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Arthur Cuellen Batten (1904–1972), known to his fellow firefighters as Artie, joined the Camden Fire Department on March 4, 1927 and served until his retirement on February 28, 1969, rising to captain of Rescue Company 1 and acting battalion chief. He lived for many years at 1132 North 22nd Street in Cramer Hill and invented the un-patented ring cutter used by the rescue company to remove finger jewelry.
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.
Charles E. Watkin Jr. (1879-1954) was a Camden Fire Department captain who served over 34 years, from his appointment on January 1, 1915 until his retirement on May 1, 1949.
James McDade was born in Pennsylvania in September 1860 and had moved to Camden by 1884. His wife, Emma Ferkler, was seven years older than him.
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.
Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.
Beach Street was a short North Camden street that ran from York to Erie Street, made impassable around 2000 when Delaware Avenue was extended. Only three houses were ever listed on the street: 930, 932, and 934.
James Court was a brief, six-house street running east from 114 Point Street between Pearl and Birch Streets, erased in the early 1920s by the construction of the Delaware River Bridge.
Samuel Patton stood among the original members of the Camden Fire Department, commencing his service on December 7, 1869, assuming the role of an extra man with Engine Company 2 .
Caesar Campana Sr. was born in Italy on May 13, 1903, to parents Peter and Theresa Campana.
Francis Hull Rittenhouse came into the world on June 29, 1923, in the vibrant city of Camden, New Jersey. He was the cherished child of John F. and Madeline "Nell" Rittenhouse.
John F. Rittenhouse came into the world around 1880, tracing his origins to Maryland. In the heart of Camden, he established a thriving enterprise situated at 941 Point Street .
In THAT busy, pushing, turbulent year of 1888, Warren Webster was doing well with his profitable ventilator and brass casting business, but on every hand new enterprises were on the way and he, like all his world, was on the lookout for Opportunity.
In the directories of Camden City from 1887-1888, 1888-1889, and 1890-1891, Charles G. Berry is listed as a resident of 226 Point Street , working as a shoemaker in Philadelphia.
Edward N. Cohn was born in 1832. On the 1870 U.S. Census, he reported his birthplace as Bohemia, while in the 1880 Census he listed it as Germany. It is likely he was born in a region that is now part of the Czech Republic.
by Howard M. Cooper A revision and amplification of a paper read before the Camden County Historical Society, June 13, 1899.
Baker's Bar & Grill at 45 York Street in Camden, a corner tavern dating to the 1880s and known mid-century as Joe's and Sloppy Joe's.
George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872, as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2 . He filled the position left by William S. Davis , who had been promoted to Engineer.
My grandmother and grandfather were the owners of the store at 941 Point Street . My father was his son… his name was Francis Hull Rittenhouse . He worked at Mathis Shipyard and so did my uncle John Rittenhouse .
Camden Courier-Post - December 30, 1957 Four Camden firemen were among persons injured over the weekend in motor vehicle accidents on South Jersey roads.
Camden Courier-Post - July 8, 1950 By Wilbur Morse Jr. Petitions for highway safety measures or improvements usually come from adult individuals or organizations.
Camden Courier-Post - February 4, 1933 John F. Rittenhouse , 53, store proprietor, of 941 Point Street , who died Thursday, will be buried Monday.
Philadelphia Public Ledger - October 31, 1918 GLADNEY - Oct. 30, GEORGE J. B. GLADNEY, aged 71. Relatives and friends invited to funeral services, Sat., 2 p. m., son's residence, Charles M. Gladney , 618 Point st. , Camden, N. J. Int. Harleigh Cem.
Charles Thomas of 1872 Milton Street and Patrick Hayes of 3 James Court, laborers for the Vulcanite Paving Company, were struck by a trolley car at Broadway and Kaighn Avenue but not seriously injured.
A column of Camden news briefs from the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1895 — including fires at the homes of Albert Fleet and Samuel Harring, and the arrest of sneak thief Samuel Harmon, who tried to strip a clothes line in Policeman Schregler's own back yard.
The 1872 edition of the Camden City Directory, published by Sinnickson Chew, contained 1,200 more names due to city growth and expansion, reflecting Camden';s increasing metropolitan character.