My Great Aunt, Josephine (Jones) Pohley) was born in San Francisco in 1870. She was the first child of Thomas and Margaret (Kelly) Jones. She survived the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. The Pohley’s were said to be the only ones in the Jones family whose house survived. I have yet to search all the city…
Tag: Jones
Granny Jackson was a Character
[Fearless Females-Prompts for Women’s History Month–March 2: A favorite photo of a female ancestor] This is a photo of my Great Grandmother, Margaret “Granny” (Jones) Jackson. It was taken about 1940 in Oakland, California. I chose this photo because it’s one of my favorites. My Great Grandparents divorced around 1929-1930 when my Grandmother was 17. …
The Satisfaction of Finding the Right Record
[This is an entry in my series Wedding Chapel Wednesday. This is the search for my grandmother’s cousin’s marriage records.] I’ve taken a detour from San Francisco deeds, which was my detour from Azorean church records. I became possessed with the desire to find San Francisco marriage records. So, I decided to work on those…
Treasure Chest Thursday: Will of Thomas A. Jones
I was going through my binder and found my great great grandfather’s will. I thought I would post it for today. This is the outer sheet: This is the will of Thomas Augustine Jones who died in 1923. The probate file is several pages long, so I’ll post the last page which is his actual…
Wedding Chapel Wednesday: Proof That They Married
If you’ve done research in a place where a disaster has struck, then you know the difficulty I experienced trying to find my Great Great Grandparent’s marriage record. The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire not only wiped out many government records, but church records as well. The ability to use one or the other…