Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Philadelphia - part 2
On the other side of my family tree, on my dad's side, the Buechele's came into the country vis ship passage in 1864. They quickly settled in Phildelphia, and set up a Boarding House called the Weeping Willow. Now, I don't have many records yet to back this up. It's family tradition at this point that the Buechele's had an establishment called the Weeping Willow, with a Weeping Willow tree out front. My hope is to find some city directories and see what comes up. I know that in 1880, the family was already in the Chicago area, making shoes. Not a large timeframe, but long enough to apparently have had a child, and my great great grandfather left his sister behind, who married the Sondregger's, of which I am still trying to find record of.
Philadelphia
Last month, my husband and I took a trip to Philadelphia to visit his dad. While the boys were at the football game, I took the time to visit the sites of downtown Philly. For the family tree, there's lots going on in Philly.
First off, there's Christ Church. This church is very close to Independence Hall, and after walking there from the major sites, I can see why it had a significant role in Philadelphia life. A family of ancestors were members of the church, William Robinson, and his wife Susanna (nee Shead/See).
These Robinson's had all of their children baptized at the church, and records still survive. Their marriage record also survives. I have sent for these copies already.
In addition, the graveyard holds Susanna's grave. I was lucky to have access to go to the DAR library in Washington DC with my friend Janice a few times. What a wonderful genealogy library they have there. The book of graves was published in 1864, and I copied the pages I thought might be related to my family. Now going back to that research, yes indeed, that was hers. The graveyard is well kept, but the materials the grave markers were made from were poor, and her grave is unknown at this time. I am considering writing to the church to see if perhaps they know where it may be located approximately.
I did enjoy the cemetery for it's famous folks, and I may try to sort out at what time period the Robinson's would have been at the church, and what famous folks may have been their parishioner friends.
First off, there's Christ Church. This church is very close to Independence Hall, and after walking there from the major sites, I can see why it had a significant role in Philadelphia life. A family of ancestors were members of the church, William Robinson, and his wife Susanna (nee Shead/See).
These Robinson's had all of their children baptized at the church, and records still survive. Their marriage record also survives. I have sent for these copies already.
In addition, the graveyard holds Susanna's grave. I was lucky to have access to go to the DAR library in Washington DC with my friend Janice a few times. What a wonderful genealogy library they have there. The book of graves was published in 1864, and I copied the pages I thought might be related to my family. Now going back to that research, yes indeed, that was hers. The graveyard is well kept, but the materials the grave markers were made from were poor, and her grave is unknown at this time. I am considering writing to the church to see if perhaps they know where it may be located approximately.
I did enjoy the cemetery for it's famous folks, and I may try to sort out at what time period the Robinson's would have been at the church, and what famous folks may have been their parishioner friends.
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