Wordless Wednesday...

Father & Daughter

Bertha Albee & Abraham Lincoln Albee

Tombstone Tuesday

Abraham Lincoln Albee

20 Apr 1920

Woodlawn Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo county, California

 

Califnornia Department of Public Health dateh certificate for Abraham Lincoln Alvee (sic), 1920, #2996

 

The San Francisco Examiner newspaper (California) - 22 Apr 1920 issue, pg. 4 (section cc)

On this day in our family history...

Cynthia (Derrick) Blay died on 16 Oct 1910 in Denver, Colorado. Below is her death certificate (#8269 where she's listed as Caroline Blay).

Cynthia was buried the following day (17 Oct 1910) in Edgewood cemetery, Denver, Colorado (Block 79, Section 28, Lot 10). She doesn't have a headstone. We believe we have photos of Cynthia. You can see the photos and read the story here: http://ourattictreasures.blogspot.com/2009/02/who-is-that-woman.html.

Horace Benjamin (Jeff) Albee died 16 Oct 1961 in Ukiah, Mendocino, California. Jeff was known on the rodeo circuit and had many friends that rallied to help him.

Jeff is buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Willits, Medocino, California.

On the street where they lived...

Abraham Albee's & Fannie (Fitch) Albee's home on Dorland St. burned down during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Fannie's father, Horace Fitch, bought them a lot at 222 Prague St. Abraham purchased two earthquake shacks and had them moved to the lot; where he joined them together. In this picture (L-R) Bertha, Fannie, Winnie, Walter and Abraham Albee holding Jeff are standing next to their Prague St. earthquake shack.

The photo is circa 1906/1907

I checked the McInerney actions (court actions to establish land ownership). I didn't find anything, but then I realized...I wouldn't. The McInerney actions were for people to claim their land after records were destroyed in the earthquake and subsequent fire. Had the Albees put their earthquake shacks on Dorland where they had lived at the time (if they owned the land), there would probably have been an action. But they put the shacks on Prague street. This would have been a new purchase - hence, no McInerney action required. I need to check regular land records to confirm the family story that Fannie's father purchased the land for them.

What a find...

On a research trip to Machias, ME, we visited the Machias Historical Society. When we told the volunteer our ancestor's name, she said she had something we might be interested to see. She took us to a room upstairs and showed us a trunk. T here's a plate on top identifying it as belonging to William Albee (our ancestor). The docent said this trunk came on the ship with him.

Here's a close-up of the plate

I found his obituary recently in the Eastern Argus Newspaper (ME), 12 Jul 1836 issue - pg. 1, col. 6. The obit talks about him being a surgeon.