MyHeritage photo colorizer

MyHeritage has a photo colorizer. It is free through 4/22 (tomorrow- hurry!), according to the FAQ. You do have to create an account on their site to use it. Normally non-subscribers can colorize up to 10 photos for free.

I decided to try it out and below are the results. » Continue reading “MyHeritage photo colorizer”

Leave a Comment

Anna May Funston

Anna May Funston (30 January 1876 – 21 March 1928)

Anna May Funston

Anna May Funston (1876-1928)

Born:

30 January 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States1,2
Married:
19 June 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Joseph Elon Carman1
Died:
21 March 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States2
Parents:
Joseph Funston (1849 – 1921)1,2
May Whitaker (abt1852 – 1886)2
Spouse:
Joseph Elon Carman (6 Apr 1872 – 3 Nov 1956)
Children:
Kathryn Carman, Joseph Elon Carman, Jr., Florence M. Carman, Naomi Evelyn Carman, Jacob Carman, Robert Carman, Anna May Carman, Alice Ellen Carman.

Ancestors
Anna May Funston is a descendant of Joseph Funston & Frances Miller.

Biography
Anna May Funston was born on 30 Jan 1876 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.1,2 Her parents were Joseph Funston1,2 and May Whitaker. She lived her entire life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lived with her parents at 2034 Amber street on 1 Jun 1880.3
Anna May Funston and Joseph Elon Carman, son of Elon Carman and Catherine Hornef, were married on 19 Jun 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.1
She lived at 1649 Eyre street with her husband and his parents on 1 Jun 1900.4 She and her husband and children lived at 2762 Martha Street on 15 Apr 19105 and at 3859 Coral Street on 1 Jan 1920.6 On 1 Jan 1920 she was working in a Cloth Mill.8
Anna died on 21 Mar 1928 at the age of 52 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.2,7 At the time of her death, she lived at 715 E. Ontario Street.7 She was buried on 24 Mar 1928 in New Glenwood Cemetery in Broomall, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.2,7,8

Last updated: 30 November 2014

———————————–

Citations

  1. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 77493 (1895), Joseph Elon Carman & Annie May Funston; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.
  2. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 22204 (1928), Anna M. Carman; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
  3. 1880 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 31, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 665, p. 9, dwelling 69, family 73, Joseph Fonson; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 25 June 2011).
  4. 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 18 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 351, Sheet 2A, dwelling 26, family 26, Elon Carmen; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 June 2014)
  5. 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 551, sheet 13A-B, dwelling 251, family 244, Joseph Elon Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 November 2013).
  6. 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, 45 Ward, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 1706, sheet 4B, dwelling 82, family 84, Joseph Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 17 November 2013).
  7. “Carman, Annie May obituary,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 23 March 1928, p. 28. “CARMAN– March 21. ANNIE MAY, wife of Joseph Carman. Relatives and friends, also Ongwe-Honwee Council No. 183, D of P.[Degree of Pocahontas], and Temple Lodge, No. 8, S. of B., invited to funeral services, Sat., 1 P.M. at her late residence, 715 E. Ontario st. Int. New Glenwood Cem. Friends call Friday eve.”
  8. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Delaware County: Broomall: Glenwood Cemetery register, Lot 252 – J, graves 2-3, Joseph E. Carman, Anna M. Carman & Robert M. Carman; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 6 August 2014).

Leave a Comment

Robert Carman Birth (1909)

Division of Vital Statistics
Record of a Birth in Philadelphia
Bureau of Health

Image of Robert Carman birth certificateFull Name of Child: Robert Carman
Color: W
Sex: M
Date of Birth: 1909 Aug 24
Hour of Birth: 7.30 P.M.
Place of Birth, Street and No. 3035 Gransback St
Father’s Name: Joseph
Father’s Age: 37
Mother’s Name: Anna
Mother’s Age: 33
Father’s Occupation: Bricklayer
Father’s Birthplace: Phila.
Mother’s Birthplace: Do (Ditto)
Mather’s Name Before Marriage: Anna Funston
Residence of Parents: 3035 Gransback St.
Number of Child of this Mother: 8
Number of Children, of this mother, now living: 6
Legitimate? Yes
Name and Address of Person Making Report:
Signature, [signed] A.E. Smethurst
Address, 2249 N 13 St
Date Rec’d [stamped] AUG 26 1909

—–


Original Source Citation:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, birth certificate (1909), Robert Carman; Bureau of Health – Division of Vital Statistics, Philadelphia.

Leave a Comment

Joseph E. Carman & Annie M. Funston Marriage 1895

thumbnail image of Carman Funston marriage affidavitState of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County, ss.

[Per]sonally appeared Joseph Elon Carman who hereby requests the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, for the said County, to issue a License for the Marriage of himself to Annie May Funston and who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say:
that he was born in Phila. on the 6th day of April A.D. 1872; that he resides at no. 2521 Emlen St. Phila.; that he is by occupation bricklayer; that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person whom he desired to marry; that he has not been married before;
that Annie M. Funston whom he is about to marry, was born in Phila. on the 30th day of January A.D. 1876; that she resides at no. 2603 Hope St. Phila.; is by occupation in mill; that she has not been married before;
that he knows of no reason why the said reason may not be lawfully made.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of June 1895 (signed by Asst Clerk of Orphans’ Court)

[signed] Joseph E. Carman

thumbnail image of Joseph Funston consent to daughter's marriageConsent to the Marriage of a Child or Ward

I, Joseph Funston residing at no. 1910 Firth St. Phila. do hereby certify, that I am the father of Annie M. Funston residing at no. 2603 Hope St. Phila. who is now 19 years of age. That I have been informed of the intended marriage of my said daughter to Joseph E. Carman and hereby do consent to said marriage.

Given before me, this 13th of June A.D. 1895 (signed by Clerk of Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County)

[signed] Joseph Funston

thumbnail image of Carman Funston marriage duplicate certificateDuplicate

I, Jno P. Bagley hereby certify that on the 19 day of June one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, at Philadelphia Joseph E. Carman and Annie M. Funston were by me united in marriage, in accordance with License issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, numbered 77493.

[signed]Jno P. Bagley

—–


Original Source Citation:
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 77493 (1895), Joseph Elon Carman & Annie May Funston; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.

Leave a Comment

Anna M. Funston Carman Death 1928

Certificate of Death
County of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia

715 East Ontario 33 Ward
thumbnail of Anna Funston Carman death certificateAnna M. Carman
Sex: Female
Color or Race: white
Married
Date of Birth: Jan 31, 187? [difficult to read]
Age: 57 [51?] years 1 mos 21 ds
[marriage record says she was born 30 Jan 1876]
Occupation: Housewife
Birthplace: Penn
Name of Father: Joseph Funston
Birthplace of Father: Phila
Maiden Name of Mother: Annie Funston
Birthplace of Mother: England
[Informant] Joseph Carman, 715 E Ontario Street [husband]
Date of Death: Mar 21 1928

Place of Burial: New Glenwood Cemetery
Date of Burial: March 24 -28
Undertaker: Geo. W Barrell, 1323 W Lehigh Ave

———–

Original Source Citation:
Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 22204 (1928), Anna M. Carman; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.

Leave a Comment