It being Labor Day, I thought I would write a post about the occupations of my direct ancestors. I quickly realized it would become very long, and so have broken it down into my four main lines which I will post during this week. First, the Conrads. » Continue reading “Occupations Part 1: Conrads”

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.

Edward C. Conrad SS-5
transcribed from photocopy by Alexander Conrad

U.S. Social Security Act
Application for Account Number

1. Edward Charles Conrad
2. 2069 E. Clarence Street  3. Philadelphia, Penna  (residence)
4. International Hosiery Co.  5. 1920 E. Venango Street, Phila. PA.  (employer)
6. 31 (age at last birthday)
7. August 5 1905  (birth date)
8. Philadelphia, Penna. (birth place)
9. Nicholas Conrad (father)
10. Sophia Levens (mother)
11. Male  12. White
..
15. Nov. 25 1936
16. [signed] Edward Conrad

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Original Source Citation:
Edward C. Conrad, 159-01-1645, 25 November 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Nicholas Conrad (22 February 1867 – 16 November 1942)

Signature of Nicholas Conrad from his marriage license application (1905)

Born:

22 February 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^1,2,3

Married:

16 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sophia Levens⁴

Died:

16 November 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^5,6

Parents:

Nicholas Conrad (about 1824- 4 Dec 1874)²
Catharine Emminger (Apr 1834- 29 Jan 1910)^14,15

Spouse:

Sophia Levens (30 Nov 1866 – 19 Dec 1934)

Children:

Edward Charles Conrad

Ancestors
Nicholas is a descendant of Nicholas Conrad & Catharine Emminger.

Biography
Nicholas Conrad was born on 22 Feb 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^1,2,3 He was baptized on 3 Aug 1868 at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.³ Nicholas lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1870.⁷ He lived at 1729 N. 4th Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and 1900.^8,9 On 1 Jun 1880 he worked in a silk mill in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ On 1 Jun 1900 he was a cotton warper in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁹ He married Sophia Levens of Centralia, Pennsylvania on 16 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ He lived at 2146 Stella Ave. in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and 1920.^10,11 He lived at 3137 C Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Apr 1930.¹² He lived at 2069 E Clarence in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Apr 1940.¹³ Nicholas died on 16 Nov 1942 at the age of 75 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^5,6 He was buried on 20 Nov 1942 at Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^5,6

Last updated: 28 December 2013

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Citations

1. Edward C. Conrad, 159-01-1645, 25 November 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
2. Nicholas Conrad, 198-05-3516, 1937, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration.
3. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church 1868, unnumbered page, Nicolaus Conrad baptism; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 17 December 2013). Lists his birthdate as 26 Feb 1867.
4. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 183838 (1905), Nicholas Conrad & Sophie Levins; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.
5. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 101726 (1942), Nicholas Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
6. “Conrad, Nicholas,” obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 November 1942, page unknown.
7. 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).
8. 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).
9. 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).
10. 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 560, sheet 3A, line 48, dwelling 66, family 67, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 26 July 2013).
11. 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 775, sheet 11B, dwelling 215, family 226, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 16 July 2013).
12. 1930 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51- 963, sheet 18A, dwelling 314, family 333, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 19 December 2013).
13. 1940 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 45, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51-1884, sheet 4A-B, household 68, Edward Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 2013 Jun 2013).
14. Pennsylvania “Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950,” index only, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005 : accessed 24 December 2013), Maria Magdalena Conrad birth 1854. Evidence for mother’s name of Catharina Emminger.
15. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 91439 (1917), Frederick Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New Castle. Reports mother’s name as Katherine Emmering. The last name of Emminger on eldest daughter’s birth/christening record more likely.

Nicholas Conrad Baptism (1868)
St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parents: Nicolaus Conrad and Catharine
Child: Nicolaus Conrad
Born: 26th Feb 1867
Baptized: 3rd Aug 1868

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Original Source Citation:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church 1868, unnumbered page, Nicolaus Conrad; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 17 December 2013).