The History of the Building
Sarah
J. Troth purchased a property from Rush J. Whiteside June 15, 1887 (270? 177)
3603-05: “Circa
1885, two-and-one-half story brick double; gabled front with: slate shingles and
wood bracketed surround for two- registers; surround removed from 3603. Porches
removed.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from
the application submitted to the National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
Previous Residents of
1889
Blue Book: Mrs. Alice Troth & daughters
1890 Directory:
Alice Troth
Elizabeth
T. Troth
Mary
Troth
Sarah
J. Troth
In
1880 they lived at
1892:
“Alice Troth. Died 8/19/1892, age 88. Widow of Samuel F. Troth. Member of
Western District Monthly Meeting of Friends, Philadelphia.” (The Friend, 1893. vol. 66 pg.56) She was born in New Jersey.
1900:
Elizabeth Troth 68 Owned free of mortgage; single; parents
born in Md.
Anna
B. Troth 60 Sister; single
Mary
Troth 57 Sister;
single
Sarah
J. Troth 55 Sister; single
Catherine
A. Edwards 29 Chambermaid; single; born in
Elizabeth
J. Edwards 26 Cook; single; born in
Jane
Boyd 54 Seamstress; single; born in
M.
Agnes Wooding 34 Boarder; musician; single; born in Conn.
(ED 543, 13A)
1898-‘99
Blue Book: The Misses Troth
1906
Blue Book: Misses Troth (although they are also listed at 4037 Locust with
their brother.)
1907,
April 17: Death of Anna B. Troth, daughter of the late Samuel F. and Mary Troth.
Funeral from her late residence, 3605 Baring St. (Phila. Inquirer)
1910:
Elizabeth T. Troth 78
Mary
Troth 67
Sarah
J. Troth 65
Jannie Canning 20 Servant; born in Ireland; immigrated in
1906
Helen
Dawson 36 Servant; married, 11 children, 4
surviving; born in W. Indies, immigrated in 1905
(ED 492, 7-8)
1916,
Nov. 28: Death of Elizabeth T. Troth, 86 years old, daughter of the late Samuel
F. and Mary Troth of 3605 Baring St. (Phila.
Inquirer)
1920:
Mary
Troth 76 Owner, free of a mortgage; parents bor in
Sarah
Jane Troth 75 Sister
Elisabella Seyfriedt 45 Nurse and assistant; single; born in
N.Y., father born in baden,
Mary
Rosborough 65 Servant; widowed
Marjorie
Wilson 30 Servant; single; born in Ireland,
immigrated in 1909.
(ED 686, 5B)
1930:
Mary
Troth 87 Owner, house valued at $10,000
Sarah
J. Troth 85 Sister
Mary
Roseborough 72 Servant; widow
Marjorie
Wilson 42 Servant; single; born in Ireland
(ED 398, 8B)
1950 Directory: R.
H. Reeve
Emma C. Nugent
Mrs.
See the Powelton
Post, Jan. 1962 for piece on her
daughter Hortense.
According
to her 1923 application for a passport, Florence Kelso Oudesluys
was born in Baltimore in September 14, 1865.
She was married in 1887 to Louis Oudesluys who
died in 1918. She was living in
Baltimore.
2009:
owner: Sheldon Schwartz
purchase date: 7/1999
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