Harry Furniss

Birth Name Harry Furniss
Gender male
Age at Death 75 years, 6 months, 8 days

Narrative

Became a citizen by his father's naturalization, acc to WWI Draft Reg.
when registering, lived at 5324 Holme, Pittsburgh
contact person: Celia Viola Furniss, same address

WWII Draft Reg, 1942
living at 1717 Chislett St
working as a steel operator for Waverly Oil
contact: Harry Furniss Jr, of 1632 Cumberland St, 28th ward

1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 17, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1361; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 199
at 162 Fifth

Harry Furniss 22, May 1878, married 1 yr, ENG x 3, clerk, arrived 1880
Celia V Furniss 20, Sep 1879, no children, PA x 3

 

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1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 13, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1303; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0455
at 638 Jokis? St

Harry Furniss 31, married 1x, 9 yrs, ENG x3, arrived 1880, naturalized, stillman for a refining company
Celia V Furniss 30, 3 children, 3 alive, PA x 3
Robb K Furniss 9, PA
Ruth E Furniss 5, PA
Harry Furniss 1 9/12, PA

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1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 10, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1517; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 472
owns the mortgaged home at 1809 Morningade? St

Harry Furniss 41, arrived 1871, nat 1890, shipper for a steel mil
Celia Furniss 40
Robb Furniss 18, draftsman, const. co.
Ruth Furniss 16, milliner, dep't store
Harry Furniss 11
Emma Furniss 9

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1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1974; Page: 37A; Enumeration District: 158;
owns the home worth $11,000 at 1717 Chislett, owns a radio

Harry Purviss 52, married 1st at 22, arrived 1890, stillman, oil refinery
Celia Purviss 50, married 1st at 20,
Harry Purviss 21, single, title examiner, titles and trusts co.
Elizabeth Hamilton 85, widowed

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1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3658; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 69-235.
owns the home worth $8500 at 1717 Chislett

Harry Furniss 61, 4yrs HS, laborer, steel mill, worked 40 hrs, 52 weeks
Celia B Furniss 60, 8 yrs school
David Roberts 34, son in law, 2 yrs HS, Scotland, unemployed
Enma Roberts 30, wife, 8 yrs school, seamstress, mfg artificial limbs, Feick & Co
Alice Fredericks 26, lodger, 8 yrs school, PA, seamstress, mfg artificial limbs, Feick & Co

all except the lodger were living in the same house in 1935

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth May 30, 1878 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   1 2
Death December 7, 1953     2 3a
Census April 1, 1930 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States 1930 Harry Furniss household 4a
General

1930 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., 10th Ward of Pittsburgh.
Series T626, Roll 1974, Page 59, ED 2-158, Sheet 37A

Owns house ($11,000) at 1717 Chislett St., and a radio.
[ancestry indexed the name as Furniss. Could also be Purniss.]
[Purness?], Harry, head, 52, M, ENG, ENG, ENG, Arrived 1880, naturalized.
--------, Celia, wife, 50, F, PA, PA, PA
----, Harry Jr., son, 21, S, PA ENG, PA
Hamilton, Elizabeth, Aunt, 85, Wd, PA, HOLLAND, NEW YORK

Harry Sr., was 22 when first married. He was a stillman? at an oil
refinery.
Celia was 20 when first married.
Harry Jr. was a title examiner at a ??.
Celia is Emma Henry (Kiel) Spielman's daughter.

Occupation     in an oil refinery  
Burial   Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States   3b

Families

Family of Harry Furniss and Celia Viola Spielman
Married Wife Celia Viola Spielman ( b. September 1879 d. October 18, 1944 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1900      
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Robb Kiel FurnissApril 13, 1901August 3, 1998
Ruth Esther FurnissApril 30, 1904December 1973
Harry FurnissJuly 6, 1908November 1971

Source References

  1. World War I Draft Registration Cards
  2. World War II Draft Registration Cards
  3. findagrave.com
      • General:

        accessed Oct 2009.

      • General:

        accessed Oct 2009.

  4. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Pittsburgh, ED 0224, family 274
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCCD-7YJ : accessed 14 Feb 2014), Louis K Hamilton, Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0224, sheet , family 274, NARA microfilm publication .