Susanna This is really gets very interesting. 1) I checked the Oakland City Directory for 1917 and found a Mary FARRELL, living at 2701 Myrtle, a widow of Thomas A. 2) Check in 1917 for a Thomas FARRELL, found a few but none of them had any thing to do with plumber/water works inspector. 3) Checked later Directories and the same story. 4) Now this is where starts to get interesting, found the death notice for Mary S(hanley) FARRELL, she died July 31, 1917, was the widow Thomas A., the mother of Olivia C., and the late Thomas E, Mary E. and Lucy A. FARRELL. She was a native of Country (Lettrim?) Ireland, age 86, to be buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Oakland. 5) So having nothing better to do when to the cemetery, and looked her up and asked who else was in the same plot. There is only one other person, a Olivia C. FARRELL, who died on Feb. 28, 1931, was a native of Ohio, age 73 years 4 months. Now it get when and checked out the tombstone and they have the wrong date of death for Mary, they show July 12, 1917. If you want I can check death notice for Olivia, and the one for Thomas, just to see who he is? This is a real strange one. :-) Hope this helps. George Mallman >Greetings to all! > >I am in need of a lookup for obits, the first one name is >FARRELL,Mary, DOD July 31, 1917. > >Also, I need to see if an obit. was printed on her son, Thomas >FARRELL >who died on January 28(? Very hard to >read - maybe a 6?), 1933. Both died in Alameda county. Mary >was 86 >years old; her son Thomas was 70 years old. > >If anyone could help me I would very much appreciate it as I >have been looking for this portion of my family (my great great >grandfather, James William O'Donnell's sister - Mary Farrell >(nee >O'Donnell) for a very long time. > >If anyone can find either Mary or Thomas in a directory from the era >after the earthqake that >would help >greatly. Thomas was a plumber/water works inspector. > >I understand Oakland doesn't have real good records either because of >the earthquake of 1906. Does anyone know if any of the removals of >graves from San Francisco (i.e. Cavlary?) were to Oakland? > >Thank you in advance for any help. > >Susanna > > > > > > > >==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== >Alameda County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm --------------------********************************------------------------- "May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies" Voltaire Looking for Rushton's> England, Mallman's >NJ,NY,Johnson's,>NJ,NY MacKay's > NJ,NY., Kempton>NJ,NY and Wright's >England, Canada, US and Berkeley starting 1878 sancristina@pipeline.com

Sherry I checked the Oakland City Directory for those years, for it also covers Berkeley and Alameda, and could not find them. The closes that I came to was a Desmond GALLAGHER, who in 1908 was actor with the "Ye Liberty Playhouse" he lived at 463 Oakland, in 1909 he is still living at the same place but is now a student, also a Mary M. GALLAGHER, is also living at that same address. So when I came back to San Francisco, I check the San Francisco City Directories for those years and found the following: 1902 Dennis GALLIGAN, is in San Francisco as a Laborer 1903-04 Same listing 1905 He is now listed as Dennis GALLAGHER, same address (sorry forgot to write the address down had a meeting had go to) :-( 1908-09 There two Dennis GALLAGHER, listed both as laborers 1909-10 and 1911 there is one listed as a laborer and he was living at 2215 1/2 Pine. If you need the any of the other address please let me know. Hope this is of help George Mallman >Listers, does anyone have access to Berkeley City Directories @ 1900-1910? >My ancestors Denis and Catherine Galligan( also spelled Gallaghin, >gallagher)were in SF in 1900, but weren't there for the 1910 Census. We >think they moved to Berkeley during that period, could someone check for me? >Thanks, Sherry > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > >==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== >Alameda County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm --------------------********************************------------------------- "May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies" Voltaire Looking for Rushton's> England, Mallman's >NJ,NY,Johnson's,>NJ,NY MacKay's > NJ,NY., Kempton>NJ,NY and Wright's >England, Canada, US and Berkeley starting 1878 sancristina@pipeline.com

Hello- I would appreciate a date-of-death lookup for an uncle who died as a small boy. I don't have a specific date which makes it difficult to formally request a death certificate. Here's the info that I have: Giuseppe Caracciolo Born about 1913; died 1918 or 1919, probably in Oakland. Son of Frank and Rosina Caracciolo who resided in Oakland. He was killed when he tried to hitch a ride on a ice truck, so I expect something may have been published in local newspapers. With any info, I can reseach this further. Thanks!

Listers, does anyone have access to Berkeley City Directories @ 1900-1910? My ancestors Denis and Catherine Galligan( also spelled Gallaghin, gallagher)were in SF in 1900, but weren't there for the 1910 Census. We think they moved to Berkeley during that period, could someone check for me? Thanks, Sherry _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Greetings to all! I am in need of a lookup for obits, the first one name is FARRELL,Mary, DOD July 31, 1917. Also, I need to see if an obit. was printed on her son, Thomas FARRELL who died on January 28(? Very hard to read - maybe a 6?), 1933. Both died in Alameda county. Mary was 86 years old; her son Thomas was 70 years old. If anyone could help me I would very much appreciate it as I have been looking for this portion of my family (my great great grandfather, James William O'Donnell's sister - Mary Farrell (nee O'Donnell) for a very long time. If anyone can find either Mary or Thomas in a directory from the era after the earthqake that would help greatly. Thomas was a plumber/water works inspector. I understand Oakland doesn't have real good records either because of the earthquake of 1906. Does anyone know if any of the removals of graves from San Francisco (i.e. Cavlary?) were to Oakland? Thank you in advance for any help. Susanna

In a message dated 8/10/99 9:42:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, sommarsharp@hotmail.com writes: Trudy Bray [STOKES] Marisa McDonald [McDONALD, SHEPARD] Guy-Alban [TOUCHARD, FELTON, BOCQUERAZ, PIOCHE] >> Perhaps these will help also. There were no listings for the other names. Connie >From the History of Washington Township I found the following: "The Presbyterian Church has been dormant for many years. It started with a membership of ten, a building worth $2,711.12, and James J. Stokes as secretary.Rev. B. N. Seymour was its first established minister. In 1903, 29 members built a new church......." Section on Union City and Alvarado "The Newark Presbyterian Church, a home mission enterprise, was established on 23 Jul 1984 by Dr. E. S. Chapman. A Christian Endeavor had been organized prior to the church itself. A church building was erected and dedicated 10 Sep 1895....There werre eleven members at first, and W. H. McDonald was its minister until 21 Apr 1895......" Section on Newark

On July 3rd, I sent out the following lookup offer: >From: Ginny S <sommarsharp@hotmail.com> >To: CAALAMED-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CAALAMED-L] Look-Up Offer >Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 11:45:47 PDT > >Hey, folks. I just received a film through LDS, #1000102, which contains >the following items: >1. Alameda Co. Great Registers, 1900 = voter registers by precinct for the >county >2. Baker, Joseph Eugene. "Past and Present of Alameda County, >California", >1914; two volumes, no index; second volume is all biographical sketches. >3. Merritt, Frank Clinton. "History of Alameda County, California", 1928; >includes index and many biographies. > >I have this film until the end of July, I think. I'm not sure how > >feasible it is to do look-ups in the first item, unless people know the >precinct number (possibly from census listings?) where their folks lived. >Also, since it's 1900, it's not likely to provide any additional info to >what is already available in the US census. >Anyone who would like me to check for a biography, please send an email to >me by Sunday, July 18th, with the following subject line: ALAMEDA CO >LOOK-UP REQUEST. [I'm on lots of lists, so this will insure I don't delete >your request.] Please provide as much info as possible...such as an >indication of specifically WHEN you think your ancestor lived in Alameda >Co. and WHAT they were doing there. > >I will make ONE scan through the two histories for biographies for folks, >hopefully the week of July 20th. Our Family History Center has sharply >reduced summer hours, so the times I can get over there are pretty limited. > Depending on the number of requests, it could take me >several sessions to get through both volumes. > >Hope this offer helps someone and that others will follow suit. > >Ginny in Seattle > As it turns out, this summer has been an absolute zoo for me, and I ended up renewing the film, but have yet to touch it. I will, hopefully, get a chance this Saturday, August 14th. I have received requests for lookups from the following folks to date: Connie Putnam [HODGES] Trudy Bray [STOKES] Marisa McDonald [McDONALD, SHEPARD] Guy-Alban [TOUCHARD, FELTON, BOCQUERAZ, PIOCHE] I have a nagging feeling that another request disappeared somewhere into cyberspace, so if I've missed any of you, please let me know. Also, if there are any additional names I should be looking for, please send them to me ASAP. Sorry I've been so slow getting around to these look-ups. I'll try to get back to y'all next week. Ginny in [sunny] Seattle _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

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At 1:22 AM -0700 8/6/99, Ralph Anderson wrote: >Delaware St. in Berkeley runs west from approximately the NW corner of the >UC campus to near the Bay. Ashby Ave. runs in the same direction (parallel) >but a little over a mile and a quarter to the south. Could not locate >Grove on my map. Grove is now "Martin Luther King, Jr. Way" --Laurel ============= Warning! Dates in calendar are closer than they appear.

Hi, I have found the Bethlehem Evangelical (German) Lutheran Church listed in the 1925 Berkeley/Oakland City directory at the corner of Grove and Ashby. Would that by any chance be near Delaware St. in Berkeley? I have ancestors that lived at 1035 Delaware and I'm trying to figure out what Lutheran church they might have attended. I tried to read the map at the FHC but it was impossible. Any hints or suggestions would be appreciated. Ernestine Wark, looking for KUEHNE, BUSCH in Berkeley and Oakland.

Delaware St. in Berkeley runs west from approximately the NW corner of the UC campus to near the Bay. Ashby Ave. runs in the same direction (parallel) but a little over a mile and a quarter to the south. Could not locate Grove on my map. Hope that this helps. Ralph Anderson Boulder, CO rkaboulder@bwn.net

Hi everyone~Can anyone remember Neptune beach? cottage baths? Neptune theater?~~There was once a Santa Cruz boardewalk type playland there in the city of Alameda,roller coaster and all. ALICE >*;*<

If you're inclined to do a genealogical good deed, visit the query page on the Alameda County GenWeb site. You can click on the "Help for the Helpers" section and find some queries indexed according to the type of research requested: CADI lookups, obits, census lookups, etc. All you have to do is select a query, take it with you on your next trip to the library, and VOILA! you've met your MDR of Good Deeds. --Laurel Alameda County, California GenWeb Page http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm

Hi Jean.... Sorry for the delay; been on vacation. Here is the obit for John. Will send a copy to you. Bob *****Oakland Tribune, 12/17/1925, Pg. 39 CHRISTENSEN -- In Oakland, December 16, John, beloved husband of Annie Christensen, and loving father of Mrs. Louise Turner, Mrs. Katherin Hankin, Mrs. Celestine Lebo, Mrs. Ehria Lausten, Albert J., George P., Steven R., and Grace Christensen, a native of Denmark, aged 72 years. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, 3814 Harrison street, Friday, December 18, at 11 a.m. ***** LolaGF@aol.com wrote: > Hi Bob, > I was wondering if you would look for an obituary for me on my > Greatgrandfather. His name is John CHRISTENSEN B Nov. 12, 1853 d Dec. 16, > 1925, in Oakland. Is buried at Evergreen Cemetery & Mausoleum. He was > Interred Dec. 18, 1925. > > I am looking for other information, and maybe obit would provide that. Thank > you in advance! > > Jean Hehn > Colorado > > ==== CAALAMED Mailing List ==== > Alameda County, California CAGenWeb > http://www.katpher.com/alamecty/alamecty.htm

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The Library of Congress has digitized hundreds of their maps and made them available for researchers online. The Railroad Maps Collection covers the years 1828 to 1900 and is a part of the American Memory online section of the Library of Congress. You can search and view these digitized maps by visiting their web site at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrhome.html Remember that learning what railroads were available as your ancestors were migrating to the west may help you determine how they got there and where they may have stopped. FAMILY TREE FINDERS Rhonda R. McClure Monday - 26 July 1999