Second Generation  

2. Martha Jane Price (John Thomas¹) was born on Aug 21, 1840 in Harford Co., Maryland, died on Dec 23, 1889 in East Nottingham, Chester Co., PA at age 49, and was buried in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.

Martha married Samuel Hamilton Dillin, son of William Dillin and Sara Ann Hamilton, on Mar 10, 1864 in Oxford, Chester, PA. Samuel was born on Sep 12, 1836 in Philadelphia, PA, died on Dec 23, 1889 in East Nottingham, Chester Co., PA at age 53, and was buried in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA.

General Notes: Married by Rev. Thos. Sumption.
16 July 1870 Census for Oxford Twp, Chester, PA: Sam H. Dillon, 34, carpenter, b. PA; Martha J., 29, b. MD; Chas. H., 13; Mary G., 5; Benj. R., 1. Children b. PA.
June 1880 Census for Oxford Borough, Chester, PA: Samuel Dillan, 44, carpenter, b. PA as were parents; Martha, 39, b. MD as were parents; Charles, 23, son b. PA, house painter; Mary, dtr, 15; Benjamin, son, 12; Harry, son, 10; William, son, 7; Eva, dtr, 5; Ira, son, 3; Carrie, dtr, 1. Per this census, all childrens' father b. PA and mother b. MD.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 8 F    i. Mary Gault Dillon was born on Jan 17, 1865 in Hopewell Cottonworks, PA.

+ 9 M    ii. Thomas Price Dillon was born on Dec 3, 1866 and died in Apr 1868 at age 1.

+ 10 M    iii. Benjamin Kennedy Dillon was born on Feb 8, 1869 in Oxford, Chester, PA.

+ 11 M    iv. Harry Waltman Dillon was born on Feb 19, 1871 in PA.

+ 12 M    v. William Hampton Dillon was born on Feb 22, 1873 in Oxford, Chester, PA.

+ 13 F    vi. Eva Minerva Dillon was born on Jan 9, 1875 in Oxford, Chester, PA.

+ 14 M    vii. Ira Franklin Frank Dillon was born on Jan 10, 1877 in Oxford, Chester, PA and died in Oct 1965 in PA at age 88.

+ 15 F    viii. Carrie Emma Dillon was born on May 5, 1879 in Oxford, Chester, PA and died on Feb 24, 1964 in Los Angeles, CA at age 84.

+ 16 M    ix. Albert Russell Dillon was born on Aug 13, 1881 in Oxford, Chester, PA.

+ 17 F    x. Ella May Dillon was born on Mar 10, 1884 in Oxford, Chester, PA.

3. William H. Price (John Thomas¹) was born on Oct 17, 1841 in Harford County, Maryland, died on Nov 27, 1911 at age 70, and was buried on Nov 29, 1911 in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry. The cause of his death was intestinal tuberculosis.

General Notes:
The $200 DE marriage bond for Wm and Annie was signed by Wm Price and T. W. Cottingham 1-24-1877.
1860 (23 July) Census: Age 17, b. MD as were parents & siblings, apprentice for saddlery, living in the John T. Price household in "The Borough of Oxford", Chester Co., PA. Additional 1860 (July 24) census lists him as an apprentice, 17, b. MD, along with James Woodside, 17, in the Jesse McCormick (master saddle and harness maker) household in "The Borough of Oxford".
1870 (Aug. 9th) Census for the "Boro of Rising Sun, 6th District", Fair Hill P.O., Cecil County, MD: Wm. H. Price, 26, harness maker, born MD and living in household of John T. Reynolds, 43, harness maker.
1880 Census (3 June): Indicates Wm H. Price, 37, & Annie E., 23, living with son William J. (b. Aug. 1879) in Lower Oxford Twp, Chester Co., PA, and occupation as harness maker. Living next door is Jane Rigdon, 67, b. PA and parents b. Ireland, with son Charles H., 40, stone mason, b. PA and father b. MD; grandson Franklin J., 2, b. PA. Three homes down the Census sheet is another Rigdon family, Cyrus W., 30, RR clerk, b. PA with father b. PA and mother b. MD. ... The infants Minnie and Edward are buried in Seaford, or at least their names are on the main tombstone. It doesn't make sense that the 1880 Census shows Wm and Annie living in PA, and Minnie and Edward dying in 1878 and 1879 in Seaford. So, they could be names only at the gravesite.
1900 Census (2 June) for Seaford Hundred: William, 56 (b. Oct. 1843), and Annie, 42 (b. Jun. 1857), were married 22 years. Census indicates Annie having 7 children with 5 living. William's father was born in MD and mother (most likely his stepmother) was born in PA. Occupation of house carpenter. Listed as carpenter in 1897 Seaford history. This 1900 Census also shows Maude E., 18, b. Apr. '82; Pearl, 14, b. May '86; Estella M., 12, b. May '84 [sic]; and Joseph N., 8, b. Dec. '91; all born in DE. Therefore, Wm & family arrived in Seaford circa 1881.
1910 Census (19 April) for Seaford Town: William H. Price, 67, head, married 31 years, working on own account as harness maker, born in MD (as were both parents); Annie E., 53, wife, married 31 years, born in DE (as were both parents), 7 children with 4 living; Pearl, 23, daughter, single, born PA; Joseph N., 18, son, born DE, working as house painter; William C., 1 6/12, grandson, born PA (father born DE and mother born PA).
A William Price was on the 1785 assessment roll of North West Fork Hundred, which at that time embraced Seaford Hundred. Any relation?
Death certificate has birthdate as 10-17-1841,father as Thomas, born in MD, mother "don'tknow" and his trade as harness maker -- details provided by Annie E. Price.

Research Notes: Historical records indicate Theo. D. Price as an elected clerk of Town of Seaford council in 1869. He was deported to the South for supporting the Confederacy during the Civil War. Relation of William? (http://www.accessible.com/amcnty/DE/Delaware/delaware74.htm).

William married Anna E. Messick, daughter of William Messick Sr. and Mary E. Williams, on Jan 24, 1877. Anna was born on Jun 2, 1856 in Delaware, died on Dec 7, 1928 at age 72, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

General Notes: 1860 Census for NW Fork Hundred (created 1775 from Dorchester Co., MD) lists Wm. Messick, 41, wheelwright; Mary E., 40; John E., 14; Martha, 12; Maria, 10; William, 7; Ann E., 4; Eliza, 62 and born in MD (all others born in DE); Jacob, 22, carpenter.
1870 Census for Seaford Hundred (created in 1869 from NW Fork Hd) lists Wm. Messick, 51, merchant; Mary, 50, keeping house; Marian (Fem.), 20, no occupation; William, 16; Anna, 14, and George, 9, all attending school. Also in the household is Jacob Messick, 32, house "joiner" (hard to decipher). Different hundred does not necessarily mean this family moved between 1860 and 1870.
1880 and 1900 census indicates she and her parents were all born in DE. Annie lived with son Joe and was cared for by Goldie in her later years. She died there in Joe's and Goldie's house two years after Gloria was born.
Jan. 1920 Census for Seaford Town (Part of), Sussex, DE: Anna E. Price, 63, widow, b. DE as were parents, seamstress, works in garment factory. Home is owned and free of mortgage (Front St.).
Death certificate indicates death on 12-7-1928. Details provided by Pearl Utz: birthdate of 6-2-1856, parents were William H. Messick and Mary Williams

Children from this marriage were:

+ 18 F    i. Minnie B. Price was born on Dec 11, 1877, died on Jul 8, 1878, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 19 M    ii. Edward Ross Price was born on Sep 1, 1879, died on Oct 1, 1879, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 20 M    iii. William J. Price was born on Sep 1, 1880 in Lower Oxford, Chester Co., PA, died on Feb 28, 1906 at age 25, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

+ 21 F    iv. Maude E. Price was born in Apr 1882 in PA and died in 1962 at age 80.

+ 22 F    v. Pearl Price was born in May 1886 in Delaware and died in 1977 in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry at age 91.

+ 23 F    vi. Estella M. Price was born in May 1888 in Delaware, died in 1934 at age 46, and was buried in Pennsylvania.

+ 24 M    vii. Joseph Neal Price was born on Dec 23, 1891 in Seaford, Sussex Co., Delaware, died in Aug 1965 at age 73, and was buried in Seaford Odd Fellows Cmtry.

4. Anna Mary Price (John Thomas¹) was born on Apr 19, 1845 in Harford County, Maryland, died on Jan 8, 1920 in Philadelphia Ward 32, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at age 74, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, PA. The cause of her death was uremia from bronchial pneumonia.

General Notes: 3 June 1880 Census for Philadelphia: Joshua W. Knight, 35, dealer in milk, born MD as were parents; Annie, 34, born MD as were parents; Ella V., 10; Sarah Eliza, 8; Clarence, 4; Mary S., 2; James Parkinson, 28, milkman, born PA and parents born Ireland; Julia Parkinson, 26, cloth finisher, born PA and parents born England; Eliza Knight, 65, gr-mother, born MD as were parents; Harriett Knight, 24, her dtr, born MD.
6 June 1900 Census for Ward 32, Phila., PA: Joshua Knight, 57, salesman, married 35 yrs, born May 1843 in MD as were parents; Annie, 55, born April 1845 in MD as were parents; Ella V. Coffin, widow, 30, born Jan 1870 in PA; Sarah E. Knight, 27, born Sep 1872 in PA; Clarence S. Knight, RR clerk, 24, born Jan 1876 in PA; Mary G. Knight, 20, born Sep 1879 in PA; Ollie W. Knight, 17, born Dec 1882 in PA; Howard H. Coffin, 6, born July 1893 in PA.
Death certificate for Annie Mary Knight indicates parents as Thomas Price and Sally Rigdon, both born MD. Home at 2135 N. Woodstock St. Certificate info verified by Mrs. Ella V. Coffin, same address.

Anna married Joshua W. Knight, son of William Henry Knight and Eliza Ann Price, on May 23, 1866 in house of bride, Oxford, Chester Co., PA. Joshua was born on May 23, 1843 in Harford Co., Maryland and died on Jun 4, 1925 in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery, PA at age 82.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 25 F    i. Ella V. Knight was born in Jan 1870 in Pennsylvania.

+ 26 F    ii. Sarah Eliza Knight was born in Sep 1872 in Pennsylvania.

+ 27 M    iii. Clarence S. Knight was born in Jan 1876 in Pennsylvania.

+ 28 F    iv. Mary G. Knight was born in Sep 1879 in Pennsylvania.

+ 29 M    v. Ollie W. Knight was born in Dec 1882 in Pennsylvania.

5. John R. Price (John Thomas¹) was born in 1848 in Harford County, Maryland, died on Sep 28, 1926 in West Bradford, Chester, PA at age 78, and was buried on Oct 1, 1926 in Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester Co., PA. The cause of his death was chronic valv. disease of the heart.

General Notes: Unable to locate in any Census except 1850 & 1860 with father, John Thomas Price. PA death certificate indicates parents as J. Thomas Price & Sarah Rigdon, occupation as painter, and single--informant was A. W. Gottschall.

6. Oliver Chapman "Chap" Price (John Thomas¹) was born on Oct 6, 1850 in Harford County, Maryland, died on Apr 13, 1929 in Burlington, NJ at age 78, and was buried on Apr 16, 1929 in Westminster Cmtry, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA. The cause of his death was sclerosis of spinal cord.

General Notes: 1880 Philadelphia Census indicates Oliver C. Price, b. 1850, has father born in MD and mother born in PA--this matches John T. and Ann E. Price in the 1870 Census information, but not John's real mother, Sarah. Oliver's occupation is listed as house painter, residing in Philadelphia with wife Emily,7 years older, and son Howard H., 6, and Anna T., 4.
1900 Census: Residing in Phila., Ward 24, and working as a house painter with son Howard. Married 27 years. Emily, Howard and Anna in the household.
1910 Census: Same.
Home in 1913 was 4021 Spring St. in Phila.
1920 Census: Only Oliver and Howard are listed. Oliver is a painting contractor, listed as widower, 69, b. MD as were parents, and Howard, 45, b. PA and mother b. PA, is single and listed as a merchant in the paint industry. Location of his paint store was 3929 Lancaster Ave. in Phila. They do not appear in subsequent censuses.

Oliver married Emily H. Waltman on Feb 27, 1873. Emily was born in Mar 1843 in Philadelphia, PA, died on Sep 11, 1913 at age 70, and was buried on Sep 15, 1913 in Westminster Cmtry, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA.

General Notes: 1880 and subsequent Censuses indicates Emily's parents as born in PA.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 30 M    i. Howard Hamilton Price was born on Dec 7, 1873 in PA, died on May 11, 1942 in Lavalette, NJ at age 68, and was buried on May 13, 1942 in Westminster Cmtry, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA.

+ 31 F    ii. Anna Thomson Price was born on Dec 1, 1875 in Phila., PA, died on Aug 30, 1926 in Phila., PA at age 50, and was buried on Sep 2, 1926 in Westminster Cmtry, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA.

Oliver next married Virginia Tate Cowan, daughter of John Cowan and Elizabeth Tate, in 1924 in Ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Virginia was born on Feb 9, 1886 in Philadelphia, Delaware, PA, died on Jan 1, 1960 in Philadelphia, Delaware, PA at age 73, and was buried in Cowan Family plot, West Laurel Cmtry nr Westminster.

General Notes: April 4, 1930 Census for Ward 4, Philadelphia City, PA: Virginia Price, 44, widow, born PA as were parents, unemployed; John C. Price, 1 10/12, son, born PA, father born MD and mother born MD (sic). Also in household are Fannie Blacker, 54, single, lodger, practical nurse; and Ella V. Coffan, 59, niece, widow, unemployed.
Per son, John, she was a member of DAR and attended its local meetings - Lt James Hamilton was her relative during the Revolution. That lineage began with James Hamilton, bn 1743, to dtr Mary Jane Hamilton Tate, to g-dtr Eliza Tate Cowan, to g-g-dtr Virginia Tate Cowan Price.
Home in 1913 was 4021 Spring St. in Phila. Virginia, Howard and John lived there until 1938, at which time they moved to 508 N. 39th St., where Howard died in 1940.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 32 M    i. John C. Price was born in Jun 1928 in PA.

7. Thomas Whitfield Price (John Thomas¹) was born in Jul 1853 in Harford County, Maryland and died before 1930.

General Notes: Per 5-25-1892 obituary in the Press newspaper, his father "John Thomas Price, a former citizen of Oxford, died in the 80th year of his age on Sunday at the residence of his son, T. W. Price, No. 2318 Ingersoll St., Phila."
1890 Phila. City Directory lists Thomas W. Price, carpenter, at 2318 Ingersoll St.
2 June 1900 Census for Stillman St., 29th Ward, Dist. 741, Philadelphia: Witfield Price, 44, carpenter, born July in MD, parents born MD, married 14 yrs; Emma G., 34, having 1 child and 1 living, born 1866 in PA, parents born PA; Ethel, 13, born PA; Julia Darby, 71, aunt, born 1829 in MD, parents born MD, no children.
15 April 1910 Census for Ward 32, Dist. 774 in Phila.: Thomas W. Price, 55, b. MD and parents b. PA, carpenter in dept. store; Emma G., 45, b. PA as were parents, married 24 yrs. and having 2 children, 1 living; Ethel M., 23, dtr living at home.
20 Jan. 1920 Census for Phila.: Thomas W. Price, 66, house carpenter, b. MD, father b. MD, mother b. PA; Emma, 53, b. PA as were parents.
1930 Census for Collingswood, Camden NJ: Emma appears as mother-in-law in household of John & Ethel Murray.

Thomas married Emma G. in 1886. Emma was born in 1866 in PA and died after 1930.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 33 F    i. Ethel May Price was born on Apr 1, 1887 in Philadelphia, PA, was christened on Oct 9, 1887 in Twentieth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and died in Aug 1964 in Philadelphia, PA at age 77.