404 N. 32ndStreet
Numbered 332 until after the 1880 census
Previous Residents
1870: 332 N.
32nd
Samuel S. Davis 32 Clerk for
the Pennsylvania Railroad; real estate: $7,500; property: $1,500
John C. Davis 29 Clerk
for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Elizabeth Davis 76
Joseph W. Trainer 47 Assistant
Superintendent, Penn. R.R.; real estate: $6,000; property: $500
Sarah K. Trainer 45
Ada L. Trainer 14
Margaret L. Miller 12 Domestic
servant; born in
Elizabeth was the widow of Edward
Davis. In 1850, she was already widowed and living in Upper Merion with five
children. The 1867 directory lists them at 318 N. 31st
St. which she owned from 1864 to 1869. In 1880 and 1900, Samuel was living
at 3418 Race St. with his wife and son.
1873 Directory: Joseph Trainer, machinist [listed as 332]
1874, Nov. 11: Death of Sarah K. Trainer of 404 [332] N. 32nd St.;
internment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
1875, May 6: Death of Lizzie Ada Trained of 404 [332] N. 32nd St.;
internment at Laurel Hill Cemetery.
1876, Dec. 31: Death of Joseph W. Trainer of 404 [332] N. 32nd
St.; internment at Laurel Hill cemetery. His occupation was listed as "car
builder." He may have been working
for the J. A. Brill Co. which had its factory nearby.
1880:
Armstrong
Hershman 37 Carpenter
Mary A. Hershman 29
Carrie C.
Hershman 2
C. A. Sonstron 39 Boarder; civil engineer; born in Sweden
W. E. Bowles 26 Boarder; civil engineer
Samuel Lemon 45
Boarder: contractor
David Lemon 17 Boarder; clerk
1919, April 11: Death of August Matson, beloved husband of
Elizabeth Matson (nee Moran) and son of Anne and the late Adolph Matson.
Relatives, friends, also St. Agatha's Holy Name Society and Camden Lodge, No.
111, L. O. O. M., invited to funeral from his late residence, 404 N. 32nd St.
High mass of requiem at St. Agatha's Church. Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery. (Phila. Inquirer, April 14, 1919)
August Matson was born in Sweden and
immigrated in 1882. In 1910, they lived in Camden, N.J. where he was a
machinist.
1920:
Elizabeth Matson 39 Born
in Ireland, immigrated in 1887; owner, with a mortgage
Marie Matson 15 Messenger
in a department store
Anna Matson 14 Messenger in a department store
Elizabeth Matson 12
Augustine Matson 11
Catharine Matson 9
Helen Matson 7
Joseph
Matson 4
years, 6 months
Margarete Matson 2 years, 7 months
Henry Matson 5 months
1930:
Elizabeth Matson 49 Widowed;
born in N. Ireland, immigrated in 1895; owner, house valued at $10,000
Marie Matson 25 Clerk
in a department store
Anna Matson 24
Elizabeth Matson 23 Telephone
operator
Catherine Matson 19 Secretary
at municipal building; born in N.J.
Helen Matson 17 born
in N.J.
Joseph Matson 15
Marguerite Matson
12
1931: Marriage of Marie S. Matson to Hugh J. McAdams, M.D.
His family lived at 426 N. 32nd St. In 1940, Hugh and Marie were
living at 3619 Baring St.
1937, March 8: Death of Elizabeth C. Matson, 56 years old
In 1940, most of the Matson family
lived at 3710 Baring St.
Revised 7/24/2022