Were your ancestors living in San Francisco on April 18th, 1906? My Kelly, Dolan, Jones, and Segalas relatives were there. The Mazeres and Breilh cousins were over in Oakland and Berkeley. The Cosma’s and a couple of Pacheco’s were new arrivals in Oakland. I like to think of what that period must have been like…
Category: California Genealogy
Where They Lived: 1948 E. 25th Street
Next in the Where They Lives series, 1948 E. 25th Street. View Larger Map This house was in the family between 1910 and 1920. It is the smaller tan colored house on the left. First, Manoel & Jacintha (Moniz) Pacheco lived here. They later moved to another part of Oakland. Second, their son Jacintho “Jesse…
Where They Lived: 1942 E. 25th Street
This is the third entry in the series, 1942 E. 25th Street, Oakland View Larger Map This house was in the family between 1910 and 1920. It is the smaller tan colored house on the left. First, Manoel & Jacintha (Moniz) Pacheco lived here. They later moved to another part of Oakland. Second, their son…
San Francisco Reburial Mysteries, Part Four
A few months ago, I received a copy of a photograph of Catherine (Dolan) Kelly tombstone. It gave me chills. This was my ancestors tombstone! Almost immediately the questions swirled in my heard. Guess what? The date on the tombstone doesn’t match the card in Holy Cross’s file. Are you surprised? LOL The card for…
Where They Lived: 1936 E. 25th Street, the Cosma House
Second in the series, 1936 E. 25th Street, Oakland, California. This is the house where the Cosma’s lived. View Larger Map This bluish house with the stairs leading up and the picket fence around it was very well known to all the Pacheco and de Braga cousins. This is the house that Joaquim Jacinto da…