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Note: r, Adele (Steinhoff) Mento. This may or may not be accurate.
OBITUARIES:
"McCRIMMON--In this city [Oakland], March 12, 1900, Mary J., beloved wife of Kenneth McCrimmon and mother of W. H. McCrimmon and Mrs. R. Vandenbus, in her sixty-fourth year." (Oakland Enquirer, March 12, 1900)
"Mrs. Mary J. McCrimmon died at her home, 317 Third Street, Monday [March 12], in her 64th year. Deceased was the mother of ex-policeman McCrimmon and had lived in Oakland twenty six years." (Oakland Enquirer, March 13, 1900)
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The death certificate for Mary J. McCrimmon shows the following facts:
White, Female, Married
Died: abt. 5 A.M., March 12, 1900
Born: March 12, 1836
Age: 63 years, 10 months
Occupation: housewife
Place of birth: Ireland
Place of death: 317 3rd St., between Webster & Harrison, 6th Ward [Oakland, Calif.]
Residence in Oakland: 26 years
Residence in California: 26 years
Date of burial: March 14, 1900
place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery
Cause of Death: Valvular Heart Disease ...
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A petition for Letters of Adminisration was made by one R.C. hawes, in late June or 1 July 1901, and filed with the Superior Court of the County of Alameda, State of California, indicating that Mary J. McCrimmon died intestate, and owned the following property:
Lots 9, 10 and 11 in Block 16 as per Kellersburger's Map of the City of Oakland, valued at about $5,000;
and money in the "California State Benevolent Association" amounting to $1,350.
The apparent next of kin were named as:
Kenneth McCrimmon, husband of the deceased; W. H. McCrimmon, son, aged about 36 Rachel Vandenbos, daughter, aged about 32; and two daughters of a deceased son, to wit: Hazel McCrimmon and Eva McCrimmon, aged about 12 and 10 respectively
The Court ordered that a citation be issued and directed to Kenneth McCrimmon, W. H. McCrimmon and Rachel Vandenbos, to be served by 15 July 1901. Done in Open Court, 1 July 1901.
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Much of the information here compiled on the Grogan and McCrimmon families is from family ephemera, including many old photographs, passed down to my grandmother, Betty Jane (Steinhoff) Sheedy (1923- ), daughter of Eva McCrimmon (1888-1950), from which I was able to do more research.
Some information was corroborated, and a great many details were added by researchers and cousins:
Bonnie Meyer in California who descends from W. H. McCrimmon (1861-1905)
Susanne (Grogan) Killen in California, daughter of Claude A. Grogan (1919-1995)
Lisa Harris in Tucson, Arizona, who descends from one John Grogan, probable brother of Wm. H. Grogan (1798-1887)
Alison Hare in Nepean, Ontario, Canada, who did some genealogy research for Lisa Harris
One invaluable reference is an old chart outlining all known Grogan "cousins" that was compiled by William Edward Grogan (1880-1851), son of Edward and Ella (Daniels) Grogan. A large photo copy was shared with me by Lisa Harris who obtained it from Alice, widow of Claude Allen Gorgan (1919-1995). A digital copy was shared with me by Susanne (Grogan) Killen, daughter of Claude A. & Alice Grogan, and granddaughter of William E. Grogan (1880-1951).
Note: She was born in "Belfast", Ireland, according to her great-granddaughte
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