Radburn12 Randolph Terrace1
12 Randolph Terrace was build in 1930. The designation is Block 3606, Lot 6.2 The house number in the 1940 census was listed as 24.3
The occupants of 12 Randolph Terrace were:
#1. Henry A. Schongar (from 1933 to 1954).
In 1933 Mrs. Hermione Schongar is listed with him; in 1940 his nephew Albert Thorpe is enumerated with him.
Henry was listed in 1931 at 302-G22 Highstreet, 1933-46 at 12 Randolph Terrace, and in 1956-1970 at 4 Bedford Place. The New York Times, 15 February 1931, pg. 164.
Ten dwellings were recently sold in Radburn, the model town which the City Housing Corporation is building near Paterson and Ridgewood, New Jersey. Among the buyers was Henry A. Schongar.4
The value of the house in 1940 was $6000.3
Henry A. Schongar was born in 1902 in Connecticut.3 Henry A. Schongar married Adelaide J.5,3 Henry A. Schongar was in 1931 an engineer at PSE&G Co at 199 E. Ridgewood Ave in Ridgewood. In 1933-35 he worked in Passaic and in 1937-1941 in Paterson. In the 1940 census he was listed as an electrical engineer (electrical power house.)1,5,6,3 Adelaide was born in 1905 in Connecticut.3 Henry and Adelaide had 2 sons: Ronald and Laurence.3 Ronald was born in 1933 in New Jersey.3 Laurence was born in January 1940 in New Jersey.3
Mrs. Hermione Schongar was not married (at least no spouse was listed.)1,5,3 No occupation was listed for Mrs. Hermione Schongar.1,5 Mrs. Hermione Schongar is possibly the mother of Henry A. Schongar, but could be a sister or sister-in-law.
Albert Thorpe was born in 1904 in Connecticut.3 Albert lived in 1935 in Hamden, Connecticut.3 Albert Thorpe was a salesman (gas and electric.)3
Ten dwellings were recently sold in Radburn, the model town which the City Housing Corporation is building near Paterson and Ridgewood, New Jersey. Among the buyers was Henry A. Schongar.4
The value of the house in 1940 was $6000.3
Henry A. Schongar was born in 1902 in Connecticut.3 Henry A. Schongar married Adelaide J.5,3 Henry A. Schongar was in 1931 an engineer at PSE&G Co at 199 E. Ridgewood Ave in Ridgewood. In 1933-35 he worked in Passaic and in 1937-1941 in Paterson. In the 1940 census he was listed as an electrical engineer (electrical power house.)1,5,6,3 Adelaide was born in 1905 in Connecticut.3 Henry and Adelaide had 2 sons: Ronald and Laurence.3 Ronald was born in 1933 in New Jersey.3 Laurence was born in January 1940 in New Jersey.3
Mrs. Hermione Schongar was not married (at least no spouse was listed.)1,5,3 No occupation was listed for Mrs. Hermione Schongar.1,5 Mrs. Hermione Schongar is possibly the mother of Henry A. Schongar, but could be a sister or sister-in-law.
Albert Thorpe was born in 1904 in Connecticut.3 Albert lived in 1935 in Hamden, Connecticut.3 Albert Thorpe was a salesman (gas and electric.)3
#2. Joseph H. Quackenbush Jr (from 1956 to 1973.)
Joseph H. Quackenbush Jr married Esther N.7 Joseph H. Quackenbush Jr was in fuel oil in Paterson.7 Joseph and Robert D. Quackenbush are probably brothers. They are in the 1940 census with their parents (Joseph H and Lydia) in Paterson. The father is treasurer of the Crown Oil Company.8
In 1931 it was listed as vacant.
Citations
- [S5] 1931 Directory.
- [S80] New Jersey Tax Records, online http://www.njtaxrecords.net/
- [S2] 1940 Federal Census, T627: ED 2-94, sheet 5A (1405), line 26-30.
- [S76] NY Times, Feb 15, 1931. pg. 164.
- [S6] 1933 Directory.
- [S8] 1937 Directory.
- [S18] 1958 Directory.
- [S39] Federal Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899M-Q9NH> : accessed 29 May 2019), New Jersey > Passaic > Paterson City, Paterson, Ward 11 > 26-144 Paterson City Ward 11 (Tract 26 - part) > image 28 of 32; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.