After I wrote my blog post last night about Mary Collis, daughter of Bridget Dolan, something occurred to me. How do I know that Mary Collis ever came to America? Every thing I know about Mary Collis came from the refiled probate records for her Uncle, Patrick Dolan. I have part of that file in…
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How can I solve the mystery of Mary Collis?
Last week, I finished off my Individual Summary project with Mary Collis. Looking over the little information that I had for her made me want to find out more. This story starts with Patrick Dolan, my 3rd great uncle. He died in 1905, but his probate records were lost in the 1906 earthquake. His niece,…
Mary Collis Individual Summary
I saved one of the most mysterious people in my tree for last. I would not have known about Mary Collis except for Patrick Dolan’s disputed Probate case. Mary’s claim to fame is that she was the only descendant of one of Patrick’s siblings who did not get any money from the estate. Why, you…
Mary Ann (Kelly) Meincke’s Individual Summary
Mary Ann was the daughter of Martin and Catherine (Dolan) Kelly. She married Frederick Meincke in San Francisco ca 1877. They had several children together. The couple ran boardinghouses and saloons in San Francisco mostly in the Mission Road area. One of those businesses was called the Five Mile House which they took over around…
Bridget (Coyne) Wall’s Individual Summary
I would have never known about Bridget Coyne if she had not contested the reopening probate in 1907 of Patrick Dolan. Before I found that file I had no idea that the Dolan’s had cousins in Massachusetts. It was a whole new branch of the tree for me. Name: Bridget COYNE-8521 Sex: Female Father: Patrick…