Philadelphia - John Harold Austin x2 - are they father and son?

[ShaunJ]

Sorry about the typo!

[*Sandra*]

No problem Shaun. 

[ShaunJ]

I signed up to a commercial news archive database and found a reference in the Philadelphia Inquirer (25 December 1917) to the issue of this marriage license:

Isabel Armstrong , 1828 S.27th St and John H Austin 4707 Penn St

[ShaunJ]

I wonder if Charles may have married twice, a similar one appears in 1900 Ward 36.

Charles Armstrong 22 Married 1899. Immigrated 1883. Teamster
Anna M Armstrong 19

ARMSTRONG - on March 9 1906, ANNA MAY, wife of Charles Armstrong, aged 24 years.............funeral services.........at residence of her brother-in-law Mr William B Thompson, 1433 S. 19th St. Interment at Mt Moriah cemetery

[*Sandra*]

Excellent Shaun - a good days work.  It did look a close possibility for Charles.  So you are still missing the death of John and remarriage of Isabel. Still hoping your commercial news database will come up with an answer 

[ShaunJ]

Found a few more things.

Delaware County Library has an excellent (and free) digitised local newpaper database which has a 1956 obit for Charles Armstrong http://delawarecolib.newspaperarchive.com/Default.aspx

I also found a marriage for John H Austin's younger brother James S Austin - to Katherine Vesper in Philadelphia in 1929. I've been looking for that for a while. James arrived from England in 1921.

Online availability of the Philadelphia Inquirer only goes up to 1922 at present.

[*Sandra*]

Really pleased all your bits and bobs are coming together slowly - another good site.   It is a shame about the Philadelphia Inquirer, needed some obituary info on a Catholic Priest but the date I wanted was March 1934 !!

[ShaunJ]

This web page  has a good summary of what's available online for PA newspaper archives

http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/guides/Philadelphia_Regional_News/

[*Sandra*]

Many Thanks for the link Shaun. I have passed that information on, if it does'nt help with the Catholic Priest, it may help with other relatives.

Thanks Alot.