Jennie Wells1

F, #429, b. 25 August 1870, d. 2 August 1933
Last Edited: 14 Jan 2021
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Descendants of Thomas Moore of Reading

Parents:

Father: James M. Wells1 b. 18 Oct 1849, d. 28 Aug 1876
Mother: Elmira Adams1 b. 24 Jun 1845, d. 30 Apr 1908

Family:

Howard D Strunk b. 9 Aug 1870, d. 9 May 1958

Notes

  • Note*: 1880 US Census, Reading
    Mariom Adams      56 head, b. abt 1824
    ...
    Ellen J. Wells      45 dau, widow, b. bt 1835
    Jennie Wells      10 grand dau, b. abt 1870
    Rebecca Wells      8 grand dau, b. abt 1872
    James Wells      3 grand son, b. abt 1877

    1900 US Census, Reading, 1548 Perkiomen Avenue
    Howard H Strunk      29, b. Aug 1870, head, plater     [indexed as Struna]
    Jennie W Strunk      29, b. Aug 1870
    Miriam E R Strunk       5, b. Feb 1895
    Rin Paulhamus          58, b. Oct 1841, widow, aunt

    1910 US Census, Reading, 1548
    Howard D Strunk, 39      Head, yrs married 18 [~1892], Foreman, Plating factory
    Virginia W Strunk, 39      Wife, yrs married 18, children born 1, children living 1
    Miriam E R Strunk, 15      Daughter
    Mrs Rejoicy A A Paulhamus, 67, Boarder, widow [indexed as Pliney A Paulhamus]
    3
  • Note: Pennsylvania death certificate:

    Name:      Mrs Jennie W Strunk     [indexed as Jennie W Stanch]
    Gender: Female
    Race:      White
    Married
    Age:      62 yrs 11 mos 7 days
    Birth Date:      25 Aug 1870
    Birth Place:      Pennsylvania
    Death Date:      2 Aug 1933
    Death Place:      1548 perkins Ave., Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Father:      James Wells
    Mother:      Elmira Adams
    Spouse:      Howard
    Informant:     Howard D Strunk, 1548 perkins Ave.1
  • Note: "Jennie W. Strunk, wife of Howard D. Strunk, died at her home 1548 Perkiomen ave, at the age of 62 years....Besides her husband there survive a daughter, Miriam, wife of Paul Beissser, Baltimore, Md.; two grandchildren and one sister, Rebecca, wife of George high, Reading...."4
  • Note: #194 ws FamilySearch     "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950". 1891, Howard D. Strunk & Jennie W. Paulhamus
    #195 ws Newspapers.com
    Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania), 30 Oct 1891, Fri, Page 1

    This compiler cannot make sense of the Strunk/Paulhamus marriage. There were three Howard Strunks in Reading.

    Marriage record:
    29 Oct 1891
    Howard D. Strunk & Jennie W. Paulhamus
    both age 21
    Grooms parents: William T. & Emma L.
    Brides parents: James & Rejoicy A.

    Newspaper announcement:
    Miss Jennie W Pulhamus m. to Howard D Struck yesterday. Bride attended by Miss Emma Adams of Lancaster and Miss Annie McGowan of reading.5,6

Citations

  1. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964' Jennie W Strunk, Reading, 1933.
  2. [S159] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964', Howard D Strunk, 1958, Reading.
  3. [S211] US Census, accessed on Ancestry.com
  4. [S146] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/, Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania), 03 Aug 1933, Thu, Page 17. Obit Jennie W. Strunk..
  5. [S62] FamilySearch.org., online , "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950". 1891, Howard D. Strunk & Jennie W. Paulhamus.
  6. [S146] Newspapers.com, online https://www.newspapers.com/, Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania), 30 Oct 1891, Fri, Page 1.