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: 2924 Melvale St
Date Identified: 6/11/2010
Feature #: 02
Feature Type: Privy Shaft
Feature Detail: Brick
Feature Shape: Circular
Date Range for Household
Household/ Business
Individuals in Household
Dates Worked/Resided at Address
Year Born
Relation to Head of Household
Occupation
1947-1966
Aleksiejczyk
Anna Aleksiejczyk
1947-c.1959?
c.1939
daughter
Anna Aleksiejczyk
1947-1966?
unknown
wife
Frank Aleksiejczyk
1947-1966?
unknown
head
c.1934-1947
Unknown
c.1916-1934
Dolanski-Sieklucki
Sophia Sieklucki
1928-1934?
c.1924
daughter
Frances Sieklucki
1928-1934?
c.1921
daughter
John Dolanski
c.1916-1934?
1910
son/step-son
box maker in factory
Joseph Dolanski
c.1916-1934?
1908
son/step-son
factory laborer
Frank Dolanski
c.1916-1934?
c.1906
son/step-son
Leon Dolanski
c.1916-c.1924
1903
son
packer in woolen mill
Adam Dolanski
c.1916-c.1923
c.1899
son/step-son
shipyard worker/carpet mill worker
Magdalena Dolanski/Sieklucki
c.1916-1934?
c.1881
wife
Antoni Sieklucki
1928-1934?
c.1885
head
factory laborer
Albert Dolanski
c.1916-1927†
c.1873
head
stevedore/laborer on grain elevator
c.1914-1915
Pliszka
Chester Pliszka
c.1914-1915
c.1908
son
Veronica Pliszka
c.1914-1915
c.1905
daughter
Josephine Pliszka
c.1914-1915
c.1901
daughter
Charles Pliszka
c.1914-1915
c.1895
son
weaver
Josephine Pliszka
c.1914-1915
c.1875
wife
Frank Pliszka
c.1914-1915
c.1864
head
laborer
1878-c.1912
McFadden
James Robinson
c.1909-c.1911
c.1882
cousin
arsenal worker/weighmaster
George McFadden
c.1881-c.1883
unknown
unknown
laborer
John Mullen
1878-c.1881
c.1815
boarder
laborer
Hugh McFadden
c.1879
unknown
unknown
laborer
Daniel McFadden
1878-1912
c.1850
nephew/cousin
boatman/fireman/glue factory worker
Charles McFadden
1878-1885†
c.1825
brother
laborer/watchman
Rose McFadden
1878-1898
c.1863
daughter/sister
worker in store
Mary McFadden
1878-c.1912
c.1862
daughter/sister
Lydia McFadden
1878-1912†
c.1858
daughter/head
worker in store/textile mill
Ellen McFadden
1878-1887†
c.1830
wife
Neil McFadden
1878-1893†
c.1810
head
laborer
1876-1878
Unknown
c.1867-1876
McFadden
Annie McFadden
c.1867-1875†
c.1820
sister
Lydia McFadden
c.1867-1875
c.1851
daughter
Michael McDadden
c.1867-c.1876
c.1845
son
marine fireman
Dougald McFadden
c.1867-c.1870?
c.1841
son
waterman
Andrew McFadden
c.1867-c.1876
c.1824
head
conductor/coal wharf laborer
John Oakes
c.1863-1867
c.1855
son
Thomas Oakes
c.1863-1867†
1849
son
Mary Oakes
c.1863-1867
c.1820
wife
c.1863-1867
Oakes
Thomas Oakes
c.1863-1867
c.1820
head
police officer
† Year individual died.
A sampling of decal-decorated ceramic vessels
Maker’s mark (C-0583) “LaFrancaise” French China Company, East Liverpool OH (1898-1929).
White granite cup fragment
Two matching rectangular pressed glass serving dishes and pressed glass commercial tumbler.
Assorted small finds: (Top row left to right) Copper alloy (remnants of white metal plating) chatelaine clasp with embossed profile woman’s head surrounded by flowers, copper alloy marquise shaped setting from broken ring with variegated blue stone possibly formed from slag glass, hand-carved bone case (possibly sewing or needle case). (Middle row left to right) Fragment of copper alloy brooch or cover of locket/case from chatelaine, bone pipe mouthpiece with integral threaded tenon. (Bottom row): sampling of thirty small ornamental copper alloy bells.
