436 North 33rd
Street
426-438 and 3300 Spring Garden: “three story brick
Queen Anne-style rowhouses, some porches removed;' Gambreled
and gabled metal-sheathed wood fronts over mansard-constructed brick third
floor. Brick pilasters divide each building. 438 (demolished)”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
History
1900:
James B. Ramsey 31 Paper
manufacturer; renting
Kate Ramsey 27 Married 5 years, 2 children
Doris Ramsey 4
Phyllis Ramsey 2
In 1889, his passport application
identifies him as James B. Ramsey, Jr. living at 1724 Master St. His height was
given as 5’4” with brown hair and brown eyes. His occupation was listed as
clerk. James Bradford Ramsey, Jr. married Catherine G. McConnell on Nov. 27, 1894 at the West Arch St. Presbyterian Church. She was the
daughter of Henry and Helena McConnell who lived at 3207
Baring St. in 1880. In 1910, they lived at 328 S. 42nd St. Catherine
G. Ramsey died Sept. 14, 1919. James died in 1948 at the age of 80. He was
living at the Union League. Phyllis Ramsey married Benjamin G. Jones of South
Bethlehem, Pa. in 1919.
1940:
William McGowan 44 Clerk in a WPC office, earned $732 in 1939 for 52 weeks of
work; renting for $28 a month; 8th grade education
Helen McGowan 31 4 years of high school
Doris McGowan 12 6th grade education
William McGowan 6
Richard McGowan 1
In 1950, William P. McGowan lived at
3624 Baring St.
-- next household
Catherine
Kessinger 43 Born in Maryland; married; renting for
$25 a month; 7th grade education
Thomas Kessinger 24 Laborer at rubber concern [?], no earnings in 1939, single;
7th grade education
Virginia
Kessinger 18 Waitress, no income in 1939; single, one
year of high school
Catherine was married to Thomas Kissinger,
a mechanic in a machine shop. He was born in Kentucky. In 1930, they lived at
463 Ringgold St.
-- next household
Joseph Graham 31 Brakeman for railroad, worked 24 hours in
previous week, earned $800 in 1939 for 40 weeks of work; born in Ohio; renting
for $25 a month; 8th grade education
Mamie Graham 27 Born in Ohio, lived in Barberton, Ohio n
1935; 3 years of high school
Carol Jean Graham 4 Born in Ohio, lived in Barberton, Ohio n 1935
Richard Graham 2 Born in Ohio
Joseph J. Graham and Mamie M. Snyder
were married in Summit Co., Ohio, August 19, 1913. He was the son of Richard
Graham and Hattie Hutchison. She was the daughter of Harrison Snyder and
Melinda Dingey. In 1930, Joseph was already working as a brakeman for the
railroad.
Revised 7/31/2022