The
History of the Building
“three-story
Italianate rowhouse with Victorian wood porch, stuccoed facade, and modillioned
wood cornice below flat overhanging roof. Two registers per floor. Built with
3202-04”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3206 Hamilton Street
1869, Apr. 28: Death
of Walter Bayard Letford, 7 months years old
1870:
William Letford 48 Insurance agent; personal $1,000
Sarah P. Letford 31 Born in Conn.
Emeline
D. (Emma) Letford 21 Works
in a confectionary
Maria C. Letford 13 In school
Harry G. Letford 11 In school
Carrie L. Letford
4
William F.
Letford 2
Henry L. Thomas 9 In
school
Emeline H. Fenn 70 Born in Conn.
The 1860 census and the 1860
directory list William Letford, Jr. as a police sergeant living on Market St.
above 34th. William, Sr. was
a retired boot maker. The 1863 directory
lists him as an adjunct with the 29th Regiment living. He married his first wife, Matilda Marter, in
1843 at the West York Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. The 1860 census lists them with six children
including Charles (age 16) and Robert (14).
The 1866 and 1867 directory list
William living at 3722 Baring St. first as a broker at 40 S. 3rd St.
then as an assessor. He married Sarah
Prentice Fenn on September 13, 1864.
Carrie and Henry were their children.
In 1880, they lived at 121 N. 63rd St.
Emeline H. Fenn died Dec. 24,
1874. Her address was given as 4045
Ludlow St. She was buried in Harrisburg.
1880:
Morris Bradfield 44 Lawyer
Mary Bradfield 40 Parents
born in
George K. Bradfield 14
Mary G. Bradfield 9
Annie C. Bradfield 6
Jane Kearney 44 Sister
[in-law?]; single
Annie Kearney 42 Sister
[in-law?]; single
1890 Directory: Morris
A. Bradfield
1890 Census Veterans Schedule:
Anna Bichner, widow of Morris A.
Bradfield, Private, Keystone Regiment, Pa Battery, Aug, 1862 - Dec. 1862
discharged, disability, typhoid fever
(ED 511, 1)
In
1899, Morris A. Bradfield was a resident at the Home for Disable Veterans at
Hampton, Virginia. He suffered from
chronic diarrhea. He died there on Sept.
27, 1907. Mary was living at 5519
Lansdowne Ave. in Philadelphia.
1900:
Martha Laverty 61 Widowed, one child [but 3 listed in
household]
Charles B. Laverty 37 Son; grocer [?];
widowed
Irene K. Laverty 10 Granddaughter
Mable K. Laverty 9 Granddaughter
Russell C. Laverty 6 Grandson
Ida J. Laverty 5 Granddaughter
Robert E. Laverty 32 Son; telegraph
operator
Reba K. Laverty 26 Daughter; at
school
In
1880, John D. and Martha (Kerns) Laverty lived at 3910 Aspen St. with their
eight children. Charles was the second
oldest. John was 45 and apparently not
employed. He died at age 56 in July,
1891.
Charles
was married to Georgianna A. Curl in 1888.
1910:
John P. Kirk 58 Salesman;
born in Maryland, parents born in Pa.; renting
Kate H. Kirk 53 Married
21 years, 2 children, 1 surviving; born in N.J., parents born in Pa.
Horace P. Kirk 13 Born in
N.J.
Rebecca Clark 89 Mother-in-law;
widowed; parents born in England
John
P. Kirk and Kate H. Clark were married in 1888.
Horace Passmore Kirk was born in Trenton, N.J. in 1896.
1914, Oct. 8: Death of Rebecca M. Clark, 93
years old
1920:
John P. Kirk 67 Auctioneer
of horses; owner with a mortgage; born in Maryland, mother born in Pa.
Katie H. Kirk 62 born in
N.J., parents born in Pa.
Horace P. Kirk 22 Life
insurance salesman; born in N.J.
Frances R. Clark 72 Sister-in-law
Louise Parson 29 Niece;
elementary school teacher
1920, Apr. 17: Death of Frances R. Clark, 71
years old or bronchial pneumonia
1928, Aug. 27: Death of Katherine H. Kirk, 71
years old
In
1930, John and Horace Kirk had an apartment at 3312
Hamilton St. In 1942, Horace lived
at 3712 Spring Garden St.
1937: The Inquirer asked people whether high school boys
should be compelled to serve two months of their summer vacation in the U. S.
Army or Navy. (Sept. 28)
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