In one of the SF city directories I had found a Martin Hearst living at the same address as my grgrgrandfather Michael J. Hearst. I knew of no Martin Hearst but then I know nothing of my Hearst family before Michael and his wife Catherine came to California from NY. I have always wanted to pin down Michael's family but the Hearst name is very hard to search, and made more difficult by the fact that my grgrandfather is George Hearst and of course one of his brothers was William. Today I was reminded of this Martin Hearst and on a search found him in the 1897 city directory listed as follows: Hearst, Martin seaman str Wellington does anyone know what str is? Wellington? would love to find this Martin Hearst and maybe a clue to MY Hearst family. My George Matthew Hearst worked at the Examiner for his entire adult life, but I know of no connection to The Hearst family. Thanks for any help, Kat
Str is Steamer, a ship. Wellington, name of ship. Bill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] New Question City Directories In one of the SF city directories I had found a Martin Hearst living at the same address as my grgrgrandfather Michael J. Hearst. I knew of no Martin Hearst but then I know nothing of my Hearst family before Michael and his wife Catherine came to California from NY. I have always wanted to pin down Michael's family but the Hearst name is very hard to search, and made more difficult by the fact that my grgrandfather is George Hearst and of course one of his brothers was William. Today I was reminded of this Martin Hearst and on a search found him in the 1897 city directory listed as follows: Hearst, Martin seaman str Wellington does anyone know what str is? Wellington?
Hi Bill - how you doing..??? been a while since we talked..!!! I'm sort of guessing, but in addition I think I'm sort of remembering something that I learned doing research some time ago. I THINK "str" means STEAMER... WHICH MAKES SENSE SINCE HE IS SHOWN AS A SEAMAN... Ya think..?? - Ruth ____________________ Ruth (Grady) Skewis [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Roddy Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 9:00AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] New Question City Directories Str is Steamer, a ship. Wellington, name of ship. Bill -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] New Question City Directories In one of the SF city directories I had found a Martin Hearst living at the same address as my grgrgrandfather Michael J. Hearst. I knew of no Martin Hearst but then I know nothing of my Hearst family before Michael and his wife Catherine came to California from NY. I have always wanted to pin down Michael's family but the Hearst name is very hard to search, and made more difficult by the fact that my grgrandfather is George Hearst and of course one of his brothers was William. Today I was reminded of this Martin Hearst and on a search found him in the 1897 city directory listed as follows: Hearst, Martin seaman str Wellington does anyone know what str is? Wellington? ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Ruth Skewis wrote: > Hi Bill - how you doing..??? been a while since we talked..!!! > > I'm sort of guessing, but in addition I think I'm sort of remembering > something that I learned doing research some time ago. I THINK "str" means > STEAMER... WHICH MAKES SENSE SINCE HE IS SHOWN AS A SEAMAN... Ya think..?? > - Yup, once again! The Steamship Wellington was also /involved in a court case - San Francisco Northern California Jurisdiction. Steamer is a more familiar term to describe the same type vessel Wilbur H. Haines 15181 De La Pena Circle Rancho Murieta, CA 95683