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Note: Injured 3/15/1897 "while about to take the train at Dwight Way station. The train ran into and injured him so that he has since been an invalid."
Clarinda Erskine's letter states that this is "John Doble" and that he is Mayor of San Francisco. (dated July 30, 1891)(also her c.1896 manuscript) [review of SF records indicates that he was NEVER MAYOR][see Bill Roddy's site: www.americahurrah.com]
Frank Doble's manuscript indicates he was a blacksmith in Indiana, and formed a partnership with a Mr. Nelson, manufacturing blacksmith and mining tools. He bought out Nelson, and formed the Abner Doble Company, located on Fremont Street in San Francisco.
California Biography (?Ed Alonzo Phelps) page 100: page about Abner. Includes that he traveled to CA from New York, around Cape Horn, and arrived 6/25/1850.
Gammy's handwritten notes calls this "California's Representative Men"
1860 Census: San Francisco Co., 12th D SF, Pct 1, Roll 67, Page 392, Line 5, Age 31, occupation blacksmith, born IN
1870 Census: San Francisco Co., 12W, Pct 1, Roll 85, Page 725A, line 8, age 41, blacksmith, born IN. $25,000 land, $1,000 personal; Of Note, domestic in the house "Ahah" born in China, 15 y/o
CAIF: death 12/23/1904, 14/6 (source?)
death 12/22/1904, Chronicle 12/23/1904 7/3, funeral, Chronicle 12/25, 40/5
"filed in pioneer card file" "filed in bio info file" papers in Bancroft Library per Wm. Ashton Doble Jr. sketch in "SF Pamphlets" v 7, n 7, p 16/1-2 (c917.9461 S19p v7) contemporary biographies v 2; qc920.079 p5 History of Humboldt County... Director Carmel Land and Coal... sketch of firm, Industries of SF, c917.9461 I42 "Builders of a Great City" v1, p143-44 (Murray WH) qs920.079 M9 from CAIF PIONEER RECORD:
Abner Doble (filed 6/1969)
b shelbyville 15 jun 1829,
m MBMcF 26 mar 1856, Wheeling WV
f wm. ashton d, b 25 aug 1798, Botetourt Co, VA, d shelbyville 23 aug 1852
m kath huffman, b 1 sep 1801 Boone Co, KY, d shelbyville 11 july 1833
arrived in sf on 25 june 1850, on the "rowena" from NY around cape horn. returned east to marry, then came with wife 5 apr 1856 "illinois" to panama, then "john l stephens" to sf, arriving 1 may 1856.
(per charles clark smith jr; 4790 venner road, martinez, ca 94553)
Notes from Su Jacobson (CASANFRA list):
1863 He was granted a franchise by the City and County of San Francisco, to operate the Folsom Street and Fort Point Railroad and Tunnel Company. Further notes for this: Abner Doble was granted permission to dig a tunn el from Broadway through Russian Hill. He never exercised this option. In fact, the tunnel wasn't to be built for another 80 years.
Here is his tax assessment (1882-83):
Merchandise 14,650, Machinery 2,500, Fixtures 450, Solvent Credits 1,779, Solvent Credits/Money 816, Furniture 300, Piano 200, Horse 75, Wagon 75.
By 1889-90 Abner Doble was dropping his assessed worth a bit:
Merchandise 6,135, Consigned Goods 3,700, Machinery 3,200, Fixtures 100, Solvent Credits 13,280, Horse 75, Vehicle 75, Furniture 500, Piano 100
1864 Partner in Nelson and Doble, School Director 12th District, dwelling N side Presidio Road at Pierce
1880 Successor Nelson & Doble, Agent Thomas Firth & Sons (Sheffield, England) cast steel and steel tools, and horse shoer, residence 1315 Gough Street
1892 Abner Doble & Co, importer, dealer, manufacturer iron, steel, metal, tools and English Steel.
Abner Doble, vice president, American Bank and Trust, residence 1316 Gough.
Hubert McF Doble, vice president Abner Doble Co., residence Ross Valley, Marin County
William A. Doble, superintendant Abner Doble Co., residence Alameda, Alameda County
There was a W. A. Doble who headed a mass citizen's meeting (Boss Ruef Era) to regulate business operations of the Potrero Commercial and Manufacturers' Association. He was corrupt. When a vote was taken to approve regulations, Doble called for the "ayes" and passed the resolutions without calling for "nays", despite the crowd's insistence.
SF Probate Index, 1880-1906, a partial reconstruction (by California Genealogical Society):
Doble, Abner; [dec] #33422 pet/la Mary D. HILL; William A. DOBLE SFRA6:2805
where pet = petition; la = letters of administration; SFRA = San Francisco Register of Actions
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