“three-story
Italianate house, stuccoed; rusticated quoins. Flat
roof with bracketed overhang. Victorian wood. panel. Circa 1905 second floor
projecting bay addition.” (Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Note: the bay was added in 1913; see
below.
History
1860 Directory
(Fall, 1859): James Bateman, merchant at 122 S. Front St., home, Hamilton and
35th St.
The 1859 Directory lists
him at 508 Buttonwood.
1860:
James Bateman 40 Wool merchant; born in Del.; no real
estate, personal property: $5,000.
Mary Bateman 30
Mary Bateman 4
Caro [Carrie] Bateman 1
Amry Corrin 19 Servant; born in Ireland
Ellen Parnell 16 Servant; black
1863 Directory
(Fall, 1862): James Bateman, Hamilton St. above 35th
They moved to 206 N. 35th St. which they purchased in April, 1863.
1868, May: Deed
transferred from (illegible) William Harnum? to
William West.
1870:
Clement Clingan 25 Wholesale
provisions dealer; real estate: $8,000, personal property: $15,000
Annie Clingan 23
Jane Paul 45 Domestic servant; black; born in Ireland
1873 Directory: Clement B. Clingan of Clingan, Lewis & Co., provisions at 217 Front St. and
1611 Market St.
1875, June: Deed transferred from Maria J. Clingan
to Cosmo William & Emma Louisa Gordon.
1880:
Cosmo W. Gordon 59 Gentleman;
born in England, parent in Scotland
Emma L. Gordon 39 Born
in Conn., parents in
Harry Morton
Gordon 16 At
school; born in N.Y.
Anna Lilly
Gordon 13 At school; born in N.Y.
Emma Louisa
Gordon
7 At school; born in England
Violet Maud
Gordon 4 At
school
Andrew M. Gordon 2
Elizabeth
Gallagher 27 Servant; born in Mass., parents in
Rose Harkins 26 Servant; parents born in Ireland
In 1870, they lived at 111 3rd
Ave., New York City. Cosmo William Gordon was a flour merchant. Emma Louie
Gordon’s maiden name was Wylie.
1880, September: Deed transferred from Cosmo William & Emma
Louisa Gordon to James S. Breen.
1880, September: Deed transferred from James S. Breen to Cosmo
William & Emma Louisa Gordon.
1881 Directory: C. William Gordon
1882, May: Deed transferred from Cosmo William Gordon to Chauncey
Giles.
1890 Directory: Rev. Chauncey Giles
William J. Giles, 1930 Chestnut, h 3502
Hamilton
Rev. William L. Wooster (1889-1891
Directories)
In the 1880 census and the 1887 city
directory, the Giles family is listed at 3609
Hamilton St. Chauncey Giles and William Worcester were pastors at the First
New Jerusalem Church (Swedenbourgian). Rev. Giles
took over as pastor here in December, 1877.
Google lists dozens of books and
other writings by Rev. Giles.
For some biographical details, see
the page for 3609 Hamilton St. For information
about other Poweltonians who were members of this church,
see the Powelton
History Blog.
Chauncey Giles (1813-1893)
(photos from The
Life of Chauncey Giles. Compiled and Edited by Carrie Giles Carter. Boston:
Massachusetts New-Church Union, 1920)
1893, June, Philadelphia
Inquirer: Charles Giles was the son of Chauncey and Eunice Giles.
June 15:
“DR. GILES APPREHENDED
“The Man Accused of Eloping Will
Have a Hearing
“Dr. Charles T. [sic.] Giles, of
3502 Hamilton street, who gained considerable notoriety some months ago, when
it was alleged that he eloped to Canada with Mrs. Barlow, of New York, was
arrested yesterday… on a warrant sworn out by his wife charging him with
deserting her and her two children….
“It is alleged that Giles left his
family in destitute circumstances. Mrs. Barlow formerly lived in this city,
having removed to New York with her husband.”
June 16:
“GILES COMMITTED TO PRISON
“His Wife at Hearing to Support Her
Charge of Desertion
“Charles H. Giles, of 3502 Hamilton street,
was arrested on Wednesday on the complaint of his wife, Sarah who lives at 305
North Thirty-eighth street, charging him with deserting her and her two minor
children, was given a hearing… yesterday afternoon and committed to prison in
default of $800 bail to answer at court.
“Mrs. Giles testified that she was
married to the defendant eleven years ago and, on November 18, he left her.
Since then she has received various sums of money from her husband, but none
since April 29.
“Giles, it has been alleged, eloped
last November with the wife of Dr. J. W. Barlow, of Brooklyn, to Canada. As
Mrs. Giles was walking out of the hearing room after the case had been heard,
she nodded to her derelict husband, who was seated in the prisoner’s dock.”
1893, Nov. 6: Death of Rev. Chauncey Giles
1898 Blue Book: Mrs. Eunice Giles
Rev. William L. Worcester
1900:
Eunice Giles 78 Widowed, 11 children, 6 surviving; born in N.Y., parents born
in Mass.; owner free of a mortgage
Paul C. Hamlen 22 Boarder; lawyer
Lucy Blanch 29 Servant; black; born in Va.
1910:
Eunice Giles 87 Widowed, 7 children, 6 surviving; born in N.Y., parents born
in Mass.; owner free of a mortgage
Louisa
Northampton 36 Nurse; born in Canada, English-speaking, immigrated in 1909
Lucy Blanch 30 Servant; black; born in Va.
1912: “Eunice Giles, widow of Chauncey Giles, in
her 91st year died August 16. Funeral services to be held at her
late residence:
1913, April: Deed transferred from William Jr. McGeorge (by of
will of Chauncey Giles dec'd) Frank Warren Giles,
& James R. Carter (Trustees of will of Chauncey Giles dec'd)
to William M. Sample.
1913, May: “William M. Sample (O[wner]), 3408 Hamilton st. [sic.],
F. E. Vodges (C[ontractor]), 4151 Leidy
avenue. Cost, $1,000, Residence 3502 Hamilton street.”
(“Alterations and Additions,” Phila. Builders’ Guide, May 28)
1917 Draft Registration: Charles Wilson Swing, born July 4, 1891.
He was married and a dentist in partnership with his father.
1919, June 18: Marriage of Ruth Sample to Robert Paul Masland at the Northminster Presbyterian Church. “Mr. Masland, who has just returned from eight months’ service
overseas, has been released from the navy.”
(Even. Pub. Ledger, June 6,
1919)
1920:
William M. Sample
64 Plumber
(Boon and Sample); owns free of a mortgage
Letitia M. Sample 89 Mother
Elizabeth S.
Swing 29 Daughter
Charles W. Swing 28 Son-in-law;
dentist
Cora A. Graffius 54 Housekeeper; born in Md.
Mollie L. Clark 50 Companion
(nurse); born in Md.
In 1900 and 1910, they lived at 3404 Hamilton St. His younger brother, Molton R. Sample, Jr., lived a 3408
Baring St.
In 1900, Charles William Swing lived
with his parents at 703 N. 40th St. His father, R Hamil
D. Swing, was also a dentist. In 1930, Charles and Elizabeth Swing lived in
Lower Merion, Montgomery Co.
1922, April 6: Death of Martha Letitia Sample, 91 years old;
burial at Old Leacock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Intercourse, Lancaster Co.,
Pa,
1930:
Oscar Batson 35 Doctor at a medical center; married at age 23; born in
Missouri, father born in Indiana, mother in Kentucky; owner, house valued at
$12,000
Eleanor H.
Batson 35 Married at age 23; born in Wisconsin,
father born in Germany, mother in Wisconsin
James G. Batson 10 Born
in Missouri
Andrew P. Batson 2 Born in Ohio
“OSCAR V. BATSON. A student of Eliot Clark
at the University of Missouri, Oscar Batson was, unlike his teacher, a
classical anatomist who used modern techniques to demonstrate anatomical
structures, especially by combining X rays with anatomical dissection
techniques.
“In the 1920s otologists frequently
ligated the jugular vein to prevent the spread of infection from mastoiditis.
An otologist himself, Batson was puzzled about how the blood left the brain
when the main drainage channels were blocked. He investigated the problem by making
preparations in which he injected plastic material into the venous system and
corroded away the tissue with alkali. The extensive network of veins
demonstrated by the cast that was left convinced him of the importance of the
vertebral veins in drainage of blood from the head and neck.
“Batson used similar procedures [in
the 1930s] to investigate the extent of the venous system in the spinal column.
When he had injected radio-opaque material into the dorsal vein of the penis
(which is connected to the vertebral veins by the pelvic venous plexus), he
found that the material rapidly filled the vertebral veins, or bone veins, of
the spine and then flowed into the cranial veins. The architecture of the
injected veins, paralleling the distribution pattern of metastases, explained
how tumors spread to the spine and skull from the pelvis and thorax. Batson's
studies also explained how the venous system functioned when the air way is cut
off during such straining actions as lifting, defecation, and parturition.
“Batson was a large man with a huge
head and long, wavy, white hair. He customarily wore a black suit, black shoes,
and a black string bow tie, giving him the appearance of a cross between an
undertaker and an evangelist. He was all business and rather abrupt, unless a
student's question interested him, in which case he would discuss it in great
detail. He was a histrionic lecturer. He used a large elephant's thigh bone to
demonstrate the strength required to support the animal's great weight.
Straining as if he were lifting a 500-pound barbell, Batson raised the bone
just a few millimeters from the desk top. Students examining the structure
afterwards found it was only a light replica made of papier-mache.”
(Discoveries
that turned into household names.)
1940:
Oscar
V. Batson 45 Physician in private practice; born in
MO; owner, house valued at $8,000
Elinor
Batson 44 Born in WI; one year of high school
James
Batson 20 Born in MO
Andrew
Batson 12 Born in Ohio
1942, July 30: Death of James Gustav Batson, 22 years old
He single and was a student. The cause
of death was uremia due to chronic pyelonephritis which is an infection of the
kidneys often due to bacterial infection.
1945: Draft Registration: Batson Andrew Peter,
student, Univ. Of Pennsylvania. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1949: Marriage license issued to Anna L. Ehrich and Andrew P. Batson of 3502 Hamilton St.
1950 Directory: Dr.
Oscar V. Batson
1950:
Oscar Batson 56 Professor
of anatomy; born in Missouri
Eleanor Batson 54 Born in Wisconsin
Peter Batson 22 Born in Ohio
Anna Batson 19 Daughter-in-law; born in Germany; 3
years of college
Note: education only
reported for every fifth person.
Andrew Peter Batson was a graduate of the Medical
School of the University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1953. He and Anna purchased
207 S. De Kalb St.
2014 Obituary from Penn Medicine News: “A.
Peter Batson, M.D. ’53, G.M.E. ’60, Norwich, Vt., a retired ophthalmologist who
had maintained a practice there for 22 years; May 15, 2014. After his
internship at Philadelphia General Hospital, Batson joined the U.S. Air Force
as a first lieutenant. He served for 23 years, as flight surgeon,
ophthalmologist, chief of hospital services, and hospital commander, and was
promoted to colonel in 1970. He received the Meritorious Service Medal, among
many awards.
“When he retired from the Air Force in August 1976,
Batson moved to Vermont and opened an ophthalmology office in Lebanon.”
1968 Directory: Mrs.
M. Lenaghen, 3rd floor
1858, Aug. 22:
Deed transferred to Howard and Sybil Holtzer by Oscar
V. and Eleanor Batson
1984: “To the Editor:
“I wish to
express my deep distress with the attention The Inquirer is giving to the
finances of Geraldine A. Ferraro….
“Ferraro’s
position on foreign policy, national economy, the arms race, abortion, etc. –
this is what I wish her to devote her time to. To have three ‘investigative
reporters’ establish her guilt by association is a sad accomplishment. The
implication that this candidate must scrutinize her every contribution is not a
very responsible position for a serious newspaper – particularly in this
election.”
“Howard Holtzer Philadelphia” (Inquirer, Sept. 10)
This was in
response to an article entitled “Racketeer donated to Ferraro.”