Adelaide Geilfuss

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Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 17 Nov 1868 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
Marriage 2 Jun 1898 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA To Thomas Langan
Death 28 Dec 1923 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA age 55

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 2                   Generation 3            Generation 4
 
                            +-- Thomas Langan
                            |   (1858-1920)          
 Thomas Montgomery Langan --+                       +-- Adolph Geilfuss
 (1906-1990)                |                       |   (~1847-~1888)
                            +-- Adelaide Geilfuss --+
                                (1868-1923)         |
                                                    +-- Anna L. Weymann
                                                        (~1841-1893)

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Children

(all children with Thomas Langan)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Harry Moore Langan M 1 Apr 1901 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA Verna Mildred Gooding
Francis Piers Langan M 11 Jan 1903 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA Ethel Miller went by "Frank"
Thomas Montgomery Langan M 12 Jul 1906 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA Margaret Olive Huf Direct line

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA 1868-1923

Photos

Adelaide Geilfuss, date unknown


Sources

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1 1870 United States Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Ward 15, Enumeration District 46 (first enumeration), Page 150 lines 7-12 lists Adolph Geilfuss, 23, living with Annie Geilfuss, 26, daughter Amelia Geilfuss, 4, daughter Adelaide Geilfuss, 2, and Henry Geilfuss, 71. Also living in the house are Christian Reag, 19, the family of Charles Thomas, 33, Genevieve Thomas, 34, and Clara Thomas, 5, plus Rose Miller, 6. Adolph and Christian work for a Baker. Annie keeps house. Henry is unemployed. Adolph was born in South Carolina. Annie, Henry, and Christian were born in Prussia. The kids were born in Pennsylvania.
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1b 1870 United States Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Ward 15, Enumeration District 46 (second enumeration), Page 52 lines 17-25 lists Adolph Geilfuss, 20, living with Annie Geilfuss, 20, daughter Amelia Geilfuss, 5, and daughter Ada Geilfuss, 1. Also living in the house is the family of Charles Thomas, 40, Lizzie Thomas, 40, and their daughter Clara Thomas, 5, Henry Geilfuss, 70, and Ernest Heyser, 15. The remainder of this census page is not filled out; only names, ages (rounded to multiples of 5 years), and genders are filled in. They live on Green St. This census data was enumerated on 18 Nov 1870.
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2 1880 United States Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 154, Page 16, lines 46-50 and Page 17, line 1 lists Francis H. Pierrie, 30, living with his wife, Bessie S.(?) Pierrie, 25, his sister Anna M. Pierrie, 32, his sister Sallie L. Pierrie, 26, his daughter Julia M. Pierrie, 9, and servant Adelaide Gulfuss, 12. Adelaide is listed as being sick or temporarily disabled. Her occupation is listed as "Servant." She was born in Pennsylvania. Her father was born in S. Carolina, her mother in Germany.
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3 1900 United States Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Ward 34, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 882, Page 12A lines 36-37 lists Thomas Langan, 39, born July 1860, living with his wife Addelade Langan, 31, born Nov 1868. Thomas and Adelaide have been married for 2 years. Adelaide has not given birth to any children. Both were born in Pennsylvania. Thomas' parents were born in England. Addelade's father was born in South Carolina, mother in Germany. Thomas' occupation is listed as "painter, fresco." They live on the north side of Columbia Ave.
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4 1910 United States Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Ward 44, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 1118, Page 8B lines 98-100 and Page 9A lines 1-2, lists Thomas Langan, 50, living with his wife Adelaide G. Langan, 42, their son Harry M. Langan, 9, their son Frank P. Langan, 7, and their son Thomas M. Langan, 3. Thomas and Adelaide have been married for 11 years. Adelaide has given birth to three children, all of whom are still alive (and present here). Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The parents of the elder Thomas and Adelaide were all born in England. The elder Thomas is a painter in the field of "decorative painting." They live on Columbia Ave.
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5 1920 United States Federal Census, Philadelphia, PA, Ward 44, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 1638, Page 8A lines 6-10 lists Thomas Langan, 58, living with his wife Adelaide Langan, 51, their son Harry M. Langan, 18, their son Frank P. Langan, 16, and their son Thomas Langan, 13. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The parents of the elder Thomas were both born in England. Adelaide's father was born in South Carolina, her mother in Germany. The elder Thomas is a painter in the field of "contracting." Harry is an apprentice in the field of "electrical." They live on Columbia Ave.
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6 Personal interview of Harry Moore Langan, Jr. by Peter N. Robertson on 6 May 1999.
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7 Personal Records of Lois L. Robertson.
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8 Personal communication from Peter N. Robertson.
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9 Philadelphia, PA, Marriage Index 1885-1951 has a record for Thomas Langan and Adelaide Geilfuss getting married in Philadelphia in 1898, marriage license #103428.
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10 Death Certificate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, file number 123952, registered number 28228. Adelaide G. Langan of 5301 Hadfield St., Philadelphia, PA, died at 11:55 am on 28 Dec 1923 of chronic parenchymatous nephritis which she had been suffering from for 5 years and 3 months. She fell into a uremic coma for 19 hours prior to death. She was a widow. She was born on 12 Nov 1868 and was aged 55 years, 1 month, and 16 days at death. She was a homemaker. She was born in PA. Her father was Adolph Geilfus, born in Germany, and her mother was Anna Wanker, born in Germany. This information was provided by Harry M. Langan of 5301 Hadfield St. Adelaide was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery on 31 Dec 1923.
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11 Burial Record for Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA, permit number 18875, indicates that Adelaide Langan, 55 years old, of 5301 Hatfield Ave., was buried on 31 Dec 1923 at 3 pm.
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Would love to know why Adelaide is suddenly a servant at the age of 12.

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