I don’t know why, but I get emotionally attached to the people I research. As their story unfolds, I feel like I’m getting to know them. I continued researching John C. Jones (now known as John Charles Jones). Something intrigued me on his mortuary record. It stated that he died of gas asphyxiation. My first…
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More on John C. Jones
You knew I wouldn’t be able to leave John C. Jones alone! I fell asleep with him on my mind and I woke up with him on my mind. I followed the family through the census. I found John and wife, Margaret, in the 1870, 1880, and 1900 census. I confirmed that they had three…
My Great Great Grandfather had a Brother?
I was researching in the new Halstead’s Mortuary database at familysearch.org tonight. I never pass up a new database for San Francisco since records are few and far between. In an hour, I found exactly one family member. Matthew A. Kelly. What I found didn’t add anything to what I already had. I decided to…
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…
Religious Newspaper Comes to the Rescue
I knew that the city of San Francisco did not have a copy of the marriage record for my Great Great Grandparents, Thomas A. Jones and Margaret Kelly because the records were destroyed in 1906. I also knew that the state of California did not begin recording vital records until after 1905. I didn’t know…