George
Dunton
Widener
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Son of Peter Arrell Brown Widener
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Joseph Early Widener
Husband of
Eleanor Blanche (Elkins) Rice
— married
1883 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Harriet Widener, Harry Widener, George Dunton Widener Jr and Eleanor Elkins (Widener) Dixon
Died
at age 50
in Titanic, North Atlantic
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2015
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Biography
George Widener was aboard the RMS Titanic.
George was born in 1861, the son of P.A.B. Widener, a very wealthy American industrialist. George and his son, Harry, age 27, both passed away in 1912 onboard the Titanic, along with George's valet, Edwin Herbert Keeping. George's wife, Eleanor, and her maid, Amalie Henriette "Emily" Gieger, were both saved in a lifeboat with other women, including Mrs. Astor, from the First Class section.
Census
"United States Census, 1900,"[1]
- P A B Wiedner Head Male 58 Pennsylvania
- George D Wiedner Son Male 38 Pennsylvania
- Eleanor E Wiedner Wife Female 36 Pennsylvania
- Harriet E Wiedner Daughter Female 16 Pennsylvania
- George E Wiedner Son Male 11 Pennsylvania
- Eleanor E Wiedner Jr. Daughter Female 9 Pennsylvania
- Joseph E Wiedner Brother Male 28 Pennsylvania
- Ella P Wiedner Sister-in-law Female 25 Pennsylvania
- Peter A B Wiedner Jr. Grandson Male 4 Pennsylvania
- May Brady Boarder Female 40 India
- William Hamilton Boarder Male 31 England
- Fredrick Hamilton Boarder Male 23 England
- Charles Lee Boarder Male 52 England
- Alfred Brandt Boarder Male 25 Sweden
- Lewis Kreber Boarder Male 30 Sweden
- Charlotte Nielson Boarder Female 21 Sweden
- Sarah Booth Boarder Female 38 Ireland
- Emily Thudice Boarder Female 24 Sweden
- Lydia Hinon Boarder Female 25 Finland
- Anna Kishner Boarder Female 21 Germany
- Fred Bauer Boarder Male 8 Germany
- Louis Tissener Boarder Male 34 France
- Elizabeth Montgomery Boarder Female 20 Ireland
- Laura Bartsen Boarder Female 42 Canada Eng
- Augusta Rahlwes Boarder Female 37 Germany
"United States Census, 1910,"[2]
- Peter A B Widener Head Male 75 Pennsylvania
- George D Widener Son Male 48 Pennsylvania
- Eleann E Widener Daughter-in-law Female 47 Pennsylvania
- Harry E Widener Grandson Male 25 Pennsylvania
- George B Widener Jr. Grandson Male 21 Pennsylvania
- Eleanor E Widener Granddaughter Female 19 Pennsylvania
- Joseph E Widener Son Male 37 Pennsylvania
- Ella P Widener Daughter-in-law Female 35 Pennsylvania
- Peter A B Widener 2nd Grandson Male 16 Pennsylvania
- Josephine P Widener Granddaughter Female 8 Pennsylvania
- Amelia Griger Maid Female 38 Germany
- Maud Clayton Maid Female 28 United States
- Celina Biard Maid Female 35 France
- Robert Stanterb Footman Male 19 England
- Henry Holland Footman Male 26 England
- Frederick Locke Footman Male 22 England
- Edwin Man Footman Male 25 England
- Jamie Wheeland Maid Female 31 France
- Charles F Mazdon Butler Male 40 England
- Margaret O Hallman Maid Female 32 Ireland
- Mary Sullivan Maid Female 30 Ireland
- Gustave Dietrich Chef Male 40 France
- Delia Mcentee Maid Female 26 Ireland
- Jennie Matthews Maid Female 22 Ireland
- Emil Martin 2nd Chef Male 25 France
- Fannie Pole Housekeeper Female 43 Virginia
- French Ganey Kitchen man Male 21 France
- Lizzie Long Maid Female 31 Ireland
- Hilma Terist Maid Female 30 Norway
- Odine Terist Maid Female 30 Norway
- Agnes Erickson Maid Female 27 Norway
- Eva Dietrich Maid Female 45 England
- Mary Comdon Maid Female 23 Ireland
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QV-1ZB : accessed 6 November 2019), George D Wiedner in household of P A B Wiedner, Cheltenham Township (southeast part), Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 199, sheet 12A, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,442.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG73-MGP : accessed 6 November 2019), George D Widener in household of Peter A B Widener, Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 69, sheet 18A, family 307, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1377; FHL microfilm 1,375,390.
(2019) George Dunton Widener Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #315, updated 6th November 2019 01:12:08 AM) URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/george-dunton-widener.html
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