The only family we knew until recently were from the Howard family, children born in San Francisco to Thomas and Mary who came from Ireland. Now we know that some of the Brown/ Krauser/ Hennessy clan are here too! The list keeps growing.
WILLIAM HOWARD was born in 1877 on the 13th of October. He died November 1937 in San Francisco, buried in Section R1, row 10, grave 62 at Holy Cross.
THOMAS F. HOWARD who was born on July 3, 1874 died on Christmas Eve 1943. He was buried at Holy Cross, sharing a grave with his brother.
(Nov. 24, 2006) This grave is difficult to find. Either the marker has sank into the ground or there wasn't one to begin with. This section is on a rolling hill with flat markers all around. The person in the office graciously gave me a list of surrounding graves so I could tell where it was supposed to be, but this was after I had already done a lot of searching and it was getting dark. The people from grave 56 to 64 are as follows: Ayala, McGinnis, Witacki, Cardinal, Mason, Donnelly, (Howard), True, Bancroft. As I understood the map, if you stand on Avenue E, facing the hills behind the cemetery with the large mausoleum to your left and a little behind you, you are looking at the rows of R1 before you. There are some "mini-graves" at the right, but once you get to the standard size graves, begin counting the rows to 10. Still on Avenue E, right? Now, from row 10 begin walking toward the little tree line dividing the two R sections. You may have to scuff the markers a bit because of lawn clippings and soil runoff. Count as you go and look for the names above.
(AUGUST 26, 2007) There is now a concrete marker on their grave.
ALICE HOWARD died August 24, 1874 at the age of three. She was originally buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco, with a new marker made in December of 1903.
MAURICE HOWARD born June 27, 1879, died at grammar school age when he was kicked by a race horse at the Cooper Stables, where his father worked. He is supposed to be buried near his sister Alice.
The burial information for Alice and Maurice in family records (Dormetory 3, Station 71, Area 27, Grave 78) is most likely irrelevant now because in the early 1940's the 38,000 people who were buried at Calvary were dug up and moved to a special section of Holy Cross, which did not exist at all until 1887. What you are looking at is... a mass grave... this patch of lawn is where they all are.
ALSO in section R1 just a few more rows away from the Howards:
BROWN, Gertrude V. born November 2, 1895, died August 15, 1935 (Row 17, Grave 25)
BROWN, Josephine R. born February 26, 1872, died December 15, 1940 (same grave)
Over in section 5, way over by the northern tree line, is 
HENNESSY, Alfred J. born June 4, 1872 and died May 31, 1961. It was intended to be shared with his wife Anna Cecelia Brown, however her sister, Juanita, predeceased her and she evidently gave permission for her sister to be buried there. Anna is buried by herself near their 'country home' in the Manton Cemetery in Tehama County, California.
BROWN, Juanita M born March 4, 1900 and died March 26, 1979. Daughter of George Brown and Josephine Krauser.
Shown at right is the visual line up to find their grave. This one is easy.
No comments:
Post a Comment
So what have YOU found???