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This Week in my Genealogy – Conrad-Bowers Marriage

One hundred thirty-seven years ago this week, on 25 September 1875, Lena Conrad and John Bowers were wed at the St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. Lena Conrad was the eldest child of Nicholas Conrad and Catherine Emminger and my great grandaunt.

I found their marriage record in the Pennsylvania Church and Town Records collection on Ancestry.com. This is a collection from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and includes church, town, and funeral home records from Pennsylvania and surrounding states. I have also found some of my New Jersey ancestors in there.

Like the other St. James Church records I found for my Conrads, this record is in German. At the top of the full image, it says Verheirathet.  In the online german dictionaries, I have found verheiratet for married, without the ‘h’.  I don’t know if this was an older spelling or a mistake.  Notice also in the partial image below it says ‘mit’ before Lena’s name, which means ‘with’.

Lena Conrad and John Bowers Marriage
Lena Conrad and John Bowers Marriage, 1875. Click to see full page image.

John and Lena stayed at this church and I have also found baptismal records for some of their children in this collection.

BOWERS Census Abstracts

BOWERS: 1900 Census: PA Phila
8A, ED381

2147 North Lawrence St.
15 142 153 Bowers, John Head W M Jun 1854 45 M 25     PA ENG SCO
                       Pocket Binder
16                 Lena Wife W F Aug 1854 45 M 25 8/8 PA GER GER
17                Allen Son  W M Jan 1877 23 S        PA PA PA
                       Cloth Weaver
18              William Son  W M Feb 1881 19 S        PA PA PA
                       ...... Cutter
19              Charles Son  W M Oct 1883 16 S        PA PA PA
                       Cigar Fact.
20                 John Son  W M Feb 1886 14 S        PA PA PA
                       Stocking Stretcher
21                Harry Son  W M Jan 1890 10 S        PA PA PA   
                       At School
22                Agnes Dau  W F Oct 1892  8 S        PA PA PA   
                       At School

BOWERS: 1910 Census: PA Phila
ED315, p11B

2228 212 223 Bowers, John Head 55 Wd       PA PA PA
                        - Leather
                    Agnes Dau  17 S        PA PA PA None
                    Allen Son  34 M 10     PA PA PA Weaver
                        - Cloth Mill
                Katherine DL   29 M 10 3/3 PA PA PA
                    Allen GS    9 S
                     John GS    5 S
                    Harry GS    1 S

CONRAD Census Abstracts 1880-1930

CONRAD: 1880 Census: PA Phila
ED356, p12-13
04 Jun 1880

N. 4th St.
1729 105 125  Conrad, Catherine W F 46  Head Wd  None               
                               Wurt. Wurt. Wurt.
                           John W M 24  Son   S  Works in Cotton Mill  
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                        Charles W M 21  Son   S  Works in Silk Mill    
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                           Fred W M 16  Son   S  Works in Silk Mill    
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                        Nicloss W M 13  Son   S  Works in Silk Mill    
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                        William W M 11  Son   S  At school             
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                         George W M 8   Son   S  At School             
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                           Kate W F 6   Dau   S                        
                               Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
         126       Bauers, John W M 25  Head  M  Works at [illegible]  
                                Phila. ENG ENG
                           Lena W F 26  Wife  M  Keeping house         
                                Phila. Bavaria Wurt.
                          Ellen W F 3   Dau   S                        
                                Phila. Bavaria Wurt.

CONRAD: 1900 Census: PA Phila
19th Wd, ED371, p11
12 and 13 Jun 1900

N. 4th St.
1729 204 219  Conrad, Catharine  Head  W F  Apr 1834  66  Wd 47 10 7  
                          GER GER GER  1852 48  None            O M H
                      Frederick  Son   W M  July 1864 35   S           
                          PA GER GER            Cotton Warper  
                      Nicholaus  Son   W M  Feb 1867  33   S           
                          PA GER GER            Cotton Warper
                         George  Son   W M  Apr 1872  28   M 3         
                          PA GER GER            Stocking Weaver


CONRAD: 1910 Census: PA Phila
25 Wd, ED560, p3A
16 Apr 1910

Stella Ave.
66 67  Conrad, Nicholas  Head  M W 42  M 5  PA GER GER  
                       [occupation illegible]    R H
                 Sophia  Wife  F W 43  M 5  PA IRE GER  
                       None
                 Edward  Son   M W  4  S    PA PA PA

CONRAD: 1920 Census: PA Phila
25 Wd, ED775, p11B
12-14 Jan 1920

Stella Ave.
2146 215 226  Conrad, Nicholas  Head  R  M W 50 M  PA GER GER  
                          Cloth Mill
                        Sophie  Wife     F W 52 M  PA IRE PA   
                          None
                     Edward C.  Son      M W 14 S  PA PA PA    
                          None (attended school)

CONRAD: 1930 Census: PA Phila
ED51-963, p18A, pp185
22 Apr 1930

C Street
3137 314 333  Conrad, Nicholas  Head  r $30 Yes No  M W 61 M 35  
                           PA GER GER       Warp---- ----- Mill 
                        Sophie  Wife                F W 62 M 36  
                           PA North IRE PA      None