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Document: One page of the 1910 U.S. Census, Thirteenth Census—Population, Philadelphia, Ward 17, Enumeration District 267, Sheet 7B (scanned sideways). The Wesemann household is on lines 86–88, on Girard Avenue.
Language: English
Transcription conventions: on printed forms, pre-printed text is set in roman and handwritten entries in \italic\; wholly handwritten registers and lists are set in roman. Square brackets mark editorial matter: [?] follows an uncertain reading, [illegible] marks unread text, [blank] marks an unfilled field, and bracketed descriptions record stamps, marks, and annotations. Spelling, abbreviation, and capitalisation follow the original; nothing is corrected. On census and register pages that carry many unrelated entries, the page heading and the target household or entry are transcribed in full; the extent of what is and is not transcribed is stated on each page.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR—BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1910—POPULATION.
State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Township or other division of county [blank] Name of incorporated place Philadelphia City Supervisor’s District No. 1 Enumeration District No. 267 Sheet No. 7 B Ward of city 17th
Enumerated by me on the 22nd day of April, 1910. Harry J. Gebhart, Enumerator.
[Street name written in left margin beside lines 81–88:] Girard Avenue
| Line | 86 | 87 | 88 |
| House no. | 525 | ||
| Dwelling | 103 | ||
| Family | 151 | ||
| Name | Wesemann George W | —— Mary M | —— Ruth E |
| Relation | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Race | W | W | W |
| Age | 35 | 25 | 1 1/2 |
| Marital | M2 | M1 | S |
| Yrs married | 3 | 3 | |
| Children born | 1 | ||
| Living | 1 | ||
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| Father b. | Ger-German | Ger-German | Pennsylvania |
| Mother b. | Ger-German | Ger-German | Pennsylvania |
| Language | English | English | |
| Occupation | Prop | None | None |
| Industry | Bakery | ||
| Emp. | Emp | ||
| Read | Yes | Yes | |
| Write | Yes | Yes | |
| Own/rent | R | ||
| House | H |
[Other columns blank for these lines. Numbers written by census coders in the code columns are omitted. Other households on the page are not transcribed.]
Transcriber’s notes
“M2” for George marks a second marriage (his first wife, Elizabeth Crosby, died 1906); Mary is “M1”. Three years married fits the 10 September 1907 marriage.
George is a bakery proprietor and employer in 1910, between his hat-finishing work in 1900 and 1918–1930.
Mary’s father is given as born in Germany; in 1920 her father is born in Pennsylvania (Charles Knoll was Pennsylvania-born). The 1910 entry is the outlier.
The enumerator’s name re-checked at zoom 2026-09-27: Harry J. Gebhart.
Grade: PRIMARY.