| Title |
Urwiler, John J. |
| Date |
October 1829-March 1, 1904 |
| Description |
John J. Urwiler, born October 1829 in Pennsylvania, was a lithographer and printer active in Philadelphia from ca. 1855 to
1904. He operated from 97 Chestnut Street with William Hart (1815-1888), W. H. Rease (ca. 1818-1893), and his cousin Benjamin
F. Urwiler (1830-1913) between 1855 and 1858. In 1859, he relocated with Hart and his cousin to 25 North Fourth Street and
remained listed as a lithographer/printer absent a business address in city directories until 1904.
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A member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Sons of Temperance, and Knights of Pythias, Urwiler resided in the Kensington
section of the city (Ward 19) for most of his life. He married Susan B. Smith (b. 1829) on July 20, 1851 in the First Presbyterian
Church of Kensington, where both were members of the Sabbath School and where they baptized their son, William Overington
(b. 1862), on April 22, 1868. They also had a daughter, Kate (b. 1856), who became a school teacher. The family originally
resided on York Street near Frankford Avenue, then 429 Dreer (i.e., Green) Street, and finally on Adams Street, where John
passed away on March 1, 1904.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Hart, William; Rease, W. H.; and Urwiler, Benjamin F. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 |
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Groce & Wallace, 642 |
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Philadelphia Inquirer, March 2-4, 1904 |
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WWWAA, 3371 |
