Nicholas Conrad (1867)

Nicholas Conrad (22 February 1867 – 16 November 1942)

Signature of Nicholas Conrad
Signature of Nicholas Conrad from his marriage license application (1905)
Born:
22 February 1867 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States1,2,3
Married:
16 March 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sophia Levens4
Died:
16 November 1942 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States5,6
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.

Nicholas Conrad baptism (1868)

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

Nicholas Conrad baptism record

 

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).

Conrad-Levens Marriage (1905)

Nicholas Conrad – Sophia Levens Marriage (1905)

Issued Mar 16 1905
No. 183838

Nicholas Conrad
AND
Sophie Levins

Affidavit of Applicant for Marriage License

State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County, ss.

Personally appeared Nicholas Conrad who hereby requests the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court, for the said County, to issue a License for the marriage of himself to Sophie Levins and who, being duly sworn according to law, doth depose and say: that he was born in Phila, Pa, on the 22nd day of Febry A.D. 1867; that he resides at 1729 N. 4th st., Phila; that he —– occupation Mill Hand; that he is not related by blood or marriage to the person whom he desires to marry; that he has never been married before; that Sophie Levins whom he is about to marry, was born in Centralia, Pa on the 26th day of Febry A.D. 1866, that she resides at 2035 E. Allegheny ave, Phila, —– occupation servant; that she has never been married before; that he knows of no reason why the said marriage may not be lawfully made.
[signed by] Nicholas Conrad
Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of Mch A.D. 1905
J—– Goebel, Clerk of Orphans’ Court

DUPLICATE
No. 183838
Filed Mar 23 1905

I, Rev. Martin S. Stockett hereby certify that on the sixteenth day of March one thousand nine hundred and five, at Philadelphia, Nicholas Conrad and Sophia Levins were by me united in marriage, in accordance with License issued by the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, numbered 183838
[signed by] Martin S. Stockett

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Original Citation:
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, marriage license no. 183838 (1905), Nicholas Conrad & Sophie Levins; Clerk of the Orphan’s Court, City Hall, Philadelphia.