Previous Residents of
1880:
Frederick Andrews 29 Flour and Grain dealer
Mary Andrews 25 Father born in N.Y.
Mary Andrews 1
Annie Gillespie 22 Servant; born in Ireland
Alice Durand 15 Nurse; born in Maryland
Frederick
Andrews was the son of Alexander and Euretta Andrews.
He grew up at 3507 Baring St. Mary Schoonmaker Andrews was the daughter of a prominent Civil
War general from Pittsburgh. They moved to Haverford. At the time of the 1895 census of New Jersey,
they were living Plainfield, N.J. where he was in the produce exchange business.
For the story of the Andrews family in Powelton, see the Powelton
History Blog.
1881
Directory: John B. Lober of Warren, Foster, & Co.
roofers and pavers, h 3409 Race St.
In
1880, they lived at 3437
Lancaster Ave.
1898 Blue Book: H. F. Peeler was a member of the Powelton Club. (For a brief history of the club, see the Powelton History Blog.)
1900:
H. Peeler Note:
no other information provided. Apparently no one was home to provide
information.
1910:
Walter M. Steen 48 Chemical
manufacturer; born in Germany, immigrated in 1881; owner, free of a mortgage
Emma T. Steen 44 Married
20 years; 2 children; parents born in Germany
Hildergard F. D. Steen 17
Elfrieda V. W. Q. Steen 11
Dorothea T. Zothe 80 Mother-in-law;
own income; born in Germany, immigrated in 1854
Clara L. Zothe 50 Sister-in-law; single; parents born in
Germany
Lena Menn 33 Cook; born in Germany, immigrated in
1894
In 1900, they lived at 3825 Oxford
St. Walter listed his occupation as engineer. Dorthea
Zothe was widowed, but stated she had had 6 children,
4 of whom were still living.
1918, Sept. 10: Death of Walter M. Steen, 57 years old, husband
of Emma T. Steen (nee Zothe). Relatvies,
friends, also Manufactures' Rotary, Engineers' and
Athletic Clubs, Phila. Torazemeinde, Technical
Society, employees of Prinogy Chemical Co., and all
other societies of which he was a member, are invited to attend funeral at his
previous residence, 3409 Race St.
1920:
Emma T. Steen 53 Widowed; parents born in Germany; owner, free of a mortgage
Elfrieda Steen 21
Dorothy F. Zothe 90 Mother; widowed; born in Germany,
immigrated 1854, naturalized citizen in 1859
Mary V. Whalen 29 Servant;
parents born in Ireland
--- 2nd
Household
John Kommandt 38 Janitor in an apartment building; born
in Russian Poland, German-speaker, immigrated in 1908, naturalized citizen in
1916
Selma Kommandt 38 Laundress in an apartment building; born
in Russian Poland, German-speaker, immigrated in 1908, naturalized citizen in
1916
Hedwig Kommandt 12 born in Russian Poland, German-speaker,
immigrated in 1908, naturalized citizen in 1916
Elly Kommandt
9 Born
in N.J.
1950 Directory: C. M. Fisher
Ann McHugh
Charles A. Rutter
James Stevenson
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