Samuel F. Conrad

   Cause of his death was Carcinoma of the Liver.

  General Notes:

Samuel Conrad and his brother Benjamin went to Philadelphia and by 1860 each are listed as a Puddler in a Rolling Mill: The 1860 Federal Census for Philadelphia, PA, Ward 18 (Southwest Division), page 335B records Samuel Conrad (26 - Maryland) working as a "Puddler in R. Mills". He is married to Margaret (23 - PA) with a son, George (6/12).

The Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 for Samuel Conrad record:
Samuel Conrad 1833 - 1919
Organization: Co. I., 115th Regt, P. V. - Private
Date of Service: 6/21/1862 to unknown
Location: Womelsdorf, PA - Heidelberg Twp.
Grave #: 2, Row 4, center

The 1870 Federal Census for Womelsdorf, Berks Co., PA records Saml (37) and Margaret (33) Conrad with son George W. (12). Samuel is employed in a "Puddler Furnace". All individuals are listed as born in PA.

The 1880 Federal Census for Womelsdorf, Berks Co., PA, District 19 records Samuel (46 - Maryland/Maryland/Maryland) and Margaret (44 - PA/PA/PA) Conrad with son George (21 - PA) and daughter, Bessie (4 - PA). Samuel is employed in a "Puddler" as is George. Samuel is listed as born in Maryland while Margaret and George are listed as born in PA.

By 1900 Margaret and Samuel have moved to Allen Township in Northampton Co., Pennsylvania: The 1900 Federal Census for Allen, Northampton Co., PA, District 94 records Samuel (June 1832) and Margaret (March 1836) Conrad with son George W. Conrad (Nov 1857). Samuel and Margaret have been married 45 years with 4 children of whom 1 is still living. Both Samuel and George work at what looks like Labor in a Cement Mill.

The 1910 Federal Census for Northampton Borough, Northampton Co., PA, Ward 3, District 104 records the widower Samuel Conrad (67) boarding at the home of Harry Frankley at 735 Main Street.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
Name: Samuel F Conrad
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 84
Birth Date: Apr 1833
Birth Place: Maryland
Death Date: 21 Sep 1919
Death Place: Amity, Berks, Pennsylvania
Burial: Sept 24, 1919 at Womelsdorf Union Cemetery Womelsdorf, Berks Co., PA
Father Name: Elisa (sic) Canrad (sic) [Elijah Conrad]
Father Birth Place: Maryland
Mother Name: Mary Walters
Mother Birth Place: Maryland
Certificate Number: 91242
Informant: Mrs. Wayne Haws of Monocacy, [Berks Co.,] PA ... this is Adelaide Vanaman Haws, daughter of Samuel's sister, Sarah Elizabeth Conrad.

Samuel married Margaret Leminger circa 1855 in Pennsylvania. (Margaret Leminger was born on 10 Mar 1836 in Pennsylvania, died on 11 May 1906 in Alliance, Northampton Co., PA and was buried on 15 May 1906 in Womelsdorf Union Cemetery Womelsdorf, Berks Co., PA.) The cause of her death was Apoplexy / Cerebral Hemorrhage - Found dead in the celler of her home.