Harry Kingsmill

1887 - 1959  (72 years)

• Name	Harry Kingsmill
  	Father: James Kingsmill (1850–1936) Mother: Rose McCurken (1855–1908) [1, 7]
  Birth	14 Mar 1887	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1, 7, 8, 9]
  Census	1900 (12 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1900 US Census he was recorded, age 14, living on 2227 Allegheny Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Census	1910 (22 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 19100 US Census he was recorded, age 24, living on 1933 E. Venango Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his brother, William. He was a truck driver.
  History	6 Apr 1917 (30 years)	US Enters World War I
  Draft Reg	12 Sep 1918 (31 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [8]
  On 12 September 1918 he registered for the Draft. He gave his age as 34 and his address as 2814 Jasper Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  	World War I Draft Registration Card of Harry Kingsmill
  History	24 Oct 1929 (42 years)	Black Thursday, Great Depression Begins
  Census	1930 (42 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 19300 US Census he was recorded, age 43, living on 2114 East Wark Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a chauffer.
  Census	1940 (52 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 19300 US Census he was recorded, age 53, living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a truck driver.
  History	7 Dec 1941 (54 years)	Attack on Pearl Harbor
  Draft Reg	1942 (54 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [9]
  He registered for the draft in 1942 giving his age as 54 and his address as 1913 E. Harold Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  	World War II Draft Registration Card of Harry Kingsmill
  Census	1950 (62 years)	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded as age 63, living at 2624 Jospher Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was a truck driver for a coal company.
  Death	30 Jul 1959	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [7]
  He died from hypertensive & arteriosclerotic heart disease at home, 2624 Jasper Street. Philadelphia. [7]
  	Coroner's Certificate of Death for Harry Kingsmill
  Burial	2 Aug 1959	Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania   [7]
  Person ID, Branch	I24944
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Clark,   b. 4 Nov 1888, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. d. 1 Jan 1968, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1914	Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A.   [6]
  	Certificate of Marriage of Harry Kingsmill and Margaret Clark
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 25 years and 9 months.
  Children	1924
  1. Harry William Kingsmill (1924-2005)
  Family ID	F9037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 14 Mar 1887 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Marriage - 27 Aug 1914 - Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 12 Sep 1918 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1930 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1940 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 1942 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 30 Jul 1959 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 2 Aug 1959 - Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0600; FHL microfilm: 1241467. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 45, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1414; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1159; FHL microfilm: 1375427. [S20 ] Bureau of the Census, 1930 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2115; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0924; Image: 477.0; FHL microfilm: 2341849. [S21] Bureau of the Census, 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3717; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 51-956. [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2506; Page: 70; Enumeration District: 51-1330. [S329] Delaware Marriage Records, 1806-1933, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Certificate of Marriage of Harry Kingsmill and Margaret Clark. [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Coroner's Certificate of Death for Harry Kingsmill. [S33] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Draft Registration Card of Harry Kingsmill. [S38] United States, Selective Service System, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Draft Registration Card of Harry Kingsmill.