Birth Certificates Wesemann Children Philadelphia 1910-1913 Ancestry PA

The record

Conventions: [ ] editorial addition; [?] uncertain reading; […] illegible; [sic] as written.*

Transcription

\(a\) George Foster Wesemann: certificate 191298. Place of birth "5715 N. 4th St.," 42nd Ward, Philadelphia. Full name "George Foster Wesemann." Male; legitimate "Yes"; born "11-5-13." Father "George W[—]," residence Philadelphia, white, age at last birthday 37, born "U.S.," occupation "Hatter." Mother "Mary M Knoll," residence Philadelphia, white, age 29, born "U.S." Number of child of this mother "4"; now living "4." Attending physician signs "A. Foster" [read], 5912 Keystone; born alive, "4:45 A.M." Filed 11-13-13, registrar signature illegible (J. W. Hartholt? read).

\(b\) Ellwood Geo. Wesemann: certificate 131050. "525 W. Girard Ave.," 17th Ward. "Ellwood Geo. Weseman." Male; legitimate "Yes"; born "7-30-10." Father "George —," white, age 35, born "U.S.," occupation "Baker." Mother "Mary Knoll," white, age 26, born "U.S." Number of child of this mother "2"; living "2." Physician signs "A. Morrell," 2006 Cayuga; "4:25 [P.M.]." The "given name added from a supplemental report" line is signed by the registrar.

\(c\) Wm Fred Wesemann: certificate 48034. "5814 Dittman St.," 41st Ward. Full name "Wm Fred Wesemann." Male; legitimate "Yes"; born "3-3-12." Father "William —," white, age 43, born "U.S.," occupation "Watchman." Mother "Anna Hippel," white, age 39, born "U.S." Number of child of this mother "2"; now living "2." Physician signs "W. C. Kepler" [read], 6808 Torresdale; "7:20 A.M." Filed 3-14-12.

Plain reading

Three Philadelphia births: George Foster Wesemann (5 November 1913) to George W. Wesemann, a hatter, 37, and Mary M. Knoll, 29; Ellwood George Wesemann (30 July 1910) to George W., a baker, 35, and Mary Knoll, 26; and William Fred Wesemann (3 March 1912) to William Wesemann, a watchman, 43, and Anna Hippel, 39.

Notes

George W.'s trade is a baker in 1910 and a hatter in 1913 (Chapter 4 gives "hatter" for the Stetson years).

Conflicts noted: (1) Ages: George W. (born 1 January 1876) was 34 in July 1910 and 37 in November 1913; the 1910 certificate gives 35. William (born 5 October 1867) was 44 on 3 March 1912; the certificate gives 43. Anna (born 6 March 1873) was 38 on 3 March 1912, three days short of 39; the certificate gives 39. Ages on the certificates are the informant's and run one year off in each case; not material. (2) Ellwood George is the second child of Mary (after Ruth Esther, December 1908) and George Foster the fourth, consistent with Naomi in 1911; matches the family Bible.