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1950 USA Census

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Mumbles

Mumbles Report 15 Apr 2022 16:16

Help please trying to find a Joan Sadler born Philadelphia Pennsylvania: in 1950 census:
Head of family Simon Sadler born 1903 Jarrow Durham England:
Wife: Catherine Sadler born 1906 Londonderry N. Ireland:
Son: Joseph Patrick Sadler born 1935 Philadelphia.
Son: William Simon Sadler born 1943 Philadelphia.
As far as I know Joan is the youngest child of three, in later life when she married she was Joan Moore:

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Apr 2022 16:26

only census showing for simon is 1930

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Apr 2022 16:32

son

Name: William S. Sadler
Gender: Male
Residence Place: Olney
Death Date: 27 Dec 2008
Obituary Date: 28 Dec 2008
Father:
Simon W. Sadler
Mother:
Kathleen Sadler
Siblings:
Joan Moore
Joseph P. Sadler

joan
Name: Joan Moore
Siblings:
William S. Sadler

Name: Kathleen Campbell Sadler
Gender: Female
Residence Place: Otnev
Death Date: 20 Jun 1986
Obituary Date: 22 Jun 1986
Obituary Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Newspaper Title: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Spouse:
Simon W
Child:
Joan Moore
Joseph P. Sadler
Wiaiam S. Sadler
Siblings:
Vvaham Campbol
Mary Bridget

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Apr 2022 16:34

No sign on censuses except 1930.

I expect you have these - just posting for our reference:

Naturalisation in 1936:

Simon William Sadler
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931
Name: Simon William Sadler
Gender: Male
Race: White
Declaration Age: 33
Record Type: Naturalization Declaration
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1903
Birth Place: Jarrow, England
Arrival Date: 2 Nov 1923
Arrival Place: Vanceboro, Maine
Declaration Date: 11 Dec 1936
Declaration Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse: Catherine
Declaration Number: 141408


Living in Philadelphia in 1942:

Simon William Sadler
in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Simon William Sadler
Race: White
Age: 38
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1903
Birth Place: Jarrow, England
Residence Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5 10
Weight: 200
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Household Members Age Relationship
Simon William Sadler 39 Self (Head)

Address: 2548 North Fairhill Street.


Buried in Pennsylvania in 1969:

Simon W. Sadler
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Simon W. Sadler
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1903
Death Date: 24 May 1969
Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Apr 2022 17:00

Can't see 2548 North Fairhill Street in 1940 census - nor any other number anywhere near that - only addresses in the 5000s and 6000s.

Mumbles

Mumbles Report 15 Apr 2022 17:16

Many thanks Maddie & ArgyllGran I have details for Simon his wife and the sons but Joan just seems to elude me. I thought that the 1950 census might just be the place where I might find her.
Thank you for taking time to search for me.

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Apr 2022 17:17

United States Obituary Notices
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Transcript of Simon's record
First name(s) Simon
State Pennsylvania
Last name Sadler
Country United States
Full name as given Simon Sadler
Obituary text Simon was born on March 1, 1903 and passed away in May 1969.Simon was a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Birth year 1903
Source link View the Source Record
Birth date 01 Mar 1903
Record set United States Obituary Notices
Death year 1969
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death date May 1969
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Full dates March 1, 1903 - May 1969
Collections from Americas, United States

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 15 Apr 2022 17:29

Has the 1950 census actually been put online?

Mumbles

Mumbles Report 15 Apr 2022 17:40

Yes as far as I know it has on the 1st April 2022

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Apr 2022 18:28

released but
1950 U.S. Census

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Apr 2022 21:43

Pennsylvania seems to be one of the states they haven't got to yet re the 1950 census.

Mumbles

Mumbles Report 27 Mar 2023 15:00

I have returned to this post as I have now found Joan Sadler or rather Eleanor: It appears that she was born Eleanor in 1937; details from the 1950 census:
I assume that she was either Eleanor Joan or she just used the name Joan all her adult life:
Every thing you find about her she is Joan even her death as shown on Find a Grave:
Details of family shown on her father death and her brothers death show her as Joan:
The details on her death records tie up with her birth in the 1950 census:

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Mar 2023 17:05

Name Eleanor Joan Moore
[Eleanor Moore]
Birth Date Jan 1937
[Jan 1937]
Phone Number 637-4304
Address 300 North Av
Residence Secane, PA
Postal Code 19018
Second Residence Date 1979
Second Phone Number 637-4304
Second Address 12705 Kenny Rd
Second Residence Philadelphia, PA
Second Postal Code 19154-1411

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Mar 2023 18:53

Her father Simon's naturalisation record, which I posted on 15th April 2022 at 16:34, gives Eleanor Joan's DOB as 18th Jan 1937.

Her brother Joseph Patrick was born 25 Oct 1935.

Two trees on Ancestry have photos of her.

EDIT:
No, sorry, of course it's not the 1936 record which gives her full name and DOB. It's a different naturalisation record .

Simon William Sadler
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931
Name: Simon William Sadler [Simon Wm. Sadler]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Petition Age: 35
Record Type: Naturalization Petition
Birth Date: 1 Mar 1903
Birth Place: Jarrow, England
Arrival Date: 2 Nov 1923
Arrival Place: Vanceboro, Maine
Petition Date: 6 Jan 1939
Petition Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Naturalization Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Spouse:
Catherine Campbell
Children:
Joseph Patrick
Eleanor [ Eleanor Joan on image ]
Petition Number: 133502

He eventually took the Oath of Allegiance on 4 Dec 1940.


Her birth record won't be online until at least 2042.

"In 1906 Pennsylvania began to record births on a statewide level. Currently birth indexes are available from 1906 through 1913 only as there is a 105 year restriction on birth records."

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/How_to_Find_Pennsylvania_Birth_Records

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Mumbles

Mumbles Report 27 Mar 2023 21:13

Thank you ErikaH & ArgyllGran I have her date of birth and death from Find a Grave. Thanks for your help.
I am going to mark this one as answered now. It is very difficult when people dont use their first name or birth name when you are trying to find them.