19th Street

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Nineteenth Street runs from the Pavonia railroad switching yards across River Avenue north to Harrison Avenue in what was originally called the Pavonia section of what is now considered Cramer Hill. All addresses here are North 19th Street.

There is also a short one-block section of Nineteenth Street in East Camden that runs south from Federal Street to Carman Street. There are no addresses on this street. The street had already been laid out by the time the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory was published.

1914 map of Cramer Hill and East Camden
1914 map of Cramer Hill and East Camden.
Aerial view looking west from over North 24th Street and Howell Street, Cramer Hill, July 1965
Looking west from over North 24th Street and Howell Street, July 1965.
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1200 Block of North 19th Street

City directory records, 1913–1947.

1243 North 19th Street

1243 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1947Charles F. Papale

1240 North 19th Street

1240 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1936–1937Harry W. Horst & Family
1936–1937Harry & Effie E. Horst
1936–1937Albert Horst
1936–1937Leroy Horst
1936–1937Florence Horst
1936–1937Mabel Horst White
1936–1937Nettie Horst Furman

1233 North 19th Street

1233 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1913George Leivy & Family
1913George & Lucy Patton Leivy

1230 North 19th Street

1230 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1933John C. Voll
WWIIJoseph Xavier Voll

1227 North 19th Street

1227 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1962Edwin S. Wirtz

1225 North 19th Street

1225 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1918Robert Briley

1220 North 19th Street

1220 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1947George A. Martin

1201 North 19th Street

1201 North 19th Street — 1200 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1947Herman H. Heider

1100 Block of North 19th Street

City directory records, 1913–2007.

1125 North 19th Street

1125 North 19th Street — 1100 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1960sGeorge E. Schultz Sr.
1960sOfficer George E. Schultz Jr.

1110 North 19th Street

1110 North 19th Street — 1100 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1913–1914William Godbrod
1915David Wanicur
1917Samuel W. Harris
1918–1949Otto Engler & Family
1954William J. Frohlick
1964–1968John A. Downey
2007Juan Rodriguez

1125 North 19th Street — Officer George E. Schultz Jr.

Officer George E. Schultz Jr., Camden Police Department
Photograph of Officer George E. Schultz Jr. of the Camden Police Department, who lived at 1125 North 19th Street, Camden, NJ, with his father George E. Schultz Sr., in the 1960s.
1125 North 19th Street, Camden, photographed in 2013
Photograph of 1125 North 19th Street, Camden, NJ, taken in 2013.

Officer George E. Schultz Jr. of the Camden Police Department lived at 1125 North 19th Street with his father, George E. Schultz Sr., in the 1960s. Bottom: 1125 North 19th Street photographed in 2013.

1000 Block of North 19th Street

City directory records, 1940s–1969.

1049 North 19th Street

1049 North 19th Street — 1000 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1947S. Frank Mazur

1044 North 19th Street

1044 North 19th Street — 1000 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1953–1968John Carter

1040 North 19th Street

1040 North 19th Street — 1000 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1940s–1947John A. Gorman & Family
WWIIJohn J. Gorman
WWIIPaul Gorman

1018 North 19th Street

1018 North 19th Street — 1000 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1969John Moellers & Family
1969John & Emma J. Wheeler Moellers

Mischief Night '96

By Bob Bartosz

Camden New Jersey Fire Department had a busy night as the Little Devils came out on Halloween Eve. The evening started out at 7:07 p.m. with a working house fire at 1042 North 19th Street in the Cramer Hill Section of the city. All hands went to work and had the blaze under control in about 20 minutes.

FireWatch Magazine 1997

1040 North 19th Street — Corporal John J. Gorman

Corporal John J. Gorman, World War II
Portrait of Corporal John J. Gorman of 1040 North 19th Street, Camden, son of John A. and Mary Gorman; Company C, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Killed in action at Aachen, Germany, October 2, 1944 (dvrbs #2441/#2500: corrected from an earlier October 12 reading — the hosted Courier-Post obituary scan is the only primary source on the page and reads Oct. 2).

Corporal John J. Gorman served in World War II. He grew up at 1040 North 19th Street with his parents, John A. and Mary Gorman, and brother Paul.

900 Block of North 19th Street

City directory records, 1929–1970s.

936 North 19th Street

936 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
WWIIKenneth J. Netherby

934 North 19th Street

934 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
mid-1940s–1950sJohn P. Gryckiewicz & Family
—John & Mary Gryckiewicz
—John T. Gryckiewicz

933 North 19th Street

933 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1957Mrs. Josephine R. Sowney & Family
1957Edward M. Sowney

924 North 19th Street

924 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1942–1970Joseph E. Desrocher & Family
1942–1970Joseph E. & Annie Desrocher
1942–1970Joseph E. Desrocher Jr.
1942–1970George J. Desrocher

920 North 19th Street

920 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1947–1970sRobert Gess & Family
1947–1970sRobert & Rhoda Gess

919 North 19th Street

919 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1933–1934Philip Caplan

918 North 19th Street

918 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1929–1947Joseph A. Hooven Sr. & Family
1929–1947Joseph A. & Mary Hooven
1929–1947Joseph A. Hooven Jr.

908 North 19th Street

908 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1940Joseph Fearon

907 North 19th Street

907 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1940Sage C. Russell

905 North 19th Street

905 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1940Steward J. Bakley

903 North 19th Street

903 North 19th Street — 900 Block of North 19th Street
yearname
1947Norwood V. Kraft & Family
1947Norwood & Elizabeth Kraft
1947A. Wayne Kraft

934 North 19th Street — John P. Gryckiewicz

John P. Gryckiewicz, Camden Fire Department
John P. Gryckiewicz & Family, 503 North 36th Street, late 1950s-1980s

John P. Gryckiewicz of the Camden Fire Department lived at 934 North 19th Street with his family from the mid-1940s through the 1950s.

919 North 19th Street — Philip Caplan

Philip Caplan, 919 North 19th Street, Camden, 1933-1934
Photograph of Philip Caplan, who lived at 919 North 19th Street, Camden, NJ, in 1933-1934.

Philip Caplan lived at 919 North 19th Street in 1933–1934.

Intersection of Hayes Avenue & North 19th Street — Felton-Sibley & Co.

Felton-Sibley and Co. paint display, Hayes Avenue and North 19th Street, Camden, circa 1947
Photograph of Felton-Sibley & Co., Inc., paint manufacturers, which operated at the intersection of Hayes Avenue and North 19th Street, Camden, NJ, as of 1947.

Felton-Sibley & Co., Inc., paint manufacturers, operated at the intersection of Hayes Avenue and North 19th Street as of 1947.

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Firefighters from Engine Company 9 after a fire, December 1928

John C. Voll Jr.

John C. Voll Jr. (1900-1979) was born in Camden and served the Camden Fire Department for 40 years, entering the department on January 15, 1925 and retiring on December 1, 1965. He lived his later years at 2737 Garfield Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.

Howland Croft, Sons & Co. mill — painting by William M. Hoffman Jr.

Robert Gess

Robert Gess (1887-1950) was born in Pennsylvania and worked for many years at the Howland Croft Sons & Co. textile mill at Broadway and Jefferson Street in Camden, becoming a foreman there about 1918. He suffered a fatal heart attack at the plant on June 28, 1950.

Harry W. Horst

Harry W. Horst (c. 1873–1949) was one of Camden's first hardwood floor contractors, establishing his business in the city in 1910. He lived and worked out of his homes at 1240 North 19th Street and later 1021 North 32nd Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.

Grave of Joseph X. Voll at Beverly National Cemetery

Joseph X. Voll

Joseph Xavier Voll (1925–1945) of Camden, NJ served as a Fireman First Class in the United States Navy and was one of the original crew of the USS Caswell (AKA-72). He was killed in an accident at Riverton, New Jersey on January 12, 1945, less than a week short of his 20th birthday, and is buried at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, NJ.

Kenneth J. Netherby

Kenneth Jennings Netherby of Camden, NJ served as a Motor Machinists Mate Third Class in the United States Navy during World War II. He died of causes not related to combat while serving, survived by his wife, of 936 North 19th Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.

Joseph G Widua and Joseph A Hooven - 1933

Joseph A. Hooven Jr.

Joseph Anthony Hooven Jr. (1915–1996) was a Camden police detective who graduated Camden Catholic High School in 1933 with a Villanova scholarship, joined the Camden Police Department in 1940, and rose to Detective Sergeant by December 1957.

John P. Gryckiewicz, Camden Fire Department

John P. Gryckiewicz

John Paul Gryckiewicz (1918–2006) served 40 years with the Camden Fire Department, rising to captain of Engine Company 6, and was decorated for heroism in multiple rescues. A World War II Navy veteran, he served as a chief machinist mate aboard the Camden-built USS South Dakota.

Edwin S. Wirtz, Camden Courier-Post, February 5, 1952

Edwin S. Wirtz

Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.

Corporal John J. Gorman, World War II

John J. Gorman

John J. Gorman (1922–1944) of 1040 North 19th Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden served as a Corporal in Company C, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was killed October 2, 1944 during the siege of Aachen, Germany, and is buried at New St. Mary's Cemetery in Bellmawr, NJ.

A. Wayne Kraft fire department record card

A. Wayne Kraft

A. Wayne Kraft (1934–2007), born Adelbert Wayne Kraft in Camden, grew up at 903 North 19th Street in Cramer Hill and served in the United States Army as a Specialist 4th Class. Appointed to the Camden Fire Department on June 29, 1962, he served more than 25 years before retiring on pension on February 1, 1988, and died on June 9, 2007.

Officer George E. Schultz Jr., Camden Police Department

George E. Schultz Jr.

Officer George E. Schultz Jr. (1942–1969) joined the Camden Police Department in November 1968 and was killed by a gunman on July 5, 1969 at the age of 26, alongside his Academy classmate Officer Charles Sutman.

Cooper-Street-Postcard-East-of-4th-St

Cooper Street

One of Camden's oldest and most storied streets, named after the Cooper family. Covers the full length from the waterfront to the 2000 block, including the Victor Talking Machine Company, Esterbrook Pen Company, Johnson Park, the Hotel Plaza, the Walt Whitman Hotel, the Elks Lodge, and East Camden's other Cooper Street.

Desrocher obituary, Camden Courier-Post, April 27, 1970

Desrocher

Death notice of Joseph E. Desrocher Sr., 85, of 924 North 19th Street, Camden, who died April 26, 1970.

Moellers obituary, Camden Courier-Post, July 21, 1969

Moellers

Death notice of John Moellers, 77, of 1018 North 19th Street, Camden, who died July 19, 1969, survived by a brother Henry of Camden.

Camden Courier-Post December 28, 1962, Stanley and Emma Wirtz golden anniversary article

Couple to Note Fiftieth Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wirtz, formerly of Camden and then of North Cape May, planned a New Year's Eve golden wedding anniversary dinner at Kenney's in Camden, hosted by their son Edwin of 1227 North 19th Street.

Mrs. Josephine Sowney obituary, Camden Courier-Post, December 26, 1957

Mrs. Josephine Sowney

Obituary of Mrs. Josephine R. Sowney of 933 North 19th Street, Camden, who died at her home in December 1957.

Newspaper clipping: Fire Captain in Pearl St. Blaze, October 26, 1953

Fire Captain in Pearl St. Blaze

A Courier-Post account of a Pearl Street fire in which Capt. John Gryckiewicz carried a resident to safety; District Chief Howard Gick described the blaze.

Obituary for Corporal John J. Gorman, Camden Courier-Post, November 10, 1947

Cpl. J.J. Gorman Rites Thursday

Camden Courier-Post notice of the solemn requiem Mass for Corporal John J. Gorman of 1040 North Nineteenth Street, killed at Aachen, Germany, held at St. Anthony of Padua Church in November 1947.

Newspaper clipping: Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Mrs. Kobus Names 3 Cops, 4 Firemen

Commissioner Mary W. Kobus announced the appointment of three Camden policemen and four firemen in November 1940; among the new firefighters was John Gryckiewicz of 810 North Front Street.

Mrs. Harry W. Horst obituary, Camden Courier-Post, April 23, 1937

Mrs. Harry W. Horst

Obituary of Mrs. Effie E. Horst of 1240 North Nineteenth Street, who died after a short illness in April 1937.

Firemen's Auto Injures 4

Camden fireman John C. Voll of 1230 North Nineteenth Street was involved in two successive accidents that injured four people near River Road in June 1933.

Police Look for Missing Persons, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 1918

Police Look for Missing Persons

Camden police sought help locating Robert Briley, 15, of 1225 North Nineteenth Street, reported missing for several days in September 1918.

Marriage Licenses, Camden Post-Telegram, October 6, 1913

Marriage Licenses

Marriage license notices issued by the Camden City Clerk in October 1913, including Madeline Brion of 656 Grant Street.

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 21, 1903 — Camden Notes

Camden Notes

Brief news items from Camden including the burial of Fireman John W. Vanhart of 326 North Tenth street, a locomotive-sparked fire at Nineteenth and Bulson streets, and the sentencing of Walter Scott Miller.

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