 Centre St., Jacob Fitting is 62 NY (parents Germany), 'carpenter for a contractor'; with wife Fredericka 60 NY (parents Germany); children are Jacob 28 NY widower, 'express'; Joseph 26 NJ, married?, 'clerk office'; Jessie 23 NJ 'none'; Lillian 22 NJ 'clerk - office'; Florence 19 NJ 'clerk office' -- all single; his widowed daughter Katherine Dolan, age 35; her sons Robert 7, and Roger Dolan 5; both born in New Jersey, parents born New York; as well as his brother-in-law Philip 'Provast' [Frobose], 46 NJ (parents Germany), 'separated', 'motorman - RR Co'. {3rd Ward, ED 296, sh 25A}

In the 1930 census, Joseph is living at 124 Centre St., Nutley, New Jersey, age 37 (married first at 28), owns house worth $12,000, and works as accountant for chemical company. His wife Marie is 33 Holland (parents Holland), and works as a nurse in a hospital. Both she and her parents were born in Holland. Daughter Ruth is 7. {ed 7-560, sh 8b}

According to 'Frobose Family of Nutley New Jersey', Ruth married Clifford Wallis Dester. {'Frobose Family of Nutley New Jersey' by Mike Frobose, updated Sept 2008, <http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/r/o/Mike-Frobose-NJ/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0080.html>, 11 Mar 2009}

References
  1. unnamed Fitting, in New Jersey, United States. New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980. (FamilySearch).

    male
    born 25 Oct 1893 in F, Essex, New Jersey
    parents: Jacob Fitting and Rachel Fubose

  2. 2.0 2.1 Joseph Philip Fitting, in Florida, United States. Death Index, 1877-1998.

    born 25 Oct 1893
    died 15 Feb 1971 in Hillsborough, Florida

  3. 3.0 3.1 Joseph P Fitting, in Find A Grave.

    buried with his wife Marie

  4. Joseph Philip Fitting, in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

    includes an image of his obituary, which calls him a native of Nutley, N.J.
    surviving: wife Mrs. Marie Steenland Fitting and sister Mrs. William T. Rooney