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 | 1850 U.S. Federal Census; Census Place: Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_776; Page: 160B
Includes the name, age, place of birth and occupation for Thomas, Sarah Ann, Samuel F. and William Rudolph and in the next house Hannah, Mary and Sarah Ann Rudolph |
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 | 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Census Place: Washington District, Norfolk, Virginia on 15 April 1910
Includes the family of Claude L Lee age 27, wife Minnie B age 23, daughter Effa M age 6, son William W age 3 and daughter Blanch L 9 months |
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 | 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Census Place: Baltimore City, MD on 12 April 1930. Includes Ward Map showing house location
Information on the age, birthplace, marital status, occupation and parent's birthplace for Annie, Evelyn, Naomi and Melitta Baugartner, Eleanor and Sylvia Krueger and boarders William W Lee and Robert E Rudolph |
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 | 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Census Place: South Norfolk, Virginia on 15 April 1930
Information on the age, birthplace and parent's birthplace for Madge L. Brown. Was living in the household as a neice and single on 15 Apr 1930 |
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 | 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Census Place: Kern County Jail, Bakersfield, CA
Includes his birth place and age and that he is a Prisoner at the jail |
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 | 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Census Place: Kern County Jail, Bakersfield, CA
Includes the birth place and age of William W Lee and that he is a Prisoner at the jail |
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 | 21st Birthday Celebration for Ernest John Rudolph in 1903
You can hover your mouse over the identified people in this photo to see some quick information about them including their name, then click to go to their individual page if you'd like to see more about them. Although only ten people in this 1903 photo have been identified, the photo ties together several threads of the Rudolph family. Additions and corrections to the story below are very welcomed!
Ernest John Rudolph, who's 21st birthday is being celebrated, does not look very happy. His father John Mason Rudolph had passed away less than three years before. Ernest had been forced to leave Swarthmore College where he had been attending. The family wants Ernest to marry one of the young women in the photo, but Ernest does not wish too. Two and half years later he marries Julia Ann Taylor, whose family from Missouri is not welcome in the East because they had fought vigorously against the Union, never accepting the Missouri Compromise. Perhaps a little too central to the group in the photo is Ernest's younger brother Bert, the doted-upon son. Bert is directly in front of Ernest's mom and right next to their grandmother, Julia Klein Hornberger.
Several of Ernest's aunts, uncles and cousins are present. His father's older brother Samuel Fogg Rudolph is there with his wife Mary Hansell. His first cousin Thomas Rudolph, Samuel's son, is there with his wife Annie Hearst. His mother's sister Mamie Erskine is there with her husband Frank Vache.
There are several family heirlooms in the photo. The floral picture on the wall was painted by Emma Louise Erskine who was an artist. A search for this painting is underway. Emma Louise Erskine and her sister Mary Erskine purchased a pair of matching clocks. Emma's clock can be seen in the photo. The family china can be seen on the table. If you zoom in on the plates, you can see that there are twelve plates in a stack on the table, and there are still twelve plates today 110 years later. Finally, the Rudolph family "R" glasses can also be seen on the table. The clock, plates and glasses are currently held by Robert Charles Rudolph.
There were four successive generations of Rudolphs who were consecutive superintendents or caretakers of the Friends' Southwestern Burial Ground at 236 Powell Lane, Upper Darby, PA. The second and third of those generations are in this photo.
1) The first generation was Thomas Rudolph (1824 - 1887), who became caretaker in 1872 and held the position until his death in 1887. His wife was Sarah Ann Fogg.
2) The second generation was Samuel Fogg Rudolph (1848 - 1933), who became caretaker upon his father's death in 1887. He is the tall balding man standing in front of the door frame with his eyes closed. Samuel probably held the position of caretaker when this photo was taken in 1903. His wife Mary S. Hansell is seated at the table.
3) The third generation to serve as caretaker was Thomas Rudolph (1875 - 1941). Thomas was Ernest John's first cousin. Thomas is in the photo standing just in front of and to the left of his father Samuel. His wife Anna Hearst or Annie is standing to the right of Emma Louise Erskine with her eyes closed. Upon her husband Thomas' death in 1941, Annie served as caretaker for a few years until her son, who had been born while they lived in the caretaker's house at 236 Powell Lane five years before this photo was taken, took over care of the cemetery from her.
4) The fourth Rudolph to serve as consecutive caretaker was Samuel Fogg Rudolph (1898 - 1961). He was married to Ruth Martin Murray, whose brother Jim Murray took over as caretaker upon Samuel's death.
All four of these consecutive Rudolph caretakers, and their four wives including Annie who held the position for a while, are buried in the Friend's Southwestern Burial Ground. You can click to their individual webpages to see photos of their headstones and locations.
This 1903 photo has been restored and is in the photo collection of Robert C Rudolph. |
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 | A 1950 New Years Eve Party at the home of Ed and Reine Nichols, 2799 State Street, Hamden, CT
From left to right:
John (Jack) Jaeger Nichols, Arthur Thomas Nichols, Mildred Sherwood |
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 | A Cruise to the West Caribbean
From left to right:
Reine Roy. Joann Alberta Nichols, Megan O'Leary a friend |
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 | A Family Reunion in the Summer of 2002 - First Cousins John Mason Rudolph, Jr. and Francis Charles Thorpe, Jr.
Hosted by Elizabeth Jane Thorpe and Robert Hunsperger at their home in Galena, MD.
Roll the mouse over each person's face to see their name, then click on them to see their other photos. |
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 | A Gathering of Reine Roy's Family, 2799 State Street, Hamden, CT, sometime between 1949 and 1951
Back row:
Edward Albert Nichols Jr, Reine Roy, Laura Normandia (Reine Roy's aunt from Manchester, NH), George Roy(Reine Roy's uncle from Canada), Philip Roy (Reine Roy's uncle from Canada), Albina Roy (Reine Roy's mother from Manchester, NH)
Front left:
Louis Schuster |
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 | A History of Delaware County Pennsylvania and Its People, Jordan, John W., Editor, Librarian of the Historical Society of PA, (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1914), pp 826-827
Five paragraphs from this published history discuss the Rudolphs of Springfield and Upper Darby, PA through the 1800s and early 1900s. |
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 | A letter written by Ernest John Rudolph on 28 Jan 1919 at Philadelphia, PA to his brother Robert (Bert) Erskine Rudolph
A very sad letter written four months after his wife Julia Ann Taylor (1883-1918) died and their four children had been taken away by the state.
Original cared for by Robert Charles Rudolph |
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 | A lock of Ernest John Rudolph's hair from when he was 22 months old
The lock of hair was inside the paper sleeve, tied with the pink string. The note and tied lock of hair were inside the envelope.
The note, dated February 13, 1884 when Ernest was 22 months old, mentions that Ernest is growing nicely; it appears to be addressed to Mamie. The envelope is postmarked six years later in 1900 and is addressed to Ernest''s mom Mrs. John Mason Rudolph, 565 North 25th Street, Philadelphia, Pa., nee Emma Louise Erskine.
Speculation - In 1884 Ernest''s mom sent a lock of his hair to her sister Mary Erskine who was known as Mamie. Six years later, Mary mailed it back to Ernest''s mom for safekeeping.
The lock of hair is in the care of Robert Charles Rudolph. |
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 | A Nichols Family Party
Back row, left to right:
Arthur Thomas Nichols, an unknown man
Middle row:
Elizabeth Thankful Sunderland, an unknown woman, Reine Roy, Edward Albert Nichols Jr, Louise Abrams, Louise Abrams' mother
Front row:
Russell Edward Sherwood, Mildred Sherwood, John (Jack) Jaeger Nichols |
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 | A Nichols Family Reunion, at the home of Richard and Lena Nichols, Plainville, CT, in the mid 1980s
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 | A Quick Video on Some of the Passed Down Heirlooms of Emma Louise Erskine
A look at Emma Louise Erskine's family clock. She and her sister purchased identical clocks prior to 1903. This one is still running and chiming well today in 2013. Also her personal handpainted card and a small flower painting. |
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 | A Rudolph Family Christmas Dinner in 1959
Taken at the home of Robert Erskine Rudolph (b. 1912) and Evelyn Louise Baumgartner at 14 Shipley Avenue, Harmon, MD.
Back of photo: December 1959.
Hover the mouse over people's faces to see their name if known, then click to go to their page for more pictures.
From the photo collection of Robert C. Rudolph |
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 | A Rudolph Family Christmas Dinner in 1959
Taken at the home of Robert Erskine Rudolph (b. 1912) and Evelyn Louise Baumgartner at 14 Shipley Avenue, Harmon, MD.
Back of photo: 1959.
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From the photo collection of Robert C. Rudolph |
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 | A Rudolph Family Thanksgiving Dinner in 1955
Taken at the home of Robert Erskine Rudolph (b. 1912) and Evelyn Louise Baumgartner at 14 Shipley Avenue, Harmon, MD.
Back of photo: November 1955
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From the photo collection of Robert C. Rudolph |
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