Joseph Moreland Garren

   Cause of his death was Heart Disease.

  General Notes:

Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985
Name: Joseph Moreland Garren
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1871
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 12 Mar 1876
Baptism Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Baptism Age: 4
Father Name: Saml Garren
Mother Name: Sarah Garren
Organization Name: Twentieth Street Methodist Episcopal Church

The 1900 Federal Census for Middletown Township, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, District 23, page 115A, dated June 9, 1900 records Joseph (March 1870 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary (Oct 1878 - PA/PA/PA) Garron. Joseph is a laborer and has been married to Mary for 3 years. They indicate that they have had 1 child who is still living; however, that child is not listed here. The ancestry.com records list their residence as: Langhome (sic) [Langhorne] & Langhome Manor Boroughs, Bucks, Pennsylvania

The 1920 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, ED# 433, page 97A, dated February 25, 1920 records Jospeh (47 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary (35 - PA/PA/PA) Garren with their daughter Alberta Garren (3 3/12) living at 2308 Reese Street. Also in the household is brother-in-law George Wang (37). Joseph is employed as a Blacksmith Horse Shoer while George is a Laborer.

The 1930 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, ED# 855, page 58A, dated April 15, 1930 records Jospeh (58 - PA/PA/PA) and Mary (44 - PA/PA/PA) Garren with their daughter Alberta Garren (13) living at 2349 N. Fifth Street. Joseph is employed as a Helper at a Fish & Oysters Store and was first married 16 years ago.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
Name: Joseph Garren
Residence: 930 W. Boston Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Occupation: Horse Shoer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1872
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 1 Nov 1935
Death Place: Philadelphia General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Burial: Nov 6, 1935 at Hulmeville, Bucks Co., PA
Father Name: Samuel Garren
Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother Name: Unknown
Spouse Name: Mary
Certificate Number: 102361
Informant: Mary Garren of 930 W. Boston Ave. in Philadelphia

Joseph married Mary circa 1897 in Pennsylvania. (Mary was born in Oct 1878 in Pennsylvania and died after 1900 in Middletown Township, Bucks Co., PA.)

Joseph next married Mary Wang, daughter of Charles (Carl) William Wang Sr. and Mary M. Oestreich, circa 1916 in Philadelphia, PA. (Mary Wang was born in Jun 1884 in Philadelphia, PA and died after 1940 in Philadelphia, PA.)