3310 Hamilton
Street
The
History of the Building
“3308-3310: brick
Queen Anne style double multi-pane upper lights, pent cornice, large front and
side gambrels with half --timber and stucco. Tuscan columns to side porch.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the national register of Historic
Places, 1985)
1867, Apr. 1: Title for 3308-3310 Hamilton
transferred to Henry R. Weed by Hugh McIlvain
Later transferred to Sarah Weed by
will
1880, Dec. 7: Title for 3308-3310 Hamilton
transferred to Fannie R. McIlvain by Sarah Weed
Previous Residents of
3310 Hamilton Street
1889 Directory: William R. Webster, civil
engineer & bridge inspector, 424 Walnut, h 3310
1895
Directory: William R. Webster, civil engineer
1900:
William Webster 45 Civil
engineer; renting
Elizabeth P. Webster 40 Married
14 years, no children
Mary Riley 24 Servant; born in
1910:
Anna B. Sheafer 30 Keeper of a
boarding house; single; born in
Alva Sheafer 9 Daughter
Robert M. Sheafer 8 Son
Arthur W. Jones 33 Brother-in-law’
shoe salesman; born in Ohio, parents in England
Beulah Jones 34 Sister;
married 5 years, 1 child
Arthur Benton Jones 3 Nephew
Thomas Harris 43 Boarder;
insurance accountant
Emily Harris 39 Boarder;
married 19 years, no children
John G. Fuller 41 Boarder; “own income”; father born in
Conn., mother in N.Y.
Alice C. Fuller 40 Boarder; married 9 years, 3 children;
father born in Va.
Louise Fuller 18 Boarder
Carol Fuller 6 months Boarder
Joseph E. Angel 56
In 1920, the Fullers lived at 3402 Baring St. John G. Fuller’s mother lived at 208 N. 34th St. His brother, J. Cutler
Fuller, lived at 309 N. 34th St.
1919: Marriage of Essie W. Waters to Albon Spooner (Phila. Inquirer, June 28, 1919)
1920:
Edith Ewald 39 Bookkeeper for dry goods company; widowed; renting
Dorothy M. Ewald 11
Edith E.
Ewald 9 Born
in N. Y.
Frederick S.
Ewald 7 Born in N. Y.
Elizabeth Ewald 5 years, 1 month
Carnelia
Heidelbaugh 79 Mother; widowed
Sue F.
Heidelbaugh 37 Sister; elementary school teacher
Arthur Drastle 27 Lodger;
meat salesman; born in England, immigrated in 1914
Elizabeth Drastle
29 Lodger;
born in England, immigrated in 1916
—2nd
household
Ila Blackman 30 Accountant for a printing company; born in Texas, father born
in Louisiana, mother in Texas
Ramona Blackman 25
Edith Ewald was the widow of
Frederick H. Ewald. In
1910, they lived in Riverhead, Suffolk Co., New York. He was a retail jeweler and watchmaker. They had been married 8 years. In 1930, Edith Ewald, her four children, and
her sister were living at 4537 Sansom St.
Dorothy was working as a social worker, Edith was a stenographer for a
law firm, and Fred was an insulation worker for an electric company.
Ila Floy Blackman and Ramona
Chambers were married in Philadelphia in 1919.
He had been married previously and had at least two children with his
previous wife. In 1910, he was a private
in the Army in San Diego, Calif. In
1917, he registered for the draft in Parker, Texas. Ramona was the only child of Joseph C. and
Sophie B. Chambers of Kennett, Chester Co.
Joseph was employed as the proprietor of a greenhouse. In 1930, Ila and Ramona were living in
Haverford, Delaware Co. with two children from his previous marriage and three
children from his marriage with Ramona.
1925, Mar. 10: Title transferred to James A.
List by Fannie R. McIlvaine
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Revised 8/11/2021