319 Bewley Road
4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms
Built around 1910 in Tudor revivalist style
Inhabitants
| Names | Years |
|---|---|
| David Williams & Mary Della Williams | fl. 1920 |
| Roy Walter Williams & Dorothy R. Husband Williams | c. 1930–at least 1936 |
| Joseph Sharp Littleton & Bertha Louise Braun Littleton | fl. 1940 |
| Harold Gordon Chagnon & Laura Eleanor Adella Brown Chagnon | fl. 1950 |
| William P. Bradfield & Mary E. Bradfield | fl. 1954–1958 |
| Brian P. Bradfield & Jeanne Kearney Bradfield | fl. ?–1973 |
| Robert Sulpizio & Michelle Sulpizio | 1977–1987 |
| William Twaddle & Cathy Twaddle | 1987–? |
History
1920 census: Irish-descent David, coal & wood manager, is living with family and 3 boarders.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| David Williams | 55 | Head |
| Mary D. Williams | 43 | Wife |
| Ruth Williams | 16 | Daughter |
| David Williams | 8 | Son |
| Alfred D. Burrowes | 29 | Lodger |
| Severn Haigh | 30 | Lodger |
| Henry Mcblair | 28 | Lodger |
1930 census: Illinois-origin salesman, Roy Williams (unrelated to the other family, I think) is living with family and African-American servant from Virginia.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Roy W. Williams | 35 | Head |
| Dorothy H. Williams | 28 | Wife |
| Richard H. Williams | 2 | Son |
| Patricia A. Williams | 0 | Daughter |
| Ruth M. Garrett | 20 | Servant |
The Williams are listed as living in the house as late as 1936.
1940 census: Delaware-origin proprietor Joseph is living with his wife and 2 kids.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph S. Littleton | 58 | Head |
| Bertha B. Littleton | 42 | Wife |
| Mildred F. Littleton | 18 | Daughter |
| Joseph S. Littleton | 16 | Son |
In that same year, Joseph filed for bankruptcy as a restaurant manager. The house was put up for sale in 1941, and was sold in 1942 to G.W. Dieter, the realtor, who possessed it until at least 1943. Joseph would pass away in 1943 from lung cancer.
1950 census: Snake (canola) oil salesman Harold, Accadian from Hamilton, Ontario is living with his wife and 3 children.
| Name | Age | Relation to Head of Household |
|---|---|---|
| Harold Chagnon | 50 | Head |
| Eleanor Chagnon | 44 | Wife |
| Richard Chagnon | 19 | Son |
| Valerie Chagnon | 14 | Daughter |
| Paul Chagnon | 13 | Son |
Harold Chagnon's photohgraph & signature from his naturalization paperwork
From at least 1954 to 1973, the Bradfield family occupied the home. William P. and Mary Bradfield lived there. Mary was originally from London, and passed away in 1958. After her death, the house was lived in by her son Brian & his wife Jeanne until at least her death in 1973.
Philadelphia Inquirer, May 30th, 1958, page 15 & January 31st, 1973, page 40
tHE Sulpizio family purcahsed the home from the Bradfield familly in 1977 for $60,000. In 1987, the house was sold by Robert and Michelle Sulpizio to William and Cathy Twaddle for $148,000.