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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => US Lookup Requests => Topic started by: dentony1 on Sunday 17 January 10 06:51 GMT (UK)
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Have 3 ancestors buried there & one "missing". If someone is able to do a lookup for me please, would be greatly appreciated. Presume this lady never married and is buried with her parents & brothers. Was unable to locate a "contact" for the cemetery directly.
Burials confirmed are:
Henry John Distin buried October 14, 1903 at Lafayette Vault, Mt Mariah
his wife - Jane Distin buried June 28, 1907
and their son
William Henry Distin buried July 26, 1907
They had a daughter Eleanor (spelling sometimes altered) born 1865 in Marylebone, London. In the 1900 USA census she is listed with her parents & brother as being single, spelling is Elanor.
Haven't located a death for her anywhere & can't find her after 1900 census.
Is she buried with her parents & brother? Presume Jane Distin is also in the vault, not sure about William though. The family were famous coronet (horn) makers in Phillie.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
Debra
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It's Mt. Moriah Cemetery and it came up on a thread here recently.
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,426571.0.html
Have you checked Philadephia deaths on LDS Pilot Site (goes up to 1915)-
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1320976
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Thank you
I read the posting for Mt Mariah you mentioned and have PM-ed John. I also tried the family pilot site previously & did so again but with no luck. The others are all there but not Eleanor.
kind regards
Debra
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Perhaps Eleanor died outside Philadelphia then? or married after 1900 census? have you checked Philadelphia marriages on LDS Pilot site just in case she did?
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Yes, no luck. Also tried all records at Ancestry but nothing, last time she is mentioned is 1900 US census.
also tried a search of the Ancestry USA site for Eleanor born 1865 England but nothing came up that could confirm our Eleanor plus those who did had middle christian names which ours definitely didn't have.
thanks for the suggestions, every little bit helps.
bye for now
Debra
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Debra:
I see that in 1900 Jane had 8 children, 3 still living. Do you know where her other child was living in 1900 and 1910? Perhaps Eleanor moved near her sibling by 1910?
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Previous thread about this family (to avoid duplicating efforts):
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=528525e44458e217ba13eea361bb85f9&topic=397020.msg2676958
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dentony
After reading the previous thread posted above by Lisa I was wondering what has led you to discount the marriage record of Eleanor to Charles Schnell in 1907?
You stated the last time she was mentioned was in the 1900 Census and yet she was also found living with Charles Schnell on the 1910 Census living in the same house where you state her mother died.
dollylee
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Hi dentony
Thanks for visiting the Mount Moriah website http://mountmoriah.info/ As you can see, it is a website maintained by contributions from people around the world. I would appreciate it if you, or anyone else, would consider joining the site and contributing new biographies, or adding to existing biographies, about persons interred in Mount Moriah. It sounds like your Distin's were contributors to the overall fabric of the city of Philadelphia, which increases the importance of the cemetery.
With regard to your inquiry, it looks like you have more work to do as I was able to find some information about your ancestors; and some of the info contributed by others to this thread appear correct (such as the relationship between Eleanor & Charles!).
One of the things to keep in mind is variation on spellings; initially I didn't find some of your ancestors until I tried some variations. Here they are; note that the date is the date of burial.
Regards,
John
Rec # Last First Year Month Day Sect. Lot Grave Notes
1. DISTIN Harry 1903 OCT 16 206 24 & 25
2. DISTIN William 1907 JUL 29 306 24
Rec # Last First Year Month Day Sect. Lot Grave Notes
1. DICTIN Jane 1907 JUN 28 206 24
Rec # Last First Year Month Day Sect. Lot Grave Notes
1. SCHNELL Alois 1876 JUL 19 199 005 Row
2. SCHNELL Daniel 1908 NOV 13 106 29
3. SCHNELL Elizabeth 1914 MAY 4 106 29
4. SCHNELL Katharine 1905 Apr 1 123 48,50,52,54
Rec # Last First Year Month Day Sect. Lot Grave Notes
1. SCHELL Chas. (Ashes) 1925 NOV 11 206 24
2. SCHELL Edna R 1891 OCT 15 6 3 NW 1/4
3. SCHELL Eleanor D. 1915 SEP 21 206 24
4. SCHELL Margaret 1944 July 7 6 3 NW 1/4
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Thank You DollyLee for your posting & reminder. The entire time I was putting the latest request on I had this thought in the back of my mind that I'd found more on Eleanor but there was nothing in her file. I now know why,in August I was very distracted by another branch which kept me busy til December and I must have put the papers from the posting to one side & forgotten about them.
I even remember (now ::)) doing a google street on the Tasker house at the time of the first posting. How silly do I feel now??
Just yesterday I confirmed a 3rd child from the UK census, still living in 1891 but as yet not found in 1901 so I believe she is the child referred to in the 1900 USA census as being one of 3 living children.
To John, Thank you for the cemetery details and I've quite a lot on the Distin family so will condense it as best I can and send you a copy. May take a few weeks but I promise I won't forget & have placed a post-it sticker on the computer to remind me.
Eleanor's file is now updated. Thank you everyone for your contribution to her story.
kind regards
Debra