3312 Spring Garden Street
This
house is no longer standing. It was a
large house on a lot that encompassed almost a third of the entire block.
History
1856 Directory [Fall, 1855]: Elizabeth Hobson,
gentlewoman, Bridge [Spring Garden] above 4th [33rd] (WP)
In
1850, she lived in the South Ward of Philadelphia with her in-laws, Mary A.,
Hartley, and Samuel Hobson.
1855, Nov. 3: Death of Eliza Hobson, widow of
Richard H. Hobson
1858 Directory: Emily [sic.?] Hobson,
gentlewoman, Bridge
Hartley Hobson, stationery & artists
findings, 1310 Chestnut
Samuel Hobson, gentleman, Bridge near 33rd
[Only
Hartley and Samuel are listed in the 1859 directory.]
1860:
Samuel J. Hobson 40 Retired
physician; real estate: $8,000, personal property: $300
Mary Hobson 50
Mary Enert 50 House keeper
Samuel Hobson received his degree in
medicine from the University of Pennsylvania in 1829.
1861 Directory: Harley Hobson, stationer, Bridge above 33rd
Mantua
Mary Ann Hobson, Bridge above 33rd
Mantua
Samuel Hobson, M.D. Bridge above 33rd
Mantua
1864 Directory: Hartley Hobson, artists supplies at 1310 Chestnut
1870:
Hartley Hobson 58 Retail
merchant; real estate: $50,000, personal property: $20,000
Samuel J. Hobson 60 Physician;
personal property: $30,000
Mary A. Hobson 52 Real
estate: $40,000, personal property: $20,000
1873, Dec. 13: Death of Mary Ann Hobson, 73 years old. She born in
England and remained single. Burial at
Woodlands Cemetery.
1880:
Hartley Hobson 68 Gentleman;
born in England
Samuel J. Hobson 59 No
occupation; born in England
Kate Corr 30 Servant; born in Ireland
1881 Directory: Hartley Hobson, 3312 Spring Garden
Samuel Hobson, Naval Asylum
Samuel died about 1880
and Hartley died before 1883.
1882, Oct. 29: Death of Samuel Isaac Hobson, 73 years old.
1886 Directory: Hector T. Fenton, lawyer, 903 Walnut, 3312 Spring
Garden
In
1880, he lived at 1606 Poplar with his wife, Mary. The 1884 directory lists him living at 1335
Arch St., the home of his mother and brother.
“FENTON, Hector Tyndale: Lawyer;
born in Philadelphia, Aug. 6, 1850; son of Thomas H. Fenton and Caroline (Kummer) Fenton. He was educated in the Boys' High School.
Philadelphia, and afterward in law schools. He was admitted to the bar in
Philadelphia, 1870, and afterward to the Supreme Court of the State and the
Federal Courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. He practised law in partnership with the late Furman Sheppard
until 1880, and since then has practised alone,
chiefly in the Federal Courts and in patent, copyright and trade-mark cases.
Mr. Fenton is author of a work on the Law of Patents and Designs, and joint
author with Thomas V. Cooper of American Politics. He is a Republican in
politics and an Episcopalian in Church relations. He is a member of the
Franklin Institute and of the Art and Southern Clubs of Philadelphia.
Residence: 3312 Spring Garden Street. Office address: 502 Commonwealth
Building,
Philadelphia.” (Who’s Who in Pennsylvania. 1908. p. 252)
1890, Jan. 9: Death of Hector M. Fenton, 16 years old; burial at
West Laurel Hill Cemetery
1895 Directory: Hector T. Fenton, lawyer, 903 Walnut, 3312 Spring
Garden
1900:
Hector T. Fenton 50 Lawyer;
widowed
Delia Myers 24 Servant; born in Ireland, immigrated in 1894
A Mary Riordan 24 Servant;
born in Ireland, immigrated in 1892
1910:
Hector Fenton 68 patent
attorney; divorced
Ida Hoffman 40 Cousin; millenary saleslady; single
1916: Marriage license issued to Kathryn B. Ruffman and Hector T.
Fenton
1920:
Hector Fenton 68 Lawyer;
owner, free of a mortgage
Catherine Fenton 36 Wife
Helen Ruffman 20 Step-daughter
Hector Fenton died in 1924 while
living at 5901 Drexel Rd.
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Revised 12/16/2014