Hello, First I was hoping someone could give me some insight on the "Relief Home for the Aged and Infirm" in SF. I have a ggg uncle who was only 57 but he was listed as a inmate, wow 57 seems a bit young!? Do you know if you can get records or anything from this place? The other thing is I was hoping I could get a Obit from the SF Examier. on him. Charles G. Johnson d. June 23, 1921 ( I have a VERY brief obit from the SF Chronicle 6/24/1921). I am hoping one from another paper may give me a clue were he was buried or some other clue other than just a date of death. Thanks so much! Cathie

George, Is there any record of who is interred in the columbarium? I have a grand-uncle, James F. Luttrell, who was cremated by the IOOF in 1899 but I don't know what they did with his ashes. Mike in WA

From the 1899 Odd Fellows Cemetery Association Report about the Columbariurm. That in 1899 the cost of a cremation was $35.00 if paid in advanced, if not at the time of death it was $45.00. That the cost of the niche's when from $10.00 for a single space on the second floor to $750.00 for a family space on the ground floor. Also as of January 1, 1899, there had been from June 26, 1895, there had been 403 males and 238 females, incinerated. Broken down by the following: YEAR MALE FEMALE 1895 42 24 1896 63 38 1897 126 88 1898 to date 172 88 BY AGE Under 50 years of age 278 Over 50 years 363 Place of birth as given on Death Certificate: America 371 Prussia 2 Germany 139 Norway 2 England 27 Australia 2 France 16 Poland 1 Canada 15 Holland 1 Ireland 13 Belgium 1 Switzerland 9 India 1 Austria 8 Hawaiian Islands 1 Denmark 7 Mexico 1 Sweden 6 Scotland 1 Italy 4 Novia Scotia 1 Bohemia 4 Spain 1 At Sea 3 Unknown 2 Hungary 2 Thought that some of you would find this interesting. ;-) George --------------------------------- Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups.

Martha From the San Francisco Chronicle of Oct. 13, 1918 pg C7 col 4: FARRELL - In this city, October 12, 1918, William J., beloved husband of Rose F. O'Farrell, loving father of Marie and Sadie O'Farrell, and stepfather of William C. and James W. Gilmore, a native of San Francisco. A member of the Widows and Orphans' Aid Assn. of San Francisco Fire Department, and of S. F. Council, No. 615, K. of C. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral Tuesday, October 15, 1918, at 9 o'clock, from his late residence, 3844 21st st.; thence to Holy Redeemer Church, where a Requiem high mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing at 9:30 o'clock. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, by automobile. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: OFFICERS and members of San Francisco Council, No. 615 are hereby notified to attend the funeral of our late brother, William Farrell, on Tuesday, October 15, at 9:30 o'clock from Most holy Redeemer Church, Eighteenth and Diamond streets. checked the 1918 San Francisco City Directory, and found out that he was a Capt in the San Francisco Fire Department. So might be a chance that he fought the 1906 Fire. So you might want to check with http://www.sffiremuseum.org/ San Francisco Fire Museum and the San Francisco Fire Department Historical Society: P.O. Box 31580 San Francisco, CA 94131 FF Paul L. Barry, President 415-706-7994 [email protected] Also a interesting thing was in the same list of deaths was one for: Rev. John Joseph Harrington, the Rev for Council No. 615, who had died Oct. 10, 1918, and whose funeral was going to be on Monday October 14. Some the members of Council 615, were busy for a couple of days going to funerals.. George Martha <[email protected]> wrote: Could someone find an obituary for me? William J. O'FARRELL who died in San Francisco on October 12, 1918. Thanks, Martha ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== Need an obituary lookup? Visit sfgenealogy.com http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/sfrantip.htm#sfmainobit --------------------------------- Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.

Could someone find an obituary for me? William J. O'FARRELL who died in San Francisco on October 12, 1918. Thanks, Martha

I find this Bertha in the California Death Index: Name: WOLF, BERTHA Social Security #: 0 Sex: FEMALE Birth Date: 24 Jan 1870 Birthplace: OTHER COUNTRY Death Date: 10 Nov 1947 Death Place: SAN FRANCISCO Mother's Maiden Name: VIULLAUD Father's Surname: WOLF I will keep looking. Rebekah > >

From today's (July 19, 2006) San Jose Mercury, food section: Posted on Wed, Jul. 19, 2006 Obscure soda a staple at Bay Area Chinese events By Carolyn Jung Mercury News Sit down to almost any Chinese restaurant banquet meal in the Bay Area, particularly in San Francisco, and front and center on the Lazy Susan will be perched a bottle of Belfast Sparkling Cider. It has an Irish name and contains no fruit juice whatsoever. Yet this obscure non-alcoholic soda has been an incongruous must-have for celebratory Chinese banquets for generations. It's so entrenched in the culture that it's taken for granted. Most Chinese-Americans pour the spritzy soda into a glass of ice or mix it with a little whiskey or gin with nary a second thought. But this golden-hued, delicately flavored drink has surprisingly storied roots. Dating back to 1849 and the rip-roaring Gold Rush, Belfast Sparkling Cider is the oldest continuously bottled soda made in California, according to soda expert John Nese of Galco's Soda Pop Stop store in Los Angeles. And for indeterminate reasons, it's the Bay Area Chinese-American community that couldn't get enough of the bubbly beverage and has kept it alive. Its popularity endures even today when soda seems almost to have morphed into public enemy No. 1. Condemned for causing tooth decay and rampant childhood obesity, soda has been banned from school vending machines in many districts. Meanwhile, a deluge of super-sized containers has left the nation aghast. Last year, for the first time in 20 years, soda sales in the United States declined, according to industry trade publication Beverage Digest, as people began to reach instead for sports drinks, bottled teas and bottled waters. But specialty, old-time sodas such as Belfast Sparkling Cider continue to carve out a niche audience thirsting for nostalgia. Once, almost every city had its own local brand of soda, Nese says. But nowadays, Moxie in New England, Cheerwine in the Carolinas and Green River in the Midwest are among the few longtime ones that remain. ``There's no evidence that people are turning away from big national brands to these small, regional ones,'' says John Sicher, publisher of the Bedford Hills, N.Y.-based Beverage Digest. ``But people do love them. They grew up drinking these small brands. As long as they are marketed well and nourished, they will continue to maintain a spot in the industry.'' Little brand stays alive Bob Stahl, president of Golden Brands Beverage Distributors in San Francisco, admits he didn't know quite what he had on his hands when his company bought the Belfast brand six years ago from the now-defunct California Beverage Co. ``We knew less about it then than we do now. And we don't know a lot now,'' he says with a chuckle. ``If we hadn't taken it on, it might have disappeared. I'm not sure anyone else would have taken it over.'' Golden Brands Beverage distributes 100 drink brands, from Anchor Steam beer to Thomas Kemper Orange Cream Soda to Calistoga Spring Water. But Belfast Sparkling Cider is the only beverage it actually manufactures. Not much has changed in the way it's made, except that 2 1/2 years ago, bottling was switched from glass to plastic because it's cheaper and lighter, Stahl says. About 40,000 (12-bottle) cases are produced each year at a Modesto plant, a pittance compared with the other sodas and beers that Golden Brands distributes. And pretty much all of it is consumed by Bay Area Chinese-Americans. Stahl says his company supplies the 33.8-ounce cider bottles to almost every large Chinese restaurant in San Francisco, as well as to city retailers that have a large Chinese-American clientele such as Walgreens in Chinatown and Sunset Super in the Sunset district, where it sells for $1.09 to $1.79 a bottle. You can also find it on banquet tables at Ming's Chinese Cuisine and Bar in Palo Alto, and Dynasty Chinese Seafood in Cupertino and San Jose. And Galco's Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles sells special-size 12-ounce glass bottles for $1.95 each. Not surprising, each year during the month of the Chinese New Year celebration, sales for the cider jump 30 percent. Occasionally out of the blue, Stahl will even get a call from someone on the East Coast who grew up in San Francisco, remembers Belfast Cider, and now wants it for a special party. ``We've never marketed it,'' Stahl says of the cider's steady sales. ``It just hangs in there. It doesn't go away. Generation after generation still wants it.'' Calvin Chang, 50, a transplanted San Franciscan now living in the Los Angeles area, laments that Belfast Sparkling Cider isn't a staple at Chinese banquet meals in Southern California. He loves the soda so much that he used to buy it by the case at a San Francisco grocery just to enjoy at home. Even now, in his Cerritos house, there are two six-packs of special 12-ounce bottles in his garage, along with three of the original 33.8-ounce glass bottles. ``Sometimes I go on a binge and drink two small bottles a day,'' says Chang, a produce wholesaler. ``It's just so refreshing and light.'' From Ireland to S.F. Belfast Sparkling Cider's origins go back to Ireland, Nese says. When the potato famine hit Ireland in 1845, a wave of Irish refugees immigrated to the United States. They brought with them recipes, including the one for Belfast Sparkling Cider, which originally was packaged in kegs. When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, Nese says, prospectors -- many of them sailors who had jumped ship in San Francisco -- arrived in droves to pan for nuggets. When the miners came to San Francisco to celebrate their riches, Nese says, they treated the bar girls of the Barbary Coast to imported French champagne. At least that's what they thought. In reality, ship captains paid the women to sip champagne-colored Belfast Sparkling Cider instead. So the women kept their wits about them as the miners got drunk. When the men awoke from their stupor, Nese says, they found themselves ``shanghaied'' and headed back to sea. How Belfast Sparkling Cider went from those rough-and-tumble days to the beverage of choice for honored occasions in the Bay Area Chinese-American community is harder to unravel. Like much in this region, it might have to do with location, location, location. California Beverage Co., which took over manufacturing of the cider in the early 1900s, was located on Pacific Avenue at the edge of San Francisco's Chinatown, recalls Richard Campodonico, whose grandfather started the company. In the early days, his grandfather sold seltzer water to Chinese customers. Flavorings were later added, and those resulting sodas, as well as Belfast Sparkling Cider, proved a hit with the Chinese clientele. California Beverage Co. eventually became the Pepsi-Cola bottling company for the Bay Area. When the family business was sold, Pepsi had no interest in taking over the Belfast brand, Campodonico says. But fortunately, Golden Brands did. ``I'm actually not amazed that Belfast is still going strong,'' says Campodonico, an East Bay businessman whose family no longer is involved in the soda industry. ``It just has incredible staying power in the Chinese community.'' Some speculate the cider's popularity might have to do with the three stars on the label. The number three has a fortuitous connotation because it sounds like ``ever growing'' in Cantonese. Chinese cookbook author Grace Young, a native San Franciscan, surmises that the gold-accented label appeals to Chinese-Americans because it's the color that symbolizes wealth and good fortune. The lightly sweet cider with its subtle hints of lychee and pear also is a better match than super-sugary sodas for the vibrant flavors of Chinese cuisine. Martin Yan, the Bay Area-based star of Chinese cooking shows on public television, thinks the answer may be even simpler: Chinese restaurants tend to copy one another, so when one started serving the cider, the others naturally followed suit. Shirley Fong-Torres, who leads culinary tours through San Francisco's historic Chinatown, remains perplexed about why the cider became the desired drink of so many Chinese-Americans. With a chortle, she jokes, ``Probably because it was on sale!'' A taste of yesteryear Whatever the reason, Belfast Sparkling Cider remains a throwback to yesteryear, when sodas were treats to be sipped appreciatively on special occasions, not guzzled unthinkingly morning, noon and night. When Tyra Wong, 42, of Hayward weds fiance Bob Clark on Aug. 6 at the Lucie Stern Center in Palo Alto, toasts will be made afterward with Belfast Sparkling Cider. Because her friends are toting the cases of soda to the site beforehand, Wong admits that the lighter plastic bottles were the primary reason she chose Belfast over glass-bottled Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider. She has fond memories of Belfast at many a Chinese restaurant. But she had no idea she was serving something so historic. ``It just makes me think of wedding banquets, and special-occasion, Chinese-restaurant, big-round-table food,'' Wong says. ``And I do like the taste.'' --------------------------------- Contact Carolyn Jung at (408) 920-5451 or [email protected] Fax (408) 271-3786. 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Hello, Do you know Bertha's mother's maiden name? MeLani -------Original Message----- --From: janwolfe [mailto:[email protected]] --Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:51 PM --To: [email protected] --Subject: help -- --i have been hunting for my great aunt bertha may ( wolff) --fuller whe was --born in germany december 25, 1873 came america in april 18 --1885 the family --store is she married a bert fuller in may 11, 1926 i dont --know where they --lived in sam francisco i think in a boarding house.. family --visited them in --1940 or 1941 they said when the world fair was going on .. --she died some --time after that before 1955 they say they thinjk she was --buried in a paupers --grave ... can you be of help...thank you ..rick wolfe email at [email protected] -- -- --==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== --sfgenealogy.com --Your best resource for FREE online genealogy in San Francisco --http://www.sfgenealogy.com --

This is a problem I can't seem to help with. Doing a little digging I found.... FULLER BERTHA V 07/04/1873 MOYER F VIRGINIA LOS ANGELES(70) 07/15/1961 88 yrs In CADI this is the only Bertha Fuller I can find but her birthdate and birthplace doesn't match. This is the only Bertha who was born in Decemeber of 1873 ROTH BERTHA 12/22/1873 F REST (OTHER) LOS ANGELES(19) 01/11/1954 The only Bertha May/Mae Fuller is FULLER BERTHA MAE 08/16/1916 GIBSON MANGRUM F OKLAHOMA SHASTA 12/28/1989 566-12-4414 73 yrs But she isn't yours either. The census doesn't yield much ... No Bertha Fuller that meets your profile and looking for Bertha Wolff also gives strange results. Census records 1900 United States Federal Census Record about Bertha Wolff Name: Bertha Wolff Home in 1900: San Francisco, San Francisco, California Age: 66 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Germany Immigration year: 1855 1910 United States Federal Census Record about Bertha Wolff Name: Bertha Wolff Age in 1910: 65 Estimated birth year: abt 1845 Birthplace: Germany Home in 1910: San Francisco Assembly District 40, San Francisco, California Marital Status: Widowed Year of Immigration: 1862 Mother's Birth Place: Germany Father's Birth Place: Germany Household Members: Name Age Bertha Wolff 65 Milly G Brieger 40 Elizabeth Brieger 15 Lois W Brieger 9 Sophie W Leon 36 Ruth D Leon 10 -----Original Message----- From: janwolfe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 6:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: help i have been hunting for my great aunt bertha may ( wolff) fuller whe was born in germany december 25, 1873 came america in april 18 1885 the family store is she married a bert fuller in may 11, 1926 i dont know where they lived in sam francisco i think in a boarding house.. family visited them in 1940 or 1941 they said when the world fair was going on .. she died some time after that before 1955 they say they thinjk she was buried in a paupers grave ... can you be of help...thank you ..rick wolfe email at [email protected]

I think your best source is the newspaper sources at the time or leading up to the court action. If they were in the social news, newsworthy or otherwise prominent I think it would be difficult to find more information. I did find an artist's sketch occupying l/4 of a page with the wife on the second floor shooting at her husband taking off through the front door but never did find mention of their divorce They had been in the news because of their craziness, and one paper quoted at length a sister about her brother-in-law in jail. Real crazy stuff. Check all of the SF newspapers for that time. Ruth Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Hamid" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 3:31 PM Subject: [CASANFRA] 1889 SF divorce > Hi List, > > > > A lady asked me for help with a lookup for her great grandparent's 1889 > divorce. Any ideas on how to help her? Here's the info: > > > > I'm new to genealogy research so I don't know exactly who to contact for > what I'm looking for. The website sfgenealogy.com has a list of San > Francisco divorces (1889). I believe my great grandparents are listed in > that info: Hamilton-Amelia from James M, March 15; habitual intemperance > and > failure to provide. Can you tell me who I might contact to try and get > more > information about the divorce? I have very little information about Amelia > and especially about James and would love to find out more. Thank you for > any advice you can give me. > > > > Linda Hamid > > Sweetwater Poultry > > email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > web: <http://www.sweeth2o.us> www.sweeth2o.us > > > > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > See "What's New" at sfgenealogy.com: > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm#new > >

Hi List, A lady asked me for help with a lookup for her great grandparent's 1889 divorce. Any ideas on how to help her? Here's the info: I'm new to genealogy research so I don't know exactly who to contact for what I'm looking for. The website sfgenealogy.com has a list of San Francisco divorces (1889). I believe my great grandparents are listed in that info: Hamilton-Amelia from James M, March 15; habitual intemperance and failure to provide. Can you tell me who I might contact to try and get more information about the divorce? I have very little information about Amelia and especially about James and would love to find out more. Thank you for any advice you can give me. Linda Hamid Sweetwater Poultry email: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] web: <http://www.sweeth2o.us> www.sweeth2o.us

GALLOWAY THEDA ELLEN 04/04/1918 SLATER BRIGHTMAN F CALIFORNIA SANTA CLARA 11/17/1990 559-16-7586 72 yrs It appears Theda was married to Mr. Galloway and died in Santa Clara, not Santa Cruiz(sic) BRIGHTMAN WILLIAM M 05/02/1864 CARSON BRIGHTMAN M PENNSYLVANIA SAN JOAQUIN 10/10/1944 80 yrs This might be your William. BRIGHTMAN ADELAIDE AGUSTA 07/21/1877 SHOOBRIDGE SLATER F REST (OTHER) SANTA CLARA 12/15/1954 77 yrs Looks like she was living by her daughter Theda. I can check for obits on these. Let me know if that could help you. I receive about 200 emails a day. Without the prior email or copy of the message I have no clue as to what I am supposed to help you with. I hope you understand. Just send the message back with the original information and I will try to help as much as I can. [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Peter Ryan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: SLATER: Dr THOMAS & Mrs SUSANNA Hi All, I am a new lister. I am trying to locate any information on the above mentioned 2 people and their descendants. yes, Dr Thomas had 2 children by Susanna .. Adelaide (1877-1954) and Thomas (1880-1898). I am still trying to piece together Susanna's family ... I need a few certificates to lock in extra details. yes, I would like a copy of Dr Thomas Slater & Susanna Shoobridge's marriage certificate, please. What I have uncovered so far: Dr Thomas Slater (1836 born UK-1898, California) ... I have no idea in California where he is buried. He did move around in California. I am told that in Polk's Medical and Surgical Directory of the United States, his education is given as College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow [1860] and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh [1866]. In 1886 he lived in Alameda, Alameda Co., in 1896 he was living in Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co. and in 1898 he was living in Anderson, Shasta Co. Susanna Slater (1852, Toronto, Canada?-1914, California) I cannot locate when and how the Slaters came to USA (either directly in c 1880/1) or via Canada. I have no idea in California where she is buried.... presumably with her husband. Thomas jnr (1879-1898). Apparently died in Denver, Colorado in 1898 but pre 1900 records in Colorado are so hard & I have confirmation that the Vital Records Dept of the Health Dept cannot find the death recorded. Adelaide (1877-1954). She married a Mr Bowen (possibly in Pennsylvania, Washington State or California about 1902) and had 3 children Doris (1904-?), Genevieve (1907-?) & Gladys (1909-?). She remarried (by divorced or death) William Brightman (in California) and they had a daughter, Theda (1918, Sacarmento Co-1990 Santa Cruiz Co). I have no idea in California where she is buried nor where William died or is buried.... presumably they are buried together. Doris (1904-?). She married Robert Byers and they had a daughter June (1923-?) ... that is all I know Genevieve (1907-?) ... I know nothing about her. Gladys (1909-?) ... I know nothing about her. Theda (1918-1990). She married a Mr Galloway and that is all I know about her. Can anyone please assist me? Best wishes Peter, Melbourne, Australia - ------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News: View breaking news via streaming video today! ______________________________

Hi All, I am a new lister. I am trying to locate any information on the above mentioned 2 people and their descendants. yes, Dr Thomas had 2 children by Susanna .. Adelaide (1877-1954) and Thomas (1880-1898). I am still trying to piece together Susanna's family ... I need a few certificates to lock in extra details. yes, I would like a copy of Dr Thomas Slater & Susanna Shoobridge's marriage certificate, please. What I have uncovered so far: Dr Thomas Slater (1836 born UK-1898, California) ... I have no idea in California where he is buried. He did move around in California. I am told that in Polk’s Medical and Surgical Directory of the United States, his education is given as College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow [1860] and Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh [1866]. In 1886 he lived in Alameda, Alameda Co., in 1896 he was living in Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co. and in 1898 he was living in Anderson, Shasta Co. Susanna Slater (1852, Toronto, Canada?-1914, California) I cannot locate when and how the Slaters came to USA (either directly in c 1880/1) or via Canada. I have no idea in California where she is buried.... presumably with her husband. Thomas jnr (1879-1898). Apparently died in Denver, Colorado in 1898 but pre 1900 records in Colorado are so hard & I have confirmation that the Vital Records Dept of the Health Dept cannot find the death recorded. Adelaide (1877-1954). She married a Mr Bowen (possibly in Pennsylvania, Washington State or California about 1902) and had 3 children Doris (1904-?), Genevieve (1907-?) & Gladys (1909-?). She remarried (by divorced or death) William Brightman (in California) and they had a daughter, Theda (1918, Sacarmento Co-1990 Santa Cruiz Co). I have no idea in California where she is buried nor where William died or is buried.... presumably they are buried together. Doris (1904-?). She married Robert Byers and they had a daughter June (1923-?) ... that is all I know Genevieve (1907-?) ... I know nothing about her. Gladys (1909-?) ... I know nothing about her. Theda (1918-1990). She married a Mr Galloway and that is all I know about her. Can anyone please assist me? Best wishes Peter, Melbourne, Australia --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! News: View breaking news via streaming video today!

I need help finding two obituaries from May of 1999 from the San Francisco Chronicle and also the Examiner (two different obits for the same man). Is there anyone who would be willing to find these obits for me? I have the full name and date of the two obits. Thank you. Kathy Campbell Jacksonville, FL

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And for those of us who have never been to SF but had an ancestor there the contest has helped to build a picture of what at least part of his or her life would have contained My grandfather Joseph Rae walked out on my grandmother just as she was about to give birth to my mother back in Bristol, UK, in 1909. He ended up in San Fransisco. I found him (with the help of Rebekah Canada) in hospital there in 1920. He died in San Diego in 1925 and was buried in the Masonic cemetery. I wonder so if he had another family........If anyone knows of a Rae family with roots from Glasgow, Scotland, that might fit the bill it would be wonderful........amazing, too! Iris Bristol addresses database is at http://bristolsomerset.1500mb.com/

Hello Listers... I have just come across some documents regarding my great-grandmother/ father. This was in San Francisco. The indenture was made in 1925 and was a deed of gift from my Great-g-mother Mary Keenan to her husband John Keenan. It was about 3 pieces of land, 2 in San Francisco and one in Sonoma. They lived at 524 Utah St Both parcels are also on Utah...so I assume one was the residence, but don't have a clue about the other...though the metes and bounds are given, one being a portion of Block Number 74 Potrero Nuevo and the other being a portion of Block #94 ,Potrero Nuevo. However, their daughter married James O'shea, and they lived at 456 Utah ,as of the 1910 census. Perhaps that is the second parcel on Utah?? Is anyone aware of how I can find out who the previous owners of these parcels were....from here in Virginia? Mary and John were not well off, and one of the mysteries of this family is how and why Mary became the owner of said properties, eventually deeding them as a gift to her husband. In 1927, after Mary's death, John gave a deed of gift to 2 of his sons, but the Sonoma property was NOT mentioned and the third son , according to these documents, received only a piano. The Sonoma property is described as "Lot Numer 56, Division 1 in Tier 1, Eagle Nest as in the official map of said Eagle Nest which was accepted by the Board of Supervisors of Sonoma Co., on November 5th, 1906. There is a deed dated July 12th, 1907 between the Russian River Land Co. and Emma S. Schwennicke(I assume that would be the county clerk, but I'm not sure). This deed is recoreded in Book 238 of Deeds, at page 179, Sonoma County Records. So, how did this property come to belong to Mary Keenan? Who gave it to her?? When? These are just some of the questions I have...here in Virginia! By now, if you haven't fallen asleep reading this epistle, maybe y ou can come up with some ideas that will help me solve this mystery....one of many! And thank you for reading this far....I appreciate your time. Respectfully submitted....:))) Judie

And a big thank you Jim....I look forward to looking in those corners where I might find a lead.....I have just ordered it from the calgensoc.org....hopefully, they won't take as long as Amazon will take in sending it!(Amazon says 2-5 weeks to ship!) And thanks of course to Nancy Peterson for all of her drudge work in putting together this road map to the past!! Judie On Jul 16, 2006, at 8:05 PM, James R. Smith wrote: > This book came up in recent discussions so I offer this review - > > Raking the Ashes - Genealogical Strategies for Pre-1906 San > Francisco Research, by Nancy S. Peterson, CG, published by > California Genealogical Society, 2006. > > Most difficulties in pre-1906 San Francisco genealogical research > are conveniently laid on the great earthquake and fire. Anything > prior to that event seems blocked by burned municipal records, lost > vital records and relocated cemeteries. Raking the Ashes - > Genealogical Strategies for Pre-1906 San Francisco Research > presents the truth regarding what remains and offers workaround > strategies for what's missing. It puts all the strategies for > researching San Francisco genealogy concisely in one easy to follow > reference. > > > I've read this book twice now--once back in April when I was > graciously allowed to read a draft and now reading the final > product. Racking the Ashes is the new top resource for pre-1906 > San Francisco genealogical research. It's also a great guide for > post quake research. It defines the types of files and records > that can be found, how to use them and what can be expected from > them. The illustrations offer a chance to see just what the > records will look like with tips on how to use them. > Information is carefully presented. I have an index of the 1850 > California State Census that does not include San Francisco. I > wrongly confused that with the 1852 state census. Peterson points > out that the 1850 San Francisco, Santa Clara and Contra Costa > County Federal Census roles are lost but the 1852 census is > available to serve as a substitute. I suddenly realized I have a > resource available that I never tapped. > > Racking the Ashes presents itself in three parts - what did and > didn't survive with substitutions, additional resources and > Research Techniques, Tips and Cautions. The book is well written, > very readable and logically organized. > > > It's been nearly two decades since I began my San Francisco > genealogical research, looking for information on my family who > arrived during the 1850s. This book offers new avenues of research > and expectations of new breakthroughs. Raking the Ashes knocks > down the brick walls that plague researchers with San Francisco > roots. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn > more of their San Francisco family or those with an interest in > good genealogical research strategies. Raking the Ashes belongs on > every genealogist's desk. > > > You can buy it through Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ > 0967240980/sr=1-1/qid=1153069832 or via that California > Genealogical Society at http://www.calgensoc.org/web/cgs/cgshp.nsf? > Open. See also http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sfbay/sfbamg.htm#CGS. > > > My best regards, > Jim > -- > > James R. Smith > > Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks > > ISBN: 1884995446 > > www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/> > > > > > ==== CASANFRA Mailing List ==== > See "What's New" at sfgenealogy.com: > http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/index.htm#new

This book came up in recent discussions so I offer this review - Raking the Ashes - Genealogical Strategies for Pre-1906 San Francisco Research, by Nancy S. Peterson, CG, published by California Genealogical Society, 2006. Most difficulties in pre-1906 San Francisco genealogical research are conveniently laid on the great earthquake and fire. Anything prior to that event seems blocked by burned municipal records, lost vital records and relocated cemeteries. Raking the Ashes - Genealogical Strategies for Pre-1906 San Francisco Research presents the truth regarding what remains and offers workaround strategies for what's missing. It puts all the strategies for researching San Francisco genealogy concisely in one easy to follow reference. I've read this book twice now--once back in April when I was graciously allowed to read a draft and now reading the final product. Racking the Ashes is the new top resource for pre-1906 San Francisco genealogical research. It's also a great guide for post quake research. It defines the types of files and records that can be found, how to use them and what can be expected from them. The illustrations offer a chance to see just what the records will look like with tips on how to use them. Information is carefully presented. I have an index of the 1850 California State Census that does not include San Francisco. I wrongly confused that with the 1852 state census. Peterson points out that the 1850 San Francisco, Santa Clara and Contra Costa County Federal Census roles are lost but the 1852 census is available to serve as a substitute. I suddenly realized I have a resource available that I never tapped. Racking the Ashes presents itself in three parts - what did and didn't survive with substitutions, additional resources and Research Techniques, Tips and Cautions. The book is well written, very readable and logically organized. It's been nearly two decades since I began my San Francisco genealogical research, looking for information on my family who arrived during the 1850s. This book offers new avenues of research and expectations of new breakthroughs. Raking the Ashes knocks down the brick walls that plague researchers with San Francisco roots. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more of their San Francisco family or those with an interest in good genealogical research strategies. Raking the Ashes belongs on every genealogist's desk. You can buy it through Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967240980/sr=1-1/qid=1153069832 or via that California Genealogical Society at http://www.calgensoc.org/web/cgs/cgshp.nsf?Open. See also http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sfbay/sfbamg.htm#CGS. My best regards, Jim -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>

I just realized I don't have the email addresses of the winners - Raymond Tompkins, Donna Dale Elliott and Donna Madrid. Please contact me direct at [email protected], not through CASANFRA or NorCal, so I can contact you about your prizes. Thanks so much! Jim -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>