Other Events:

• _UID: D17D1A92CBDC4CDABEB9FD2F3772BE9061E9

Notes:

Name Suffix: Junior

SSN 207-07-6443
resided St. Louis, St Louis, MO,
last paid in Lemoyne, Cumberland Co, PA

Thomas married Wife UNKNOWN Bef 1940, PA. Wife was born Abt 1917, PA; died PA. [Group Sheet]

1. Living UNKNOWN

Other Events:

• _UID: 8B5EC21A791F4CCB89A78BA54A359A1A07A5

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

http://genforum.genealogy.com/kerstetter/


Tim Sorry for the delay but here is the info. as recorded in the original
cemetery book [I have a copy of all the names] that you have requested.

Both Thomas A and Mrs.Mary A. Kerstter buried June 10 1944. Also Thomas A.
June 30 1981 and Robert C. August 29 1964 and Mary A. January 25 1966. All
buried in section #133 lot #3 They are the only Kerstetters listed in the
book. Hope this helps.

Thomas married Mary Susanna HENDERSON 22 Dec 1916, Sunbury, Northumberland Co, PA. Mary (daughter of John Newton HENDERSON and Susanna MCDEVITT) was born 11 Oct 1896, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA; died 21 Jan 1966, Camp Hill, Cumberland Co, PA; was buried 25 Jan 1966, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fairview Twp, York Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 25 Mar 1897, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
• Unknown: 23 Feb 1899, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA; Removed
• _UID: B852E25C73374743B2EF82A253AF77FDB7CB

Notes:

Nickname: Mae

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1900 census ?
Susan Henderson, Jan 1897, E Nottingham Twp, Chester Co,
home of Patrick Shea 70,
immig 1867, Ireland, daughterHannah __ 1877

1910 (is the following her? age is off a bit, but parents unknown sounds like her)
1910 - Harrisburg, 171 N 15th, Mary Henderson 18, boarder, born PA, parents
unknown, saleslady, dry goods (Dauphin Co, 9th ward, 4thprecinct, 14/84/9B)

(I wonder if she ran away after Ed Shaughnessy's death and changed her
name from Susan to Mary A Henderson around this time).

1920census, Berrysburg Borough, Dauphin Co, Thomas A 37, Mary A 23,
Thomas A Jr, 2 6/12, Robert C, 1 3/12 (all born PA)

1930 census, Dillsburg, York Co, PA, Thomas A. 48, Mary A, 34, M34/20,
Thomas A 12, Robert C 11 (all born PA) retail merchant, automobile

**************************************************************************** Dad's notes
Mary -> Shaughnessy family, Lewisburg, Union Co
Mary -> O'Neill family, Coatsville, Chester Co (?1910 or 1915)
Mary -> Sunbury, Northumberland Co (Zerbe Hotel), met
Tom Kerstetter, bartender

Tom&Mary -> Berrysburg, Dauphin Co, bought hotel, had Tom, Jr.
Tom&Mary -> Gratz, Daughin Co, bought hotel, which burned
-> Elizabethville, Dauphin Co
-> Dillsburg, York Co, bought hotel
-> Camp Hill, Cumberland Co, bought used car garage on Market St.

Dad adds:
Pauline was probably Bob's wife.
the son Thomas Jr was possably divorced from his first wife then and living
in St. Louis.
Pauline Kerstetter - 31 Mar 1918 - 29 Nov 1989, died Cumberland PA SSN 199-07-9350

**************************************************************************** Philadelphia
A search for Mary A Henderson in 1896 (No 951606) in Philadelphia found nothing
(3 yrs) (should have been looking for Susan?!)

SS 195-32-4763, last resided Camp Hill

Other Events:

• Baptism: 15 May 1893, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
• _UID: 3ED83C14ECF84CFBB275D2C0EE3BEE97F8A2

Notes:

Name Suffix: Senior

He was supposed to be a policeman, according to Dad. Dad heard this as a kid,
but there seems to be no other source to confirmthis. I may have been overly
restrictive in my search by focusing on the policeman stuff.

I'm not convinced that Susan McDevitt is the mother.
5/04 - no, I think this is OK.

1) there's no reason to think that the baptism that Anna had was wrong. For
the Catholic Church to have given her the wrong information meant there
John Henderson and Susan had a daugther Anna at the same time, Susan
died, and "another" Anna Henderson disappears from the records or becomes
an orphan after 1898

2) Anna talked with her brothers who would have been old enough to know her
parents and confirm or deny her parents' names. Anna refered to her being
Irish because of the McDevitt connection to other people.

Problem - 5/04. Now that I have John N Henderson marrying Susan McDevitt
in 1893, how could they have both been the parents of John Henderson
and James Henderson? Or were they really half brother (and John
lied about not being married before on his marriage license). Or maybe
they had lived together first? Or were married, but not in a Catholic Church?

Solution - 6/04. Got files from Children's Aid Society. Pages on John,
Nannie, and Susan (later Mary) show... Mother was in Home for Consumptives.
Father was "worthless". Grandmother "Susan McDevitt" came to check on them.
They tried to find the father, who was known to hang out at a saloon, but never
found him. Last attempt was 1904 before Nannie was adopted by Shaughnessy
family. But it puts to rest whether John N Henderson and Susan McDevitt
were the parents. It would seem thatJohn and Susan were to be the parents
of John as well, although clearly John was born before they were married.
(or they had been married before outside the Catholic Church).

Problem - what happened to James Henderson? I removed him for now. I
think there was confusion about "John and James" and it was thesons of
John Sr. - 7/14/05

occupations and name used
1887 - brickmaker (Newton)
1889 - musician (John N) ?
1891 - brickmaker (Newton)
1892 - brickmaker (Newton)
1893 - wagon washer (John Newton marriage)
1894 (baptism - John)
1897 (baptism - John)
1898 - watchman (John N)
1900 - foreman (Newton)
1910 - arossing maker (John N - this one?)
1917 - brickmaker (this one? a John Henderson living with Mary James)

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witness to wedding: James McDevitt and Frances Malone (or McCue?)
baptismal sponsors: 1893: James McDevitt and Frances McCue
baptismal sponsors: 1894: Ellen Redmond
baptismal sponsors: 1897:Margaret McHugh

No family relationship found (other than James McDevitt, brother of Susan).
Perhaps just other Irish people at the church.
***************************************************************************** census

1880John Henderson 19, laborer, Eastern Penitentary, Md/Md/Pa (?)
(If that was really supposed to be PA/Md/PA, it could refer to father being
Oliver Meeks/Mix,that is, if this were the right John Henderson in 1880)
Still, I don't think Oliver is a likely fit.

1880 John Henderson, Horsham, Montgomery Co, laborer, 18, home of
Alfred L Philips 55, farmer, Pa/Pa/Pa (?this John? this seems more likely)

1887 1401 Reed, Newton, brickmaker (with rest of Henderson family)
1888
1889 2518 Ellsworth, John N, musician
1890
1891 2140 Sears, Newton, brickmaker (same address as John McDevitt home)
1892 2140 Sears, Newton, brickmaker
1893 2127 Ellsworth (John Newton gets married, listed as John in church record)
1894 at St. Thomas Aquinas (as John)
1895
1896
1897 at St. Charles Borromeo (as John)
1898 1925 Titan, Jno N Henderson, watchman (is this the salesman, died 1899?)
(Ward 36) (David Calhoun in 1900 directory)

1899
1900 need age 38-40

Many people in census are not whe

John married Susanna MCDEVITT 15 May 1893, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA. Susanna (daughter of John MCDEVITT and Susanna DOUGHERTY) was born 10 Oct 1868, Gloucester, Camden Co, NJ; died 12 Nov 1898, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA; was buried 16 Nov 1898, St. Mary's Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: C694AEA39FE145329FDAAAF93FAB1837F795

Notes:

given that the marriage of Mary A. Henderson says mother was named "Mary",
I wonder if this is the right mother's name.

Note - Mary listed her mother as Mary and it wasn't until a letter came back
from a church in Philadelphia thatthe mother of "Anna" Henderson was
listed as Susan (McDevitt).

Still, I'm starting to rethink this. It would seem that Anna had talked with
her brothers on several occasions, who would have been old enough
to remember what her parent's name was. I doubt she would have kept
refering to John and Susan if she found out later these weren't her parents.
It would just seem that up until her 20's, she (and her sister) didn't
know anything about her parents with anycertainty (except perhaps
that her father was John Henderson).

11/12/98, Susan Henderson #10303
30y, b. NJ, phitusis pulm [phthisis pulmonalis = tuberculosis]
22nd ward, hospital for consumptives, buried St. Mary's


Free Hospital For Poor Consumptives 1895 capac=55
Has received a State appropriation

A search of Public Ledger in Philadelphia found no information.

#################################################################
A picture of Anna and Mary says "taken 3/30/08" and has
Susie Henderson
Nan "

But the picture shows Anna (Nanna) and Mary. Why did it say Susie?
A reference or mistaken reference to the mother? Part of the border
was cut off that might have had more text to the left of the names.

IGI has this record which seems to be a baptism date?
18 Nov 1867, Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey Susanna McDevit to John McDevit and Susan
Cause of Death: of tuberculosis

Other Events:

• _UID: BB8833AA6E5A4A7A912F1770E5184BFB3640

Notes:

Since the children were born in 1862 and 1866, it's possible that Mix was
serving in the Civil War during the middle years.

Looking for someone named Mixthat would have lived near to the Henderson
household. Elizabeth was living at home in 1860 and 1870 census. When
John Newton Henderson got married, he wrote that he was born in Philadelphia,
though not positive if we would have known that accurately.

The problem is that there doesn't seem to be any Mix boys listed in the 1861
and 1862 directories living anywhere nearby. The other issue is that the
father should be around in 1866 also (when I don't have an online city
directory). Maybe it's really a varient name like Meeks, Micks, etc?

Or did Elizabeth just make up "Mix", as in her first kids were a "Mix" of
fathers? Sounds mean, but checking everything.

Mary E Mix used the surname Mix when she was married.
in 1870 census, she's listed as Mix
in 1880 census, she's listed as Johnson (step-father's name)
in 1885 marriage, she's a Mix
in 1900 census, she had father was born in PA
in 1910 census, she had father was born in USA (as if she wasn't sure)
in 1920 census, she had father was born in PA

John N only shows up as a Mix in 1870 census. He seems to have switched
over to Henderson sometime around 1880-1885.

1910 census for John N (ifit's the right one), has father born in PA

Mix, Mich, Mick/Micks Mixx
Meeks Meekes Meakes

Some possible typo variations
Nix
Max, Mox
Hix/Hicks

Others
?Misch/Mish, Mirx (Leopold)
?Mixer Mixon Mixsell Mixter Missick MinichMoxey Mikel
?Nixon
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1861 directory, Edward Meeks, clerk 22&24 N 4th, h 1700 Locust (near HB below)
(close to Henderson family and the same age as Elizabeth!)

Although he seems like a good candidate to research, the problems are:
- many times there are families that show up Mix and Meeks. Edw. is only Meeks.
- he's still alive in 1870 - would he have ever really been married to Elizabeth?
didthey just separate? divorce?

Edward Meeks, Civil War, B/7th Inf, 9/12/1862-9/26/1862, age 18, enrolled Phila.
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1820 (PA?)
1830 NY
1840 census, NY, NY, 8th ward,J.K. Meeks, 0120-001 - 0001 1010 1
1840 census, Albany Ward 3, NY, James Meeks, 2000 01-0000 11
1840 census, Ramapo, Rockland Co, NY, James Meeks 0001 11001 - 1100 3
(no, he's different - Mason in 1850)

1850 census, NY, NY, JamesC Meeks, 42, agent, (NY), Harriett 28 (NY),
Zilah C 18 (f) (Pa), Flora S 16 (NY), Mary 14, Edward 5, James C 4,
John B 3, William 1, Eliza Riley 20 (Ire), Ann Dale 20 (Ire), Ward 16, Dist 2

(It would seem that Harriett is only the mother of some of these children, last 4?)

1859 directory, 2136 Mt Vernon, Mrs. Meeks

1860 census (they don't seem to be at 2136 Mt. Vernon, see Samuel Harmstead
and then go down the block. A different family is at 2136 - J.W. Mears and
wf Phoebe). Were they subletting? Where were they?

1860 directory, H.B. Meeks, widow, 2136 Mt Vernon (also Harriet, w/o James)
(with Charles J Coney, engineer)

1861 directory, Mrs. J.C. Meeks, gentlewoman, SW Locust and17th
1861 directory, Edward Meeks, clerk 22&24 N 4th, h 1700 Locust
(and Charles W Hancock)

1863 directory, H.B. Meeks, gentleman[sic], SW 17th and Locust

1870 directory, Harriet B, wid James C, h 18 S 20th
and James C, clerk, 914 Chestnut, h 18 S 20th

1870 census, H.B Meeks 45 (f), Edw 27, James 25, William 22, Annie 20,
Josephine 15, Ward 9, Dist 27 (no birth info, 2nd Enum only)

1875 directory, Harriet B, h 18 S 20th
1875 directory, James C, bookkeeper, h 18 S 20th
1875 directory, William N, professor, h 18 S 20th

1880 directory, Harriet B, wid James C, h 2213 Spruce
and James C Meeks, jeweller, 1129 Sansom, h 2213 Spruce

1880 census, Harriett B Meeks 61, NY/Ire/NY, widow (children all single)
Edward 36 book keeper, NY/N/

Father married Elizabeth HENDERSON Abt 1861, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA. Elizabeth (daughter of John HENDERSON and Elizabeth MOORE) was born 2 Mar 1843, Philadelphia Co, PA; died 17 Mar 1913, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA; was buried 20 Mar 1913, Fernwood Cemetery, Landsdowne, Delaware Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Probate: 26 Mar 1913, Philadelphia Co, PA
• Will: 12 Sep 1908, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA
• _UID: CAC30B3B5D0F4922816CB3B395F638E2A2E8

Notes:

1870 census, with father John Henderson, Elizabeth Kelly 27, without occupation,
Kate Kelly 1, John N Mix 7, Mary E Mix 4, Joseph Henderson 22 brickmaker

1875 William Johnson, laborer ? 9 Almira Place or 4 Bohemia Place
or 3846 Spring Garden

1880 census, Dist 327, William Johnson 38 (Eng), painter, Elizabeth 36 (Phila),
Mary Ella 14 (Hoisery Mill employ?) (Phil/Eng/Phil), Kate V 11 (same)
(Phil/Eng/Phil), Clara Lovina 1 (Phil/Eng/Phil), John Henderson 39
[?brother] (married) border
(Phil/Phil/Phil), Brick Maker, 5 O Howay Place (Howard Place?) (O'Henry Place)
(I don't believe the Pa/Eng/Pa is meaningful - it seems that the census taker
assumed all the kids were children of William Johnson)

1880 William Johnson, painter, 1232 E York (with John Henderson laborer) (b-i-l)
1885 William Johnson, painter, 2318 Gaul (and Joseph B Carr, driver)
1890 William Johnson, painter, 1011 Marlborough

1895 William Johnson, painter, h E Pacific av n Glenwood av
1895 William Johnson, painter, h r 1622 Thompson

1900 Wm laborer, Linden Av, Torresdale - yes

1900 census (can't find them!) (should be Ward 41)
these census pages are bad! probably District 1035

ED 1035, image about 12 (Linden Ave area) Ward 45
Jenny Johnson 18, Aug 1881 Pa/Eng/Pa, boarder on
Bristol Pike? (boarder?) at Eva Mintzer home
(samepage as Bernard McGowan, a neighbor)
ED1035, pg 5B (born circa 1882)
It looks like a match, but 1910 census says Elizabeth had 4 children, 3 alive,
and I already have 4 known children.

1910 William A Johnson, watchman, James nr Grant, Torresdale?

1910 census, 41st Ward, William Johnson 70 M1 (Eng/Eng/Eng), painter,
immig 1852, Shipbuilding, Elizabeth 67 M2 (M for 35) 4/3,
Robert LHenderson 55 M20, laborer, Saw Factory, Torresdale (town/Rd/Ave?)
(married twice instead of three times?)

1913, Elizabeth died, admin mentions NW cornerArendell Ave and Marsden
St. (Torresdale)

1917, William Johnson, painter, Arendal bel Ditman ss Torresdale - yes (Arendell)
(Bernhard Fischer nearby)

1920 - ?see John S Fluharty 39, ED 1515, 41st Ward, and Louisa/Lovina?
William J Fluherty? 80 Widower, immig 1852, nat 1865, England, retired
(I think thisis really William Johnson, 80)

1921, William Johnson, h NE c Arendal & Marsden, Torredale
(with John S Fluherty)

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mix/all.html
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/surnames.mix

http://genforum.genealogy.com/johnson/all.html
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/surnames.johnson

need to get William Johnson estate records - did he leave anything to step
children?

Other Events:

• Immigration: 17 Jul 1865, NY
• _UID: C44B34A65A334456A5F11FB754C736AA77C9

Notes:

McDevitt McDevit
McDivitt McDivit
McDevett McDevet
McDewett
McDerett
McDavitt

http://genforum.genealogy.com/mcdevitt/

David Milchan:
"My father once said that my gf and he may have meant my ggf was a member
of the "MollyMcGuires". I presume you are aware of this reference. That would
have put the family in the coal fields and this may just have been some lore.

I also remember someone saying that my gf had a sister who became a nun
and that therewere brothers. They of course came from Ireland and I am
guessing probably the Donegal area since that is where most of the
McDevitt's originated."
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baptismal sponsors, 1873: Michael Carney and Marie Carney
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John McDevitt, and Susana McDevitt, on ship Washington, 17 Jul 1865
cabin passengers (John - from U.S., Susana - from England?), to New York
(does that mean that John had already been to U.S.?)
(U.S. = the country to which they severallybelong)

Still wondering if this is them - it seems there were ships going directly
to Philadelphia at this time, but the lists are not online.

Note - the ship list says ... City of Washington, date 17 Jul 1865, but
there was also an SS City of Washington, 6 Jun 1865, same master,
but different tonage and the date is too close. Not sure what this means?
This was the 1618 ton ship, other was 2386 ton.
This is "British Steamer" and other is "SS" ??
http://www.gregormacgregor.com/Tod&Macgregor/City_of_Washington_94.htm

note - Catharine (Kate) was born Apr 1865
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1870 census, Gloucester City, Camden Co,NJ, John 30, fireman, Ire,
Susan 28, Ire, Catharine 5 NJ (wrong?), Susan 2 NJ
John cannot read or write. John = "Not Naturalized"

1873, James W baptized at St. Charles Borromeo Church in
Philadelphia, 900 S 20th St, sp Michael Carney and Marie Carney

1880 census, John [Mc Derett] 38, laborer Ire, Susanna 37 Ire
Catharine E 15 Ire, twister, Susan 11, NJ, James W 6 PA
1937 KimballSt, Dist 656, 30th Ward

1880 city directory, John McDevitt, laborer 1937 Kimball St.
1882 city directory, John McDevitt, laborer 1937 Kimball St.
1883 city directory, John McDevitt, laborer 1937 Kimball St.
1883 city directory, John McDevitt, laborer 1937 Kimball St.

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1885 directory:
laborer at
2840 Commerce
30 E N Town Lane
1040 E Thompson
4223 Filbert
728 Griswold
2617 Kansas
1910 Pallas
2426 Pine
19 Reed
1540 Richmond
1548 Richmond
602 Swanson
601 Winton
no occ at
2404 Callowhill

1885 ?
2720 Federal
2426Pine
2314 Locust
1921 Naudain - Cigar maker


1890 many John McDevitt's (age 50)
John McDevitt, laborer, 2140 Sears (next year address of Newton Henderson)

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John the cooper (taught son James?)
1870 - 3 Margaretta Pl
1875 - 117 Margaretta
1880
1885 - 918 S Front
1890 - 920 S Front (but I think I want the one at 2140 Sears)
1895 - 151 McClellan (close by 1900 location of 422 Mercy)
1900 - 1323 S Leithgow
1900 census, 1323 S Leithgow, Ward1, ED 6, pg 8
John 41, Pa/Ire/Ire, cooper, Sallie 38, married 17
1910 - 1103 Union
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** goal - find adress of John and James together in 1895 in order to find
** John in 1900 census, perhaps indexed wrong.

1895 directory
noocc
2815 Salmon, and Philip
1640 Sansom
laborer
2827 Ann, and Daniel
1141Charles, and Wm J *
4055 Eaglesfield, and Marg, wid Anthony
728 Griswold Ave
2300 Market, and many people
2414 Murray's Ave
1923 Reed**
2323 Sansom (John 1859, see 1900)
3719 Warren
4819 Wash'n, Myky

John married Susanna DOUGHERTY Abt 1864, Ireland. Susanna was born Abt 1842, Ireland; died Aft 1899, Philadelphia Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 17 Jul 1865, NY
• _UID: 3BDD505953B341CE961193FB2979FB2AD294

Notes:

death certificate of Catherine E says mother was Susan Doyle
birth record of James W says mother was Susan Dougherty
(I'd go with birth record over death record!)

Dougherty
Doherty
Docherty (Scotland)
Dogherty

1910 census, Susan McDevitt 56, wid, 10/6, Ire, immig 1870, Marguarite 35, Pa/Ire/Ire
twister, cotton mill, John 33, Pa/Ire/Ire, coppersmith, 2009 Meredith St., 15th Ward

1900 census, John McDevit Jun1875, PA/PA/PA, plumber, 2312 Meredith St, 15th Ward