Camden Streets - Kimber Street

800 Block of Kimber Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	800 Kimber Street 1947 William Gelernt 2011 Gone
	801 Kimber Street 1926-1930 Anson Kelley & Family Camden Police Department Anson & Mary Carle Kelley Anson James Kelley 1947 Paul Redheffer 2011 Gone
	802 Kimber Street 1947 no return 2011 Gone
	803 Kimber Street 1947 Stephen Lash 2011 Gone
	804 Kimber Street 1879-1914 Josiah Davis & Family Josiah & Maggie Davis Ephraim Davis - Augustus Davis Charles Davis - William Davis
	804 Kimber Street William Davis Philadelphia Inquirer September 5, 1900 Annie Howell - Bertha Kissling
	804 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Effie M. Wheaton 2011 Gone
	805 Kimber Street 1905 Samuel Fry Philadelphia Inquirer November 28, 1911 Click on Image for PDF File
	805 Kimber Street 1947-1959 Nelson Reed Family Nelson & Viola Reed Dorothy Reed - Betty Reed 2011 Gone In photo... on the left, my dad, Arthur ACKLEY, who at the time was living at 242 N. 7th Street, Camden. However, his family's home was at 808 Fern Street. In the middle is Annie COSTELLO, a friend of my mom's (Dorothy REED). On the right is Nelson REED, my mom's father. My mom's family lived at 805 Kimber Street. Nelson was originally from Millville, NJ. In 1940 Annie Costello lived at 764 Division Street with mother Mary and siblings, Frances, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Dorothy & Joan. Cindy Ackley Nunn November 15, 2015
	805 Kimber Street 1947 Nelson Reed Family Nelson & Viola Reed Dorothy Reed - Betty Reed These photos are of my mom, Dorothy Reed, daughter of Nelson Reed & Viola Smith, and my mom's boyfriend at the time, Charles "Charlie" Wiltsey. My mother's family lived first at 723 Cedar, Camden where my mom was born, and then at 805 Kimber Street, Camden, NJ. 805 Kimber was listed with a realtor for sale in June of 1959 Cindy Ackley Nunn January 2016 Charles Wiltsey was literally the boy next door. The 1947 Directory shows his family at 807 Kimber Street. 2011 Gone
	806 Kimber Street 1947 Edmund A. Pidatella 2011 Gone
	807 Kimber Street 1947-1948 James Wiltsey & Family James H. & Thelma B. Wiltsey Charles J. Wiltsey - Albert Wiltsey Charles Wiltsey was the son of James H. and Thelma Chancellor Wiltsey. In 1940 Charles, his mother Thelma, and brother Albert were living in the household of his widowed maternal grandmother, Gertrude Chancellor, at 520 North 2nd Street, Camden. Thelma's father was named Charles Chancellor. The 1947 Directory shows his family at 807 Kimber Street. The picture at left dates from the late 1940s and shows him and then girlfriend Dorothy Reed, who lived next door at 805 Kimber Street. Charles Wiltsey went into the United Staes Army on December 10, 1947, shortly after his eighteenth birthday, and went into the Air Force when that was made a separate branch of service. He served in both Korea and Vietnam, and was a sergeant when discharged from the Air Force. He passed away in 1990 and rests at Beverly National Cemetery with his wife Florence, who died in 1993.
	808 Kimber Street 1947 Francis J. Maher 2011 Gone
	809 Kimber Street 1914 Miss Edith Chivaro New York Times May 19, 1914 Click on Image to Enlarge
	809 Kimber Street 1947 Harry C. Simkins 2011 Gone
	810 Kimber Street 1880 Isaac Anderson & Family Isaac & Sarah Anderson Ella Anderson Harry C. Anderson 1947 William F. Barrett 2011 Gone
	811 Kimber Street 1947 vacant 2011 Gone
	812 Kimber Street 1878 Benjamin Middleton
	812 Kimber Street 1947 George M. WIlson 2011 Gone
	813 Kimber Street 1947 Lewis A. Levender 2011 Gone
	814 Kimber Street 1914 Frank Stock Philadelphia Inquirer September 24, 1899 Click on Image for PDF File of Complete Article
	814 Kimber Street 1930 John Washnak & Family John & Marie Duff Washnak Marie Washnak Donnell Washnak Katherine Washnak Patrick Duff (F-in-L) David Duff (B-in-L) 1947 Clyde Dewald 2011 Gone
	815 Kimber Street 1912 James Boylan Camden Post-Telegram December 16, 1912 Click on Image to Read the Complete News Article
	815 Kimber Street 1947 John Ryan 2011 Gone
	816 Kimber Street 1930 Fred Flaxon & Family Fred & May Flaxon Shirley Flaxon Harry Flaxon Frederic Flaxon Kenneth Flaxon 1947 John Ryan 2011 Gone
HOFFMAN—On February 4, 1938, Anna, widow of Walter S. Hoffman, of 840 Kimber St.. Camden, N. J,, age 69 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Woshnak, 816 Kimber St., Camden. N. J. Interment private. Friends may call Monday evening.	816 Kimber Street 1938 Mrs. Marie Washnak Camden Courier-Post February 7, 1938
	816 Kimber Street 1947 Charles E. Pennock 2011 Gone
	817 Kimber Street 1899-1952 Edward F. Murray & Family Edward & Julia Murray James P. Murray - Francis "Frank" P. Murray Marie Murray - Julia Murray Edward Murray - Thomas Murray Joseph J. Murray Camden Post-Telegram December 12, 1917 2011 Gone
	817 Kimber Street 1899-1952 Edward F. Murray & Family Edward & Julia Murray James P. Murray Francis "Frank" P. Murray Marie Murray Julia Murray Edward Murray Thomas Murray Joseph J. Murray Camden Courier-Post July 6, 1928 2011 Gone Hubert Kernan Frank Maurone
	1899-1952 Edward F. Murray & Family Edward & Julia Murray James P. Murray - Francis "Frank" P. Murray Marie Murray - Julia Murray Edward Murray - Thomas Murray Joseph J. Murray Camden Courier-Post August 4, 1952 2011 Gone
	818 Kimber Street 1887-1888 William C. Lee 1947 John E. Tomlin 2011 Gone
	819 Kimber Street 1947 Frank Yowa 2011 Gone
	820 Kimber Street Nurse Anna Campos
	820 Kimber Street 1884 Andrew Long & Family Andrew & Elizabeth Long Lydia Long 1947 William H. Smith 2011 Gone
	821 Kimber Street 1947 Philip Silverstein 2011 Gone
	822 Kimber Street 1896-1916 Howard M. Smith & Family Camden Police Department Howard M. & Helen G. Smith Howard K. Smith George Smith Laura V. Smith Elsie Janice Smith

	822 Kimber Street 1928 James Lightfoot
	822 Kimber Street 1931-1932 Laura Cherry Camden Courier-Post June 15, 1932 Shepherds of Bethlehem - William H. Cherry
	822 Kimber Street 1947 Francis J. Cavage 2011 Gone
	823 Kimber Street 1947 Frank W. Wilkie 2011 Gone
	824 Kimber Street 1947 Samuel T. Daniels 2011 Gone
	825 Kimber Street 1947 Clarence F. Akins Camden Courier-Post May 21, 1956 2011 Gone
	826 Kimber Street 1947 John S. Riley 2011 Gone
	827 Kimber Street 1899-1900 Charles E. Evans & Family Charles E & Mary A. Evans Bessie Evans Philadelphia Inquirer January 19, 1900
	827 Kimber Street 1947 Edward W. Gray 2011 Gone
	828 Kimber Street 1920s-1930s Mrs. Dorothy Kiggins William Kiggins
	828 Kimber Street 1947 Harry T. Holloway 2011 Gone
	829 Kimber Street 1936 Annie Hoffman died April 25, 1936 1947 John H. Shaw 2011 Gone
	830 Kimber Street 1879 Amedee Middleton & Family Amedee & Mary Middleton Rena Middletom 1947 Salvatore Cimino 2011 Gone
	831 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Anna M. Hoffmeister 2011 Gone
	832 Kimber Street 1947 vacant 2011 Gone
	833 Kimber Street 1947 James J. Nelson 2011 Gone
	834 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs, Anna R . Haines 2011 Gone
	835 Kimber Street 1947 Harvey Councillor 2011 Gone
	836 Kimber Street 1878 Amedee Middleton & Family Amedee & Mary Middleton Rena Middletom 1947 Mrs. Sallie Wilson 2011 Gone
	837 Kimber Street 1947 William F. Thurston 2011 Gone
	838 Kimber Street 1947 vacant 2011 Gone
	839 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Florence Izzie Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
HOFFMAN—On February 4, 1938, Anna, widow of Walter S. Hoffman, of 840 Kimber St.. Camden, N. J,, age 69 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Woshnak, 816 Kimber St., Camden. N. J. Interment private. Friends may call Monday evening.	839 Kimber Street 1930-1938 George Hoffman & Family George & Anna Hoffman Camden Courier-Post February 7, 1938
	840 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Catherine Harrison 2011 Gone
	841 Kimber Street 1947 John F. Hunter 2011 Gone
	842 Kimber Street 1947 Charles R. Connelly 2011 Gone
	844 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Catherine A. Cunningham 2011 Gone
	846 Kimber Street 1890s-1942 Ernst A. Weinhold & Family Ernst A. & Katherine Rieck Weinhold Ernst Johann Weinhold Dorothea Ida Weinhold Bleidorn Louisa Weinhold George Weinhold Barbara Weinhold Samuel Weinhold Weinhold Children circa 1915
	846 Kimber Street 1947 George A. Hand 2011 Gone
	848 Kimber Street 1947 Henry W. Husted Grocery 2011 Gone

900 Block of Kimber Street Click on Images to Enlarge
	900 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	901 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	902 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	903 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	904 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	905 Kimber Street 1947 Agnes Kuwalis
	906 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	907 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	908 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	909 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	910 Kimber Street 1947 Ray Y. Taylor Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	911 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	912 Kimber Street 1942 Mrs. Catherine Knight Brown
	912 Kimber Street 1931-1947 Francis R. Zoll Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	912 & 914 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	913 Kimber Street 2011 Gone
	914 Kimber Street 1915 Frank Russell 1920s-1930s William Moll policeman 1947 William J. Stettler Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	914 Kimber Street 1915 Frank Russell Philadelphia Inquirer May 21, 1915 & May 22, 1915 Dr. S.G. Bushey
	914 Kimber Street 1914-1930s William P. Moll Sr. & Family Camden Police Department William P. & Lillian Moll Elizabeth Moll William P. Moll Jr.
	915 Kimber Street 1947 Charles B. Cholister Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	916 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Elizabeth Fallon Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	916 & 918 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	917 Kimber Street 1947 Herbert D. Carter Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	917 & 919 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	918 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	918 Kimber Street Woodrow & Marie Fairess April 1943-October 1959 Photo taken in front of 918 Kimber Street about June 1950 From Left: Warren Fairess, Minabess Phillips, Marylou Lindenborn, Woodrow Fairess, Shirley Fairess Click on Image to Enlarge
	918 Kimber Street Woodrow & Marie Fairess April 1943-October 1959 Shirley, Marie, Woody, Warren and Bud Fairess Location unknown, 1951 Click on Image to Enlarge
	919 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	919 Kimber Street 1947 John P. McLaughlin Taken between 919 & 921 Kimber Street October 1950 From left, front: Cass McLaughlin, Carol Ballay and Dolores Liss From left, rear: Woodrow Fairess, Warren Fairess and Paul Clifford Click on Image to Enlarge
	920 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Bertha LIndeborn Taken in front of 920 Kimber Street April 1950 From left: Warren Fairess, Woodrow Fairess, Kenny Getsinger, Ernie Trebing Click on Image to Enlarge
	921 Kimber Street 1947 Thomas McLaughlin Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	921 & 923 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	922 Kimber Street 1947 Walter A. Trebing
	927 Kimber Street 1919-1920 Arthur Elmer Walton & Family Arthur Elmer & Ida Florence Campbell Walton Arthur E. Walton Jr. Charlotte Ethelwyn Walton
	923 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Louise Jordan Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	924 Kimber Street 1947 Leon W. Bordeaux
	925 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Alberta M. Bergbauer Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	925 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	926 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Caroline McParland widow of Peter John N. McParland Thomas McParland
	926 Kimber Street 1947 Thomas McParland fire fighter
	927 Kimber Street Photograph Taken March 13, 2012
	927 Kimber Street 1916 Carlton E. Lippincott Philadelphia Inquirer February 20, 1916 Rosedale Baptist Church Victor Talking Machine Company Cooper Hospital Patriotic Order of the Sons Of America
	927 Kimber Street 1921-1947 Arthur Elmer Walton & Family Arthur Elmer & Ida Florence Campbell Walton Arthur E. Walton Jr. Charlotte Ethelwyn Walton
RODGERS, EX-BOXER NABBED AGAIN IN RAID Whisky and 65 Bottles Also Seized by Cops in Segal Street Speakeasy; Modest Moonshinery Found in 'Empty' House James "Jimmy" Rodgers, 28, former boxer; fell into the hands of police again last night when they raided a speakeasy at 1000 Segal Street, allegedly operated by him. One gallon of whisky and 65 pint bottles were confiscated by the raiders, who were led by District Detectives Walter Smith, Marshall Thompson and Harry Kyler. Three others were arrested. One of them, James Greer, 35, of 332 North Second street, placed a charge of possession of stolen goods against Rodgers when police unearthed some articles stolen from Greer two months ago. Others arrested were Thomas Spencer, 33, of the Segal Street address, and John D. Wood, 35, of 928 Kimber Street. Rodgers has fallen afoul of the , law on numerous occasions. He has been arrested several times for operating speakeasies. He was also arrested as a material witness in the "Shooey" Bonner murder two years ago. He will be given a police court hearing today, Detectives raided a vacant dwelling at 225 Chestnut Street last night and seized a "moonshine" plant consisting of two stills, 36 barrels of mash and oil and gas stove cookers. The place had been under observation by Detective Vernon Jones for two weeks. No one was inside when Jones and Patrolmen George Hemphill and John Houston entered. A 50 gallon still was on the second floor and a 35 gallon still on the first floor.	928 Kimber Street 1933 John D. Wood Camden Courier-Post October 15, 1933
	928 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Ida M. Kumfert
	929 Kimber Street 1930 William Sampson & Family Electrician William & Helen Sampson Lillian Sampson - Herbert Sampson Caroline Sampson - John Sampson William Sampson Jr. - Marion Sampson 1947 Albert V. Gottsch
	930 Kimber Street 1947 Edward M. Walton
	931 Kimber Street 1947 Albert Peschlow
	932 Kimber Street 1947 Jesse L. Lindeborn
	933 Kimber Street 1911-1914 Edwin J. Walton & Family Edwin J. & Mary Walton Anna G. Walton Harold C. Walton Marion L. Walton
	933 Kimber Street Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Harold Carleton Taylor
	933 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Alma A. Drake
	934 Kimber Street 1947 Walter Kozarski
	935 Kimber Street 1947 Frank V. Bilderbach
	936 Kimber Street 1933 vacant
	937 Kimber Street 1947 Charles A. McCormick
	939 Kimber Street 1947 Mrs. Lillian L. Armstrong
	941 Kimber Street 1947 Benjamin Goldman
	943 Kimber Street 1947 Carl P. Hansen grocery

Courier-Post -Thursday, November 10, 2005

Kimber Street Kids Recall How Camden Used To Be

By THOMAS BERGBAUER

After more than 50 years, the Kimber Street kids have finally reunited.

The reunion was the brainchild of former Kimber Street urchins Richard Smith of Cherry Hill and Eamest Trebing of Phoenix.

The two admitted that this would be the right time to gather the neighborhood kids who lived and played on the North Camden street from 1937 to around 1956.

So, on Oct. 26, more than 30 "kids" from the McLaughlin, Fairess, Phillips, Callahan, Smith, Bergbauer, Peterman, Ballay, Trebing, Waldron and Liss families came together at the Coastline Restaurant in Cherry Hill to renew acquaintances and reminisce.

"We were born before television, cell phones, polio shots, frozen foods, plastic wrap, contact lenses and the pill:' said Smith, a self-employed systems and software consu~ant who retired in 1990.

Smith, 67, explained that "in our day, a nickel went a long way . You could make a phone call, buy a Coke or enough stamps to mail a letter and two postcards."

The two-block-long street, which ran east and west and was bounded by 8th, 10th, Linden and Penn streets, was lined by row homes occupied by blue-collar, working families. At the time, Linden and Penn were the main arteries in and out of Camden.

The two blocks were called Little Kimber (the 800 block) and Big Kimber (the 900 block), and the reunion consisted of Big Kimber "kids." At that time, kids from the 900 block rarely socialized with kids from the 800 block.

Today, the 800 block does not exist, and parts of the 900 block are gone -- the victims of urban renewal. Stickball and marbles

Throughout the get-together, you could hear discussions about stickball, which was played with a rubber ball and a broom stick; kick the can; hide and seek; marbles; pitching pennies; and dodgeball. The "kids" recalled the horse-drawn milk-delivery wagons and the ice deliveryman, who always broke off some chips for the kids on a hot summer day, as well as the vendors who plied their wares daily. They came through the alleyways and down the street, like a parade.

The "kids" also talked about the knife-sharpening man, who trudged through the streets and alleyways lugging his knife-andscissors machine on his back. He would remove it and place it on the ground to work the grinding wheel with his foot on a pedal.

They did not forget the waffle salesman. At least a couple of times a week, he would come down the street, clanging his large bell on a large, horse-drawn wagon.

He didn't have to bark his wares; just bang on the bell mounted on the outside of the wagon. It was loud enough to draw the attention of would-be customers two blocks away. His waffles were fresh, tasty and warm. And with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, they were just right.

These were some of the scenes of city life recalled by the former Kimber Street gang. Some mischief

But the neighborhood kids also spent time causing some mischief, like tying together the doorknobs of two houses that were across the street from each other, leaving about a foot of slack and ringing both doorbells. When the people inside tried to open their doors, they didn't get far.

One member of the reunion group even admitted to changing the headlines on the old Courier-Post billboard on Admiral Wilson Boulevard to make them (the headlines) more interesting, he said.

The group recalled snowstorms, building snow forts in the middle of the street and engaging in snowball fights; roller-skating on the street in summer and building wooden scooters and cars out of old orange crates.

They talked about going to the comer candy store and buying half a pint of cherry-vanilla ice cream for 15 cents or a loose bag of pretzels or potato chips for 5 cents. Smith says he recalls going to his aunt and uncle's house, on the same block, to see Milton "Uncle Milty" Berle on a 9-inch 1V screen with a 24-inch magnifier.

Others remembered decorating their bikes on the 4th of July, firing cap pistols and going to Pyne Poynt for fireworks.

For the group, it was a memorable time. Some grew up during the Depression, while others existed on the fringe of it.

They and their families valued what little they had and held on to it for as long as possible. The kids created their own street games and sandlot baseball rules because there were no electronic games or Little Leagues.

"We are now senior citizens - a hardy bunch, when you think of how our world has changed and of the adjustments we have had to make," Smith said. "But we survived, and what better reason to celebrate?"

Intersection North 9th Street & KImber Street Click on Images to Enlarge


Looking East on Kimber Street from North 9th Street - March 13, 2012