Directory of
Columbia Ave M E Church
Southwest Corner
Twenty-Fifth and Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
1887
Officers for 1887
Trustees
President - John L Baldwin
Treasurer - Robert H Clinger
Secretary - W Howard Michener
Stewards
Recording Steward - A.C. Michener
District Steward - Charles Stewart
Sunday School Board
Chairman - Rev. Chas M Boswell
Superintendent - Wm M Humphries
Assistant Superintendent - Jno L Baldwin
Treasurer - Harry Peddrick
Secretary - R Willette Clinger
Assistant Secretary - Edwin Mercer
Librarian - William Bosee
Ladies and Society
President - Mrs Chas Stephens
Treasurer - Mrs. William M Humphries
Secretary - May Werner
Young People's Literary Union
President - Edwin Mercer
Vice President - Eddie Eddowes
Treasurer - Wm M Humphries
Secretary - J Elmer Wright
Assistant Secretary - Jessie Eddowes
White Ribbon Army
President - Eddie Eddowes
Vice President - Thomas Stewart
Treasurer - Dr Eareckson
Secretary - Wm Weaver
Classes
Sunday Morning. Leader - Thompson Brown
Monday Evening. Leader - Richard Harkinson
Assistant - Edward Chandler
Tuesday Evening. Leader - William M. Humphries
Leader - B L Smith
Thursday Evening. Leader - George W Senderling
Leader - A C Michener
Saturday Afternoon. Children's Class. Leader - Pastor, Rev Charles M. Boswell
List of Members
(Probationers are marked thus * )
Name Residence
Agar, Lizzie 1537 Marston St
Anderson, John B NE 25th and Nicholas St
Anderson, Alma " " " "
Anthony, Clara 2709 Columbia Avenue
Anthony, Mary " " " "
Augustine, Charles 2852 Herman Street
Augustine, Rebecca " " " "
Allen, Emma 1835 N. 23rd St
Ambers, Martha 2728 Columbia Ave
Armour, Harry 1805 N. 21st St
Austin, Wm 2324 Ridge Ave
Austin, Mary " " " "
Atmore, Sophia 1830 N. 23rd St
Austin, Elizabeth 1955 N. 23rd St
Atwood, Lelia 930 N. 25th St
*Annin, Mary 1529 N. 23rd St
Bailey, Susan 2908 Fletcher St
Bailey, Daniel " " " "
Birnbaum, Bella 2432 Redner St
Birnbaum, C B " " " "
Bosee, Wm 744 Ringgold St
Bosee, Annie " " " "
Bruner, Frederick 1519 N. 23rd St
Bruner, Emiline " " " "
Bradshaw, Sallie 2518 Oxford St
Burk, Ella 2002 Woodstock St
Burton, Harry 1216 Taylor St
Burton, Clara " " " "
Bryan, Kate " " " "
Brooks, Dr B 2240 Oxford St
Bull, Wm 2521 Nicholas St
Bull, Mrs Wm " " " "
Brooks, Wm 1944 Judson St
Baldwin, Jno L 1530 Stillman St
Baldwin, James 1506 N. 27th St
Baldwin, Florence " " " "
Butcher, Elizabeth 2537 Turner St
Bethards, George 2434 Master St
Bethards, Sarah " " " "
Bethards, Sallie " " " "
Brown, Lottie E 2446 Columbia Ave
Brown, Kate 2430 Columbia Ave
Brown, Mable " " " "
Brown, Frank L 2711 Columbia
Brown, Thompson 2522 Ingersoll St
Brown, Jane " " " "
Brobst, Eliza 1514 N 24th St
Brown, Charles C. 1643 N 26th St
Brown, Clara 2711 Columbia Ave
Brown, Wm " " " "
Bailey, Susan 2908 Fletcher St
Black, Mary A 29th and Montgomery Ave
Blaker, Harry E 2141 Lambert St
Blaker, Sarah " " " "
Blaker, Gilbert " " " "
Bowers, Mrs. George 1512 N 24th St
Bourne, Emma 1612 N 27th St
Barwis, Annie 2224 Master St
*Brown, J B 2431 Bolton St
Boyer, Annie 2503 Jefferson St
Barwis, John 2224 Master St
Baldwin, Lillie 1530 Stillman St
Brown, Frank J 2522 Ingersoll St
Bassett, May J 2723 Oxford St
Bassett, Fannie " " " "
Biggrad, Eliza 2325 Wright St
Beamish, Carrie 2016 Henrietta St
Brooks, Gracie 2240 Oxford St
Brooks, Mable " " " "
Butcher, Clifford 2537 Turner St
*Bomberger, Fred 2227 Wright St
*Bethards, Sallie 2434 Master St
*Bethards, Charles " " " "
*Burness, Clara 1832 Lambert St
*Buckley, Viola 2401 Turner St
*Bethard, Cornelia 2434 Master St
Carrol, Catherine 2343 Nassau St
Carter, Caroline 1506 N. 25th St
Cox, Emma 2528 Columbia Ave
Cox, Salathiel " " " "
Chute, Henrietta 2329 Jefferson St
Campbell, Emma 2210 Oxford St
Clinger, Robert H 1530 N. 26th St
Clinger, Lillie " " " "
Clinger, Clara " " " "
Clinger, R. Willette 2511 Oxford St
Clinger, Emma " " " "
Chandler, Edward 1249 W College Ave
Chandler, Elizabeth, " " " "
Chandler, Maggie " " " "
Chandler, Ellen " " " "
Chandler, Charles " " " "
Cole, Hannah 2415 Montgomery Ave
Canning, John 1826 N 24th St
Canning, Susan " " " "
Conner, Benjamin Camden
Conner, Clara "
Cordrey, Maggie 1314 Jefferson St
Cordrey, Rosa " " " "
Cox, Elizabeth 2528 Columbia Ave
Cuthbert, Sarah 1414 Master St
Connelly, Emma 1606 N 26th St
Campbell, Bessie 1545 N 23rd St
Connor, L 1501 N 27th St
Collom, Wm M 2217 Ridge Ave
*Craft, Laura B 2515 Nicholas St
*Campbell, Benj F 2010 Oxford St
*Collett, Laura 1852 Ringgold St
*Craig, Nettie 1521 N 23rd St
Cutler, Jennie 2517 Nicholas St
Cornish, A J 1863 N 25th St
Cornish, Mrs. " " " "
*Carty, Charles H 1531 N 25th St
Dieninger, Elizabeth 2322 Master St
Dieninger, David " " " "
Dieninger, Silva " " " "
Duprie, Albert 2342 Sharswood St
Deihl, Hannah D
Doublebower, Mary 1707 N 22nd St
Danenhower, Emma 2506 Oxford St
Dingee, Addie " " " "
Dingee, Jane " " " "
Durling, Irine 2031 Ridge Ave
Durling, S M " " " "
Dutill, Lizzie 2146 Lambert St
Davidson, Alice 1512 Susquehanna Ave
Davidson, Emma " " " "
Dale, Wm H 1720 Woodstock St
*Dyer, Ruthanna 2503 Seibert St
*Dyer, Florence " " " "
*Dermott, Leond 1414 N 23rd St
*Danavon, Ella 1314 N 25th St
*Donavan, Fannie " " " "
*Davis, Lillie 1318 N 25th St
*Danfield, David 1514 N 27th St
*Davis, Elizabeth 1318 N 25th St
*Dunavan, Mary " " " "
*Dewees, Harriet 1510 Opal St
Eddowes, Mary E 2508 Turner St
Eckfeldt, Laura 1520 Stillmase St
Eckfeldt, Nellie " " " "
Eareckson, Chas P 2110 Columbia Ave
Eareckson, Agnes C " " " "
Eareckson, Chas C Jr " " " "
Eareckson, Edwin M D " " " "
Evans, Harry 1721 Marstan St
Evans, Elizabeth " " " "
Eddowes, Jessie 2508 Turner St
*Eddowes, Edward 2508 Turner St
*Eddowes, Wm " " " "
*Estellow, Josie 1619 N 27th St
Evans, Susie 2308 Bolton St
Ferguson, Susan 2626 Oxford St
Ferguson, Margaret, 2218 Wright St
Ferguson, Mary 2626 Oxford St
Fulton, Hannah 2134 Sharswood St
Fisher, Geo 2325 Nassau St
Fisher, Josephine " " " "
Fisher, Katie " " " "
Fry, Hannah 1512 N 24th St
Ford, Mary
*Ferguson, Jennetta 2626 Oxford St.
Ferguson, Ella 2626 Oxford St
Griffith, LB M D 1737 N 25th St
Gravenstine, Catharine S. E. 26th & Oxford St
Gravenstine, Emma " " " "
Geiger, Wm 1536 Stillman St
Geiger, Elizabeth " " " "
Goger, Chas 1645 N 27th St
Goger, Josephine " " " "
Groff, Chas 29th & Ridge Ave
Groff, Rebekah " " " "
Godshell, Flora E. Berks & Taylor Sts
Godschalk, John 1955 N 21st St
Godschalk, Caroline " " " "
Galbraith, Laura 1829 Croskey St
Griffen, John R 2344 Seibert St
Goodwin, Clara 2425 Ingersoll St
*Gingrich, Annie 2138 Master St
Hudson, David 825 W. College Ave
Hudson, Emma " " " "
Haviland, Francis 2425 Nicholas St
Haviland, Elizabeth " " " "
Haspell, Albanus 245 N. 23rd St
Harkinson, Richard 1812 N. 24th St
Harkinson, Hellen " " " "
Hall, Jenetta 2524 Jefferson St
Hall, George H. " " " "
Hippenheimer, Katie 2322 Master St
Humphries, Ida 907 N. 19th St
Humphries, Wm M. 2449 Turner St
Humphries, Mary " " " "
Hendeson, William 1528 Stillman St
Henderson, Emma " " " "
Henderson, Sam'l 1841 Taylor St
Henderson, Jane 1841 Taylor St
Hand, Charles 1506 N 20th St
Hand, Eugene " " " "
Hand, Laura " " " "
Heisler, Mary 1912 Ringgold St
Heisler, Clara " " " "
Heisler, Clara E " " " "
Hampton, John D 1742 Norwood St
Hampton, Minnie " " " "
Hoffman, Mrs 22nd and Nassau St
Hoffman, Susan 1810 N 25th St
Hixon, Angeline " " " "
Harris, Joseph 2518 Oxford ST
Harris, Mary " " " "
Harris, Annie " " " "
Houghton, Abram 2422 Nicholas St
Houghton, Adeline " " " "
Haaz, Joseph 2428 Redner St
Haaz, Mary " " " "
Herring, Louis 2436 Oxford St
Herring, Mrs " " " "
Herring, Emma " " " "
Herring, Willie " " " "
Heighley, Sarah 1534 Garnet St
Heighley, George " " " "
Harper, John 1612 Poplar St
Hull, Thomas 2709 Scott St
Hull, Elizabeth " " " "
Heisler, E J 2447 Nicholas St
Hibbs, Louisa
Hanby, Kate 1740 N 24th St
Hallowell, Christ 1905 Nicholas St
Hallowell, Lizzie " " " "
Hampton, Harry
Harkinson, Marian 1533 N 20th St
Harkinson, Rachel " " " "
*Hamilton, James 1852 Woodstock St
*Hamilton, Sallie " " " "
*Harrie, Nellie 2518 Oxford St
*Herr, Astella 2433 Bolton St
*Hopper, Gladius 2432 Nicholas St
Hopper, Maud 2432 Nicholas St
*Hespril, Albanus 745 N 23rd St
*Hand, Frank 1506 N 20th St
*Hand Jennie " " " "
*Hartzell, Irwin 1423 Marsten St
Jones, Katie 1737 N 24th St
*Judge, Annie 1615 N 27th St
*Jarrett, Sallie E N W 22nd & Wright Sts
Kennedy, Sadie E 2436 Redner St
Keichlein, Hannah 1618 N 27th St
Keightly, Martie 2520 Stewart St
King, Lizzie A 2436 Nicholas St
Knight, Byron 2449 Turner St
Knittle, Alfred 25 Redner St
Knittle, Mrs " " " "
Kearny, Elizabeth 2443 Turner St
*Knight, Ella 3314 Nassau St
*Kraft, Nettie 2505 Seibert St
*Kraft, Howard " " " "
*Kenkiner, Lizzie 1505 N 23rd St
King, Alfred
*Linderman, Mary 1500 Bailey St
*Linderman, F " " " "
*Laird, Matilda 2210 Ridge Ave
*Land, Howard 831 Bucknell St
*Land, Maggie " " " "
*Laux, Cora 1447 Marston St
*Lower, Isabella 1518 N 26th St
Lower, Flora " " " "
Laux, Charles 1447 Marston St
Laux, Susan " " " "
Long, Annie 1324 Eshor St
Loman, Annie 1662 Alder St
Lambertson, Carrie 2449 Turner St
Larue, Annie S 2431 Turner St
Lower, Wm H 1518 N 26th St
Lower, Isabel " " " "
Little, John
Little, Elizabeth
Lewis, Mamie 15 Stillman St
*Lechler, George 1902 Wilt St
McNeill, Mattie
McNeill, Emma D
Manigle, Mary 26th & Oxford Sts
Michener, A C 2511 Oxford St
Michener, Hannah " " " "
Michener, W. Howard 2414 Turner St
Michener, Maggie " " " "
Michener, Charles S 2437 Turner St
McClelland, Helen 1610 N 26th St
McCelland, Lizzie " " " "
McCelland, John " " " "
Macauley, Charles 1535 N 22nd St
Macauley, Elizabeth " " " "
McClure, Julia 1618 N 27th St
McDermut, Charles 1737 N 24th St
McDermut, Emeline " " " "
McDermut, Mary " " " "
Mercer, Edwin 2427 Jefferson St
Mercer, Mrs " " " "
Mills, Emma Seybert St
Mayhew, Conklin 2011 Nicholas St
Mayhew, Mary " " " "
MacIntire , Mrs. James
McGlathery, Richard 1852 Ringgold St
McGlathery, Emma " " " "
Murphey, James 1851 N 25th St
Murphey, Sarah A 1851 N 25th St
* MacIntire, James 25 Nicholas St
* Mills, Ida 2334 Sharswood St
*Mills, Frank B. 1509 N 26th St
Macaully, Elder 1533 Garnett St
Macaully, May " " " "
*McClelland, Ella 1620 N 26th St
*Mannery, Laura 1825 N 26th St
*Morgan, Annie 1327 N 23rd St
Noble, Joseph 2436 Bolton St
*McAdams, Mary 1443 Marsten St
Miller, Ella 1810 N. 25th St
Noble, Emma " " " "
Noble, May " " " "
Noble, Joseph Jr. " " " "
Norton, A A M D S W 24th & Columbia Ave
Newburg, Sallie 2318 Ridge Ave
Newhouse, Charles C 1624 N 27th St
Ogden, Wm H 2512 Columbia Ave
Ogden, Mary " " " "
Ogden, Wm H Jr 2512 College Ave
*Olmer, Laura 2507 Seybert St
*Olmer, John 2507 Seybert St
Perdue, Mary 1716 Marston St
Powell, Lizzie 2427 Nicholas St
Powell, Peter " " " "
Powell, Mary " " " "
Powell, Minnie " " " "
Powell, Edith " " " "
Pangborn, E
Peddrick, Harry 1535 N 27th St
Peddrick, Lizzie " " " "
Peddrick, Mamie " " " "
Press, Carrie 1542 N 22nd St
Peddrick, Sallie 1726 N 25th St
Price, Martha " " " "
Price, Robert H 2710 Oxford St
Price, Carrie " " " "
*Pomeroy, Clara 2400 Bolton St
*Pangborn, Elwood
*Pohley, Mary 1906 Nicholas St
*Pohley, Kate " " " "
*Paul, Edward C 1634 Marsden St
*Powell, Annie 2427 Nicholas St
*Price, Grace 2710 Oxford St
Price, Chas 2710 Oxford St
Russel, John
Robbins, Annie
Ruth, David 1418 N 25th St
Ruth, Rebecca " " " "
Reed, John 2208 Bolton St
*Rheiner, Mary 2305 Sharswood St
*Rheiner, Katie " " " "
*Rutledge, Mary 2204 Stewart St
*Rohrer, Bertha 1628 Marston St
Rodrick, Alice 2506 Turner St
*Richardson, Elizabeth 1810 N 24th St
Simpson, Mattie
Shellhorn, Fred 2425 Sharswood St
Shellhorn, Francis S " " " "
Sheppard, Sallie 2065 Ridge Ave
Sheppard, Theo " " " "
Stevens, C E 2519 Oxford St
Stevens, Josephine " " " "
Singer, Franklin 1816 Taylor St
Singer, Jane " " " "
Stewart, Charles 2342 N College Ave
Stewart, Thomas " " " "
Stout, Annie 1504 N 26th St
Steigerwalt, Annie 1620 N. 27th St
*Sheble, Arthur 1861 N 25th St
*Smith, Annie 2625 Oxford St
*Sheppard, Willie 2404 Montgomery Ave
Shermer, Nettie 2031 N 22nd St
*Shewell, Annie 2132 Sharswood St
*Schonely, Mark S 1540 N 23rd St
Shubert, Mary E 2451 Turner St
Schwab, Frances Oxford St
Schwab, Wm
Schneck, Annie 2528 Columbia Ave
*Sayer, Margaret 1832 Ringgold St
Senderling, George 2703 Cambridge St
Smith, Levenia 2414 Wright St
Smith, B.L. " " " "
Smith, Flora " " " "
Smith, Manlove J 1922 Croskey St
Smith, Delia M " " " "
Smith, Warren M " " " "
Shewell, Robert 2140 Jefferson St
Shewell, Amada " " " "
Shubert, Laura 2451 Turner St
Slaugh, Sophia 2304 Stewart St
Sydam, Susan 2224 Master St
Spencer, Annie 1703 N 18th St
Sheble, Fannie 1861 N 25th St
Sheble, E. S. " " " "
Sheetz, Carrie 1538 Dott St
Schaffer, Arletta
Scott, Florence 1846 Ringgold St
Thudiam, Eva 1840 Taylor St
Thudiam, Wm " " " "
Taylor, Wm 1322 Esher St
Thatford, Maggie 1324 N.22nd St
Thatford, John " " " "
Thatford, Carrie 1324 N 22nd St
Thatford, Nettie " " " "
Thatford, Evaline " " " "
Thompson, Laura 1524 Garnet St
Thompson, Sarah 2539 Turner St
Thompson, John S. 1414 N 23rd
Turner, Michael 2408 Seybert St
Temple, Lizzie 1853 Taylor St
*Thompson, Sallie
*Taylor, Wm M 1842 Taylor St
*Taylor, M. B. " " " "
*Thompson, John R 1524 Garnet St
*Thompson, Laura " " " "
Thudiam, Amanda 1840 Taylor St
Uber, Mary 2342 Sharswood St
Vannort, Lillie
Vanholt, J. B 2339 Turner St
Vanholt, Valentine " " " "
*Vanstavoren, Elizabeth 2438 Columbia Ave
*Vice, Louisa 1634 N 27th St
Warner, Sallie 1535 N 27th St
West, Emily Columbia Ave
Watts, Wm H 1518 Bailey St
Werner, Louisa 2451 Turner St
Werner, May " " " "
Weightman
Weimer, John 2524 Montgomery Ave
Weimer, Caroline 2524 Montgomery Ave
Wright, Lillie 2134 Sharswood St
Wright, Hennrietta 1627 N 26th St
Wright, Jessie 2010 Woodstock St
Weaver, Henry 1533 N 23rd St
Weaver, Alice " " " "
Weaver, Lottie " " " "
Woolson, Mary 2118 Nicholas St
Wilson, Mary 2538 Nicholas St
Wilson, W 2451 Turner St
Wilkins, S H 1824 Van Pelt St
Weist, Catharine S E Cor Judson & Berks Sts
Weist, Harry " " " "
Wertz, Harriett 1710 Norwood St
*Weaver, Wm 1534 N 26th St
*Wagner, Flora 2764 Elwood Place
*Wilson, May 2538 Nicholas St
*Woodmausie, Bertha 2535 Thompson St
*Wright, Elmer 2134 Sharswood St
*Wallace Annie 2444 Columbia Ave
*Willard, Annie 1806 N 24th St
*Watson Annie
Young Mary
Young Archie
*Young John 2307 Turner St
*Zerby Henry 2952 Edgely St
Columbia Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1887