3715 Hamilton Street
1876, June 3: Title for 3711-3719 Hamilton St. transferred to American Life
Insurance Co. by Joseph Campion by Sheriff
3715:
“All that unfinished two story brick messuage with
mansard roof and lot of ground situate on the north side of Hamilton street.
175 feet west of Thirty-seventh street…”
1876, June 9: Title for 3713-3715 Hamilton St. transferred to Alexander Willdin by Louis M. Simpson
1879, Oct.: Title transferred to George H. Hill by Alexander
Whildin & Jane, his wife
1879, Nov. 13: Title transferred to Henry C. & Mary
E. Ewing by George H. Hill
1880:
H[enry] C. Ewing 40 Paper hanger; parents born in Del.
M[ary] E. Ewing 30
Bessie
V.
William
C. Ewing 10
Mary
C. Ewing 7
Bulah H. Ewing 5
Annie
Stanford 23 Servant
Kate
Clements 22 Servant; born in N.Y., parents born in
Ireland
Elizabeth
Ewing 70 Mother; born in Del.
Henry C. Ewing and Mary E. Barnett
were married in Philadelphia on Dec. 6, 1866 at the First Independent Church. In
1870, they lived in the 26th Ward. Henry was 30 years-old and Mary
was 23. Bessie was 3 and William was 6 months old, born in Dec. 1869. Elizabeth
Ewing (age 66, born in Delaware) lived with them.
1881, Sep. 11: Death
of Elizabeth Ewing, 74 years old
1884,
Feb. 22: Title transferred to Henry C. Ewing by will of Mary E. Ewing
1891, Apr. 16:
Marriage of Clara H. Liberton to William Ewing by
Rev. Henry C. McCook, D.D. at the home of her parents (3629 Hamilton St.)
1900:
Apparently empty at the time of the census
1900,
Jun. 27: Title transferred to Thomas O. Mitchell by Henry C. Ewing
1910:
Thomas
O. Mitchell 43 Merchant, retail butcher; mother born
in N.J.
Sarah
Mitchell 43 Married 18 years
George
H. Mitchell 21
Leiather Lee 25 Servant; black; born in Va.
In 1900, they lived at 438 Preston
St. In 1920, they lived at 4401 Baltimore Ave. Thomas and George were merchants
dealing in meats.
1911,
April 16: For Sale. “LIVE SILVER MALE FOX – Will make nice pet, has beautiful
coat of fur, $7.50. Geo. H. Mitchell. 3715 Hamilton st.”
(Inquirer)
1912,
Apr. 15: Title transferred to Alexander H. Connor by Sheriff
1919,
Sep. 27: Title transferred to Frank P. Crist & Mary K., his wife by
Alexander H. Connor
1920:
Frank
Crist 65 Retail butcher; owner, free of a
mortgage
Mary
Crist 64 Born in
May
Crist 39
George
Boon 37 Son-in-law; plumber with own shop
Emma
Boon 35 Daughter
George
Boon 12 Grandson
George
Boon is the son of Harry and Ida Boom. In 1910, he, Emma and George, Jr. lived
with his parents at 3607 Hamilton St. In 1890
and 1900, they lived at 3827 Hamilton St. When George and Emma were first
married (c1880), they lived at
1920,
May. 1: Death of Sarah Powell Crist, 88 years old, of 3715 Hamilton St.
“Sarah Powell Crist died on Saturday
at her home, 3715 Hamilton street. She was a direct descendant of one of the
twenty sons of the Powell family which lived in Gloucester county, N. J., during
the Revolutionary War. She was 88 years old. She was a member of the D. A. R.
and lived all her life in this city. She leaves one son, Frank Crist, 3715
Hamilton street; one daughter, Mrs. William C.
Barrett, 3939 Powelton avenue, and a number of grandchildren. (Inquirer,
May 3)
1920,
May. 11: Death of Frank P. Crist, 65 years old, husband of Mary K. Crist
1920,
Oct. 6: Title transferred to Edwin S. Oat and Agnes M., his wife by Mary K.
Crist
1921: Marriage license issued to Margaret Oat of 3715
Hamilton St. and Charles S. Ivory of 5113 Springfield Ave.
In 1910 and 1920, the Oat family
lived at 309 N. 37th St.
1921:
Boarding: “HAMILTON ST. 3715 – Large front room, with board for two, next bath,
shower” (Inquirer, June 10)
1928, Aug. 22: Death of Edwin Stanton Oat, 59 years old, of 3715 Hamilton St.
1930:
Agnes
M. Oat 56 Widow; owner, house valued at $8,000
Rodgers
M. Oat 35 Son; proprietor of retail furniture store
Lillian
Leask 50 Lodger; artist at an art store
Mary
Crossman 70 Lodger
1931,
Aug. 26: Marriage license issued to Dorothy S. Ellis of 227 S. 47th St. and
Roger M. Oat of 3715 Hamilton St.
1938,
Mar. 12: Title transferred to Ray M. Pease and Mary, his wife by Agnes M. Oat
1939,
Jan. 31: Death of Catharine Tate Kelly, 69 years old, widow of Edwin F. Kelly
She was born in New York.
1940:
Charles
Pease 65 Paperhanger; 2 years of high school;
lived in NY in 1935
Mary
Pease 58 One year of high school; lived in NY in
1935
Ray
Pease 37 Credit manager for newspaper, earned
$2,000 in 1939; 4 years of high school; lived in NY in 1935
Mary
Pease 41 Daughter-in-law; lab worker at U. S.
arsenal, earned $1,200 in 1939; 4 years of high school; lived in VA in 1935
Allen
Pease 5 Grandson
Elinor
Pease 4 Granddaughter
Sue
Younger 67 Lodger; widowed
John
Carr 39 Lodger; Clerk for ice cream
manufacturer, earned $1,200 in 1939; 8 years of schooling; lived here in 1935
Mary
Carr 34
Lodger; clerk at museum, earned
$1,100 in 1939; born in NJ; 8 years of schooling; lived here in 1935
Amanda
Latham 80 Lodger; 8 years of schooling; lived here
in 1935
Edwin
Grigg 39 Lodger; glassblower at glass tube
manufacturer, earned $2,000 in 1939; 4 years of high school
1940,
Dec.: Marriage license issued to Helen C. M. Love of 3339 Spring Garden St. and
Edwin B. Grigg of 3715 Hamilton St.
1943:
Ruth Jacobs of 1715 Hamilton St. began auxiliary training at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa (Inquirer, Jan. 25)
In April, she completed training in
the Administrative Specialist School. (Inquirer, April 3)
1950,
Mar. 10: “Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Pease of 3715 Hamilton st.,
will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary tomorrow at their home.
They have three sons and five grandchildren.” (Inquirer)
1950,
Sep. 24: Death of Mary E. Pease, 68 years old, wife of Charles L. Pease of 3715
Hamilton St. She was born in Brooklyn, NY.
1953,
Dec. 18: Title transferred to Leila E. Chestnut and Joe Leonard by Ray M. Pease
and Mary, his wife
1964, Sept. Powelton Post: “Sarah Barbara Nemeth
born July 9th to Andy and Betty Nemeth who have just renovated 3715
Hamilton.”
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