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Nicholas Conrad Death Certificate (1942)

CONRAD, Nicholas: Death Certificate 1942

Transcribed from a photocopy obtained from the Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certficate of Death

1. Place of Death
County: Philadelphia
City: Phila.
Name of Hospital: Protestant Episcopal Hosp.

2. Usual Residence of Deceased
State: Pa.
County: Phila.
City: Philadelphia
Street No. 2069 E. Clarence St.

3. Full Name: Nicholas Conrad
4. Sex: M
5. Color or Race: W
6. Widowed
Wife: Sophia Conrad
7. Birth date of deceased: Feb. 22, 1867
8. Age: 75 yrs, 8 Months, 24 Days
9. Birthplace: Phila.
10. Usual Occupation: Warper
11. Industry or Business: Textile
12. Father Name: Nicholas Conrad
13. Father Birthplace: Unknown
14. Mother Name: Unknown
15. Mother Birthplace: Unknown
16. Informant’s own signature: [signed] Edward C. Conrad
Address: 2069 E. Clarence St. Phila. Pa.
17: Burial, Date: Nov. 20, 1942, Place: Northwood, Phila. Co.
18. Signature of funeral director: [signed] John N. Hackman
Address: 905-07 W. Lehigh ave. Hackman Bros., Inc.
19. Date received: Nov. 20, 1942
20: Date of Death: Nov. 16, 1942, 7:00 P.M.

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John FUNSTON: Death Certificate 1927

FUNSTON, John: Death Certificate 1927
Abstracted from a certified copy

Certificate of Death
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics

Full Name: John Funston
Residence: 6414 Argyles St.
Sex: male
Color or Race: white
married
Date of birth: Nov 18th, 1873
Age: 53 yrs, 3 mths, 26 days
Occupation: Foreman
Birthplace: Philada.
Father: Joseph Funston
Father’s Birthplace: Philada.
Mother: May Whitaker
Mother’s Birthplace: England
Informant: Josephine Funston
Date of Death: March 25th, 1927
Place of Burial: Greenmount Cemy.
Date of Burial: March 29th, 1927
Undertaker: J.L. Wildey

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David M. CRANER Civil War Pension File

Civil War Pension file: David M. Craner, Private, Co. D, 25th Reg’t,
NJ Vol Inf.

Abstracted and Transcribed from photocopies obtained from National Archives and Records Administration

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Declaration for Original Invalid Pension
State of New Jersey, County of Cumberland
On this 8 day of Aug A.D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one personally appeared before me Dep Clerk of the Com. Pleas Ct. a Court of Record within and for the county aforesaid, David M. Craner aged 40 years, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical David M. Craner who was enrolled on the First day of September, 1862, in company D of the 25th regiment of N.J. commanded by Capt. E.T. Garrison and was honorably discharged at Beverly, N.J. on the 1st day of Sept, 1862; That his personal
description is as follows: Age 40 years; height Five feet 5 1/2 inches; complexion Light, hair, Blue; eyes . That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty at Fairfax Seminary in the State of Virginia on or about the 1st day of Dec, 1862, he contracted deafness. I contracted deafness in right ear and neuralgia in
right eye, also disease of the kidneys.

That since leaving the service this applicant has resided in the County of Cumberland in the State of N.J., and his occupation has been that of a farmer.

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Declaration for Widow’s Pension
State of New Jersey, County of Cumberland

On this 29 day of August, A.D., one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, personally appeared before me, John G. Ayars, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State aforesaid, Mary Craner, aged 52 years, a resident of the City of Bridgeton, County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of David M. Craner, who enlisted under the name of David M. Craner at _____________, on the First day of September A.D. 1862, in Company D, 25th Regiment- New Jersey Volunteer Infantry as a private and served at least ninety days in the late War of the Rebellion, who was honorably discharged June 20th 1863, and died August 12th
1893.
That she was married under the name of Mary Brown, to said David M. Craner, on 24th day of August 1862, by Rev J.H. Stockton, at Blackwoodtown, N.J., there being no legal barrier to said marriage and that neither she nor David M. Craner were ever married prior to that time.

That she has not remarried since the death of the said David M. Craner.

That she is without other means of support than her daily labor. That names and dates of birth of all the children now living under sixteen years of age of the soldier are as follows:
George C., born May 14, 1879
Estella T., born Oct 28, 1882
Mary B., born Dec 13, 1887

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Widow’s Pension
Claimant: Mary Craner
P.O.: Bridgeton
County: Cumberland, State: NJ

Soldier: David M. Craner
Rank: Private, Co. D
Regiment: 25 NJ Vol Inf
Rate, $8 per month, commencing Aug 31, 1893, and $2 per month for each child, as follows:

George C., Born, May 14, 1879; Sixteen, May 13, 1895; commencing Aug 31, 1893
Estella T., Born, Oct 28, 1882; Sixteen, Oct 27, 1898; commencing Aug 31, 1893
Mary B., Born, Dec 13, 1887; Sixteen, Dec 12, 1903; commencing Aug 31, 1893

Enlisted: Sept 1, 1862
honorably disch’d: June 20, 1863

Died: Aug 12, 1893
Declaration filed: Aug 31, 1893

Soldier’s app’n filed: Aug 12, 1881
Clt’s marriage to soldier: Aug 24, 1862

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Sept. 14, 1916
Widow’s Certificate Number 403.131

Name of soldier (or sailor): David M. Craner
Service of soldier (or sailor): Co D – 25th N.J. Vol Inf

Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Sir:

I am pensioned under the above certificate number, because of the service of the soldier (or sailor) named. I was yes his wife during the period of his service in the Civil War. (If not, write word “not” in blank space.)
I am 74 years of age, having been born Feb’y 11/1842 at Camden Co’ N.J.
I am entitled to the increase of pension provided by the first section of the Act of September 8, 1916.
(Signature) Mary Craner
(Post-office address) Vineland NJ Soldiers Home

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Charles Carman Death Certificate (1879)

CARMAN, Charles R.: Death Certificate 1879
Registration Department, Health Office,
South-west Corner Sixth and Sansom Streets.
Philadelphia, Pa., July 30th 1890

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

This is to Certify, That the following is a correct copy of the
certificate of the decease of Charles Carmen filed in this
Department, as directed by the State Law:

1. Name of Deceased, Charles Carmen
2. Color, White
3. Sex, Male
4. Age, 61 Years
5. Married or Single, Married
6. Date of Death, December 3, 1879
7. Cause of Death, Brights disease of Kidneys
F.L. Haynes M.D.
280 E. Cumberland
8. Occupation, —
9. Place of Birth, Bucks Co.
10. [parents not listed since not a minor]
11. Ward, 28
12. Street and Number, Somerset St. abv C.
13. Date of Burial, Dec 7th 1879
14. Place of Burial, New Cathedral Cem’y
Schuyler C. Armstrong, Undertaker
2054 Nth 6th

For the
Health Officer:
[signed by] Registrar [cannot decipher name]

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HETHERINGTON (PA) Census (1900-1910)

HEATHERINGTON: 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
HEATHERINGTON: 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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