Good Morning All - I did a look up yesterday for someone and on the 1880 census, it showed a 9 year old being at Girard College, I'm forwarding her reply because she explained to me what exactly Girard College was. Take care - Deb >In a message dated 11/27/03 5:31:17 AM, delerani@hotmail.com writes: ><< Geraldine - > >Household: 1880 Census >Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation >Father's >Birthplace Mother's Birthplace >Emma GRAHAM Self W Female W 35 PA Keeping House PA PA >Joseph GRAHAM Son Male W 17 PA Woolen Mill PA PA >Emma GRAHAM Dau S Female W 12 PA Woolen Mill PA PA >George GRAHAM Son S Male W 9 PA Girard College PA PA >Ada GRAHAM Dau S Female W 5 PA PA PA >Thomas GRAHAM Son S Male W 3 PA PA PA >John GRAHAM Son S Male W 5M NJ PA PA > >Source Information: > Census Place Precinct 1, Camden, Camden, New Jersey > Family History Library Film 1254773 > NA Film Number T9-0773 > Page Number 75D >> > >Dear Deb, > >What a sweetheart you are to do all this work. We both thank you, even tho >my >husband does not get excited as I do over his family history. Our sons will >appreciate it. >It would be nice to visit the place in Ireland that John is from. >I noticed that one of John & Emma’s sons in 1880, George at 9 years, was >at >Girard college. > >Another of Dick’s grandfathers went to Girard Colllege. William Kelly, >father >also from Ireland & died at 32 years of TB. William also was sent to Girard >when he was 6 years & discharged when he was 18 & self sufficient. > >Girard College, was established for ‘white orphaned boys.’ At the time >of >William's father’s death, his mother was considered by law to be >incapable of >providing for her children. Even though his mother & sister were living, >the >courts referred to a minor male as an 'orphan.' >A widowed mother generally did not have legal custody of her children. >William was admitted to Girard College 20 Sep 1882. [While there, the >spelling of >his surname was changed from ‘Kelly’ on admission records to >‘Kelley’ by >discharge. (Kelly spelled with two ‘e’s was considered by Dick's family >to be the >“Protestant” spelling? However, family were Catholic) > >Girard was an endowed boarding school for boys. William was treated very >well >there; all the boys were educated, did chores & were prepared to leave >Girard >& to assume a job when they were 18 years old. He moved to Camden for a job >with the city about 1894. > >My original information on John & Emma Graham came from Camden County >Historical Soc. I have been a member for over 5 years, but only got to >Camden once. >That was when I found a file box with marriages on a card. All it said was >the >2 names, John Graham & Emma Cunningham. In Aug. we were in the NE & planned >to >visit Camden G & H Soc. but then I found out that August is vacation month >there. Went to both NJ & PA archives looking for John Graham’s death >information. >Now I should be able to find it because of you. > >Deb, if you are a genealogist, I will hire you! >thanks again. Let me know if I can help you in Texas. > > >Sincerely, > >Gerri & Dick... > >Geraldine Happel Graham San Antonio, TEXAS >A tree will whither if no one tends to the roots... >Family History http://members.aol.com/dickandgerri/ >.............................................................................. >......................... >Searching for: Armand Batteux Berkel Bick Bollfrass Boudemont >Brensing >Brill Bruchhaeuser Bruene Combe Cunningham Deusch Dissen Eckart Engel >Ernst Ernsthauser Fichtenmayer Feld Fischer Franz Gleisener Graham >Gresty Groll Gross Happel Herbold Henkel Hesse Hoehl Hughes >Ibelshaeuser >Jackson Keck Kelley Kleinschmitt Koehler Kramer Kraus Krueger Lake >Leckinger Leiberg Levenz Lueckel Maier May Mayer McCauley Michelot >Mucklerath Muecher Moeller Mueller Muteze Nalek Neff Neumeier >Oschmann >Rieger Robinson Schaefer Scheffel Scherer Schindel Schoeneweis Sold >Staeckling Stahl Stremme Weissenmayer Weller Wolmar >.............................................................................. >......................... > _________________________________________________________________ Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, free parking. http://shopping.msn.com