Mary A. (Kelly) and Frederick Meincke had four sons. Two married and two did not. The unmarried sons were Frederick Jr., born in 1878 in San Francisco, and Ralph, born in 1891 in San Francisco. Both lived with their mother and sister Gertrude well into their adult lives. Frederick Joseph Meincke Jr. Notes: Frederick first…
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Voter Registrations: Mary and Gertrude Meincke
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…
I Voted Just Like my Grandmother and Great Grandmother Before Me
Last night I filled out my absentee ballot. Today it went off on on civic journey to the land of the registrar of voters. On November 4th, someone will check my signature on the back, slit the envelope open, and I will be yet another voter taking part in a historical election. I’m not the…