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Andy Bene / Bennett, Jr.
1892 - 1987 (95 years)-
Name Andy Bene / Bennett Suffix Jr. Nickname András Born 31 Mar 1892 Mckeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 
Christened 21 Apr 1905 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Gender Male Died 12 Nov 1987 Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States Person ID I162 Muse-Nagy Last Modified 18 Apr 2018
Father Andrew Bene / Bennett, b. 9 Sep 1868, Szeszta, Abaúj-Torna, Hungary , d. 14 Feb 1936, Hazelwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 67 years) Relationship Birth Mother Katalin Lacza, b. 5 Jan 1868, Szeszta, Abaúj-Torna, Hungary , d. 23 Aug 1953, Hazelwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 85 years) Relationship Birth Married 2 Oct 1889 Mckeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F46 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Rudman, b. 6 Feb 1896, Mckeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Feb 1992, Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 96 years) Married 8 Feb 1921 Last Modified 25 Nov 2015 Family ID F53 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 31 Mar 1892 - Mckeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 
Christened - 21 Apr 1905 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States 
Died - 12 Nov 1987 - Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Andrew and Katharin Bennett Family
Picture taken at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1901-02
Standing: Andrew Jr. "Chief", 10; Mary, 8;
Sitting: Joseph "Joe", 6; Helen, 4
Baby: John Steven "Pete", 2
Andrew "Chief" Bennett 
Andrew "Chief" Bennett, wife Anna Rudman, Mary Bennett Nagy 
Andrew "Chief" Bennett and Mary Bennett Nagy
Documents 
The Confirmation Record of András Bene (Andrew Bennett) in 1905 (Born in 1892)
Name: András Bene
Confirmation Age: 13
Event Type: Confirmation
Birth Date: 31 Mar 1892
Confirmation Date: 21 Apr 1905
Confirmation Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Organization Name: First Hungarian Reformed Church
Father: András Bene
Mother: Katalin Lacza
Source:
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
1900 US Federal Census and the Household of Andrew and Kate Benett
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Ward 23)
Acorn Street
Andrew Benett, 32 years old, born May 1868 in Hungary; employed as a coke drawer; immigrated in 1887.
Kate Benett, 30 year old wife, born Nov. 1869 in Hungary.
Andy Benett, 8 year old son, born Mar. 1892 in Pennsylvania.
Mary Benett, 6 year old daughter, born Apr. 1894 in Pennsylvania.
Joe Benett, 4 year old son, born May 1896 in Pennsylvania.
Helen Benett, 1 year old daughter, born Jul. 1898 in Pennsylvania.
Michael Muck, 23 year old boarder from Hungary.
Source:
1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 23, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0267
1910 US Federal Census and the Household of Andrew and Kate Bennett
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Ward 15)
5014 Ladora Street
Andrew Bennett Sr, 41 year old coke drawer in the coke ovens; married 20 years; born in Hungary; immigrated in 1887.
Kate Bennett, 40 year old wife, born in Hungary; ten children, nine living; immigrated in 1890.
Andrew Bennett Jr, 18 year old socket threader in a pipe mill; born in Pennsylvania.
Mary Bennett, 16 year old daughter who works as a housemaid; born in Pennsylvania.
Joseph Bennett, 14 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
Helen Bennett, 12 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania.
Stephen J Bennett, 10 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
Barbara Bennett, 8 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania.
Julius Bennett, 5 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
George Bennett, 2 year old son; born in Pennsylvania.
Michael Metro, 14 year old lodger; born in Hungary.
Source:
1910 US Federal Census; Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 15, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1304; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0481; FHL microfilm: 1375317
1920 US Federal Census for Benjamin and Mary Nagy and Andrew and Katharin Bennett.
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Ward 15)
Flowers Avenue
Family #1
Andrew Bennett, 51 year old laborer in the coke ovens; born in Hungary; immigrated in 1886 and naturalized in 1890.
Catharine Bennett, 51 year old wife, born in Hungary.
Andrew Bennett Jr., 28 year old son, born in Pennsylvania;works as a machinist helper.
Joseph Bennett, 23 year old son, born in Pennsylvania; employed with hose work.
Helen Bennett, 21 year old daughter, born in Pennsylvania; employed with the railroad.
Stephen Bennett, 19 year old son, born in Pennsylvania; employed as a book keeper at a department store.
Barbara Bennett, 17 year old daughter, born in Pennsylvania.
Julius Bennett, 15 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
George Bennett, 12 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Bennett, 12 year old daughter, born in Pennsylvania.
Family #2
Benjamin Nagy, 31 year old laborer on the Railroad; born in Hungary, immigrated in 1906.
Mary (Bennett) Nagy, 25 year old wife, born in Pennsylvania.
Alexander Bert Nagy, 6 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Stephen J. Nagy, 4 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Benjamin Julius Nagy, 2 year old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Albert Charles Nagy, 11 month old son, born in Pennsylvania.
Andrew and Katharin Bennett lived near/next door to their daughter Mary Bennett and her husband Benjamin Nagy.
Source:
1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 15, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1523; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 556
The Obituary of Andrew "Chief" Bennett in 1987
Andrew was a one-time catcher for the Pittsburgh Federals. He died at the age of 95 from a heart failure. Two daughters are mentioned: Rita Beglin and Ruth Patterson. One sister, Elizabeth Clark, is still living. The Death Notice on the same page lists his wife as Anna Rudman.