Individual Details
Edward F. Fonder Sr.
(Abt 1832 - 15 Mar 1886)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1831 | Belgium |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1832 | Belgium | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1834 | Holland | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1860 | Ward 17 ( 1850), eastern part, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Co., PA - Catharine Beckert | | ||
| Occupation | 1860 | laborer | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1 Jun 1870 | 636 Tasker Street (probable)(demolished, now a garage), Philadelphia City (Southwark area), Philadelphia Co., PA - Catharine Beckert | | ||
| Occupation | 1 Jun 1870 | tailor | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1 Jun 1870 | Tasker Street, in the vicinity of South 7th Street (probably 636 Tasker Street, demolished, now a garage), Philadelphia City (Southwark area), Philadelphia Co., PA - Catharine Beckert | | ||
| Residence (family) | From 1870 to 1871 | 636 Tasker Street (demolished, now a garage), Philadelphia City (Southwark area), Philadelphia Co., PA - Catharine Beckert | | ||
| Occupation | From 1870 to 1873 | 38 South Fifth Street (demolished, now lies within Independence Mall), Philadelphia City (Center City area), Philadelphia Co., PA |  | | |
| Residence (family) | 1880 | South Broad Street (probably 3400 South Broad Street)(demolished when South Broad Street was widened), Philadelphia City (Ward 26, Dist. 1 (1880)), Philadelphia Co., PA - Catharine Beckert | | ||
| Residence (family) | Bef 15 Mar 1886 | South Broad Street and Hartranft Avenue (a.k.a. 3400 South Broad Street)(demolished when South Broad Street was widened), Philadelphia City (Ward 26, Dist. 1 (1880)), Philadelphia Co., PA - Catharine Beckert | | ||
| Occupation | Bef 15 Mar 1886 | cutter (tailor) | | ||
| Death | 15 Mar 1886 | from injuries received on the Pennsylvania Railroad - Philadelphia City, Philadelphia Co., PA | | ||
| Burial | 18 Mar 1886 | Glenwood Cemetery (historic, now site of James Weldon Johnson Homes) on Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia City (Stanton area), Philadelphia Co., PA | | ||
| Burial | 1 Sep 1938 | Glenwood Memorial Gardens (Sec. N, Lot 247, Grave 3 (shared)) at 2321 West Chester Pike, Marple Twp. (Broomall area), Delaware Co., PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Catharine Beckert (1828 - 1899) |
| Child | Elizabeth Fonder (1850 - ) |
| Child | Ellen Fonder (1852 - ) |
| Child | Edward F. Fonder Jr. (1854 - 1928) |
| Child | Frederick Fonder (1856 - 1912) |
| Child | Mary Fonder (1859 - ) |
| Child | Caroline A. "Carrie" Fonder (1860 - 1922) |
Notes
Occupation
This was a very small shop located on the west side of South Fifth Street that has long since been demolished, and now lies within Independence Mall at Independence National Historic Park. It last appears on the 1875 Philadelphia Atlas (more correctly known at "City Atlas of Philadelphia, Vol. 6, Wards 2 through 20, 29 and 31", published in 1875 by G.M. Hopkins) appearing at: www.philageohistory.org.Independence Hall, the birthplace of the United States of America in 1776, was/is less than 200 feet away where it occupies the South side of Chestnut Street between South Fifth and Sixth Streets.
Endnotes
1. US Census of 1880 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. Address is given as a location on South Broad St. within Ward 26..
2. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" as found at www.familysearch.org. Record for Edward Fonder (the immigrant)..
3. US Census of 1870 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. This is the first enumeration undertaken on 13 July 1870. Address is not provided, but the location is in Ward 1, Dist. 3, Philadelphia, PA..
4. US Census of 1870 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. This is the second enumeration undertaken on 21 November 1970. Location is given as Tasker Street in the vicinity of South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA..
5. US Census of 1860 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonduer and family..
6. US Census of 1860 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonduer and family..
7. US Census of 1860 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonduer and family..
8. US Census of 1870 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. This is the first enumeration undertaken on 13 July 1870. Address is not provided, but the location is in Ward 1, Dist. 3, Philadelphia, PA..
9. US Census of 1870 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. This is the first enumeration undertaken on 13 July 1870. Address is not provided, but the location is in Ward 1, Dist. 3, Philadelphia, PA..
10. US Census of 1870 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. This is the second enumeration undertaken on 21 November 1970. Location is given as Tasker Street in the vicinity of South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA..
11. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" as found at: www.ancestry.com..
12. "U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995" as found at: www.ancestry.com..
13. US Census of 1880 - record for Edward and Catherine Fonder and family. Address is given as a location on South Broad St. within Ward 26..
14. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" as found at www.familysearch.org. Record for Edward Fonder (the immigrant)..
15. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" as found at www.familysearch.org. Record for Edward Fonder (the immigrant)..
16. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" as found at www.familysearch.org. Record for Edward Fonder (the immigrant)..
17. Find A Grave Information for Glenwood Cemetery (historic) and Glenwood Memorial Gardens found at: www.findagrave.com. Therein it states that all remains from the Glenwood Cemetery (historic, now site of James Weldon Johnson Homes) formerly located at Ridge Avenue and North 27th Street in Philadelphia, PA. were reinterred in 1938 at Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall Boro., Delaware Co., PA..
18. "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915" as found at www.familysearch.org. Record for Edward Fonder (the immigrant)..
19. "Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985" as found at: www.ancestry.com. Burial record of Glenwood Cemetery, Broomall, PA. Record of reinterment for Edward Fonder..
20. Find A Grave Information for Glenwood Cemetery (historic) and Glenwood Memorial Gardens found at: www.findagrave.com. Therein it states that all remains from the Glenwood Cemetery (historic, now site of James Weldon Johnson Homes) formerly located at Ridge Avenue and North 27th Street in Philadelphia, PA. were reinterred in 1938 at Glenwood Memorial Gardens in Broomall Boro., Delaware Co., PA..
21. "Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985" as found at: www.ancestry.com. Burial record of Glenwood Cemetery, Broomall, PA. Record of reinterment for Edward Fonder..