Obituary for Samuel St. Clair
Reading Times, Reading, Pennsylvania, February 10, 1886. [9]
1850 Samuel Sinclair (age 47, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Reading Spruce Ward, Berks County, Pennsylvania in a household with Catharine Sinclair (age 30), John Sinclair (age 13), Elizabeth Sinclair (age 8), Isabella Sinclair (age 7), Daniel Sinclair (age 5), Mary Sinclair (age 2), and Sarah Sinclair (age 0). Samuel Sinclair's occupation was carpenter, Construction. [1]
1858 Maurice James and wife Sarah purchased land from Samuel St Clair and wife Catherine of the City of Reading, Henry J. Clay and wife Anna of Reading, James hadcroft and wife Mary of Covington Kenton County Kentucky by deed dated July 26. The land was a quarter of lot 128 in Reading Borough, bounded as described in Berks County Deed 48-519 dated in 1842. John Ritner owned the land and died intestate with four children to wit Sarah wife of Maurice James, Catharine wife of Samuel St Clair, Mary (wife of James Hadcroft) and Anna (wife of Henry J Clay). [2]
1860 Samuel St Clair and wife Catharine sold land on South 7th street, Reading to Eugene O'Reily by deed dated December 19. [3]
1860 Elizabeth Ritner (age 70, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Reading, Spruce Ward, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in a household with [son-in-law] Samuel Stclair (age 56), Catharine Stclair (age 44), John Stclair (age 22), Elizabeth Stclair (age 18), Isabella Stclair (age 16), Daniel Stclair (age 14), Mary Stclair (age 12), Sarah Stclair (age 10), Anna Stclair (age 8), and Henry Stclair (age 2). [4]
1870 Catha St Clair (age 53, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Reading Ward 2, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Sam St Clair (age 67), Dan St Clair (age 24), Henry St Clair (age 12), Valent Miller (age 25), and Isac Miller (age 26). [5]
1880 Samuel St. Clair (age 77, born in Pennsylvania, married) lived at 337 South Seventh Street, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catharine St Clair (age 64) and Henry W St Clair (age 21). Samuel St. Clair's parents were both born in Pennsylvania. [6]
1886 Samuel St. Clair died on February 8 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Samuel St. Clair was buried at Saint Peter the Apostle Church Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Samuel St. Clair was born on February 2, 1819 in Pennsylvania. [7] [8]
OBITUARY. Death of Samuel St. Clair. Samuel St. Clair, 387 South Seventh street, died on Monday night, aged 67 years. He was born in Northumberland county, and had been in the employ of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad company for about thirty years, until he was suspended two years ago. He was the father of twelve children, six of whom and the widow survive.
1886 Catharine Ritner St. Clair died on April 15, 1886 and was buried at Saint Peter the Apostle Church Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Catharine Ritner St. Clair was born on November 11, 1818. No documentation is provided. [10] [11]
Mrs. Catharine St. Clair, No. 337 South Seventh street, died at an early hour yesterday [April 15] morning, aged 67. She had been ill for a long time, suffering with a complication of diseases. Her husband, Samuel St. Clair, died on the 9th of February last. She was the mother of twelve children, six of whom survive.
1908 Sarah Cecelia Eisenhour, daughter of Samuel St Clair and Catherine Ritner, died on June 10, 1908, at age 58, in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Sarah Cecelia Eisenhour was born on January 10, 1850, in Reading, Pennsylvania. [13]
Research Notes:
Samuel's birth year is reported as about 1803 in all census records and as 1819 on his grave marker and in an obituary.
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 67-438, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[3] Berks County, Pennsylvania, Deed 70-529, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Reading, Pennsylvania Deaths, 1873-1905, [AncestryRecord].
[9] Reading%20Times, Reading, Pennsylvania, February%2010, 1886, page 1, [NewspapersClip].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 139454103, [FindAGrave].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Reading%20Times, Reading, Pennsylvania, April%2016, 1886, page 1, [NewspapersClip].
[13] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].