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Death Certificate William Wesemann Philadelphia 1940 File 2213
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The record
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Transcription
File no. 2213; registered no. 1095; Philadelphia, primary district blue "255." Full name "William Wesemann," residence "5814 Dittman [St.]." Male, white, "Married," "husband of Anna E Hippel." Date of birth "Oct 5, 1867"; age "72 yrs 3 mos 10 ds." Occupation "Watchman," industry "Hosiery Mill / Auto Agency / Saw Works"; last worked "Aug 1939"; total time "30 yrs." Birthplace "Phila Pa." Father "George Wesemann," born "Germany." Mother's maiden name "Frederica Bowers," born "Germany." Informant "Mrs Wm [F?] Wesemann Dau." [daughter-in-law], 5814 Dittman St. Date of death "Jan 15, 1940." "Inquest pending" stamp; coroner Charles H. Hirsch. Burial 18 January 1940, Ardsley, Montgomery County. Undertaker David M. Wright, 7015 Torresdale Ave. Filed 1/15/40, Joseph A. Farrell, registrar. Cause of death: not entered on the page seen (inquest pending).
Plain reading
William Wesemann, a married watchman of 72, born in Philadelphia 5 October 1867 to George Wesemann and Frederica "Bowers," both born in Germany, died 15 January 1940 at 5814 Dittman Street; buried 18 January at Ardsley.
Notes
STATED for the mother's name "Bowers" (a phonetic rendering of Bauer; it matches Chapter 4's Fredericka Bauer, Georg's wife). Birth date agrees with the city register (5 October 1867).
Conflicts noted: none on dates. Name of mother: "Frederica Bowers" against Bauer in Chapter 4; the same rendering appears on Emma Brosius's certificate (N4.5).