The
History of the Building
Built by Wilson Brothers for their father and family.
The house was demolished in 1959/60 to make room for the
Previous Residents of
1870:
William H Wilson 58 Civil
engineer; born in S.C.; real estate: $50,000; personal: $45,000
Jane M. 51
Joseph M. 32 Civil
engineer
Sarah P. 31 Daughter-in-law;
personal property: $25,000
Henry W. 26 Civil
engineer; property: $3,000
Margaret 24
Susan D. 16
Ellen Gunnon 23 Domestic
servant; born in
Kate Hughes 22 Domestic
servant; born in
Emma Reed 24 Domestic
servant
Patrick Sullivan 30 Coachman;
born in
(1st
Enumeration: pp 19-20; 2nd enumeration, Dist. 1, p 16)
ÒAny account of the history of St. Andrew's Church would be incomplete
that did not take notice of the long and faithful labors of two men who have
gone to their rest and reward : Washington J. Peale... and W. Hasell Wilson, who died in 1902, was one who had carried
the financial burdens of the parish for a quarter of a century, and gave to it,
out of his rare wisdom and experience, counsel and help never to be forgotten.
The names of these two laymen should be indelibly recorded in the history of
the parish and of the church at large.Ó
(Vieira, M. L. (1903).
ÒWILSON, William Hasell, railroad pres.- eng'r; b.
(Who's Who in
1880:
William H. Wilson 68
Jane M. Wilson 68
Sarah A. Wilson 34 Daughter
Susan D. Wilson 26 Daughter
Catharine Odonnel 30 Servant;
born in
Catharine Hughes 30 Servant;
born in
Annie Cameron 29 Servant;
born in
1881:
Dir: Wilson, W. Hansell, civil engineer, 233 S 4th,
h 3501 Powelton Ave.
1896:
The GirlÕs Friendly Society (organized in America 1877; in Phila. 1881):... St.
Andrews Church,
(ÒCivic club digest of
the educational & charitable institutions & societies ... Civic Club of
Philadelphia,...Ó Google Books)
1896:
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Wilson,
(AWOSTING FALLS-LAKE
MINNEWASKA... ÒIs located on the summit of the
.. References: That this object has been
attained, the proprietor would respectfully refer to "the persons whose
names are attached to this circular Ñ nearly all of whom have remained at the
1898-Õ99
Blue Book: Mr. & Mrs. W. Hassell Wilson
1900:
W Hasell
Wilson 88 Widowed; railroad
president; born in S.C., father in
Sarah H Wilson 54
Susan D Wilson 46
Sarah Berrell
65 Servant;
born in
Frances L Baxter 26 Servant;
born in
Ellen Carr 25
Servant
(ED 543, 14A)
W.H.
Wilson died in 1902.
1910:
Cornelia A Ulmer 62 Widowed;
owned free of a mortgage
Albert F Ulmer 34 Hauling
tugs; born in N.J.
Sarah J Ulmer 40 Three
children
John Richard 34 Servant;
black; born in
Ada M Mullen 28 Servant;
ÒmulattoÓ
Susan Taylor 57
Servant;
black; born in
(ED 492, 5A)
Cornelia
was the widow of Albert F. Ulmer, Sr.
In 1900, they lived at 3504
Hamilton St.
1918 Draft Registration: 3600
Powelton Ave., Albert
Frank Ulmer, Jr., b Feb 25 1876, Clerk for Penna. R.R.
He
lists Sarah C. Ulmer as nearest relative at 3500
Powelton Ave.
1927:
ÒLibrary members:... Blumenthal, Hart,
(American
Jewish Yearbook, 1927-28.)
In
1920, he lived at 1921 Park Ave.
1930:
Mary Lutz 48 Born
in Irish Free State; renting for $50 per month [There may have been other
renters who were not captured in the census.]
Louisa Lutz 22 Daughter;
proof reader for a newspaper; father born in
Elizabeth Bartram 40
Lodger;
single; no occupation
(ED 398, 17A)
Mary
Lutz was the widow of Fred Lutz, a house carpenter. In 1920, they lived at
1947:
ÒOthers who joined the staff [of the Race Relations Committee of American
Friends Service Committee (Quakers)]... are Mrs. Etta B. Finkler of
3501 Powelton Ave and ... both secretaries. Mrs. Finkler,
who formerly Workers of America, CIO, is now FEPC and for the United
Steelworkers of America, is new secretary to G. James Fleming, secretary of the Race
Relations Committee.Ó (The
Richmond Afro-American [newspaper], March 22, 1947.)
1950 Directory: Foster E. Bennett, Dr.
Norman Finkler
George Griffith
Fred A. Sharkey, 3rd
Marilyn A. Williams
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