My 3rd-great-grandfather, Joseph Watson Diehl, was born on November 27, 1831 to John Diehl and his wife, the former Catherine Walpman. He worked as a tin roofer for most of his life.
He wed Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staudenmayer some time in the mid-1860s. Their five children were: William Watson (1869-1948), Anna Catherine (1871-?), Otto Joseph (1875-1961), Jacob Staudenmayer (1880-1952) and Augusta (1884). On March 22, 1884, Lizzie Diehl died of an illness only six days after Augusta was born, and Augusta herself died two weeks later on April 6. My great-great-grandfather William was only fourteen at the time.
As a widower, Joseph Diehl had to enlist the help of his four remaining children in order to support the family. William, the eldest, immediately got himself a job at a local tannery carrying the heavy hides on his back. Anna Catherine took up dancing, Otto worked as a piano tuner and occasionally performed as a pianist for local shows, and Jacob worked with their father in the tin roofing business. Joseph did manage to make enough money to pay for half of William's college expenses, with William paying the other half.
By the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Joseph was sixty-nine years old and still working as a tin roofer with his youngest son Jacob, and Anna Catherine was still a dancer, although the employment column was left blank on the census form. William and Otto had moved into their own places, and William was married with three children.
At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Joseph was seventy-eight and retired, and his daughter still lived with him. His son Jacob had moved to New York City to become a construction foreman. A few months later, Joseph took ill and moved in with his son William and his family at 3218 Page Street in Philadelphia, and on November 2, Joseph Watson Diehl passed away, three weeks short of his 79th birthday. He was buried three days later at the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
His death certificate information:
Widower
Sheet Metal Roofer
Son of John and Catharine Walpman Diehl
3218 Page Street, 32nd Ward
William Diehl, 3218 Page Street, gave the information for the death certificate.
His obituary: 1910-11-03; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer
"DIEHL - On November 2, 1910, WATSON DIEHL, in his 79th year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday, at 2 P. M., at his late residence, 3218 Page St. Interment private, at Mount Vernon Cemetery."
He wed Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staudenmayer some time in the mid-1860s. Their five children were: William Watson (1869-1948), Anna Catherine (1871-?), Otto Joseph (1875-1961), Jacob Staudenmayer (1880-1952) and Augusta (1884). On March 22, 1884, Lizzie Diehl died of an illness only six days after Augusta was born, and Augusta herself died two weeks later on April 6. My great-great-grandfather William was only fourteen at the time.
As a widower, Joseph Diehl had to enlist the help of his four remaining children in order to support the family. William, the eldest, immediately got himself a job at a local tannery carrying the heavy hides on his back. Anna Catherine took up dancing, Otto worked as a piano tuner and occasionally performed as a pianist for local shows, and Jacob worked with their father in the tin roofing business. Joseph did manage to make enough money to pay for half of William's college expenses, with William paying the other half.
By the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Joseph was sixty-nine years old and still working as a tin roofer with his youngest son Jacob, and Anna Catherine was still a dancer, although the employment column was left blank on the census form. William and Otto had moved into their own places, and William was married with three children.
At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Joseph was seventy-eight and retired, and his daughter still lived with him. His son Jacob had moved to New York City to become a construction foreman. A few months later, Joseph took ill and moved in with his son William and his family at 3218 Page Street in Philadelphia, and on November 2, Joseph Watson Diehl passed away, three weeks short of his 79th birthday. He was buried three days later at the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
His death certificate information:
Widower
Sheet Metal Roofer
Son of John and Catharine Walpman Diehl
3218 Page Street, 32nd Ward
William Diehl, 3218 Page Street, gave the information for the death certificate.
His obituary: 1910-11-03; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer
"DIEHL - On November 2, 1910, WATSON DIEHL, in his 79th year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday, at 2 P. M., at his late residence, 3218 Page St. Interment private, at Mount Vernon Cemetery."
My 3rd-great-grandfather, Joseph Watson Diehl, was born on November 27, 1831 to John Diehl and his wife, the former Catherine Walpman. He worked as a tin roofer for most of his life.
He wed Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staudenmayer some time in the mid-1860s. Their five children were: William Watson (1869-1948), Anna Catherine (1871-?), Otto Joseph (1875-1961), Jacob Staudenmayer (1880-1952) and Augusta (1884). On March 22, 1884, Lizzie Diehl died of an illness only six days after Augusta was born, and Augusta herself died two weeks later on April 6. My great-great-grandfather William was only fourteen at the time.
As a widower, Joseph Diehl had to enlist the help of his four remaining children in order to support the family. William, the eldest, immediately got himself a job at a local tannery carrying the heavy hides on his back. Anna Catherine took up dancing, Otto worked as a piano tuner and occasionally performed as a pianist for local shows, and Jacob worked with their father in the tin roofing business. Joseph did manage to make enough money to pay for half of William's college expenses, with William paying the other half.
By the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Joseph was sixty-nine years old and still working as a tin roofer with his youngest son Jacob, and Anna Catherine was still a dancer, although the employment column was left blank on the census form. William and Otto had moved into their own places, and William was married with three children.
At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Joseph was seventy-eight and retired, and his daughter still lived with him. His son Jacob had moved to New York City to become a construction foreman. A few months later, Joseph took ill and moved in with his son William and his family at 3218 Page Street in Philadelphia, and on November 2, Joseph Watson Diehl passed away, three weeks short of his 79th birthday. He was buried three days later at the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
His death certificate information:
Widower
Sheet Metal Roofer
Son of John and Catharine Walpman Diehl
3218 Page Street, 32nd Ward
William Diehl, 3218 Page Street, gave the information for the death certificate.
His obituary: 1910-11-03; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer
"DIEHL - On November 2, 1910, WATSON DIEHL, in his 79th year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday, at 2 P. M., at his late residence, 3218 Page St. Interment private, at Mount Vernon Cemetery."
He wed Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Staudenmayer some time in the mid-1860s. Their five children were: William Watson (1869-1948), Anna Catherine (1871-?), Otto Joseph (1875-1961), Jacob Staudenmayer (1880-1952) and Augusta (1884). On March 22, 1884, Lizzie Diehl died of an illness only six days after Augusta was born, and Augusta herself died two weeks later on April 6. My great-great-grandfather William was only fourteen at the time.
As a widower, Joseph Diehl had to enlist the help of his four remaining children in order to support the family. William, the eldest, immediately got himself a job at a local tannery carrying the heavy hides on his back. Anna Catherine took up dancing, Otto worked as a piano tuner and occasionally performed as a pianist for local shows, and Jacob worked with their father in the tin roofing business. Joseph did manage to make enough money to pay for half of William's college expenses, with William paying the other half.
By the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Joseph was sixty-nine years old and still working as a tin roofer with his youngest son Jacob, and Anna Catherine was still a dancer, although the employment column was left blank on the census form. William and Otto had moved into their own places, and William was married with three children.
At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Joseph was seventy-eight and retired, and his daughter still lived with him. His son Jacob had moved to New York City to become a construction foreman. A few months later, Joseph took ill and moved in with his son William and his family at 3218 Page Street in Philadelphia, and on November 2, Joseph Watson Diehl passed away, three weeks short of his 79th birthday. He was buried three days later at the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
His death certificate information:
Widower
Sheet Metal Roofer
Son of John and Catharine Walpman Diehl
3218 Page Street, 32nd Ward
William Diehl, 3218 Page Street, gave the information for the death certificate.
His obituary: 1910-11-03; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer
"DIEHL - On November 2, 1910, WATSON DIEHL, in his 79th year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, on Saturday, at 2 P. M., at his late residence, 3218 Page St. Interment private, at Mount Vernon Cemetery."
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