324 N. 31stStreet
This house is no
longer standing.
314-336 N. 31st
St. were acquired by the Penlaun Corp. between about 1947-1950. The houses were
torn down and the area sold to the Pennsylvania Laundry Co. about 1951.
Previous Residents
1863, Aug.
27: Deed transferred from John Shedwick and Margaret A. Shedwick, his wife, to
Charles W. Kolbe.
1865
Directory: Charles W. Kolbe surgical instruments [N. 31st near
Baring]
Charles
W. Kolbe was in business with his brother, Dietrich W. Kolbe, who lived behind
him at 323 N. 32nd St.
1870:
Charles Kolbe 36 Surgical instrument maker; born in
Prussia; real estate: $4,000, personal property: $1,000
Henrietta Kolbe 34 Born in Prussia
Emil Kolbe 8
Bertha Kolbe 3
Henrietta Kolbe 1
Henrietta
Klingelhoeffer was married to Charles W. Kolbe.
1871, May
22: Birth of Wilhelmina (Minnie) F. Kolbe
1875
Directory: Charles W. Kolbe, surgical instruments at 15 S. 9th St.
1878, May 3:
Deed transferred from Charles W. Kolbe to George A. Klingelhoeffer.
In
1880, Georg August Klingelhoeffer was a 38 year-old cabinet maker living at
2501 Jefferson St. He was born in Prussia. He married Caroline Catharina Müller
at the Salem Zion United Church of Christ, the same church attended by the Kobe
family.
1878, Aug. 9:
Deed transferred from George A. Klingelhoeffer to Henrietta Kolbe.
1880: not enumerated
1885
Directory: Charles
W. Kolbe, artificial limbs at 15 S. 9th St.
Emil C. Kolbe, salesman
1886, Jan.
27: Death of Emil C. Kolbe, 24 years old
1893, May
17: Deed transferred from Henrietta Kolbe to Wilhelmina Zeisse.
Siegman
Zeisse and Wilhelmina (Kolbe) Zeisse were born in Prussia. They arrived from
Prussia along with Louis Kolbe and Marie Kolbe (Dietrich Kolbe’s daughter).
They were part owners of a hotel and restaurant at 820 Walnut St. Wilhemena was
probably Charles and Dietrich Kolbe’s sister.
1893, Sept.
2: Deed transferred from Louis & Wilhelmina (Weichert) Zeisse, Dietrich W.
& Suma Zeisse, William & Mary Zeisse and The Fidelity Insurance Trust
and Deposit Co. guardian of Jennie E. Zeiss to Frederick Zeisse & Charles W
Zeisse.
1894:
Marriage license issued to Henrietta M. E. Kolbe and Joseph H. A. Schmidt
The
1899 directory lists him living at 654 N. 33rd St.
1897
Directory: Charles W. Kolbe, artificial limb maker at 15 S. 9th St.
He
died May 12, 1900 while living at 654 N. 33rd St. Henrietta lived
there in 1900 with their daughter and son-in-law, Henrietta and Joseph Schmidt,
and their two kids and Minnie Kolbe.
1899, April 1:
Deed transferred from Mary M. Zeisse, Julius Z. Neufela & Jennie. E. (wife)
Zeisse to Charles Zeisse.
The
1890 directory lists Charles W. Zeisse, clerk, living at 816 Dickinson. The
1900 census lists him at 820 Walnut St., the address of his family’s hotel
which he owned and managed. He was the son of Siegman and Wilhelmina Zeisse and
brother of Louis Zeisse. Wilhelmina died in 1897.
Revised
7/24/2022