“three-story Italianate house, stuccoed; rusticated quoins. Flat roof with bracketed overhang. Victorian wood. panel. Circa 1905 second floor projecting bay addition.”
(Inventory of Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the
National Register of Historic Places, 1985)
History
1860:
James Bateman 40 Wool merchant; born in Del.; no real
estate, personal property: $5,000.
Mary Bateman 30
Mary Bateman 4
Caro [Carrie] Bateman 1
Amry Corrin 19 Servant; born in Ireland
Ellen Parnell 16 Servant; black
(Precinct 7, 91)
The 1858 Directory lists
them at 618 Franklin. By 1866, they had
moved to a new, large house at 206 N. 35th
St.
1861 Directory:
James Bateman, 35th & Hamilton St.
1868, May: Deed
transferred from (illegible) William Harnum? to William West.
1870:
Clement Glingan 25 Wholesale
provisions dealer; real estate: $8,000, personal property: $15,000
Annie Glingan 23
Jane Paul 45 Domestic servant; black; born in Ireland
(ED 77, 22; 2nd
enum.: 30-31)
1875, June: Deed transferred from Maria J. Clingan to Cosmo
William & Emma Louisa Gordon.
1880:
Cosmo W.
Gordon 59 Gentleman; born in England, parent in Scotland
Emma L.
Gordon 39 Born in Conn., parents in
Harry Morton
Gordon 16 At
school; born in N.Y.
Anna Lilly
Gordon 13 At school; born in N.Y.
Emma Louisa
Gordon
7 At school; born in England
Violet Maud Gordon
4 At
school
Andrew M. Gordon 2
Elizabeth
Gallagher 27 Servant; born in Mass., parents in
Rose Harkins 26 Servant; parents born in Ireland
(ED 487, 24)
In 1870, they lived at 111 3rd
Ave., New York City. Cosmo William
Gordon was a flour merchant. Emma Louie
Gordon’s maiden name was Wylie.
1880, September: Deed transferred from Cosmo William & Emma
Louisa Gordon to James S. Breen.
1880, September: Deed transferred from James S. Breen to Cosmo
William & Emma Louisa Gordon.
1881 Directory: C. William Gordon
1882, May: Deed transferred from Cosmo William Gordon to
Chauncey Giles.
1890 Directory: Rev. Chauncey Giles
William J. Giles, 1930 Chestnut, h 3502
Hamilton
Rev. William L. Wooster (1889-1891
Directories)
In the 1880 census and the 1887 city
directory, the Giles family is listed at 3609
Hamilton St. Chauncey Giles and
William Worcester were pastors at the First New Jerusalem Church
(Swedenbourgian). Rev. Giles took over
as pastor here in December, 1877.
Google lists dozens of books and
other writings by Rev. Giles.
For some biographical details, see
the page for 3609
Hamilton St. For information about
other Poweltonians who were members of this church, see the Powelton
History Blog.
1893, June, Philadelphia
Inquirer:
June 15:
“DR. GILES APPREHENDED
“The Man Accused of Eloping Will
Have a Hearing
“Dr. Charles T. [sic.] Giles, of
3502 Hamilton street, who gained considerable notoriety some months ago, when
it was alleged that he eloped to Canada with Mrs. Barlow, of New York, was
arrested yesterday… on a warrant sworn out by his wife charging him with
deserting her and her two children….
“It is alleged that Giles left his
family in destitute circumstances. Mrs.
Barlow formerly lived in this city, having removed to New York with her
husband.”
June 16:
“GILES COMMITTED TO PRISON
“His Wife at Hearing to Support Her
Charge of Desertion
“Charles H. Giles, of 3502 Hamilton
street, was arrested on Wednesday on the complaint of his wife, Sarah who lives
at 305 North Thirty-eighth street, charging him with deserting her and her two
minor children, was given a hearing… yesterday afternoon and committed to
prison in default of $800 bail to answer at court.
“Mrs. Giles testified that she was
married to the defendant eleven years ago and, on November 18, he left
her. Since then she has received various
sums of money from her husband, but none since April 29.
“Giles, it has been alleged, eloped
last November with the wife of Dr. J. W. Barlow, of Brooklyn, to Canada. As Mrs. Giles was walking out of the hearing
room after the case had been heard, she nodded to her derelict husband, who was
seated in the prisoner’s dock.”
1893, Nov. 6: Death of Rev. Chauncey Giles
1898 Blue Book:
Mrs. Eunice Giles
Rev. William L. Worcester
1900:
Eunice Giles 78 Widowed, 11 children, 6 surviving; born in N.Y., parents born
in Mass.; owner free of a mortgage
Paul C. Hamlen 22 Boarder;
lawyer
Lucy Blanch 29 Servant; black; born in Va.
(ED 543, 11B)
1910:
Eunice Giles 87 Widowed, 7 children, 6 surviving; born in N.Y., parents born
in Mass.; owner free of a mortgage
Louisa
Northampton 36 Nurse; born in Canada, English-speaking, immigrated in 1909
Lucy Blanch 30 Servant; black; born in Va.
(ED 492, 3A)
1912: “Eunice Giles, widow of Chauncey Giles,
in her 91st year died August 16. Funeral services to be held at her
late residence:
1913, April: Deed transferred from William Jr. McGeorge (by of
will of Chauncey Giles dec'd) Frank Warren Giles, & James R. Carter
(Trustees of will of Chauncey Giles dec'd) to William M. Sample.
1917 Draft Registration: Charles Wilson Swing, born July 4,
1891. He was married and a dentist in
partnership with his father.
1919, June 18: Marriage of Ruth Sample to Robert Paul Masland
at the Northminster Presbyterian Church.
“Mr. Masland, who has just returned from eight months’ service overseas,
has been released from the navy.” (Even. Pub. Ledger, June 6, 1919)
1920:
William M.
Sample 64 Plumber (Boon and Sample); owns free of a mortgage
Letitia M.
Sample 89 Mother
Elizabeth S.
Swing 29 Daughter
Charles W.
Swing 28 Son-in-law; dentist
Cora A.
Graffius 54 Housekeeper; born in Md.
Mollie L. Clark 50 Companion (nurse); born in Md.
(ED 686, 2A)
In 1900 and 1910, they lived at 3404
Hamilton St. His younger brother, Molton R. Sample, Jr., lived a 3408
Baring St.
In 1900, Charles William Swing lived
with his parents at 703 N. 40th St. His
father, R Hamil D. Swing, was also a dentist.
In 1930, Charles and Elizabeth Swing lived in Lower Merion, Montgomery
Co.
1930:
Oscar Batson 35 Doctor at a medical center; married at age 23; born in
Missouri, father born in Indiana, mother in Kentucky; owner, house valued at
$12,000
Eleanor H.
Batson 35 Married at age 23; born in Wisconsin,
father born in Germany, mother in Wisconsin
James G. Batson
10 Born in Missouri
Andrew P.
Batson 2 Born
in Ohio
(ED 398, 14B)
“OSCAR V. BATSON. A
student of Eliot Clark at the University of Missouri, Oscar Batson was, unlike
his teacher, a classical anatomist who used modern techniques to demonstrate
anatomical structures, especially by combining X rays with anatomical
dissection techniques.
“In
the 1920s otologists frequently ligated the jugular vein to prevent the spread
of infection from mastoiditis. An otologist himself, Batson was puzzled about how
the blood left the brain when the main drainage channels were blocked. He
investigated the problem by making preparations in which he injected plastic
material into the venous system and corroded away the tissue with alkali. The
extensive network of veins demonstrated by the cast that was left convinced him
of the importance of the vertebral veins in drainage of blood from the head and
neck.
“Batson
used similar procedures [in the 1930s] to investigate the extent of the venous
system in the spinal column. When he had injected radio-opaque material into
the dorsal vein of the penis (which is connected to the vertebral veins by the
pelvic venous plexus), he found that the material rapidly filled the vertebral
veins, or bone veins, of the spine and then flowed into the cranial veins. The
architecture of the injected veins, paralleling the distribution pattern of
metastases, explained how tumors spread to the spine and skull from the pelvis
and thorax. Batson's studies also
explained how the venous system functioned when the air way is cut off during
such straining actions as lifting, defecation, and parturition.
“Batson
was a large man with a huge head and long, wavy, white hair. He customarily
wore a black suit, black shoes, and a black string bow tie, giving him the
appearance of a cross between an undertaker and an evangelist. He was all
business and rather abrupt, unless a student's question interested him, in
which case he would discuss it in great detail. He was a histrionic lecturer.
He used a large elephant's thigh bone to demonstrate the strength required to
support the animal's great weight. Straining as if he were lifting a 500-pound
barbell, Batson raised the bone just a few millimeters from the desk top.
Students examining the structure afterwards found it was only a light replica
made of papier-mache.” (Discoveries
that turned into household names.)
1950 Directory:
Dr. Oscar V. Batson
2009: current
owner: Howard and Sybil Holtzer, purchased 8/1958
single
family home; owner occupied
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