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CANTWELL Census Abstracts 1870-1910

CANTWELL- 1870 Census: MD Wicomico
Salisbury, p647

382 404 Cantwell, Geo. 37 M W Works on Farm ___ 100 Maryland
              Margaret 35 F W Keeping House         Maryland
             Elizabeth 10 F W at home               Maryland
               Octavia  8 F W at home               Maryland
                Jennie  6 F W at home               Maryland
CANTWELL: 1900 Census: PA Delaware
Chester, ED149, p11

824 Morton Avenue
222 222 Cantwell, George Head W M May1832   68 M 42     MD MD MD  
                    Packer in Mill
                Margaret Wife W F Apr 1838  62 M 42 9/5 MD MD MD
 Heatherington Lizzie A. Dau  W F Feb 1862  38 M 14 3/2 MD MD MD  
                     Housekeeper
                  George GS   W M July 1887 12 S        PA ENG MD
                    John GS   W M Aug 1894   5 S        PA ENG MD
               Lafayette Son  W M ?? 1872   28 S        MD MD MD  
                      Weaver
                  Lillie GD   W F Dec 1883  16 S        PA SWI MD
CANTWELL: 1900 Census: PA Delaware
Chester, ED157, p14B

1600 Tenth St.
273 310 Coppock, Eliza Head       W F May 1856  44 Wd 5 3 Penna 
                   Ireland Ireland Weaver        1 Y Y Y O M H
                Robert Son        W M Nov? 1891  9 S      Penna 
                   Penna Penna
               Fannie? Dau        W F Nov 1888  11 S      Penna 
                   Penna Penna     At School       Y Y Y
       Quinn, Francis? Brother    W M May 1872  28 S      Penna 
                   Ireland Ireland Milk Dealer   0 Y Y Y
      Cantwell, George Son-in-Law W M ?? 1876   24 M  0   Penna 
                   Penna Penna     Shiping Clerk 0 Y Y Y
                 Jenna Daughter   W F July 1878 21 M  0   Penna 
                   Penna Penna     Housekeeper   0 Y Y Y
CANTWELL: 1910 Census: PA Delaware
Chester City, ED106, p9A
Date 23 Apr 1910

528 174 181 Hetherington, Elizabeth Head   F W 48 M1 24 3 2 MD MD MD     
                                   None
               Hetherington, George Son    M W 22 S         PA ENG MD    
                                   Salesman Print Works
                               John Son    M W 15 S         PA ENG MD    
                                   Apprentice Print Works
                   Cantwell, George Father M W 71 Wd        MD MD MD     
                                    None
                    Kaelin, Lillian Niece  F W 24 S         PA Sweden PA 
                                   Cashier Grocery Store

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Mary B. Craner Birth (1887)

CRANER, Mary B.: Birth Certificate, 13 Dec 1887
Abstracted from photocopy included in Civil War Pension File for David M. Craner

State of New Jersey
Birth Return
1. Full name of Child (if any): (NR), Color: White
2. Date of Birth: Dec. 13” 1887, Sex: Female
3. Place of Birth: 244 Bank St., Bridgeton, New Jersey
4. Name of Father: David Crainer
5. Maiden name of Mother: (NR)
6. Country of Father’s Birth: U.S., Age: (NR), Occupation: Laborer
7. Country of Mother’s Birth: U.S., Age: (NR)
8. Number of Children in all by this Marriage: 6. How many of them Living: 6
9. Name and P.O. address of Medical Attendant, in his own handwriting, with date,
T.J. Smith, Bridgeton, Jan 1” 1888.

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COPPOCK Census Abstracts

COPPOCK: 1900 Census: PA Delaware
Chester, ED157, p14B

1600 Tenth St.
273 310 Coppock, Eliza Head       W F May 1856  44 Wd 5 3 
                   Penna Ireland Ireland Weaver        1 Y Y Y O M H
                Robert Son        W M Nov? 1891  9 S      
                   Penna Penna Penna
               Fannie? Dau        W F Nov 1888  11 S      
                   Penna Penna Penna     At School       Y Y Y
       Quinn, Francis? Brother    W M May 1872  28 S      
                   Penna Ireland Ireland Milk Dealer   0 Y Y Y
      Cantwell, George Son-in-Law W M ?? 1876   24 M  0   
                   Penna Penna Penna     Shiping Clerk 0 Y Y Y
                 Jenna Daughter   W F July 1878 21 M  0   
                   Penna Penna Penna     Housekeeper   0 Y Y Y

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Elon Carman Pension File Abstracts

Civil War Pension file: Elon Carman, Private, Co. K, 5th Reg’t, Penna. Cav.
Abstracted and Transcribed from photocopies obtained from National Archives and Records Administration

From Declaration for Pension
(Act of Feb. 6, 1907)
State of Penna.
County of Philada.
On this 24 Day of September, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and ten (1910) personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the county and State aforesaid, Elon Carman who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 70 years of age, and a resident of Philada. county of Philada., State of Penna.; and that he is the identical person who was enrolled at Philada., Penna. under the name of Elon Carman, on the 19th day of September 1864 as a Private, in Co. K, 5th Reg’t Penna. Cavly Vols. (Full service has been stated) in the service of the United States in the Civil war and was honorably discharged at Richmond, Va., on the 19th day of May 1865.
…That his personal description was as follows: Height 5 feet 4 inches; complexion Light; color of eyes, Blue; color of hair, Brown; that his occupation was Bricklayer; that he was born on the 20 day of September, 1840 at Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania.

From form 3-389 Dept. of
the Interior, Bureau of Pensions.
Sir: Please answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below.

No. 1. Date and place of birth?
Philadelphia September 20, 1840.
The name of organizations in which you served?
Bricklayers Union No 1, Phila.
No. 2. What was your post office at enlistment?
Kensington post office
No. 3. State your wife’s full name and her maiden name.
Catherine Carman ne Horneff [second f crossed out]
Bo. 4. When, where and by whom were you married?
Philadelphia, Twenty-first day of October 1862 by Minister John Wilson.
No. 5. Is there any official or church record of your marriage?
don’t know

No. 8. Are you now living with your wife, or has there been a separation?
death, dead
No. 9. State the names and dates of birth of all your children, living or dead.
Jacob Carman born May 26, 1863 Phila. living
Joseph Elon Carman born April 6, 1872 Phila living
Carolina Carman born August 26, 1869 Phila. dead.

March 31, 1915
(signature) X Elon Carman


From Application for Reimbursement
State of Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia
On this 13th day of Oct, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and nineteen (1919) personally appeared before me a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary J. Hoy, aged 77 years, a resident of Phila., County of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain reimbursement from the accrued pension for expenses paid (or obligation incurred) in the last sickness and burial of Elon Carman, who was a pensioner of the United States by certificate No. 1083859 on account of the service of Elon Carman in Private Co. K 5th Reg
Penna. Calvary.

6. Were any sick or death benefits paid on pensioner’s account?
Bricklayers Union #300.
[Schuyler] Post G.A.R. #30

19. What was your relation to the deceased pensioner?
Sister
20. Are you married?
Widow

24. Give the name and post-office address of each physician who attended the
pensioner during last sickness.
Howard M. [Shriner] Cumberland St. near Jasper St.

28. When did the pensioner die?
Sept. 8, 1919.
29. Where was the pensioner buried?
Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Phila. Pa.

Also appeared Anna Doyle and Rose Henry.
…We knew pensioner 21 years.

Give name of each person who rendered service as nurse, and who has made or will make a charge for such service.
Sister Mrs. Mary J. Hoy 338 E. Somerset St.
Nephew John P. Hoy 338 E. Somerset St.

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BROWN Census Abstracts

BROWN: 1850 Census: NJ Camden
Gloucester City, p183
 
561 584   Henry Combe   29 M Blacksmith 1100 Delaware
           Mary Combe   23 F                 Delaware
   Charlotte A. Combe    2 F                 New Jersey
      Cooper C. Combe 2/12 M                 New Jersey
--- 585 Abraham Brown   42 M Laborer         New Jersey
           Mary Brown   38 F                 New Jersey
          Eliza Brown   16 F                 New Jersey
        William Brown   13 M                 New Jersey
          Sarah Brown   10 F                 New Jersey
           Mary Brown    8 F                 New Jersey
         Joseph Brown    2 M                 New Jersey
         Samuel Brown 2/12 M                 New Jersey
Note: Not certain this is correct family for Mary Brown who married 
David Craner. Mary Brown's marriage certificate lists Abraham Brown 
as her father & no mother listed. The Mary Brown here is the right 
age. (8)

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