Witness to Discoveries: Analysis of Witnesses and Sponsors Leading to Potential Family and Birthplace for Thomas Donnelly

Thomas Donnelly was said to have been from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, though no evidence had been found to confirm his townland. According to multiple records, Thomas Donnelly was born about 15 Feb 1859¹ in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States sometime between 1875-1877 according to the census records^2,3 and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Thomas married Mary J. Campbell on 11 Oct 1885 at St. Anne’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  According to the marriage information, the witnesses included James McGlone and Agnes Moran.⁴  Thomas was living at 2500 N. 2d Street and Mary was living at 971 Richmond St according to the marriage license application.¹

Thomas and Mary had 4 children, two of whom, Anna and Catherine, lived to marry and have children.

Children of Thomas Donnelly and Mary Campbell	Birth	Death
Anna Mary Donnelly	2 May 1886	16 Sep 1959
Catherine R Donnelly	2 Mar 1888	Unknown
Thomas Donnelly	1 Sep 1892	12 Feb 1894
Mary Dolores Donnelly	5 Jan 1895	13 Oct 1918

The baptismal records for all four children were located on FindMyPast.com in the Philadelphia Archdiocese Roman Catholic Baptismal Records.  The dates as well as sponsors were listed for each child. All four children were baptized at St. Edward the Confessor Parish in Philadelphia.

Thomas Donnelly and Mary Campbell's Children's Baptismal Dates and Sponsors

Child	Baptism Date	Sponsors
Anna Mary Donnelly5	24 Oct 1886	James Mallon and Anna McAnany
Catherine R Donnelly6	11 Mar 1888	Jno Quinn and Catherine Campbell
Thomas Donnelly7	11 Sep 1892	William and Jane Donnelly
Mary Dolores Donnelly8	20 Jan 1895	Joseph McGurk and Catherine Campbell

The only son of Thomas Donnelly and Mary Campbell was sponsored by William and Jane Donnelly.  Employing a well known technique of researching family, acquaintances and neighbors (or FAN),and thinking there may be a relationship between Thomas initial searches of William led to interesting results. A 1900 U.S. Census record for a William and Jane Donnelly in Philadelphia⁹, in the Kensington area of Philadelphia was located and the address is close to where Thomas and Mary Donnelly lived in 1900.  William and Jane had two children in 1900, Jane, aged 8 and William, aged 6.

1900 U.S. Census William Donnelly

Name	Relation	Age	Place of Birth	Year of Immigration
William Donnelly	Head	40	Ireland	1882
Jane Donnelly	Wife	30	Ireland	1885
Jane Donnelly	Daughter	8	Pennsylvania	N/A
William Donnelly	Son	6	Pennsylvania	N/A

William is a saloon keeper.  He and Jane have been married 10 years.  They are living on Montgomery Avenue in the 18th Ward of Philadelphia.  A marriage license was located for 1890 between William Donnelly and Marion Jane Gaven.⁶  A search of the Philadelphia Catholic Baptisms on FindMyPast for Jane Donnelly, born about 1892 resulted in her baptismal record for 1891.⁷  The sponsors for Jane were identified as Thomas Donnelly and Catharine Campbell. Thomas' mother-in-law was Catharine Campbell, thus the records continue to link Thomas Donnelly and William Donnelly.


Jane Donnelly Baptismal Record (Philadelphia, 1891)

William Donnelly’s petition for naturalization was located from 1890.⁸  Thomas Donnelly, of 2500 N 2d Street in Philadelphia, signed as witness and citizen.  Thomas Donnelly, as previously indicated, was known to be living at 2500 N 2d street.  This represents the third record that links Thomas and William in some way. Though, nothing is explicit to their connection, it is likely that William Donnelly and Thomas Donnelly are related.  According to the petition, Thomas Donnelly, was a citizen by 1890 though his petition/naturalization records have not been located.

Petition for Naturalization of William Donnelly (Philadelphia, PA) 

Continued research into William Donnelly resulted in the discovery of his passport application. William Donnelly indicated he was born in Cookstown, Tyrone, Ireland on 7 Oct 1859.  The application lists his father as John Donnelly (deceased).  William was traveling to settle an estate.  Thomas Donnelly’s death certificate listed his father as John Donnelly, which if they are related might suggest that William and Thomas are brothers.  Incidentally, a passport application for William’s wife, Jane Donnelly was found as was William’s son, John Joseph Donnelly.

Passport Application for William Donnelly (1923)

William indicated his date of birth as 7 October 1859 on his passport application.⁹ Comparing William's birth date to Thomas Donnelly's birth date, which was noted to be 15 Feb 1859, would make it unlikely they could be brothers.  However, birth dates were not always accurately recorded or known. Thus, there could be evidence to indicate one birthday or the other is not correct.

Further research into Irish records resulted in a baptismal record for a William Donnelly dated 7 Oct 1859, father John Donnelly and mother, Alice McGurk.¹⁰  William was baptized on 7 Oct 1859 in the Diocese of Armagh and the Parish of Desertcraight, in County Tyrone.  Additional searching resulted in a baptismal record for a Thomas Donnelly, father John Donnelly and mother Anne MaGlone dated 15 Feb 1855 in the parish of Lissan, Tyrone, Ireland.¹¹  The townland may be Dramora or more likely Dunmore.  Cookstown is a downland situation central to both Desertcraight (Desertcreat) and Dunmore.

Map of County Tyrone from www.ulsterheritage.com Showing Relationship of the Parish of Lissan and Desertcreat

William Donnelly Baptismal Record (Ireland, 1859) 

Thomas Donnelly Baptismal Record (Ireland, 1855) 

A final record was found for the marriage of Anne Maglone to John Donnelly in the parish of Lissan, Tyrone,Ireland, dated 15 July 1852.¹² The marriage record indicates they were married in Moboy, a townland just west of Cookstown. The witnesses appear to be Lester Toal(?) Mallon and Peter Maglone.

Marriage Record (Ireland, 1852) of John Donnelly and Anne Maglone  

It is impossible to conclude from the data the exact relationship of Thomas Donnelly to William Donnelly.  However, the data is suggestive that Thomas and William knew each other well and were likely related as they sponsored each other’s children. The relationship was originally proposed to be brothers, but the birthdates being both in 1859 speak to either an issue in exact dates or different mothers. Thomas Donnelly listed a birthdate of 15 Feb 1859, so perhaps he changed the year or did not recall the exact year, or the evidence is purely coincidental and these are not the same people.

Once again focusing on witnesses and sponsors for various life events of Thomas and William, an interesting find is that a sponsor for Mary Dolores Donnelly, Thomas’ daughter, was a man named Joseph McGurk, the last name of William Donnelly’s mother from the baptismal record.  Furthermore,  James McGlone was witness to Thomas’ wedding.  This may be a spelling difference to Anne MaGlone.

In conclusion, it is likely that Thomas Donnelly and William Donnelly are related in some way.  Both were reported to have a father named John, however each also reported being born in 1859 only 8 months apart.  The two separate baptismal records may suggest different mothers if it is the same John Donnelly.  The additional names of McGurk and McGlone/MaGlone represent areas for additional research to identify the connection. A possible family tree is provided with tentative linkages.

Family Tree created with SVG Utility created by Tony Proctor of Parallax-viewpoint

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1 Philadelphia, PA, marriage certificate no. 33 (11 October 1885), Thomas Donnelly and Mary J. Campbell; Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia. ^↩
2 Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1460; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0355; FHL microfilm: 1241460. ^↩
3 Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 35, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1404; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0862; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375417. ^↩
4 St. Anne Marriage Records, 11 Oct 1885, St. Anne Church; Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center, Wynnewood, PA. Thomas Donnelly and Mary Campbell. ^↩
5 St. Edward the Confessor (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), , , Anna Donnelly Baptismal Record, 24 Oct 1886; digital images, FindMyPast.Com (FindMYPast.com : downloaded 6 July 2017). ^↩
6 St. Edward the Confessor (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), , , Catherine Campbell Baptismal Record, 11 Mar 1888; digital images, FindMyPast.Com (FindMYPast.com : downloaded 6 July 2017). ^↩
7 St. Edward the Confessor (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), , , Thomas Donnelly Baptism, 11 Sep 1892; digital images, FindMyPast.Com (FindMYPast.com : downloaded 6 July 2017). ^↩
8 St. Edward the Confessor (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), , , Mary Donnelly Baptismal Record, 20 Jan 1895; digital images, FindMyPast.Com (FindMYPast.com : downloaded 6 July 2017). ^↩
9 Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 18, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1460; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0349; FHL microfilm: 1241460 ^↩
10 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJJG-1FM : 25 September 2017), William Donnelly and Gaven, 1890; citing license number 38417, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall. ^↩
11 St. Anne (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), , , Jane Donnelly Baptismal Record, 27 Sep 1891; digital images, FindMyPast.Com (FindMYPast.com : downloaded 25 November 2017). ^↩
12 National Archives; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930; NAI Number: 6; Record Group Title: M1522. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Certificate #1160. ^↩
13 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2206; Volume #: Roll 2206 - Certificates: 260350-260849, 27 Mar 1923-28 Mar 1923. Volume: Roll 2206 - Certificates: 260350-260849, 27 Mar 1923-28 Mar 1923. Certificate #260397. ^↩
14 Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05585 / 01. Year Range: 1839 - 1880. ^↩
15 Ancestry.com. Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05585 / 01. Year Range: 1839 - 1880. ^↩
16 Lissan, Archdiocese of Armagh, Counties of Tyrone, Baptisms: July 22, 1839-Dec. 30, 1880; Marriages: Sept 1, 1839 - Nov. 20, 1880 Transcription". Online database, FindMyPast (http://findmypast.com). Database by National Library of Ireland (accessed 9 Dec 2017); page 89, John Donnelly and Anne Maglone, July 15, 1852. ^↩

Finding Sarah’s Name - Wild Card Clues Offer Potential Link to Benjamin Mac/Mack and Andrew Entz

The family stories from Marie D. Barrett (née Hurst) indicated that Hiram Hurst married Sarah Mock/Mack.  Joseph A. Barrett passed the story of Sarah being either expelled/excommunicated from her church after a visit to her cousin’s home where she wore their clothes.  The family believed Sarah may have been Amish or Mennonite, possibly from the Lancaster area or King of Prussia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  The cousin’s were believed to be in Philadelphia, which is where Sarah likely married Hiram Hurst eventually settled in the Mt. Airy area of Philadelphia. A final family story was that Sarah’s father may have fought in the Civil War but there was never any indication of his name.

Hiram Hurst and Sarah were living in Philadelphia according to the 1880 U.S. Census on Allen Lane in Germantown.¹  Sarah was 26 years of age and the census indicated they had two children, Theodore, 3, and William, 1 month.  Sarah’s father is reported to be born in Pennsylvania and it appears her mother was born in Germany. By 1900, the Hurst family is living on Springer Street in Philadelphia.  Sarah is 46, listing her birth as October 1853.  The census indicates they had been married 24 years, which would indicate a marriage date of about 1876.  Sarah reported having 7 children, 5 were living.²  The household as of 1900 was as follows:

Name	Relationship	Birth (Month and Year)	Age
Hiram Hurst	Head	July 1853	46
Sarah	Wife	Oct 1853	46
Wm Verner	Son	May 1880	20
Benjamin R	Son	Oct 1884	15
Susan	Daughter	Sept 1886	13
Bella M	Daugter	Feb 1888	12
Andrew	Son	Aug 1894	5

The death certificate for Theodore indicates he died 17 Nov 1883 in Philadelphia.³  Similarly, a death certificate for Eugene Orville Hurst was discovered indicating that he died 9 July 1890 in Philadelphia.⁴  Eugene’s was born 4 Feb 1890,⁵ and he was baptized on 29 Jun 1890.⁶ No maiden name for Sarah was provided in either record. In addition, the marriage record for Hiram Hurst and Sarah has not been located from various searches.

Sarah died 16 Apr 1938 in Philadelphia.  Her death certificate listed Wm. Mac Verner as her father and her mother is unknown.  The informant is listed as Verner Hurst, which is her son, William Verner Hurst. The record appears to confuse Sarah's family with that of Hiram's based on the potential name of Mac and the name Verner. Prior research on Hiram Hurst identified his parents as Joseph Hurst and Rebecca Verner.  Rebecca Verner is thought to be the daughter of William Verner.  A potential theory is that William Verner Hurst confused the names of his grandparents between the Mack/Mac/Mock name and Verner surname. 

A search was performed in the Pennsylvania Death Certificates on Ancestry.com for the death certificates of Sarah's children, which may provide additional information regarding her maiden name. The certificates for William Verner Hurst⁷ and Susan May Elder (née Hurst)⁸ were located while the New Jersey death certificate for Benjamin Russell Hurst⁹ was obtained from the New Jersey Bureau of Vital Statistics. The three records identify both parents’ as follows:

Child	Date of Death	Father	Mother
William Verner	2 Nov 1963	Hiram Hurst	Sarah E. Mack
Benjamin Russell	31 May 1947	Hiram Hurst	Sarah Mock
Susan May	21 Nov 1957	Hiram Hurst	Sarah E. Mac

The SS-5 application of Benjamin Russell Hurst listed his mother as Sarah Mock¹⁰  providing further evidence that Sarah was a Mock/Mack/Mac. However, the marriage record application for Andrew Entz Hurst presented conflicting information.  Andrew indicated his mother as Sarah Entz¹¹ while his WWI service record indicated his mother as Sarah Walsh Hurst.¹²

Marriage license application of Andrew Entz Hurst

Andrew E. Hurst’s marriage license application reported Sarah’s birthplace as Norristown, PA. Norristown is about 4 miles from King of Prussia, both in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The application information seems to align more to the family stories indicating King of Prussia as Sarah’s birthplace rather than Lancaster county.

It is difficult to conclude if Sarah is a Mac/Mack/Mock or an Entz. Her son, Benjamin Russell indicated in his application for social security that his mother was Sarah Mock. Her other son, Andrew, whose middle name is Entz, identifies his mother as Sarah Entz in his marriage application. The death certificates for three of her children indicate she was Sarah Mac/Mack/Mock, with Sarah’s grandchildren as the source of that information. Examining the names of Sarah and Hiram’s children provide additional clues.

Naming patterns are common throughout genealogy, and with little else to refer to the names of Hiram and Sarah’s children were explored relative to what was known. Hiram Hurst’s mother was Rebecca Verner. Rebecca’s father was William Verner. Thus, William Verner Hurst, Hiram and Sarah’s second son, may have named their second child after Hiram’s maternal grandfather, William Verner. None of the other children were named for any known Hurst family members. The question is who, if anyone, might Theodore, Benjamin Russell, Susan, Bella, Eugene and Andrew Entz be named after?

No notes available for William|Verner (abt|1800-unk)

No notes available for Eliza|UNKNOWN|(1802-unk)

No notes available for Joseph|Hurst (abt|1814–1863)

No notes available for Rebecca|Verner|(1832–1856)

No notes available for Hiram Hurst|(1853–1920)

No notes available for Sarah Entz|or Mock|(1853–1938)

No notes available for Theodore|Hurst|(1876–1883)

No notes available for William|Verner|Hurst|(1880–1963)

No notes available for Benjamin|Russell|Hurst|(1884–1947)

No notes available for Susan M|Hurst|(1886–1957)

No notes available for Bella M|Hurst|(1888–1971)

No notes available for Eugene|Orville|Hurst|(1890–1890)

No notes available for Andrew Entz|Hurst|(1894–1970)

No notes available for selected family

No notes available for selected family

No notes available for selected family

Andrew Entz Hurst's middle name seemed unique that a search for Entz's in the area of Montgomery County, PA led to a 1860 U.S. Census record for the family of Andrew Entz in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.¹³   Andrew Entz was married to a Susan and had a son named Theodore.  This record is interesting in that it hit on the name, Andrew Entz, such that the family of Andrew and Susan may represent an unidentified connection. In addition, Hiram and Sarah’s firstborn son was named Theodore and their first daughter was named Susan, while their youngest is Andrew Entz Hurst. The similarity in names appears more than a coincidence.

1860 U.S. Census - Andrew Entz, Norriton, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Name	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Andrew Entz	28	Daylabor	Pa
Susana Entz	27		Pa
Theodore Entz	3		Pa

Wild-card searching, a valuable tool for genealogy research, offers the ability to do single letter substitutions or multi-letter substitutions to broaden searches including various spellings.  Multiple searches using various wild-cards for the Mock/Mack/Moc/Mac in and around Montgomery County led to the 1870 U.S. Census record for a Benjamin Mack and family living in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.¹⁴  Among the children was Sarah Mack, born in 1854. The birth date is similar to multiple reported dates of Sarah in the U.S. Census records. Sarah was reported to have been born in Morristown, per Andrew E. Hurst's marriage application, the place identified the 1870 census for Benjamin Mack and family.

1870 U.S. Census - Benjamin Mack, Lower Ward, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Name	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Benjamin Mack	46	Coach Trimmer	Pennsylvania
Christiana Mack	47	Keeping House	Pennsylvania
Sarah Mack	16	At Home	Pennsylvania
Christiana Mack	12	At Home	Pennsylvania

Building on the name research, Sarah and Hiram’s third child was Benjamin Russell Hurst, such that if the evidence continues, is possibly named for this Benjamin Mack. A further search using wild card techniques and varying the spelling led to an 1860 U.S. Census record for a family of Benjamin Mac living in Whitemarsh Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania.¹⁵   Whitemarsh Township is adjacent to Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Within the family was a Christiann Ence, age 60. Once again relying on various spellings, this may represent a connection between the name Entz and Mac/Mack. If Christiann is related, her age would suggest that she may be mother-in-law to Benjamin Mac. This might be another link for the Entz name and the Mac/Mack/Mock family.

1860 U.S. Census - Benjamin Mac, Whitemarsh Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

Name	Age	Occupation	Place of Birth
Benjamin Mac	40	Coach Trimmer	Pennsylvania
Louisa Mac	40		Pennsylvania
Sarah Mac	10		Pennsylvania
Christiann Mac	2		Pennsylvania
Christiann Ence	60		Pennsylvania

However, notable differences are observed between the 1860 and 1870 census records. The ages are not 10 years apart when comparing each person in the census. Benjamin's wife in 1860 is Louisa/Louesa, while in 1870 his wife is Christiana.  Yet, Benjamin's occupation in both years census is the same, coach trimmer, making it likely that this is the same Benjamin.  Thus, the question is whether Benjamin's spouse in each census is the same and is Louesa actually Christiana, having gone by a different name to distinguish herself from Christiann Ence and Christiann Mac, a daughter or did Benjamin remarry if Louesa died between the 1860 and 1870 census records.

A marriage record was located for Andrew Entz. The record identifies his wife as Susannah Arp, and they were married in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1854.¹⁶  Andrew’s parents were identified in the record as Jacob and Christiana Entz.  This may link the Christiann Ence from the 1860 Census, the Mac/Mack/Mock family from 1860 and 1870 an the Andrew Entz family from the 1860 Census.  The record indicates the ceremony was contracted as Lutheran.

Based upon the information, there is nothing to confirm Amish or Mennonite heritage. It appears that Sarah Mac/Mack was from the Norristown area of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Additional research on Benjamin Mack may determine if he fought in the Civil War.

A proposed family tree is represented suggesting that Andrew Entz and Louesa/Louisa/Christiana were siblings.  Andrew and his family may represent cousin’s from family stories. Sarah likely moved to Philadelphia, met Hiram and married between the 1870 Census and the birth of her first son, Theodore in 1876.

A special thanks to Tony Proctor of Parallax-viewpoint for sharing the SVG program to generate a more legible and interactive family tree.

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1 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1181; Family History Film: 1255181; Page: 520C; Enumeration District: 457; Image: 0673. ^↩
2 Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1464; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0500; FHL microfilm: 1241464. ^↩
3 Index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKDG-NST : accessed 22 Nov 2012), Theodore Hurst, 1883, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915, index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VKDG-NST : accessed 22 Nov 2012), Theodore Hurst, 1883. ^↩
4 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JK76-1W1 : accessed 22 Nov 2012), Hiram Hurst in entry for Eugene Hurst, 1890. ^↩
5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. ^↩
6 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. ^↩
7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). ^↩
8 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). ^↩
9 New Jersey, Department of Health, Death Certificate (31 May 1947), Benjamin Russell Hurst; Bureau of Vital Statistics, Trenton ^↩
10 Benjamin Russell Hurst, 197-09-5794, 30 March 1937, Application for Account Number (Form SS-5), Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD. ^↩
11 Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-18RN-4?cc=1589502&wc=Q6V1-397%3A1590243059%2C1590262660 : 16 December 2016), Schuylkill > Marriage license applications, 1923, vol 51, no 100-598 > image 144 of 358; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.^↩
12 Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, WWI Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. ^↩
13 Year: 1860; Census Place: Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1145; Page: 453; Family History Library Film: 805145 ^↩
14 Year: 1870; Census Place: Norristown Lower Ward, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1378; Page: 35A; Family History Library Film: 552877 ^↩
15 Year: 1860; Census Place: Whitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1145; Page: 649; Family History Library Film: 805145 ^↩
16 Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHNX-2J8 : 24 June 2016), Andrew Entz and Susannah Arp, 1854. ^↩

Follow the Trail: Patrick Campbell to a Sarah Campbell - Potential Identification of the Campbell Family in Philadelphia

Patrick Campbell was married to Catharine McAnally before passing away at a young age in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A combination of city directory data, census analysis and death certificates provided the best evidence for a Patrick Campbell, born about 1836 and died 1866.¹ Patrick's death certificate identified his parents as James and Sarah Campbell.² Patrick was buried in Old Cathedral Cemetery in a plot owned by James Dwyer, though no information to date can suggest the relation between Patrick Campbell, Catharine (McAnally) Campbell and the Dwyers.

The analysis of this evidence was posted to the family tree and resulted in an email from someone researching the Campbell line. Several email exchanges led to a potential clue to Patrick's mother, Sarah Campbell.  An 1860 US Federal Census entry for a Sarah Campbell, in the 7th Ward of Philadelphia was shared showing the family of Sarah Campbell.³

Transcription 1860 United States Federal Census Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1157; Page: 728; Image: 734

Name	Age	Occu	Birth
Sarah	61		Ireland
Charles	31	Driver	do
Patrick	23	Driver	do
Cecelia	32	Fac. Hand	do
Sarah	24		do
Bridget	21		do
Catharine	23		do
Sarah	1		Penn.

The intriguing entry was for Catharine Campbell, listed with the same age as Patrick and a third Sarah Campbell listed with the age of one. As previously mentioned, Patrick Campbell married Catharine McAnally and they had two daughters, Sarah and Mary.  From that research, an entry in the 1870 census led to the discovery of a Catharine (McAnally) Campbell with two girls, presumed to be her daughters, Sarah and Mary. Sarah is 9 years old aligning closely with the recently evaluated 1860 census entry. Mary is listed as 7 years old in 1870. They lived in the 7th ward of Philadelphia on Pine Street, North side^4.

Transcription 1870 United States Federal Census for Catharine Campbell: Ward 7, District 21, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1420; Page: 615A; Image: 537

Name	Age
Catharine Campbell	23
Sarah	9
Mary	7

Further sharing of emails, led to information that suggested a Sarah Campbell, the possible mother to Patrick, lived on Hand Street per the Philadelphia city directories. Analysis of the streets maps for that timeframe show that Hand Street is close to Naudain Street where Patrick and his wife Catharine lived prior to his death as shown in past research of city directory data. In addition, Naudain street is close to Pine Street, showing the proximity to the 1870 census entry for Catharine.

Map of the 7th ward showing the area where the Campbell family has been living relative to the streets of Hand, Pine, and Naudain.

Image is from Map of Philadelpia, 1876.  G. M. Hopkins, C.E. 1876

Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia, GMH1876.​Phila.​005.​Stitched

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Further research for Sarah Campbell led to a ship's manifest, the Ship Berlin. The Berlin departed from Liverpool arriving in New York 6 June 1849. Listed in the manifest was a Campbell family.⁵

Transcription Ship Berlin Manifest

Name	Age
James Campbell	26
Sarah	50
Siddy	20
Charles	16
Sarah	14
Pat	11
Biddy	9

Biddy has been said to be a diminutive for Bridget. There is no clear information to suggest that Siddy is short for Cecelia, but perhaps the name is a family nickname.  This family from the Berlin's manifest aligns closely with the Campbell family in the 1860 Census except for James. The ages for almost all family members are closely aligned with the exception of Charles.

Age Comparison of Campbell Family from Ship Berlin (1849) to U.S. 1860 Census Ship Manifest Name Ship Age (1849) 1860 Census Name 1860 Census Age James Campbell 26 N/A N/A Sarah 50 Sarah 61 Siddy 20 Cecelia 32 Charles 16 Charles 31 Sarah 14 Sarah 24 Pat 11 Patrick 23 Biddy 9 Bridget 21

Additional information from shared emails led to a clue that Sarah Campbell may have indeed had a son, James, further linking the manifest data and the 1860 census family data. The evidence is circumstantial and if the Catharine (age 23) and Sarah (1) from the 1860 Census are in fact wife and daughter to Patrick, it could explain their absence  on the manifest since the daughter was born in Pennsylvania.  

An 1880 Census entry for a Sarah Campbell, aged 81, was located with her daughter, Sarah on Lombard Street, north side in Philadelphia.⁶ They are still in the 7th Ward of Philadelphia.  They appear to be residing in the home of Samuel Moore.

Transcription 1880 United States Federal Census Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1170; Page: 249B; Image: 0679; Enumeration District: 132

Name	Age	Occupation	Relationship
Moore, Samuel	38	Laborer
Mary	38	Keeping house	Wife
Samuel	8	At school	Son
Thos. G.	5		Son
Campbell, Sarah	81	Keeping house
Sarah	50	Works in cotton mill	Daughter

A death certificate for a Sarah Campbell, living on 2125 Lombard street dated December 13, 1885, was found. Burial was in Old Cathedral on December 15, 1885.⁷ Sarah was reported to have been born in Ireland. A corresponding death notice from the Philadelphia Public Ledger reads:

"Campbell -- On the 11th[sic]. Mrs. Sarah, wife of the late James Campbell, aged 86 years. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday morning, at 8 1/2 o'clock, from the rest of her son, James Campbell, 2059 Lombard Street. High Mass at St. Patrick's Church. To proceed to Cathedral Cemetery."⁸

If the identified Sarah is correct, this provides evidence that she did have a son James, further supporting the link between the ship Berlin manifest and the 1860 U.S. Census.  

Analysis of city directory information over the short term, further links James to Sarah. City directory data finds James Campbell on Lombard as follows⁹:

Name	Year	Occupation	Address
James Campbell	1879	laborer	2053 Lombard
	1881	laborer	2059 Lombard
	1882	laborer	2059 Lombard
	1883	laborer	2059 Lombard
	1884	laborer	2059 Lombard
	1885	sawyer	2059 Lombard

A review of city directory data for the same years as James, shows that the Sarah identified in Ward 7 of Philadelphia, is likely the mother of James.¹⁰ Sarah is found twice in the same address of James, for both 1879 and 1885, the year of her death. The evidence further links the James Campbell living in the 7th ward of Philadelphia to Sarah Campbell, as both resided close to one another in Ward 7 of Philadelphia and twice shared the same residence according to the city directory entries.

City directory data finds Sarah Campbell widow of James or in the 7th ward area:

Name	Year	Widow of	Address
Sarah Campbell	1879	James	2053 Lombard
	1880		1815 Bainbridge
	1881		1915 Bainbridge
	1882		1815 Bainbridge
	1883		2047 Lombard
	1885		2059 Lombard

No likely Sarah was identified in the 1884 city directory. No Census record for a James on Lombard has been found in the 1880 Census.

The proximity of the addresses as shown by the map of 7th ward, specific to James on Lombard, Sarah and Patrick/Catharine and corresponding city directory and census data suggests the identified families are related. Further research into burial plots and locating collateral lines may provide more definitive evidence to the relationships of Sarah Campbell, James Campbell, and Patrick Campbell as well as Patrick's wife Catharine (McAnally) Campbell and their children, Sarah and Mary.  

Image is from Map of Philadelpia, 1876.  G. M. Hopkins, C.E. 1876

Map Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia, GMH1876.​Phila.​005.​Stitched

Is it reasonable to conclude that this family is connected?  The potential tree:

1Barrett, William C. Identification of Catharine McAnally's Husband Patrick Campbell, with an

Analysis of Additional Campbell Relationships. Added to family tree online at

Ancestry.com: http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/4f45f244-792c-4eda-ad1a-7431410c6dd8/51734940/13246503815?_phsrc=avR3&usePUBJs=true

2Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXV4-Y58 : 9 December 2014), Patrick Campbell, 24 May 1866; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,987,618

3Year: 1860; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1157; Page: 728; Image: 734; Family History Library Film: 805157

4Year: 1870; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7 Dist 21 (2nd Enum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1420; Page: 615A; Image: 537; Family History Library Film: 552919

5Year: 1849; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 080; Line: 8; List Number: 669

6Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1170; Family History Film: 1255170; Page: 249B; Enumeration District: 132; Image: 0679

7"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXFG-2QH : 9 December 2014), Sarah Campbell, 13 Dec 1885; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 2,070,704.

8The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 14 Dec 1885, Mon • Page 3

9Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1883 1884 and 1885.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

10Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1883 1884 and 1885.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.