• [S4] 1830 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, (East Southwalk), page 211, National Archives micro-publication M19, roll 158.
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  • [S36] Robert Woods, return of death no. 1629 (1903), City Archives, 401 City Hall Annex, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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  • [S217] John Bissett household, 1880 U.S. census, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plumstead Township, enumeration district no. 149, supervisor's district no. 4, page 55, dwelling 438, family 536; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1106, viewed at Images On-line Project at. <<http://www.ancestry.com>>
  • [S220] William M. Heller, "Robert & Elizabeth WOODS family group sheets", 6 May 1985 (then residing at Sweetgum Rd., Levittown, Pennsylvania 19056, now Surf Street, Ocean City, New Jersey). Researched from original records (census, vital & burial records, newspapers) and family memories.
  • [S221] Duplicate Cemetery Deed to Robert Wood, 7 September 1869, Book B, page 377, deed no. 7632, original deed destroyed 3 August 1881, a duplicate was issued at request of owner. Photocopy of duplicate supplied to me by Robert Wood's great-grandson, William Heller of Ocean City, New Jersey on 7 August 2001, Mount Moriah Cemetery Association, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
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  • [S270] Mary Woods household, 1915 New Jersey state census, Atlantic County, population schedule, Atlantic City, Fourth Ward, Third Precinct There is no sheet number, but it should be 6; no dwelling or family numbers are recorded, original census at New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey. Microfilm no. 1465501, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • [S274] Mary Sweeney household, 1915 New Jersey state census, Atlantic County, population schedule, Atlantic City, Fourth Ward, Third Precinct, There is no sheet number, but it should be 6; no dwelling or family numbers are recorded, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey. Microfilm 1465501, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  • [S490] Martha W. & Mary E. Bissett entry, Philadelphia City Births 1861: Book 2, page 253, line 21, registration date of 1 August 1861, lines not numbered, Department of Records, Vital Statistics, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. FHL microfilm 1289306, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  • [S642] George Copes household, 1880 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, 2nd Ward, enumeration district no. 33, supervisor's district no. 1st, dwelling 44, family 48; National Archives micro-publication T9, roll 1167, page 40a is stamped on the page, page 5 is written by the enumerator, viewed on-line at Genealogy.com census subscription data library.
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  • [S690] George Copes household, 1860 U.S. census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia City, 2nd Ward, Philadelphia post office, page 57, dwelling 410, family 445; National Archives micro-publication M653, the number 423 is stamped in the upper right hand conor of the page, while 57 was written by the enumerator, who had a very nice hand, viewed at Ancestry.com Images On-line Census Project.
  • [S923] Gopsill's Philadelphia City and Business Directory for 1868-9, being a complete and accurate index to the residents of the entire city: their names, businesses and location; A full and actually classified business directory; An appendix of actually useful information of the banks, insurance companies, churches, city items and miscellaneous records carefully selected & arranged (201 South Fifth street, Philadelphia: James Gospill, 1868), compiled by Isaac Cota microfilm 1000896, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • [S924] McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory for 1863: names of the inhabitants of the consolidated city. Their occupations, places of business, and dwelling houses. A business directory; a list of their streets, lanes, alleys, city offices, public institutions, banks, etc., 26th edition (Philadelphia: E C & J Biddle & Co., A. McElroy & Co., 1863), printed by Sherman & Son microfilm 1377252, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  • [S1347] Hanah Copes entry, Philadelphia Pennsylvania death return certificates, City Archives, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Microfilm no. 1987496. On-line at <http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/>.
  • [S1348] John Bissett household, 1900 U.S. census, Cumberland County, New Jersey, population schedule, Landis Township, enumeration district no. 133, supervisor's district no. 6, sheet 3B, dwelling 79, family 79; National Archives micro-publication T623, roll 961, the family number is 80, crossed out and overwritten with 79, the handwriting when it comes to names leaves something to be desired.
  • [S1349] Amanda C. Bissett entry, Philadelphia Pennsylvania death return certificates, died 29 March 1875, City Archives. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, microfilm no. 2026654, on-line at FamilySearch Labs.org <http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/>.
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  • [S1492] John and Hannah Ann (Copes) Bissett photograph, inscribed in pencil on verso "Grand pa & Grandma Bizzett on camp ground Malaga" it was photographed at the end of the 19th century or the very beginning of the 20th. They are shown sitting in the side yard of their cabin at the Malaga Campground, Hannah sitting in a rocket placed in front of a tree and John apparently sitting on a stoll. The photograph itself measures 4½" by 3¾" with a border of 7/8". It has been torn along the borders., in the possession of Charles W. Wolfram (Northfield, New Jersey).
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    Original data: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1882. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Micropublication M425, rolls # 1-71.
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  • [S2005] Robert Woods entry, page 129. financial records (1900-1911) of Rose Funeral Home, 2616 Bridge street, Bridesburg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Digital image online Ancestry.com, database "Methodist Church Records" (http://www.ancestry.com).