Isabelle Burns (Fritz) Smith (1916 - 2004)

Born 11 Sep 1916 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Isabelle Burns Fritz was born 11 Sep 1916 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of Walter Fritz and Alice Burns. She had an older brother Walter Fritz Jr (1).

1920s

In 1920, Isabella B Fritz (3) lived at 368 Franklin Street in Chester with her mother Alice N (27), father Walter L (27), brother Walter L Jr (4), grandmother Isabella T Burns (62), aunt Wilhelmina Records (32), uncle Ernest E Records (46), cousin George H Hewitt (15), cousin Edith I Records (8m), and five boarders Mr Walter Chadwick (36), Mr Raymond Ruth (19), Mr Albert Kerns (28), Mr Grover Dickerson (33), and Mr Walter Smith (36). They rented their home. They were all white. Isabella was widowed,Wilhelmina and Ernest were married, Alice and Walter were married, Walter Smith was married, everyone else was single. Isabella had been born in Maryland, Ernest in Delaware, the rest of the family from Pennsylvania, and the boarders from various states. Ernest worked as a carpenter for public works, Walter was a gas repairman. ^[1]

On 7 Jul 1925, her brother Frank Warren Fritz was born in Aston Mills.

On 6 Aug 1927, her brother Charles Lashelle Fritz was born in Aston Mills.

1930s

On 17 Apr 1930, Isabella B Fritz (13) lived in Aston Mills, Aston Township, Delaware County with her father Walter L (36), mother Alice M (35), brothers Walter Jr (14), Frank W (4y9m), and C S Lashelle (2y8m). Their owned home was valued at $3,000. They had a radio. They were white and born in Pennsylvania. Walter and Alice had been married since age 20. Walter Sr worked as a garage mechanic. They were neighbors with Albert Fritz (24) and his family. ^[2]

On 2 Jan 1931, her sister Alice Lorraine Fritz was born in Aston Mills.

On 22 Nov 1934, her brother Walter Fritz (19) married Ms K. M. Chandler in Delaware County. Ms Chandler was the daughter of Evert and Anna Way Chandler. ^[3]

In Apr 1935, the Fritz family lived in Aston. ^[4]

In Jul 1937, Miss Isabelle Fritz attended the monthly business meeting and social of Epworth League at Mount Hope Methodist Church in Aston along with her sister Miss Alice Fritz. ^[5]

In Sep 1937, Isabelle attended her surprise 21st birthday party in her honor. ^[6]

On 30 Jul 1938, her brother Walter Fritz married Marion Dorothy Beale. Marion was the daughter of Anna and Charles Beale and had lived in Glen Riddle in 1935. ^[7]

On 31 Dec 1938, Isabelle B Fritz (22) married Elwood Watterson Smith (24) in Aston. Elwood was the son of Sarah and Elwood Smith. ^[8]

1940s

In 1940, Isabelle Smith (23) lived in Middletown Township, Delaware County with her husband Ellwood (26). Ellwood had completed two years of college and Isabelle was a high school graduate. Ellwood worked as a machinist in a textile mill with a 1939 salary of $1548 in 45 weeks; Isabelle worked as a packer in a pork product company. ^[4]

On 5 Aug 1947, her brother Frank W Fritz married Marie A Bergdoll in Delaware County. Marie was a daughter of Harry and Anna Lambert Bergdoll. ^[9]

1950s

On 1 April 1950, Isabelle F Smith (33) lived in Aston Mills with her husband Elwood W (36). They were white and born in Pennsylvania. They did not live on a farm and their property was less than three acres. Elwood worked 40 hours the previous week as a machinist at a rayon factory. Isabelle was a homemaker. ^[10]

On 11 Aug 1950, her brother Lashelle Fritz married Nancy Bergdoll in Saratoga, New York. Nancy was Marie (Bergdoll) Fritz's sister. ^[11]

In Sep 1950, her sister Lorraine Fritz became engaged to Mr William D "Pat" Mathewson, of Montchanin, New Castle County, Delaware. William was born 21 Feb 1927 in Henry Clay, Delaware and the son of Elizabeth Robinson and Frank Mathewson. ^[12]

On 20 Jan 1951, her sister Lorraine Fritz married William Mathewson in Delaware county, Pennsylvania. ^[13]

In the early 1950s, her son D E Smith was born.

On 29 Mar 1957, her father Walter L Fritz (63) died. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Aston, Delaware County. ^[14]

1960s

In Nov 1960, Isabelle Smith and her husband Elwood celebrated his parents' 50th wedding anniversary at Mount Hope Methodist Church. ^[15]

In 1965, her mother-in-law Sarah Smith died.

1970s

On 22 Oct 1971, her father-in-law Elwood H Smith (85) died at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Middletown, Delaware County. Isabelle and Elwood Jr lived in Aston. ^[16]

On 6 Apr 1973, her mother Alice Fritz (78) died. Isabelle had been living in Aston. ^{[17] [18]}

1980s

In Nov 1982, her husband Elwood Smith (68) died in Media. He was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Aston.

1990s

1995, her sister-in-law Marion Fritz died. She was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Kent County.

2000s

On 4 Jan 2001, her sister-in-law Nancy C Fritz (73) died. Nancy was buried in Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery in Chester Heights, Delaware County. ^[19]

On 3 Aug 2004, Isabelle Smith (87) died. She was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery. ^[20]

Timeline Facts

• Fact: Residence (1920) Chester Ward 6, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Aston, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Delaware, Pennsylvania
• Fact: Residence (1940) Middletown Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFRG-LCF : accessed 18 October 2017), Isabella B Fritz in household of Isabella T Barns, Chester Ward 6, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 130, sheet 8B, line 89, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1561; FHL microfilm 1,821,561.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSH-K4Q : accessed 18 October 2017), Isabella B Fritz in household of Walter L Fritz, Aston, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 16A, line 13, family 361, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2029; FHL microfilm 2,341,763.
3. ↑ Pennsylvania Delaware County Records Center Marriage Records 1885-1950 url: http://archives.co.delaware.pa.us/Archives/Marriage1885Search.aspx Groom: Fritz, Walter L., Jr. Bride: Chandler, Katherine Date: 11/22/1934 Date: 76088 Remarks: Bride a minor
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFX-W4T : accessed 18 October 2017), Isabelle Smith in household of Ellwood Smith, Middletown Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-124, sheet 10A, line 40, family 198, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3494.
5. ↑ Chester Times Chester, Pennsylvania Thursday, July 22, 1937 Page 41 https://newspaperarchive.com/chester-times-jul-22-1937-p-41/ The monthly business meeting and social of the Mount Hope Epworth League was held at the church on Tuesday evening. Those present were: Mr. And Mrs. Robert Curry, Rev. And Mrs. Leo P. Cook, Mrs. William Hopkins, Mrs. Caroline Greene, Miss Isabelle Fritz, Miss Kathryn Turner, Miss Dorothy Turner, Miss Emma Shisler, Miss Ruth Shisler, Miss Alice Fritz, Miss Helen Taylor, Miss Margaret Wetherill, Miss Bertha Wetherill, Harry Fowler, Horace Armstrong, Fred Wetherill, Joseph Shisler and Clarence Turner.
6. ↑ Chester Times Chester Pennsylvania Sat, Sep 13, 1952 September 13th in Other 'Times' FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Miss Isabelle Fritz, of Aston Mills, was given a surprise party Saturday evening in honor of her 21st birthday anniversary. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Armstrong, Elwood Smith Jr., Mrs. Carolyn Greene, Leslie Ashworth, Horace Armstrong, George Ormsby, Mrs. Leo P. Zook, Miss Emma Shisler, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morrow, Miss Ruth Shisler, Joseph Shisler, Miss Bertha Wetherill, Miss Lorraine Fritz, Fred Wetherill, Robert Curry 3rd, Frank Fritz, Lashelle Fritz, Miss Kathryn Turner and Miss Dorothy Turner.
7. ↑ Pennsylvania Delaware County Records Center Marriage Records 1885-1950 url: http://archives.co.delaware.pa.us/Archives/Marriage1885Search.aspx Groom: Fritz, Walter L., Jr. Bride: Beale, Marion Date: 7/30/1938 Number: 87074
8. ↑ Pennsylvania Delaware County Archives Marriage Records 1885-1950 url: http://archives.co.delaware.pa.us/Archives/Marriage1885Search.aspx bride: Fritz Isabelle B. groom: Smith Elwood W. date: 12/31/1938 number: 88338
9. ↑ Pennsylvania Delaware County Records Center Marriage Records 1885-1950 url: http://archives.co.delaware.pa.us/Archives/Marriage1885Search.aspx Bride's Last Name Bergdoll First Name Marie A. Groom's Last Name Fritz First Name Frank W. Date 8/5/1947 Number 120164 Remarks
10. ↑ United States 1950 Census Event Place (Original): Aston, Delaware, Pennsylvania Enumeration District: 23-7 Page Number: 3 url: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBJ-MJGS url: https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Delaware&ed=23-7&page=1&state=PA
11. ↑ Source Citation New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY. url: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61632&h=397729&ssrc=pt&tid=101455554&pid=402101156479&usePUB=true
12. ↑ Chester Times Chester, Pennsylvania September 25, 1950 page 8 https://newspaperarchive.com/chester-times-sep-25-1950-p-8/ Engagements Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fritz, of Aston Mills, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Alice Lorraine Fritz, to William D. Mathewson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mathewson, of Montchanin, Del., No date has been selected for the wedding.
13. ↑ Chester Times Chester, PA Thursday, January 18, 1951 page 20 https://newspaperarchive.com/chester-times-jan-18-1951-p-20/ A. Lorraine Fritz, of media, and William D. Mathewson to Be Married at Mt. Hope, Saturday The marriage of Miss A. Lorraine Fritz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Fritz, of Aston Mill road, Media, and William D. Mathewson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mathewson, of Montchanin, Del., will be solemnized on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20, at 3 o'clock in Mt. Hope Methodist Church. Rev. Philip M. Worth will perform the ceremony. The bride will have as her attendants, Miss Jane C. Hutchison, as maid fo honor, and Alice M. Blackburn, sister of the bridegroom, Montchanin, Del., and Miss Barbara Frampton, of Chester Plaza, as bridesmaids, and Judy A. Fritz, niece of the bride, of Camden, Del., as flower girl. Frank L. Mathewson will be best man for his brother and the ushers will be Frank W. Fritz, of Chester, and Earl Martens, of Talleyville, Del. Mrs. John Crowe will play the wedding music and accompany the soloist, J. Harrison Eastwood.
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10531250 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2020), memorial page for Walter Lawrence Fritz (19 Feb 1894–29 Mar 1957), Find a Grave Memorial no. 10531250, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Joz (contributor 46578496) .
15. ↑ Delaware County Daily Times Chester, PA Saturday, November 26, 1960 Page 8 People in the News VILLAGE GREEN -- Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood H. Smith of Old Pennell Road, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next Saturday at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. in Habbersett Hall of Mount Hope Methodist Church. Their children, Ellwood W. of Convent Road; James W. of Riddlewood and Mrs. Mary Smith Chandler of Concord, and their six grandchildren, will be the hosts. The Smiths were married in First Baptist Church, Chester, by Rev. J. M. Childrey. The bride of yesteryear was Miss Sarah Watterson of Upland. Still actively self-employed in building, Mr. Smith attends Mt. Hope Church where he is a member of the board and a trustee.
16. ↑ Delaware County Daily Times Chester, Pennsylvania Sat, Oct 23, 1971 Chester Pennsylvania Page 7 Obituaries SMITH Elwood H. Smith, 85, of Old Pennell Road, Aston, died Friday in Riddle Memorial Hospital, Middletown. He was the husband of the late Sarah Watterson Smith. He was born in Chelsea, Bethel, and had lived in Village Green for 60 years. Smith at one time hauled garnet from the garnet mines in Chelsea to the railroad station in Chester Heights by mule team. He also built homes for a short period on California. He was a member of the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church where he was a trustee and member of the administrative board and treasurer for 25 years. He was also a member of the Aston Retired Men's Club. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Chandler, of Media; two sons, James W. Smith of Media, and Elwood W. Smith, of Aston; a brother, William M. Smith, of Garden Grove, Calif.; six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Imschweiler Brower Funeral Home, 1600 Edgmont Avenue, Chester. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery, Aston. Calling hours will be Monday evening at the funeral home.
17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10531241 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2020), memorial page for Alice N Burns Fritz (1894–6 Apr 1973), Find a Grave Memorial no. 10531241, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Joz (contributor 46578496) .
18. ↑ Chester County Daily Times Chester, Pennsylvania April 9, 1973 page 4 https://newspaperarchive.com/chester-delaware-county-daily-times-apr-09-1973-p-4/ FRITZ, ALICE B. -- On April 6, 1973, wife of the late Walter L. Fritz of 928 Aston Mill Rd., Aston, Pa. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. from the George H. Brower Funeral Home (Successor to Ray F. Imschweiler), 1600 Edgmont Ave, Chester, Pa. Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call Monday evening. / Fritz -- Mrs. Alice B. Fritz, 78, of 829 Aston Mill Road, Aston, widow of Walter L. Fritz, died Friday in Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland. A lifelong Delaware County residents, Mrs. Fritz, the former Alice Burns, daughter of the late William and Isabella Nicholas Burns, was born in Chester and lived 52 years at her late residence. She was a member of Mt. Hope United Methodist Church, Aston and its Berean Bible Class. Her husband died in 1957. She is survived by three sons, Walter L. Fritz Jr. of Dover, Del.; Frank W. of West Chester and C. Lashelle of Upper Chichester; two daughters, Mrs. Isabelle F. Smith and Mrs. Lorraine F. Mathewson, both of Aston; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 pm.m Tuesday at the George H. Brower Funeral Home, 1600 Edgmont Ave., Chester. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Aston. Calling hours will be this evening at the funeral home.
19. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17925325 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/17925325/nancy-c-fritz : accessed 19 July 2021), memorial page for Nancy C Fritz (1927–2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17925325, citing Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery, Chester Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Joz (contributor 46578496) .
20. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #10782853 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 December 2020), memorial page for Isabelle Fritz Smith (11 Sep 1916–3 Aug 2004), Find a Grave Memorial no. 10782853, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Joz (contributor 46578496) .

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 January 2018, 19:30), entry for Isabella B Fritz(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY27-4Q8); contributed by various users.