Mount Vernon Street, named after the home of George Washington, was previously known as Jordan Street and Chew Street.
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Henry E. Zook
Henry Evans Zook was born on March 29, 1888, in Evesham Township, New Jersey, to John Trimble Zook Sr. and Mary B. Evans. He was the youngest of seven siblings: Amos, Sarah, Elizabeth, Joseph, Anne, and John T. Zook Jr. In late 1893 or early 1894, J. Trimble Zook moved his family to Camden, settling…
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Alexander Wilson
Alexander Wilson was born in Pennsylvania in 1847, according to the 1870 Census. By that time, he lived in Camden’s South Ward, worked as a hotel waiter, and boarded with Eliza Williams. He was single at the time. On April 8, 1877, Camden Fire Department records show that Wilson, then residing at 422 Mount Vernon…
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The Story of the Gottlieb Family
As Told by Dr. Stuart Gottlieb M.D. Since I grew up in Camden and worked with my dad at the family business on Mt Vernon St. from the time that I could hold a knife, about age 7 (1947),the site visit was particularly nostalgic. I will be happy to tell you more about the Gottliebs…
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Daniel A. Gottlieb
Daniel A. Gottlieb was born in Russia on August 18, 1882, and immigrated to America in 1890. After marrying Fannie, the couple lived for a time in Pennsylvania, where they welcomed daughter Essie in 1907 and son James in 1909. By 1912, the Gottlieb family had moved to New Jersey, and in October 1916, Daniel…
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Charles M. Gladney
Charles Miller Gladney was born in New Jersey on September 2, 1877, to George and Mary Gladney. In 1878, the family lived at 728 Mount Vernon Street, but by 1880, George, Mary, and their older son David had moved to 432 Liberty Street in Camden. During the early 1880s, the family moved frequently as George…
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Jesse D. Seybold
Jesse D. Seybold was born in New Jersey in February 1892 to Charles and Lizzie Seybold, though records vary on the exact date, listing February 2, 7, or 8. His grandfather, John D. Seybold, had settled in Camden before 1850 and ran a bakery at 303 Market Street until the 1880s, when the building was…
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