Mary A. (Kelly) Meincke was the daughter of Martin Kelly and Catherine Dolan. Mary was born in 1859 in San Francisco. From what I’ve gathered so far, Mary is the oldest female of the tree to vote. For the most part, her generation shied away from voting. It was their daughters who took advantage of…
Tag: California
Voter Registrations: John J. Jones and Family
In this post, I’ll explore John J. Jones, the son of Thomas Augustine and Margaret (Kelly) Jones, and his family. John was born in San Francisco in 1871. He lived there until his death in 1937. He married Matilda “Maud” McCullough. The Jones Family Some notes: This family was a pain in the butt! Finding…
Voter Registrations: Matthew A. Kelly
Matthew A. Kelly was the son of Martin Kelly and Catherine Dolan. He was born in San Francisco ca. 1862. He was the youngest son of Martin and Catherine. Registrations for Matthew A. Kelly Some notes: I was unable to find Matthew in the early records. In fact, I’ve had trouble finding any on him…
Voter Registrations: An Introduction
I’ve been collecting quite a bit of data on my relatives in the California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968. As it’s almost time for the Presidential election, I thought I would share some of what I’ve found. The voter registrations books were very informative. They give the voter’s name, and depending on the year, their age, street…
Look! It’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
A cousin sent me an envelope filled with unnamed and unwanted photographs. Oh, how I loved getting that present in the mail. Mixed among the photographs of the Pacheco’s was this odd postcard: The postcard is none other than of my Great Great Uncle Francisco Pacheco (aka Frank Algrava), son of Joao Pacheco and Ana…