James Levens (about 1830 – 1884)

Born:

about 1830 in Ireland^1,2

Married:

8 October 1855 in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Margaret McElhenny⁴

Died:

1884 in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States³

Parents:

Unknown

Spouse:

Margaret McElhenny (2 Jul 1838 – 22 Jun 1918)

Children:

John Levens (1856-    ), Mary Levens (1856-1857), James Levens (1857-1924), Elizabeth Levens (1859-1950), Mary Levens (1862-1935), Alexander Levens (1864-1949), Sophia Levens (1867-1934), Sarah Ann Levens (1869-1949), William Thomas Levens (1877-1956)

Ancestors
James is the Levens brick wall.

Biography
James Levens was born about 1830 in Ireland.^1,2 He emigrated from Ireland and arrived in Philadelphia prior to October 1855.³ James Levens and Margaret McElhenny were married on 8 Oct 1855 at Church of the Messiah in Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴
He and his family moved to the coal region of Schuylkill and Columbia counties a few years later. I have not found them yet in the 1860 census, but his son, James, Jr. was baptized in Ashland, Schuylkill County, in 1858.⁵ James lived in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1870 and on 1 Jun 1880.^1,2 He was listed as a miner in the 1860 census and as a worker at a coal breaker in the 1870 census.^1,2
He died in 1884 in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States and was buried in Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.³

Last updated: 21 December 2014

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Citations

1. 1870 U.S. Census, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Conynham Twp., Centralia, p. 26, dwelling 156, family 195, James Levans; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 1 January 2014).
2. 1880 U.S. Census, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Conyngham Twp, Centralia Boro., enumeration district (ED) 171, p. 30, dwelling 188, family 268, James Levan; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 1 January 2014).
3. Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: Genealogy – Family History – Biography: Containing Historical Sketches of Old Families and of Representative and Prominent Citizens Past and Present. In Two Volumes. Volume II. (Chicago: J.H. Beers & Company, 1916), p.1078, https://books.google.com/books?id=mhEVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1078#v=onepage&q&f=false.
   Transcription available here.
4. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Philadelphia, Church of the Messiah (Protestant Episcopal) marriages, p.354, image 72, James Levens and Margaret McIlhenny; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 7 December 2014).
5. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Schuylkill, Ashland, North Parish Episcopal Church baptisms, line 429, image 225, James Levens; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 7 December 2014).

Elizabeth Levens, daughter of James Levens and Margaret McElhenny, married George W. Ebert whose family had an entry in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: Genealogy – Family History – Biography (1916) which is available on Google books. There was quite a bit of information about the Levens family mentioned as well.

Transcription of the relevant passage:
On Dec 13, 1881, Mr. [George W.] Ebert was united in marriage to Elizabeth Levens,
daughter of James and Margaret (McElheny) Levens, of Minersville, Schuylkill county.
They have a son, James, now a druggist of Tamaqua, Pa. Mr. and Mrs Ebert are members
of the Methodist Church, of which he has been a trustee for many years. She is an ardent
worker in the church and Sunday school.
James Levens, father of Mrs. Ebert, was a native of Ireland and emigrated to America,
landing at Philadelphia, where he made his home for a time. Going to Port Richmond,
near Philadelphia, he there married Margaret McElheny, and then moved to Minersville,
and later to Centralia, Columbia county, where he died in 1884, being buried in Ashland,
which is near Centralia. He was a miner by occupation. Mrs. Levens makes her home with
George W. Ebert, her son-in-law. She has had twelve children, of whom five are deceased
(including John), the others being as follows: James, resident in Centralia; Elizabeth,
wife of George W. Ebert; Mary, wife of Joseph Lange, of Philadelphia; Alexander,
resident of Hartford, Conn.; Sophia, wife of Nicholas Conrad, of Philadelphia; Sarah,
wife of Matthew Nealy, of Gordon; and William, of Tamaqua.

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Citation:
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: Genealogy – Family History – Biography: Containing Historical Sketches of Old Families and of Representative and Prominent Citizens Past and Present. In Two Volumes. Volume II. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Company, 1916. 
Available at Google books.

Catharine Emminger (23 April 1834 – 29 January 1910)

Born:

23 April 1835 inWürttemberg^2,3

Married:

3 October 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Nicholas Conrad¹

Died:

29 January 1910 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States³

Parents:

Unknown

Spouse:

Nicholas Conrad (abt 1824 -4 Dec 1874)

Children:

Lena Conrad, John Conrad, Charles Philipp Conrad, Frederick Conrad, Nicholas Conrad, William Conrad, George Conrad, Kate Conrad

Ancestors
Catharine is the Emminger brick wall.

Biography
Catharine Emminger was born on 23 Apr 1834 inWürttemberg.^2,3,8 According to the 1900 census, she immigrated in 1852 and may have arrived on 31 May 1852 on the Charles Crooker from Le Havre.^4,8
Catharine Emminger and Nicholas Conrad were married on 3 Oct 1853 at Saint Michael’s and Zion Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.¹ She lived in Philadelphia for the rest of her life.^5,6 On 1 Jun 1880 and 1 Jun 1900 she was living at 1729 N. 4th Street.^7,8
She died on 29 Jan 1910 at the age of 75 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^2,3 She was buried on 1 Feb 1910 in Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^2,3

Last updated: 14 December 2014

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Citations

1. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Philadelphia, Denomination Not Stated, St. Michaels and Zion Church, marriages, image 140, Nicolaus Conrad and Catharine Emminger, 1853; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 29 November 2014).
2. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia “Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976 : accessed 17 October 2014), Catherine Conrad, 1910, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKSY-MX8.
3. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 10671 (1910), Catharine Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
4. “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957,” index and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488&enc=1 : accessed 13 December 2014), Cath Eminger, age 18, 31 May 1852, ship: Charles Crooker, depart: Le Havre, arrive: New York.
5. 1860 US Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 11 Philadelphia, p240/1066, dwelling 2281, family 2444, Nickolas Conner; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2014).
6. 1870 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 19, Philadelphia, p. 76, dwelling 1007, family 1260, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 19 December 2013).
7. 1880 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 356, p.12, dwelling 105, family 125, Catharine Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 19 December 2013).
8. 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 19, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 371, sheet 11B, dwelling 204, family 219, Catharine Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 19 December 2013).

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
File No. 10671

1. Place of Death: Phila
No. 1729 No 4th St; 19 Ward
2. Full Name: Catharine Conrad
3. Sex: F
4. Color or Race: W
5. Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced: W
6. Date of Birth: 4 23 1835
7. Age: 75 yrs 9 mos 5 ds
8. Occupation: [indecipherable possibly abbrev for  Housewife?]
9. Birthplace: Ger
10-13. Information on parents not reported
14. Informant: Geo Conrad, 1729 No 4th St. (son)
…
16. Date of Death: 1 29 1910
…
19. Place of burial: Glenwood; Date of burial: 2/1 1910
20: Undertaker: Emma L. Shelly

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Original Citation:
Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 10671 (1910), Catharine Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.

Nicholas Conrad, Sr. (about 1824 – 4 December 1874)

Signature of Nicholas Conrad from his Naturalization Petition 1858

Born:

about 1824 in Bavaria^1,2,3

Married:

3 October 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Catharine Emminger⁴

Died:

4 December 1874 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States³

Parents:

Unknown

Spouse:

Catharine Emminger (23 Apr 1834 – 29 Jan 1910)

Children:

Lena Conrad, John Conrad, Charles Philipp Conrad, Frederick Conrad, Nicholas Conrad, William Conrad, George Conrad, Kate Conrad

Ancestors
Nicholas is the Conrad brick wall.

Biography
Nicholas Conrad was born about 1824 in Bavaria, Germany. He was also known as Nicolaus Conrad. He immigrated before 3 May 1853, declared his intent to become a citizen on 12 Jul 1855, and was naturalized in Philadelphia on 3 May 1858.⁵ After immigrating, he lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for the rest of his life.
Nicholas Conrad and Catharina Emminger were married on 3 Oct 1853 at Saint Michael’s and Zion Church in Philadelphia.⁴ On 1 Jun 1860 he was a box maker¹ and a barrel dealer on 1 Jun 1870.² On his death certificate in 1874 his occupation was reported as cooper.³
Nicholas died on 4 Dec 1874 at the age of 50 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.³ He lived at 1729 N. 4th Street at the time.³ He was buried on 7 Dec 1874 at Glenwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.³

Last updated: 7 December 2014

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Citations

1. 1860 US Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 11 Philadelphia, p240/1066, dwelling 2281, family 2444, Nickolas Conner; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : accessed 3 July 2014). States his place of birth as Wuerttemberg.
2. 1870 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 19, Philadelphia, p. 76, dwelling 1007, family 1260, Nicholas Conrad ; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 19 December 2013). States his place of birth as Bavaria.
3. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, death certificate (1874), Nicholas Conrad; Bureau of Health, Philadelphia. (also “Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J6B5-38M : accessed 7 December 2014), Nicholas Conrad, 04 Dec 1874; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 2,026,535.)States his place of birth as Germany.
4. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Philadelphia, Denomination Not Stated, St. Michaels and Zion Church, marriages, image 140, Nicolaus Conrad and Catharine Emminger, 1853; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 29 November 2014).
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas Naturalization Declarations and Petitions, 63-1858, Nicholas Conrad, Declaration of Intent 1855, Naturalization Petition 1858; Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.