At 02:08 PM 8/31/2008, RUTH ARMSTRONG wrote: >Need date of death in San Francisco for MICHAEL JOSEPH DONOVAN born ca >1847 in Ireland. He died between 1891 and 1900. His wife's name was >Lizzie M. Donovan. In the 1890 SF Directory he was listed with his >younger brother Joseph J. Donovan as Painters & Whiteners at 1717 Market >Street. Michael resided at 1633 Ellis street. According to SF >Historical Abstracts in 1897 Michael served as State Senator 1875-76 and >1877-1878. > >There were too many Michael Donovans in SF to locate a cemetery record so >I need a date of death for this MICHAEL JOSEPH DONOVAN. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Ruth Armstrong >armstron@silcon.com >************************** >Visit SFGenealogy.com! >http://www.sfgenealogy.com >------------------------------- Hi Ruth, I did a quick Google search on "Michael J. Donovan" and "California senate" and found a pdf page from Frank C. Merritt's "History of Alameda County, California", which had a biography for his son Augustin. It says, in part: "Michael J. Donovan, father of Augustin Donovan of this review, attended Georgetown University and afterward pursued a law course in the Hastings Law School of San Francisco, being a member of the first class of that institution, graduated in 1881. While he became an attorney, he also engaged in various other lines of business, having ranch property and mining interests, his last days being spent upon his ranch in Kings county, where he passed away in 1898, aged fifty- three years. He long figured prominently in public affairs and was elected to the state senate when but twenty-four years of age..." Looks like Kings county would be a promising place to look next. Hope this helps a bit. Best regards, Pam Pamela Storm pam@sfgenealogy.com SFGenealogy.com www.sfgenealogy.com