People
John H. Vickers
John H. Vickers (1863–1939) served with the Camden Fire Department from 1904, rising to Captain of Engine Company 9 in 1924, and lived with his family at 202 North 27th Street from 1920.
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Edward J. Weston
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Christian S. Stark
Christian Samuel Stark Sr. was born on September 1, 1857, in Philadelphia, to Henry A. and Rebecca Stark. In the 1870s, he married Eliza E. Leech, and their family expanded with the birth of their son William Leech Stark before the 1880 Census.
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Accidents of the Day
The Philadelphia Inquirer of July 5, 1889 lists five Fourth of July firearm and firework victims admitted to Cooper Hospital in Camden, including Edward Weston of 747 Berkley Street, who suffered a lacerated hand from a cannon shot.