Hon. Charles Francis Gummey^[1]

1862 - 1920  (57 years)

• Name	Charles Francis Gummey
  Title	Hon.
  Born	22 Dec 1862	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1910	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [5, 6]
  Residence	01 Jul 1914	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  Residence	1920	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [7]
  Died	20 Dec 1920	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [8]
  Buried	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [8]
  Person ID	I5659045990	Master Tree | Descendants of James Morris and Margaret Cooke
  Last Modified	5 May 2009

  
  

  Father	Charles Francis Gummey
  Mother	Mary Ellen Schaffer
  Family ID	F7975169205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Catherwood,   b. 20 Sep 1866, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 28 Jul 1949, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 82 years)  [9]
  Married	7 Jun 1900	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [10]
  Children	1. Charles Francis Gummey, Jr. + 2. Eleanor Gummey
  Last Modified	5 May 2009
  Family ID	F5259877756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Dec 1862 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Married - 7 Jun 1900 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1910 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 01 Jul 1914 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Residence - 1920 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Died - 20 Dec 1920 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Buried - - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  From Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd, PA's website: "Judge Charles Francis Gummey had not only served with distinction on the bench but also for many years on our Vestry. At his death, a chime of 11 bells was placed in his memory in the Ingersoll Tower. Undaunted by the bitter cold, the congregation gathered at the base of the tower for the dedication early in January 1930."

  
  

• Sources

  [S8072387559] The Story of Philadelphia, John St. George Joyce, (Rex print. house, 1919). Descended directly from a Welsh family which settled in Virginia in 1635, Charles Francis Gummey, the erudite and much-esteemed Judge of the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia, was born in the Quaker City December 22, 1863. His father was Charles F. Gummey, and his mother, before her marriage, was Mary Emma Schaffer, and both socially prominent and thoroughly respected in their day and generation. After the usual course of study at the Germantown Academy, Mr. Gummey, the subject of this sketch, taking a scientific course, and graduated from that institution in 1884, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. Turning his attention to the bar, he read law under the tution of John G. Johnson, then and until his death the leading lawyer in Philadelphia, and,, entering the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduated in 1888 with the enviable degree of Bachelor of Law. On June 16 of that year he was admitted to the bar of Philadelphia, and, in association with Hon. M. Hampton Todd, continued in active practice of his profession until October 31, 1910, when he was appointed by Governor Stuart to the position of Judge of the Orphans' Court. At the bar Mr. Gummey's career was a most brilliant and successful one, and upon the bench it is equally brilliant. Possessing to the fullest extent the confidence of the lawyers who practice in his court, as well as that of the litigants and public alike, he is held in the highest esteem by all classes and is generally regarded as amongst the ablest, most painstaking and most scrupulously conscientious jurists in the city of Philadelphia. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Alumni Association of the University of Pennsylvania; is president of the Society of Alumni; a member of the Law Association of Philadelphia, of the sons of American Revolution and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and of several patriotic and other societies and clubs. He was married June 7, 1900, to Florence Catherwood, daughter of john H. Catherwood, an resides at 2126 Locust Street, Philadelphia, with a beautiful country residence at Gwynedd, Pa. [S8072387558] New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006). [S8072387557] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007). [S8072066303] Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911 , Barghouti, Kim, comp, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.). [S560402623] 1910 United States Census. [S8072066256] Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index, Pennsylvania Miracode. Washington, D.C., (National Archives and Records Administration). [S560402624] 1920 United States Census. [S8072387542] FindAGrave.com. [S8072066304] The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., 29 Apr 1916, Page 7. ...Other arrivals yesterday include...Judge and Mrs. Charles F. Gummey, of Philadelphia... [S8072066303] Who's Who in the World, 1910-1911 , Barghouti, Kim, comp, (The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.). Lawyer, resides at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Member of Sons of the Revolution. Son of Charles Francis Gummey and Mary Emma Schaffer.