3628 Powelton Avenue
The
History of the Building
3628: “three-story,
two-register brick house with wood porch and wood modillioned cornice.”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
3628 Powelton Avenue
1880:
John Morrison 34 Lumber
inspector; born in N.Y., parents born in England
Mary E. Morrison 32 Parents born in England
Mary E. Morrison 6
Martha E. Morrison 3
Anna H. Morrison 8
months
1881
Directory: John Morrison, lumber counter, 2920 Market, home: 3628 Powelton Ave.
1900:
William M. Bartram 61 House carpenter; renting
Eliza J. Bartram 52 Married 27 years, 9 children, 6
surviving; father born in England
Eliza E. Bartram 19
John J. Bartram 17 Clerk at an automobile company
Margaret H. Bartram 15
Mary M. Bartram
7
Margaret H. Bartram 49 Sister
In 1920,
Margaret H. Bartram was 68 years old.
She was living next door at 3630 Powelton Ave.
and running it as an apartment house.
1908, Oct.
15: Death of Eliza J. Bartram, 61 years old, wife of William M. Bartram of 3628
Powelton Ave.
1910:
William M. Bartram 74 Widowed; renting
Elizabeth Bartram 29
Margaret Bartram 25 Bookkeeper
Mary Bartram 17 Stenographer
William
Bartram died in 1916 when he was living at 3632
Powelton Ave. In 1920, Eliza and
Margaret were still living there.
1920:
George M. Heisler 62 Railroad train inspector; born in N.J.,
mother born in Delaware; renting
Elizabeth Heisler 58 Born in Delaware, parents born in
Germany
Lulu M. Comyns 35 Daughter;
born in Delaware
John G. Comyns [Jr.] 39 Son-in-law;
commercial salesman; born in Philadelphia, parents born in Ireland
The
Census lists them at 3626, but this is apparently in error.
In
1910, they lived at 3723 Powelton Ave.
At that time, Lulu and John Comyns had been
married 6 years. John was working as a
wholesale cigar salesman. George Heisler
was a car builder for the railroad.
George and Elizabeth had been married 30 years and had three children,
including sons William H. and Warren E. Heisler.
In
1930, John and Lulu Comyns lived at 3630 Powelton Ave
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