206 N. 33rd
Street
This house was
torn down.
Previous Residents
1878
Directory: John L. Thomson assistant secretary, 510 Walnut
In
1870, he was 30 years old and living with his parents, John and Mary (Berriman)
Thomson. He was an insurance clerk. His father was secretary of the Masonic
Lodge with real estate valued at $128,000 and $18,000 in personal property.
1880: This
house was not enumerated in 1880.
1881 Directory: John L. Thomson secretary at 510 Walnut
1887 Directory: John L. Thomson, secretary at 510 Walnut
1890 Directory: John L. Thomson
1895 Directory: John L. Thomson, vice president, Pennsylvania
Fire Insurance Co. of Philadelphia
Theodore P. Thomson, clerk
Theodore P. Thomson was born in 1875.
He married Elizabeth “Bessie” Meeser. In 1910, they
lived at 323 N. 32nd St. In 1920,
they lived at 3629 Spring Garden St.
1898, Sept. Inquirer:
Advertised for rent, 206 N. 33rd St., 13 rooms for $55 per month.
1900:
Edward
Jessup 50 Born in England, immigrated in 1870;
renting
Sarah Jessup 47 Married 24 years, 1 child
J. Harlan Jessup 22 Cotton
& yarn business; born in N.Y.
Linden E. Morris 31 Boarder;
bookkeeper for gas co.; born in N.J.
Mary P.
Morris 23
Boarder; married 1 year, no
children; born in Illinois
C. P. S. Garwood 32 Boarder;
public stenographer; born in N.J.
Mabel C. Garwood 30 Boarder;
married 8 years, 1 child, none surviving
Jenine Tetchreubury 22 Servant
(cook); born in Germany
1910:
Almera V. Penniman 65 Widowed; born in
Mass.; renting
Emma L. Penniman 40 School
teacher; born in Mass.
Mary H. Stryker 35 School
teacher
Mercades Y. Miller 50 “Own income;” born in Cuba
Mary M. Wolf 28 Servant (chambermaid)
Ida S. Warren 25 Servant (waitress); born in Del.
Bertha Himes 27 Servant (cook); born in Germany
1930:
Thomas G. Peiffer 63 Real estate salesman; owner, house
valued at $19,700; married at 20
Mary A. Peiffer 63 Marred at age 20
Vera C. Peiffer 41
Daughter; public school teacher
Max H. Peiffer 20 Son;
repairman at auto shop
William R. Baum 46 Son-In-Law;
draftsman for electric co.; married at 28
Fern R. Baum 37 Daughter: married at 21
1940:
Max H. Peiffer 29 Owner of a public garage, worked 112
hours in past week; single; 4 years of high school
Mary A. Peiffer 60 Mother; widowed; one year of high school
Fern R. Baum 49 Sister;
widowed; 4 years of high school
_Next Hh.
Vera C. Davis 50 Sister;
widowed; 5 years of college; renting for $35
_Next Hh.
Earl R. Lindemuth 37 Public school teacher, earned $1,800 in
1939; 5 years of college; renting for $40
Grace G. Lindemuth 37 Public school teacher, earned $1,690 in
19394 years of high school
_Next Hh.
Charles A. Rhoads 28 Clerk
in broker’s office, earned $1,020 in 1939; 4 years of college; renting for $30
Mary H. Rhoads 37 Clerk
in real estate office, earned $1,690 in 1939; 4 years of high school
_Next Hh.
William N. Schopp 26 Unemployed registered nurse in private
practice, earned $585 in 1939 for 26 weeks of work; 5 years of college; renting
for $30
Mildred M. Schopp 26 Public school teacher, earned $1,500 in
1939; born in ND; lived in Princeton NJ in 1935; 4 years of college
1942 WWII Draft Registration: Max Hess Peiffer, born in Harrisburg, self-employed at 215 N.
Spangler St.
He served in the military from
August 1942 to May 1946. He did not serve overseas.
1950 Directory: Peiffer
Max H., owner of a garage at 215 N. Spengler
1951: Max H. Peiffer
was a member of the group Philadelphians Against the Charter which was formed
to oppose Charter reform. He was identified as president of the Powelton Civic
Association. (Inquirer, April 4)
1955: Max H. Peiffer
was president of the Federation of Community Councils of Philadelphia (Inquirer,
May 15 and Mar. 28, 1956)
He died in 1998 when he was living
in Carlisle, Pa. He was buried in Whitemarsh Memorial Park in Ambler.