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From: "Deborah Johnson" <>
Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Fwd: Girard College
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 03:45:45 -0800


Good Morning All -

I did a look up yesterday for someone and on the 1880 census, it showed a 9
year old being at Girard College, I'm forwarding her reply because she
explained to me what exactly Girard College was.

Take care -
Deb


>In a message dated 11/27/03 5:31:17 AM, writes:
><< Geraldine -
>
>Household: 1880 Census
>Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
>Father's
>Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
>Emma GRAHAM Self W Female W 35 PA Keeping House PA PA
>Joseph GRAHAM Son Male W 17 PA Woolen Mill PA PA
>Emma GRAHAM Dau S Female W 12 PA Woolen Mill PA PA
>George GRAHAM Son S Male W 9 PA Girard College PA PA
>Ada GRAHAM Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA
>Thomas GRAHAM Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA
>John GRAHAM Son S Male W 5M NJ PA PA
>
>Source Information:
> Census Place Precinct 1, Camden, Camden, New Jersey
> Family History Library Film 1254773
> NA Film Number T9-0773
> Page Number 75D >>
>
>Dear Deb,
>
>What a sweetheart you are to do all this work. We both thank you, even tho
>my
>husband does not get excited as I do over his family history. Our sons will
>appreciate it.
>It would be nice to visit the place in Ireland that John is from.
>I noticed that one of John & Emmas sons in 1880, George at 9 years, was
>at
>Girard college.
>
>Another of Dicks grandfathers went to Girard Colllege. William Kelly,
>father
>also from Ireland & died at 32 years of TB. William also was sent to Girard
>when he was 6 years & discharged when he was 18 & self sufficient.
>
>Girard College, was established for white orphaned boys. At the time
>of
>William's fathers death, his mother was considered by law to be
>incapable of
>providing for her children. Even though his mother & sister were living,
>the
>courts referred to a minor male as an 'orphan.'
>A widowed mother generally did not have legal custody of her children.
>William was admitted to Girard College 20 Sep 1882. [While there, the
>spelling of
>his surname was changed from Kelly on admission records to
>Kelley by
>discharge. (Kelly spelled with two es was considered by Dick's family
>to be the
>Protestant spelling? However, family were Catholic)
>
>Girard was an endowed boarding school for boys. William was treated very
>well
>there; all the boys were educated, did chores & were prepared to leave
>Girard
>& to assume a job when they were 18 years old. He moved to Camden for a job
>with the city about 1894.
>
>My original information on John & Emma Graham came from Camden County
>Historical Soc. I have been a member for over 5 years, but only got to
>Camden once.
>That was when I found a file box with marriages on a card. All it said was
>the
>2 names, John Graham & Emma Cunningham. In Aug. we were in the NE & planned
>to
>visit Camden G & H Soc. but then I found out that August is vacation month
>there. Went to both NJ & PA archives looking for John Grahams death
>information.
>Now I should be able to find it because of you.
>
>Deb, if you are a genealogist, I will hire you!
>thanks again. Let me know if I can help you in Texas.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Gerri & Dick...
>
>Geraldine Happel Graham San Antonio, TEXAS
>A tree will whither if no one tends to the roots...
>Family History http://members.aol.com/dickandgerri/
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>Brensing
>Brill Bruchhaeuser Bruene Combe Cunningham Deusch Dissen Eckart Engel
>Ernst Ernsthauser Fichtenmayer Feld Fischer Franz Gleisener Graham
>Gresty Groll Gross Happel Herbold Henkel Hesse Hoehl Hughes
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