When my grandmother passed away I inherited a collection of funeral cards. Most were for family members, a few were for friends. I thought I would post them here on Fridays.

In Loving Memory of Catherine E. Carman, Died September 24, 1981.  (Robert B. Rowland, Funeral Home, 7013-15 Torresdale Ave., Phila., Pa.)

Jake- (Cass) [Written in by my grandmother]

Let us Pray
Almighty God, through the death of Your Son on the cross, you have overcome death for us. Through his burial and resurrection from the dead you have made the grave a holy place and restored to us eternal life. We pray for those who died believing in Jesus and are buried with him in the hope of rising again. God of the living and the dead, may those who faithfully believed in you on earth praise you for ever in the joy of heaven. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

[text on reverse]: And while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

 

Catherine Elizabeth “Cass” Carman née Wettlaufer was the wife of my grandmother Naomi Carman’s brother Jacob Carman (1907-1991). Born 28 August 1906 in Phillipsburg, New Jersey,¹Â she was the daughter of Hugh William Wettlaufer & Catherine Elizabeth Anderson.¹ She died 24 September 1981.²

Sources

1. Catherine Elizabeth Wettlaufer Carman, 163-10-0052, 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
2. Social Security Administration, “U.S. Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch U.S. Social Security Death Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 10 December 2015), Catherine Carman, 163-10-0052.

When my grandmother passed away I inherited a collection of funeral cards. Most were for family members, a few were for friends. I thought I would post them here on Fridays.

In Loving Memory of Carmine Bocchinfuso, August 24, 1988.  (L.A. DiGiacomo, Funeral Home, Inc., 1055 Southampton Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19116, 677-9300)

This is the first card I’ve transcribed that does not have the twenty-third psalm. Instead it has this:

Father we entrust our brother to your mercy.

You loved him greatly in this life: now that he is freed from all its cares, give him happiness and peace for ever.

Welcome him now into paradise where there will be no more sorrow, no more weeping or pain, but only peace and joy with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

 

Carmine Bocchinfuso was the husband of my grandmother Naomi Carman’s youngest sister Alice Ellen Carman. He was born on 29 October 1908 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Santo Bocchinfuso & Teresa Mauro.¹ He died 24 Aug 1988 in Philadelphia.²

Not long before he passed away, Uncle Carmine drove his wife and brother-in-law Jake Carman from Philadelphia down to the Jersey Shore to visit my grandmother. They were the last three Carman siblings left, and I remember the visit mostly because Uncle Jake teased my grandmother about something and it was the first time it sunk in that my grandmother had had a childhood, including brothers who teased.

Of my Uncle Carmine that visit I remember him sitting on the front step when I came home and he said “Hiya” as a greeting. It was a small thing, but to this day when I hear “Hiya” or say it myself I see Uncle Carmine sitting on our front step.

Sources

1. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, birth certificate 162537 (1908), Carmine Boerhinfuso [Bocchinfuso]; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
2. Social Security Administration, “U.S. Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch, FamilySearch U.S. Social Security Death Index (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535 : accessed 14 July 2014), Carmine Bocchinfuso, 165-01-1957.

When my grandmother passed away I inherited a collection of funeral cards. Most were for family members, a few were for friends. I thought I would post them here on Fridays.

In Memory of Wilhelmina Macbeth, Died March 11, 1968.  (Francis J. Flanagan & Sons, Funeral Directors, 2531-33-35 E. Clearfield St., RE 9-4147)

 

Wilhelmina “Minnie” Macbeth née Carman was my grandmother Naomi Carman’s first cousin. Born 14 Jan 1890 in Philadelphia,¹Â she was the daughter of Jacob H. Carman (1863-1942) and Wilhelmina Schanbacher (1863-1895). She died 11 March 1968. She married John Callahan Macbeth (1884-1967) on 25 Dec 1907 in Wilmington, Delaware.²

I was perplexed at first why my grandmother wrote ‘mother’ on this card. At first glance  I thought this meant that she was the mother of my grandmother’s cousin or was a cousin through her mother, but then realized that she was actually my grandmother’s first cousin through her father. My theory is that Wilhelmina’s daughter, Wilhelmina “Minnie” Macbeth (1910-1995),  was closer in age to my grandmother and my grandmother may have thought of her as a cousin more so than her mother. So, cousin Minnie’s mother, who was also cousin Minnie.

Sources

1. “New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957,” index and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488 : accessed 20 July 2017), Minnie Macbeth & children, S.S. Advance sailing from Cristibal C.Z., 1919.
2. “Delaware Marriage Records, 1806-1933,” digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1673 : accessed 20 July 2017), Minnie Carman & Jno. C. Macbeth, Jr., 1907.

When my grandmother passed away I inherited a collection of funeral cards. Most were for family members, a few were for friends. I thought I would post them here on Fridays.

In Memory of Anna May Peterson, Died February 11. 1963.  (Harold B. Mulligan Funeral Director)

 

Anna May Peterson née Carman was my grandmother Naomi Carman’s second youngest sibling. She was born 22 Sep 1911 in Philadelphia¹ and died 11 February 1963 in Philadelphia.¹ She was married to Alvin Buck Peterson (1908-1993) in Philadelphia in 1931.²

Sources

1. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 20373 (1963), Anna May Peterson; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
2. “Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951,” index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1388247 : accessed 18 July 2017), Alvin B. Peterson and Anna M. Carman, 1931, license no. 600949.

This is a timeline of the locations I’ve found Elon Carman & his family and notes to help with further research.

Montgomery County

Flourtown is in Springfield Township in eastern Montgomery County, near Philadelphia County.

Montgomery Township is north of Flourtown and borders New Britain & Warrington Townships in Bucks County.

Bucks County

Buckingham Township is in the center of Bucks County which is east of Montgomery County and north of Philadelphia County.

Chester County

Chester County is southwest of and borders Montgomery County. Chester County is west of & borders Delaware County which is between it and Philadelphia County.

Londonderry Township (London Derry) is in western-central  Chester County.

Penn Township is directly south of Londonderry Township.

1820 Census 

Enumerated as follows, with possible matches to family members:
1 Male < 10 – Charles about age 2
1 Male 26-45 – Elon about age 28
1 Female < 10 – Elizabeth about age 5?
1 Female 26-45 – Martha about age 28

1830 Census

Enumerated as follows with possible matches to family members:
1 Male < 5 – Elon about age 1 (see below for note on this possibility)
1 Male 5-10 – Unknown who this might be
1 Male 10-15 – Charles about age 12
1 Male 20-30 – Unknown who this might be
1 Male 30-40 – Elon about age 38
1 Female 5-10 – Mary Ann about age 9
1 Female 15-20 – Elizabeth about age 15?
1 Female 30-40 – Martha about age 38

1840 Census

Enumerated as follows with possible matches to family members:
1 Male 10-15 – Elon about age 11
1 Male 40-50 – Elon about age 48
1 Female 50-60 – Martha about age 48

1850 & 1860 Censuses

Elon and Martha Carman are living alone in Philadelphia

Elon Carman (c1829-         )

There is an Elon Carman, sometimes reported as Elwood, who married Mary Lowry. I have also found an Elon Kite Carman in newspapers who might be the same person. My working theory is that he is the son of Elon & Martha Carman and the brother to Charles, but I have not yet found any solid records to back this claim. I have matched on AncestryDNA to descendants of this Elon Carman as a 4th-6th cousin.

Sources

1. War of 1812 Widow’s Pension File
2. Charles R. Carman death certificate
3. Chester County Poor School Children Records
4. “United States Census, 1820,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLF-KX8 : accessed 15 January 2017), Ellen Carmon, Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 294, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 99; FHL microfilm 181,405.
5. “United States Census, 1830,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPT-HJK : 18 August 2015), Elon Cannan, Montgomery, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 357, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 154; FHL microfilm 20,628.
6. “United States Census, 1840,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYT-1MC : 24 August 2015), Elan Carman, Montgomery Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 51, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 477; FHL microfilm 20,552.