“two-and-one-half story Second 'Empire style house,' originally a double; now front partially bricked and only one entrance used. Original wood porch has some alterations to posts and projecting first-floor bay window; scroll-shaped bracketed wood cornice below slate-shingled mansard which has four dormers with segmental windowheads.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
1875, Jan. 5: Death of George Elkins, 3 years old, son of George
W. and Frances L. Elkins of 3214 Baring St. Burial at South Laurel Hill
Cemetery.
1875, Jan. 7: Death of Elizabeth S. Elkins, 16 months years old,
daughter of George W. and Frances L. Elkins. Burial at South Laurel Hill
Cemetery.
1875, Jan. 9: Death of Frances L. Elkins, 6 years old, daughter of
George W. and Frances L. Elkins. Burial at South Laurel Hill Cemetery.
In 1877 George and Frances Elkins
lived at 321 N. 33rd St. In 1880, they
were at 3410 Race
St. He was 42 and a commercial merchant. She was 36. In 1900, they lived at
3317 Baring St. and in 1910, they were boarders at
412 N. 34th St. They never had any more
children.
1880:
Albert P. Flint 38 School
book agent; born in N.Y.
Sarah A. Flint 26 Born in
N.Y.
Minnie E. Flint 8
Elva L. Flint 4
Albert C. Flint 2
Mary McConnell 28 Servant;
parents born in
1889, Nov. 30: Death of Sarah A. Flint, 45 years old; burial was
in Delhi, N.Y.
1890 Directory: Albert P. Flint, office at
1890 Census Veterans Schedule:
Sarah E Williamson, widow of
Williamson, Robert, Quartermaster, Independent Battery, 8th N.Y.,
1862 - 1864, about 2 years.
1893: A. P. Flint was one of the founders of the Powelton
Club.
1896, Sep. 24: Marriage of Elva Louise Flint to Samuel Wilde Wood
of 909 N. 43rd St. at Northminster
Presbyterian Church.
1900:
Albert P. Flint 58 Book
publisher; married [?], 3 children; owner, free of a mortgage
Minnie A. Flint 28 Daughter
Albert C. Flint 22 Son; life
insurance
Jessie Flint 19 Daughter
Sarah Joyce 25 Servant;
born in
1910:
Albert P. Flint 68 Manager,
book [?]; widowed; born in N.Y.; owner, free of a mortgage
Albert C. Flint 32 Insurance
broker; single
Minnie B. Flint 38 Single
Jessie Flint 29 Single
Maggie Sworish 35 Servant;
single; born in
Elizabeth Forward 46 Servant;
single; born in
1910, June 27: Death of Albert P. Flint, 68 years old; burial was
in Delhi, N.Y. He was the son of Nelson Flint and Betsey Benedict.
1911, April 16: Marriage license issued to Minnie E. Flint of 3214
Baring St. and Dr. Oran M. Belfay of 5024 Larchwood
Oran Belfrey
was a widower. In 1910 he was 54 years old and listed his occupation as
physician for a life insurance company. He was born in Canada and immigrated in
1887.
1917 WWI Draft Registration: Alfred Curtis Flint, born July 15,
1877; self-employed salesman, with an office at 1232 Real Estate Trust
Building; nearest relative: Mrs. O. M. Belfry, Landsdowne,
Del. Co., Pa.
1920:
Albert C. Flint 43 Bookkeeper
at shipyard; single; owner, free of a mortgage
- 2nd
Household
Sherman B. Killinger 39 Shoe
cutter in a factory
Helen Killinger 38
Russell Killinger 17 Street
newsboy
In 1930, the Killinger family lived
at 4316 Walnut St. which they owned. Russell was working as a laboratory
chemist.
Russell Brooke Killinger,
1926
Russell Brooke Killinger graduated
from Penn State in 1926 with a degree in electrochemical engineering. He was a
member of the ΑΧΣ fraternity.
1922: Marriage license issued to Ada Gertrude Dobbs and Albert C.
Flint of 3214 Baring St.
In 1930, he was married to Gertrude
D. Flint (age 48, born in
1930:
George P. White 42 Manager
of a restaurant; born in NY; married at age 25; owner, house valued at $15,000
Marian White 36 Married at age 20
George White 14
Eleanor White 12
Margaret White
9
Marian White
7
John White 5
Charles White 3 years, 7 months
Joseph White 1 years, 11 months
Jane White 5 months
In 1920, they lived at 3603
Lancaster with Marian’s mother, Sarah (McParland) McShane. George was working
as a commercial salesman.
1940:
George White 52 Salesman
for a steam railroad manufacturer, income in 1939 more than $5,000, has other
sources of income; born in NY; 4 years of high school; owner, house valued at
$6,000
Marion White 46 4 years
of high school
George White 24 Office
worker for manufacturer of steam rollers, earned $800 for 52 weeks of work in
1939; one year of college
Elinor White 22 Typist
for credit invest. , earned $1,000 for 52 weeks of work in 1939; 4 years of
high school
Margaret White 19 File clerk
for insurance co., earned $900 for 52 weeks of work in 1939; 4 years of high
school
Marion White 17
John White 15
Charles White 13
Joseph White 12
Jane White 10
Richard White 7
Daniel White
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