Sophia Levens (30 November 1866 – 19 December 1934)

Born:

30 November 1866 in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States²

Married:

16 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Nicholas Conrad¹⁰

Died:

19 December 1934 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States⁹

Parents:

James Levens (about 1830 – 1884)^2,9
Margaret McElhenney (2 Jul 1838 – 22 Jun 1918)^2,9

Spouse:

Nicholas Conrad (22 Feb 1867 – 16 Nov 1942)

Children:

Edward Charles Conrad¹

Ancestors
Sophia is a descendant of James Levens & Margaret McElhenney and Alexander McElhenney & Sophia Hazlet.

Biography
Sophia Levens was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.² She was baptized on 6
Oct 1867 in Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.² She lived in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
in 1870 and 1880.^3,4 She lived at 2035 Allegheny Ave. in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1900.⁵
On 1 Jun 1900 she was a servant in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁵ Sophia Levens and Nicholas Conrad were married on 16 Mar 1905
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.¹⁰ Sophia lived at 2146 Stella Ave. in Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and 1920.^6,7 She lived at 3137 C Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Apr
1930.⁸ Sophia died on 19 Dec 1934 at the age of 68 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁹ She was
buried on 24 Dec 1934 at Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁹

Last updated: 4 January 2014

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Citations

1. 
   Edward C. Conrad, 159-01-1645, 25 November 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security
   Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
2. 
   Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), North Parish Episcopal Church records, Ashland, 1867,
   p90, Sophia Levans; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
   (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 17 December 2013).
3. 
   1870 U.S. Census, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Conynham Twp., Centralia, p. 26, dwelling 156,
   family 195, James Levans; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed
   1 January 2014).
4. 
   1880 U.S. Census, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Conyngham Twp, Centralia Boro., enumeration
   district (ED) 171, p. 30, dwelling 188, family 268, James Levan; digital images, FamilySearch.org
   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 1 January 2014).
5. 
   1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district
   (ED) 602, sheet 5A, dwelling 80, family 85, Sophia Levens (indexed as Sevens); digital images, FamilySearch.org
   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 1 January 2014).
6. 
   1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district
   (ED) 560, sheet 3A, line 48, dwelling 66, family 67, Nicholas Conrad (indexed as Nicholas Leonad); digital images, FamilySearch
   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 26 July 2013).
7. 
   1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district
   (ED) 775, sheet 11B, dwelling 215, family 226, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch
   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 16 July 2013).
8. 
   1930 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51-
   963, sheet 18A, dwelling 314, family 333, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch
   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 19 December 2013).
9. 
   Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 105769 (1934), Sophia Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New
   Castle.
10. 
    Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 183838 (1905), Nicholas Conrad & Sophie Levins; Clerk of the
    Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.

Edward C. Conrad SS-5
transcribed from photocopy by Alexander Conrad

U.S. Social Security Act
Application for Account Number

1. Edward Charles Conrad
2. 2069 E. Clarence Street  3. Philadelphia, Penna  (residence)
4. International Hosiery Co.  5. 1920 E. Venango Street, Phila. PA.  (employer)
6. 31 (age at last birthday)
7. August 5 1905  (birth date)
8. Philadelphia, Penna. (birth place)
9. Nicholas Conrad (father)
10. Sophia Levens (mother)
11. Male  12. White
..
15. Nov. 25 1936
16. [signed] Edward Conrad

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Original Source Citation:
Edward C. Conrad, 159-01-1645, 25 November 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.

Nicholas Conrad (22 February 1867 – 16 November 1942)

Signature of Nicholas Conrad from his marriage license application (1905)

Born:

22 February 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^1,2,3

Married:

16 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sophia Levens⁴

Died:

16 November 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States^5,6

Parents:

Nicholas Conrad (about 1824- 4 Dec 1874)²
Catharine Emminger (Apr 1834- 29 Jan 1910)^14,15

Spouse:

Sophia Levens (30 Nov 1866 – 19 Dec 1934)

Children:

Edward Charles Conrad

Ancestors
Nicholas is a descendant of Nicholas Conrad & Catharine Emminger.

Biography
Nicholas Conrad was born on 22 Feb 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^1,2,3 He was baptized on 3 Aug 1868 at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.³ Nicholas lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Jun 1870.⁷ He lived at 1729 N. 4th Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and 1900.^8,9 On 1 Jun 1880 he worked in a silk mill in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁸ On 1 Jun 1900 he was a cotton warper in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁹ He married Sophia Levens of Centralia, Pennsylvania on 16 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.⁴ He lived at 2146 Stella Ave. in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and 1920.^10,11 He lived at 3137 C Street in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Apr 1930.¹² He lived at 2069 E Clarence in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 1 Apr 1940.¹³ Nicholas died on 16 Nov 1942 at the age of 75 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^5,6 He was buried on 20 Nov 1942 at Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.^5,6

Last updated: 28 December 2013

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Citations

1. Edward C. Conrad, 159-01-1645, 25 November 1936, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
2. Nicholas Conrad, 198-05-3516, 1937, Application for Account Numbers (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration.
3. Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church 1868, unnumbered page, Nicolaus Conrad baptism; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 17 December 2013). Lists his birthdate as 26 Feb 1867.
4. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 183838 (1905), Nicholas Conrad & Sophie Levins; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.
5. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 101726 (1942), Nicholas Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New Castle.
6. “Conrad, Nicholas,” obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 18 November 1942, page unknown.
7. 1870 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 19, Philadelphia, p. 76, dwelling 1007, family 1260, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 19 December 2013).
8. 1880 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 356, p.12, dwelling 105, family 125, Catharine Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 19 December 2013).
9. 1900 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 19, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 371, sheet 11B, dwelling 204, family 219, Catharine Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 19 December 2013).
10. 1910 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 560, sheet 3A, line 48, dwelling 66, family 67, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033 : accessed 26 July 2013).
11. 1920 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 25, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 775, sheet 11B, dwelling 215, family 226, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 16 July 2013).
12. 1930 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51- 963, sheet 18A, dwelling 314, family 333, Nicholas Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 19 December 2013).
13. 1940 U.S. Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Ward 45, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 51-1884, sheet 4A-B, household 68, Edward Conrad; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219 : accessed 2013 Jun 2013).
14. Pennsylvania “Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950,” index only, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005 : accessed 24 December 2013), Maria Magdalena Conrad birth 1854. Evidence for mother’s name of Catharina Emminger.
15. Pennsylvania, Department of Health, death certificate 91439 (1917), Frederick Conrad; Division of Vital Records, New Castle. Reports mother’s name as Katherine Emmering. The last name of Emminger on eldest daughter’s birth/christening record more likely.

Sophia Levens baptism (1867)
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ashland, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania

Baptized: 1867 Oct 6
Name: Sophia
Born: Nov 31st 1866
Parents: James & Margaret Levans

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Original Source Citation:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), North Parish Episcopal Church Records, Ashland, 1867, p90, Sophia Levans; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 17 December 2013).

Nicholas Conrad Baptism (1868)
St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Parents: Nicolaus Conrad and Catharine
Child: Nicolaus Conrad
Born: 26th Feb 1867
Baptized: 3rd Aug 1868

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Original Source Citation:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church 1868, unnumbered page, Nicolaus Conrad; digital images, Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Historic Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : accessed 17 December 2013).