Anna May Funston (30 January 1876 – 21 March 1928)

Anna May Funston (1876-1928)

Born:

30 January 1876 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^1,2

Married:

19 June 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Joseph Elon Carman¹

Died:

21 March 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States²

Parents:

Joseph Funston (1849 – 1921)^1,2
May Whitaker (abt1852 – 1886)²

Spouse:

Joseph Elon Carman (6 Apr 1872 – 3 Nov 1956)

Children:

Kathryn Carman, Joseph Elon Carman, Jr., Florence M. Carman, Naomi Evelyn Carman, Jacob Carman, Robert Carman, Anna May Carman, Alice Ellen Carman.

Ancestors
Anna May Funston is a descendant of Joseph Funston & Frances Miller.

Biography
Anna May Funston was born on 30 Jan 1876 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^1,2 Her parents were Joseph Funston^1,2 and May Whitaker. She lived her entire life in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She lived with her parents at 2034 Amber street on 1 Jun 1880.³
Anna May Funston and Joseph Elon Carman, son of Elon Carman and Catherine Hornef, were married on 19 Jun 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.¹
She lived at 1649 Eyre street with her husband and his parents on 1 Jun 1900.⁴ She and her husband and children lived at 2762 Martha Street on 15 Apr 1910⁵ and at 3859 Coral Street on 1 Jan 1920.⁶ On 1 Jan 1920 she was working in a Cloth Mill.⁸
Anna died on 21 Mar 1928 at the age of 52 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^2,7 At the time of her death, she lived at 715 E. Ontario Street.⁷ She was buried on 24 Mar 1928 in New Glenwood Cemetery in Broomall, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.^2,7,8

Last updated: 30 November 2014

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Citations

1. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 77493 (1895), Joseph Elon Carman & Annie May Funston; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.
2. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 22204 (1928), Anna M. Carman; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
3. 1880 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 31, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 665, p. 9, dwelling 69, family 73, Joseph Fonson; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 25 June 2011).
4. 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 18 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 351, Sheet 2A, dwelling 26, family 26, Elon Carmen; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 June 2014)
5. 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 551, sheet 13A-B, dwelling 251, family 244, Joseph Elon Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 November 2013).
6. 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, 45 Ward, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 1706, sheet 4B, dwelling 82, family 84, Joseph Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 17 November 2013).
7. “Carman, Annie May obituary,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 23 March 1928, p. 28. “CARMAN– March 21. ANNIE MAY, wife of Joseph Carman. Relatives and friends, also Ongwe-Honwee Council No. 183, D of P.[Degree of Pocahontas], and Temple Lodge, No. 8, S. of B., invited to funeral services, Sat., 1 P.M. at her late residence, 715 E. Ontario st. Int. New Glenwood Cem. Friends call Friday eve.”
8. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Delaware County: Broomall: Glenwood Cemetery register, Lot 252 – J, graves 2-3, Joseph E. Carman, Anna M. Carman & Robert M. Carman; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 6 August 2014).

It pays to go back and search a source again. Some time ago, Ancestry introduced its Pennsylvania and New Jersey Church and Town Records database. When it first came out, I searched it for all of my Pennsylvania and New Jersey ancestors. I found baptisms and marriages and burials. It has been a great source for my genealogy.

I think they must continue to work on the index because lately new hits have been turning up in that database. For example, I recently found the marriage of Joseph Funston to Frances Miller. I mentioned my third great-grandmother Frances “Fanny” Funston  in my January bucket post as a big mystery. I knew Joseph divorced her, but then, to me, she disappeared. I was excited to find this marriage record and to at least be able to put a tentative surname to her.

Then, I found a marriage record of a George W. Bieber and Frances Funstone in 1865. Five years before the divorce of Joseph and Frances, but stranger things have happened. I looked for George and Frances Bieber in the census to try to confirm this was my Frances, but came up empty.

And there it stood, until an unrelated Funston researcher came across my bucket list and mentioned the Bieber-Funstone marriage and an 1870 census record I had found and filed years ago:

George & Fanny Beaver above Joseph & Sarah Funston, 1870 census

 At the time I had not noticed Frances Beaver directly above Joseph and Sarah Funston (her children). And thanks to a certain young pop star I know that the pronunciation of Bieber is similar to Beaver. So, it also pays to review sources you saved and filed years ago. Now that I was certain this was my third great-grandmother I felt energized to search GenealogyBank, another database that has been of immeasurable help to my research.

And I found this:

Fanny Bieber obituary, Philadelphia Inquirer 27 Sep 1873

BIEBER — On the 24th inst., FANNY, wife of Geo. W. Bieber, and daughter of the late John and Mary Miller, in the 44th year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 1938 Trenton avenue, on Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. To proceed to Palmer Street Ground.

Fanny Bieber, formerly Frances Funston(e), was the daughter of John and Mary Miller,
and thus was Frances Miller when she married Joseph Funston. It all ties together and I feel confident that I have found my previously lost ancestor.

By appearances, Fanny did not have an easy life. She was only about fifteen when she married Joseph, a man ten years her senior. She remarried in 1865 while still legally married to Joseph, for reasons unknown. I do know that Joseph joined the military in 1861 at age forty-two and served four years, leaving Fanny to raise four children, ages 5-14, alone. I still need to review his pension file to see if I can glean some more information about this time period, but I have transcribed some of it here. According to court records, Fanny did not respond to Joseph’s 1870 petition for divorce and it was therefore granted in 1871. She was married to George Bieber for eight years and was only 44 when she died in 1873.

Joseph Elon Carman (6 April 1872 – 3 November 1956)

Joseph Elon Carman from a group photo taken at the beach

Born:

6 April 1872 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^2,3

Married:

19 June 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Anna May Funston⁴

Died:

3 November 1956 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States³

Parents:

Elon Joseph Carman (1840 – 1919)^2,3
Catherine Hornef (1845 – 1913)^2,3

Spouse:

Anna May Funston (30 Jan 1876 – 21 Mar 1928)

Children:

Kathryn Carman, Joseph Elon Carman, Jr., Florence M. Carman, Naomi Evelyn Carman, Jacob Carman, Robert Carman, Anna May Carman, Alice Ellen Carman.

Ancestors
Joseph Elon Carman is a descendant of Charles R. Carman & Caroline A. Brill, and Wendel Gottlieb Hornef & Maria Louie.

Biography
Joseph Elon Carman¹ was born on 6 Apr 1872 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^2,3 He lived in Lower Chichester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1880.⁵ After that he lived in Philadelphia for the rest of his life.
Like his father and many others in his family, Joseph was a bricklayer^6,7,8
He and Anna May Funston were married on 19 Jun 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ They lived with Joseph’s parents at 1649 Eyre street on 1 Jun 1900.⁶ They lived at 2762 Martha Street on 15 Apr 1910⁷ and at 3859 Coral Street on 1 Jan 1920.⁸ After his wife’s death, Joseph lived at 2904 Rorer Street on 1 Apr 1930⁹ and at the Salvation Army Hotel on 1 Apr 1940.¹⁰
Joseph died on 3 Nov 1956 at the age of 84 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.³ He was buried on 7 Nov 1956 in New Glenwood Cemetery, Broomall, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.³

Last updated: 02 July 2014

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Citations

1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, birth certificate no. 2510 (1905), Naomi Carman; Bureau of Health – Division of Vital Statistics, Philadelphia.
2. Elon Carman (Pvt Co. K 5 Pa Cav) | Elon Carman, pension no. I 1194.507; certificate no. 1083.859; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications…, 1861-1934; Civil War and Later Pension Files, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 20615 (1956), Joseph E. Carman; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
4. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 77493 (1895), Joseph Elon Carman & Annie May Funston; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.
5. 1880 U.S. Census, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Lower Chichester, enumeration district (ED) 34, p35, dwelling 298, family 307, Elon Carman; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 12 June 2014).
6. 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 18 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 351, Sheet 2A, dwelling 26, family 26, Elon Carmen; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 12 June 2014).
7. 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 551, sheet 13A-B, dwelling 251, family 244, Joseph Elon Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 17 November 2013).
8. 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, 45 Ward, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 1706, sheet 4B, dwelling 82, family 84, Joseph Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 17 November 2013).
9. 1930 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 33 Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51-962, sheet 15A, p161, dwelling 240, family 263, Joseph Carmen (boarder); digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 14 June 2014).
10. 1940 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 14, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51-206, sheet 81B, line 66, Joseph Carman; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 7 June 2013).

Division of Vital Statistics
Record of a Birth in Philadelphia
Bureau of Health

Full Name of Child: Robert Carman
Color: W
Sex: M
Date of Birth: 1909 Aug 24
Hour of Birth: 7.30 P.M.
Place of Birth, Street and No. 3035 Gransback St
Father’s Name: Joseph
Father’s Age: 37
Mother’s Name: Anna
Mother’s Age: 33
Father’s Occupation: Bricklayer
Father’s Birthplace: Phila.
Mother’s Birthplace: Do (Ditto)
Mather’s Name Before Marriage: Anna Funston
Residence of Parents: 3035 Gransback St.
Number of Child of this Mother: 8
Number of Children, of this mother, now living: 6
Legitimate? Yes
Name and Address of Person Making Report:
Signature, [signed] A.E. Smethurst
Address, 2249 N 13 St
Date Rec’d [stamped] AUG 26 1909

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Original Source Citation:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, birth certificate (1909), Robert Carman; Bureau of Health – Division of Vital Statistics, Philadelphia.

State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County, ss.

[Per]sonally appeared Joseph Elon Carman who hereby requests the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, for the said County, to issue a License for the Marriage of himself to Annie May Funston and who being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say:
that he was born in Phila. on the 6th day of April A.D. 1872; that he resides at no. 2521 Emlen St. Phila.; that he is by occupation bricklayer; that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person whom he desired to marry; that he has not been married before;
that Annie M. Funston whom he is about to marry, was born in Phila. on the 30th day of January A.D. 1876; that she resides at no. 2603 Hope St. Phila.; is by occupation in mill; that she has not been married before;
that he knows of no reason why the said reason may not be lawfully made.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 13th day of June 1895 (signed by Asst Clerk of Orphans’ Court)

[signed] Joseph E. Carman

Consent to the Marriage of a Child or Ward

I, Joseph Funston residing at no. 1910 Firth St. Phila. do hereby certify, that I am the father of Annie M. Funston residing at no. 2603 Hope St. Phila. who is now 19 years of age. That I have been informed of the intended marriage of my said daughter to Joseph E. Carman and hereby do consent to said marriage.

Given before me, this 13th of June A.D. 1895 (signed by Clerk of Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County)

[signed] Joseph Funston

Duplicate

I, Jno P. Bagley hereby certify that on the 19 day of June one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, at Philadelphia Joseph E. Carman and Annie M. Funston were by me united in marriage, in accordance with License issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, numbered 77493.

[signed]Jno P. Bagley

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Original Source Citation:
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 77493 (1895), Joseph Elon Carman & Annie May Funston; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.