Richard Wattenberg Learned

1901 - 1939  (37 years)

• Name	Richard Wattenberg Learned  [1]
  Birth	22 Dec 1901	Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States   [1]
  Christening	25 May 1902	New York City, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Aug 1939	Smith Point, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [1]
  	Cause: CAUS: of drowning while surf bathing
  Cremation	9 Aug 1939	Middle Village (Fresh Pond crematory), Queens, NY   [1]
  Person ID	I15113	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Richard Adams Learned,   b. 4 Oct 1862, Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States d. Jan 1950, Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Katharine Wilhelmina Wattinberg,   b. Abt 1867, Crugers,, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1891  [2]
  Family ID	F3666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Doris Mary Keddle,   b. 1904, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Richard Learned, Jr.,   b. 3 Jan 1933   d. 24 Nov 1959 (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F6515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1040] The Mid-Island Mail newspaper. Medford Station, N.Y, 9 Aug 1939, p. 15. Two persons were drowned while surf bathing along the South Shore of Suffolk on Sunday .... The two, whose bodies have been recovered, are Richard Learned, 35, of Port Washington, wh drowned at Smith Point, and .... Mr. Learned was bathing shortly before noon, with his wife and young son on the beach nearby, when he was carried out into deep water and disappeared. The body was recovered by Coast Guard Crews from the Bellport and Forge River stations. Boatswain's Mate Daniels brought the body to the mainland. It was taken to Sharp's Funeral home, Patchogue, where services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Hanington Wilson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, officiating, followed by cremation at Fresh Pond crematory, Middle Village. Mr. Learned leaves his wife, Doris, a son, Richard, Jr., his father, Richard A. Learned of Teaneck, N.J., two brothers, Leslie, of Astoria, and Guy of Pasadena, Cal., and an aunt, Miss Ellen Learned of Brookhaven. [S31] Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D., Census Place: Manhattan, New York, New York; Roll: T623 1114; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 743.