This Shaft Feature Snapshot summarizes excavation details, property history and recovered artifacts. Excavation details include measurements, photographs, and a profile illustrating stratigraphy and related contexts. The property history table outlines land ownership, residents and their occupations. The artifact assemblage is illustrated utilizing a series of tables quantifying types and providing date ranges of identifiable ceramics and glass with photographs of representative artifacts.
Site Name: Conrail-Ann
Street Address: 2918 Melvale Street
Date Identified: 6/11/2010
Feature #: 89
Feature Type: Privy Shaft
Feature Detail: Brick
Feature Shape: Circular
2918 Melvale Report Tables
Date Range for Household
Household/ Business
Individuals in Household
Dates Worked/Resided at Address
Year Born
Relation to Head of Household
Occupation
1912-c.1918
Clark
Mary Clark
1912-c.1918
c.1890
daughter
cotton mill knitter
Alice Clark
1912-c.1918
c.1870
wife
Charles J. Clark
1912-c.1918
c.1870
head
laborer
c.1904-1912
Parker
Joseph Parker
c.1908-c.1909?
unknown
unknown
laborer
Robert T. Kerr
c.1904-1912
c.1881
brother-in-law
waiter/salesman
Veronica Parker
c.1910*-1912
c.1910
daughter
Charles Parker
c.1909*-1912
c.1909
son
Robert Parker
1907*-1912
1907
son
Anna Parker
c.1906*-1912
c.1906
daughter
Mary Parker
c.1904-1912
c.1902
daughter
Catherine Parker
c.1904-1912
c.1899
daughter
Jennie Parker
c.1904-1912
c.1877
wife
Charles J. Parker
c.1904-1912
c.1870
head
glassblower/foreman/pipefitter
1890-c.1902
Kowalski
Szczepan Zienthowski
189?-1895†
c.1845
unknown
John Kowalski
1890-c.1902
c.1877
son
driver
Mary Kowalski
1890-c.1902
c.1850
wife
Joseph Kowalski
1890-c.1902
c.1850
head
laborer/driver
1886-1890
Weeks
Caroline Weeks
1886-1890
c.1824
head
1885-1886
Wichchok
Mary Wichchok
1885†
c.1878
daughter
Catharine Wichchok
1885-1886
unknown
wife
John Wichchok
1885-1886
unknown
head?
1881-1885
Holland
Mary Shaw
1881?-1885
c.1830
boarder
Mary Holland
1884b-1885
1884
daughter
Lucy Holland
1881-1885
c.1878
daughter
George Holland
1881-1885
c.1875
son
Margaret Holland
1881-1885
c.1856
wife
Charles W. Holland
1881-1885
c.1854
head
rigger/carpenter/laborer
1879-1881
Deeney
Charles Deeney
1879-1881
c.1860
son
laborer
Ellen Deeney
1879-1881
c.1857
daughter
hosiery mill worker
Bridget Deeney
1879-1881
c.1835
wife
John Deeney
1879-1881
c.1820
head
laborer
c.1865-1880
Dougherty
Daniel McGinnis
?-1868†
c.1795
father-in-law
laborer
Edward Dougherty
c.1867-187?
c.1867
son
John F. Dougherty
c.1865-187?
c.1865
son
Catherine Dougherty
c.1865-1880
c.1863
daughter
seamstress
Agnes Dougherty
c.1865-1867†
1863
daughter
William Dougherty
c.1865-187?
c.1860
son
Ann Dougherty
c.1865-187?
c.1856
daughter
Ellen Dougherty
c.1865-1880
c.1853
daughter
paper box maker/seamstress
Mary Dougherty
c.1865-187?
c.1852
daughter
seamstress
Ellen Dougherty
c.1865-1880
1830
wife/head
Patrick Dougherty
c.1865-1874†
c.1827
head
liquors/coal trimmer/laborer
c.1862-c.1865
Unknown
1859-c.1862
McKeon
Hugh McKeon
1860*-c.1862
1860
son
William McKeon
1859-c.1862
c.1858
son
Jane McKeon
1859-c.1862
c.1828
wife
Hugh McKeon
1859-c.1862
c.1830
head
grocer/laborer
c.1852-1859
Unknown
c.1850-c.1852
Keenan
Ellen Keenan
c.1850-c.1852
c.1825
wife
Francis Keenan
c.1850-c.1852
c.1821
head
grocer
* Year individual was born.
† Year individual died.
Example of printed ceramic vessels (left to right) “Oriental” pattern plate, “Isola Belle” pattern plate, unidentified green printed saucer with red clobbering.
Pattern name and maker’s mark C-0446 “Oriental” William Ridgway.
Pattern name and maker’s mark “Isola Belle” W Adams & Sons.
Sampling of ceramic vessels (left to right): blue sponge decorated saucer, blue shell edged plate and white granite deep serving dish with molded floral motif along scalloped rim.
White granite paneled cup, white ware cup with painted chrome color sprig motif, yellowware bowl with narrow brown and white slip bands.
Fragment of Staffordshire figurine of man carrying basket of apples.
Small finds, including a complete tobacco pipe bowl and stem fragment from a single-unit clay pipe (top) and bone dish type buttons.
