FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY
Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau
1st of 2 children of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie A. Loiseau
Born: Mar 3, 1892, San Francisco, California
Died: Mar 20, 1970 (age 78), San Francisco, California
Buried: Mar 24, 1970, Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Occupation: Dyer in a dying factory, roofer, latherer, Municipal Railway (streetcar conductor), San Francisco De Young Museum guard
Avocation: Musically talented, played several stringed instruments, fisherman, raised escargot
Married (1): Feb 13, 1913, Edna Marguarite Clement [Kellogg], San Francisco, California
Divorced: aft 1925 and bef 1930 census, San Francisco, California
Four children: Louis Dunand Sevenau, Ernest William Sevenau, Lucille Josephine [Jeanne Lucille] Sevenau, Eugene Martin Sevenau
Married (2): Jul 17, 1938, Margaret Barbara (Richard) Mersberg, San Francisco, California
No children
Edna Marguarite Clement [Kellogg]
2nd of 2 children of Edmond Pierre Clement & Alice Josephine Yates
Note: (Edna Marguarite Clement took the last name of her stepfather, Milo B. Kellogg)
Born: Feb 25, 1896, California
Died: Dec 25, 1983 (age 97), Sonoma, Sonoma Co., California
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California
Occupation: Cook at Newberry’s and for Catholic priests; presser at Diemel Linen Co. in San Francisco
Married (1): Feb 13, 1913, Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, San Francisco, California
Divorced: aft 1925 and bef 1930 census, San Francisco, California
Four children: Louis Dunand Sevenau, Ernest William Sevenau, Lucille Josephine [Jeanne Lucille] Sevenau, Eugene Martin Sevenau
Married (2): aft 1936, Gerald John “Jerry” Sutcliff
Divorced: 1940s
No children
Married (3): mid-1940s, Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman
No children
1. Louis Dunand “Lou” Sevenau
Born: Dec 15, 1913, San Francisco, California
Died: Aug 20, 1996 (age 82), Windsor, Sonoma Co., California; stroke resulting in coma and pneumonia
Buried: Aug 23, 1996, Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Occupation: Municipal Railway, San Francisco Police Force (Sergeant)
Married (1): Mar 28, 1938, Velma Henrietta Marley, San Francisco, California
Four children: Stephen Louis “Steve” Sevenau, Robert Kenneth “Bob” Sevenau, Myrtle Ann Sevenau, Michael Gerard “Mike” Sevenau
Married (2): Apr 19, 1980, Marian Alicia (Curran) Mitchell, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California
2. Ernest William “Ernie” Sevenau
Born: Sep 26, 1915, San Francisco, California
Died: Nov 4, 1976 (age 61), Yountville, Napa Co. California; cancer, alcohol-related
Buried: Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, San Mateo Co., California
Occupation: Truck Driver, carnival worker, middleweight boxer
Military: U.S. Navy, WWII
Married (1): Feb 3, 1934, Virginia Kathryn/Catheryn “Cookie” Cook, San Francisco, California
One child: Barbara Lee Sevenau
Married (2): Sep 9, 1942, Edith Pederson, San Francisco, California
Divorced: Jun 21, 1945 (divorce complaint filed)
One child: Ernest Lewis “Ernie/Skygak” Sevenau, aka Ernest Michael Perce
Married (3): mid-1940s, Virginia Iva “Micki” Doran, San Francisco, California (girlfriend)
No children
Married (4): 1958, Helen Elizabeth Gee (common-law)
One child: Jeanne Marguerite Sevenau
Married (5): Remarried Oct 16, 1966, Edith (Pederson) Nunes, Carson City, Nevada
3. Lucille Josephine [Jeanne Lucille] “Sissy” Sevenau
Note: Lucille changed her name to Jeanne Lucille Sevenau and her birth date to Jun 27, 1922
Born: Jun 27, 1917, Seattle, King Co., Washington
Died: Feb 2, 1955 (age 37), La Jolla, San Diego Co., California; heart attack during surgery for an ectopic pregnancy; suffered from Addison’s disease
Buried: Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory (columbarium) in San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Occupation: Waitress, worked in a drug store selling cosmetics
Avocation: Dancer, singer
(not married): 1934, Cecil Jerome King, California
One child: Donna Jeanne Young
Married (1): 1935, Irvin George “Bud” Young, California
No children, but considered Donna Jean Young as his child and whose last name Donna used
Married (2): Jun 1942, Charles Alphonso “Chuck” Martinez, San Francisco, California
Three children: Charles Alfred “Chuck” Martinez, James Joseph “Jim” Martinez, Patricia Lynn “Patty” Martinez (*not his birth daughter)
Married (3): 1954, Ronald “Ron” Wiley, possibly San Diego, California or Tijuana, Mexico
No children
4. Eugene Martin “Buddy” Sevenau
Born: Apr 19, 1925, San Francisco, California
Died: Jun 21, 1984 (age 59), Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida; cancer, alcohol-related
Buried: Forest Meadows Central Cemetery in Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida
Military: U.S. Navy, WWII, radioman
Occupation: Long-distance truck driver, professional nightclub singer
Married (1): Dec 14, 1947, Dorothy Jean Chandler
One child: Gerry Eugene Sevenau
Married (2): Sep 12, 1955, Carmella Constance “Connie” Aloi, San Francisco, California
Two children: Eugene Louis “Gene” Sevenau, Edward Anthony “Eddie” Sevenau
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Timeline and Records
Spellings and information in census and other records are retained
as reflected in the original documents
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Mar 3, 1892: Birth of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, 1st of 2 children of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie A. Loiseau, San Francisco, California
Nov 14, 1893: Birth of Estelle Marie Sevenau, 2nd of 2 children of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie A. Loiseau, in San Francisco, California (sister of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau)
Feb 25, 1896: Birth of Edna Marguarite Clement, 2nd of 2 children of Edmond Pierre Clement & Alice Josephine Yates and the step-daughter of Milo B. Kellogg, whose last name she took, in California; (future wife of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau)
1898: Edna Clement, age two:
Jun 2, 1900: U.S. Federal Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (Sheridan St):
Sevenau, Ernest J: Head, born Jan 1864, age 36, married 9 years, born France, father born France, mother born France, Immigrated 1886, 14 years in U.S., Dyer (Clothing)
Marie: Wife, born Oct 1871, age 28, married 9 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, born California, father born France, mother born France
Ernest E.: Son, born Mar 1892, age 8, born California, father born France, mother born California, at school
Estelle: Daughter, born Nov 1893, age 6, born California, father born France, mother born California, at school
Feb 11, 1904: Death of Ernest Joseph Sevenau (age 40), in San Francisco, California (father of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau; his son Ernest was a month short of age 12)
Feb 14, 1904, San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California:
SEVENAU—In this city, February 11, 1904. Ernest Sevenau, beloved husband of Marie Sevenau, and father of Estelle and Ernest Sevenau, a native of France, aged 40 years 1 month and 4 days. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral today (Sunday), at 10 o’clock, from the parlors of the H.F. Maass Company, 917 Mission street, where services will be held under the auspices of Court El Dorado No. 31, Foresters of America. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Feb 13, 1904: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 6):
Feb 14, 1904: Burial of Ernest Joseph Sevenau at Olivet Memorial Park (formerly Mount Olivet Cemetery) in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (Section Myrtle, lawn 5, grave 94)
1907: San Francisco City Directory:
Name: E Sevenan (Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau)
Residence Year: 1907
Street Address: 18 Enter (sic Exeter)
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation: Jeweler, Shreve & Company
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1907
circa 1908: Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, abt age 17(?):
May 5, 1910: U.S. Federal Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (living at 18 Exeter St):
Sevenau, Marie: Head, age 38, Widow, 2 children born, 2 children living, born California, father born France, mother born France
Ernest J.: Son, age 18, single, born California, father born France, mother born California, Dyer in Dying Factory
Estelle M: Daughter, age 16, single, born California, father born France, mother born France, Boxmaker in Paper Co. Factory
Note: name indexed as Sevenan; Ernest the father died in 1904
Jul 12, 1911: Marriage of Estelle Marie Sevenau (age 16) & Henry George Allen (age 17), 2nd of 2 children of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie A. Loiseau and sister of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, in San Francisco, California. Estelle and Henry claim to be ages 18 and 21 on their marriage license. The marriage did not last long; she married a second time two years later.
Feb 4, 1913: San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California:
MARRIAGE LICENSES
SEVENAU— KELLOGG — Ernest E.J. Sevenau, age 20, 18 Exeter street and Edna M. Kellogg, age 16, 79 Tioga avenue
Feb 13, 1913: Marriage of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau (age 21) & Edna Marguerite Clement [Kellogg](age 16), 1st of 2 children of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie A. Loiseau and brother of & Estelle Marie Sevenau, in San Francisco, California. These were taken at the time of their wedding:
Jul 19, 1913: Ernest & Edna, photo was taken five months after their marriage:
Jul 19, 1913: Marriage of Estelle Marie (Sevenau) Allen (age 18) & Anselm(e) Peter Lannes (age 24), 2nd of 2 children of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie A. Loiseau, in San Francisco, California (her 2nd marriage)
A second wedding photo with her brother Ernest and his new wife Edna as attendants:
At left, Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, age 21, Estelle’s brother
Edna Marguerite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau, age 17; she was 16 at her marriage to Ernest five months prior, and is four months pregnant in photo
Estelle Marie (Sevenau) Lannes, age 18
Anselm Pierre Lannes, age 24
Dec 15, 1913: Birth of Louis Dunand “Lou” Sevenau, 1st of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, in San Francisco, California
1914: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1690):
Name: Ernest E Sevenau
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1914
Street Address: 35 Wheat
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Occupation: Laborer
Spouse: Edna Sevenau
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1914
1914: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1690):
Name: Marie Sevenau (widow Ernest) (note: Ernest Joseph Sevenau, parents of Ernest E.J. Sevenau)
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1914
Street Address: H 18 Exeter
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1914
Sep 26, 1915: Birth of Ernest William “Ernie” Sevenau, 2nd of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, in San Francisco, California
abt 1916: Edna with sons Ernie and Louis (standing) Sevenau:
Jun 5, 1917: World War I Draft Registration Card (1917-1918):
Name: Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau
City: Seattle
County: King
State: Washington
Birthplace: California; United States of America
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1892
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1991892 Draft Board: 5
Address: 432 7th Seattle
Occupation: Conductor, Street Car – Puget Sound Traction Company – Employed 5th Republican
Dependents: Wife, Mother, Three Children
Description: Medium Height, Medium Build, Gray Eyes, Dark Brown Hair
Jun 27, 1917: Birth of Lucille Josephine [Jeanne Lucille] “Sissy” Sevenau, 3rd of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, in Seattle, King Co., Washington
1918: Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau (abt age 27) with daughter Jeanne Marguerite Sevenau:
Jan 12, 1920: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: California
Home in 1920: San Francisco Assembly District 23, San Francisco, California
Street: Teddy Ave
House Number: 202
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Edna Sevenau
Father’s Birthplace: France
Mother’s Birthplace: California
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Lather
Industry: Contractor
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Ernest Sevenau: age 27, Head, married, born California, father born France, mother born California
Edna Sevenau: age 23, Wife, married, born California, father born France, mother born California
Louis Sevenau: age 6, Son, born California, father born California, mother born California
Ernest Sevenau Jr: age 4, Son, born California, father born California, mother born California
Lucille Sevenau: age 2, Daughter, born Washington, father born California, mother born California
1923: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1513):
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1923
Street Address: 144b Noe
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Occupation: Lather
Spouse: Edna Sevenau
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1923
1923: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1513):
Name: Marie Sevenau (wid Ernest) (widow of Ernest Joseph Sevenau and mother of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1923
Street Address: 18 Exeter
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1923
Mar 26, 1924: Marriage of Margaret Barbara Richard & Albert Raymond Mersberg, Marin Co., California (Margaret is the 2nd wife of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau)
Mar 26, 1924: California Marriage Record of Margaret Richard & Albert Raymond Mersberg:
Name: Albert E Mersberg
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birth Place: Germany
Race: White
Marriage Age: 44
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1924
Marriage Place: Marin, California
Spouse: Margaret Richard
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Marriage Age: 27
Spouse Birth Place: New York
Record Type: Affidavit for Marriage License
Apr 19, 1925: Birth of Eugene Martin “Buddy” Sevenau, 4th of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, in San Francisco, California
Nov 9, 1927: Death of Albert Raymond Mersberg (age 50), 1st husband of Margaret Barbara Richard, in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California; suicide
Buried: Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Nov 10, 1927, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California:
SUICIDE LAID TO ILLNESS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10—Despondency over ill health was given today as the cause of the gas suicide of Albert Mersberg, 50, 2515A Howard street. The body was found by Frank Treanor, 2525 Howard street, who said that Mersberg’s wife and baby had left home Monday morning.
Nov 10, 1927, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Alameda Co., California:
SUICIDE LAID TO ILLNESS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10—Despondency over ill health was given today as the cause of the gas suicide of Albert Mersberg, 50, 2515A Howard street. The body was found by Frank Treanor, 2525 Howard street, who said that Mersberg’s wife and baby had left home Monday morning.
Note: Albert Mersberg was the first husband of Earnest Edward Jules Sevenau’s second wife, Margaret Barbara Richard.
bet 1925 & 1930: Divorce of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg
aft 1925: Marriage of Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau & Gerald John “Jerry” Sutcliff, her 2nd marriage
Jan 22, 1926: Death of Marie A. (Loiseau) Sevenau (age 54), mother of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau Sevenau, in San Francisco, California
Jan 24, 1926: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, Sunday (pg 14):
Jan 1926: Burial of Marie A. (Loiseau) Sevenau, Olivet Memorial Park (Mount Olivet) in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (Sec Myrtle, lawn 5, grave 94)
Sep 22, 1927: Death of Edmond Pierre Clement (age74), father of Edna Marguerite Clement, of arteriosclerosis & cerebral hemorrhage, in San Francisco, California
Sep 24, 1927: Obituary, San Francisco, California:
CLEMENT—In this city, Sept. 22, 1927, Edmond Peter Clement, dearly beloved husband of the late Rose Clement, loving father of Valentine and William P. Clement and Mrs. Nellie Thomas, a native of France, aged 74 years, 7 months, 17 days.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral today (Saturday) at 9:15 a.m. from the chapel of H.F. Suhr Co., 1918 Mission st., near 25th st.; thence to Mission Dolores Church, 16th and Dolores sts., where a requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing at 9:45 a.m. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery.
Note: Edmond’s two children, Roy Leavitt Clement/Kellogg and Edna Marguerite Clement/Kellogg (by his 2nd wife, Alice Josephine Yates, who both took the last name of their step-father, Milo B. Kellogg), are not mentioned in their father’s obituary.
Sep 24, 1927: Burial of Edmond Peter Clement, Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (Sec M, row 29, grave 56)
circa 1929: young Sevenau kids at the San Francisco beach: Evelyn (unkn friend), Louis, Jeanne, Ernie, Micki (unkn friend), Eugene “Buddy” in front
1930 U.S. Federal Census: no record found for Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau (age 34) and the children in the 1930 census. The father, Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, is listed in the Apr 15, 1930 census below as a divorced lodger. Lou would have been 16, Ernie would be 14, Jeanne 12, and Buddy would have just turned age 5.
Apr 15, 1930: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (4550 San Bruno Ave):
Besson, Augustine: Head, age 47, Divorced, age 33 at 1st marriage, born France, father born France mother born France, Year of Immigration 1897, Restaurant, Own Business
Lacabee, Louis: Lodger, age 46, Single, born France, father born France, mother born France, Year of Immigration 1919, Waiter in Restaurant
Sevenau, Ernest: Lodger, age 38, Divorced, age 20 at 1st marriage, born California, father born France, mother born California, Roofer Contractor
Storm, Margaret: Lodger, age 27, Divorced, age 17 at 1st marriage, born Louisiana, father born Louisiana, mother born French Canada, Saleslady in Dept Store
Note: name indexed as Sevenan
1933: U.S. Voter Registration, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Mrs Edna Sevenau
Residence Date: 1933
Street Address: 3159 23rd
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Housewife
1934: San Francisco City Directory, San Francisco, California (pg 1009):
Father Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau (age 42) and eldest son, Louis Dunand Sevenau (age 21):
1935: Family photo: Irvin George “Bud” Young, Virginia “Cookie” Sevenau, baby Barbara (daughter of Ernie & Cookie), possibly Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, unkn woman may be his 2nd wife Margaret (Mersberg) Sevenau, Jeanne Lucille “Sissy” Sevenau
1936: U.S. Voter Registration, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Mrs Edna M Sevenau (living at same address as her son, Louis D. Sevenau, age 23)
Residence Date: 1936
Street Address: 363 Page
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Housekeeper
Married bet 1936 and 1940: Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg Sevenau & Gerald John “Jerry” Sutcliff (her 2nd marriage)
1936: U.S. Voter Registration, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Gerald Sutcliff
Residence Date: 1936
Street Address: 235 Oak
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Clerk
Jul 17, 1938: Marriage of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau (age 46) & Margaret Barbara (Richard) Mersberg (age 41), San Francisco, California in the Trinity Presbyterian Church
Trinity Presbyterian Church Records
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1938
Marriage Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Church: Trinity Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Margaret Mersberg
Jan 13, 2000: Letter from Donna Jeanne (Young) Warren (daughter of Sissy Sevenau who is Ernie’s sister), to her cousin Gerry Sevenau (son of Buddy & Dorothy):
January 13, 2000
Dear Gerry & Kathleen,
Let me start by saying how happy I am to hear from you. I hope that I can fill in some missing history from your life. I have lots of pictures and correspondence to share with you. I run our family history through my mind and don’t know where to start.
excerpt:
“Grandpa Sevenau (note: Ernest Joseph Sevenau) worked as a longshoreman and later was a street car driver or conductor in San Francisco. He and Nana (note: Edna Marguarite Clement [Kellogg]) divorced in the late 1920’s. He then married a woman named Margaret (note: Margaret (Richard) Mersberg) and they were together until the end of his life. They lived for many years at 12 B. Balmy St. in SF. That is the Mission district and is all Hispanic now. Nana married a man by the name of Sutcliff, I think his name was Jerry, not sure though. They lived in Brisbane, just south of SF and raised English bulldogs. They divorced sometime in the 1940’s. Nana next married Solomon Blackman; he and his brothers had a band and played at a lot of ballrooms in SF. Solly died in the 50’s and Nana never married again.”
end of excerpt:
Love from your newly found cousin,
Doyle & Donna Warren
Source: Jan 13, 2000: Excerpts from a family letter written by Donna (Young) Warren
1939: U.S. City Directory, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (pg 1180):
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1939
Street Address: 12½ Balmy
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Occupation: lather
Spouse: Margaret
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1939
Apr 7, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Gerald J Sutcliff
Respondent: Yes
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street: Mc Allister Street
House Number: 1979 A
Residence in 1935: San Francisco
Occupation: Clerk
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 20
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1450
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Gerald J Sutcliff: age 37, Head, born California
Edna M Sutcliff: age 43, Wife, born California (Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg)
Eugena M Sutcliff: age 13 Son, born California (Eugene Martin Sevenau)
Jun 13, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Respondent: Yes
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street: Balney Street (Balmy St)
House Number: 12
Residence in 1935: San Francisco
Occupation: Lather
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 15
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 0
Duration of Unemployment: 0
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1250
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Ernest Sevenau: age 48, Head, born California, occupation latherer
Margaret Sevenau: age 44, Wife, born New York
Lorraine Mersberg: age 14, Stepdaughter, born California
1940: U.S. Voter Registration, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Sutcliff, Mrs. Edna M., 1979A McAllister, Housewife …. Dem
1941: U.S. City Directory, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Edna Sutcliff
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1941
Street Address: 983 McAllister
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Spouse: Gerald Sutcliff
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1941
1942: WWII Military Draft Card:
Name: Gerald Sutcliff
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 39
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1903
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Residence Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Registration Date: 14 Feb 1942
Registration Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Employer: Western Newspaper Union
Height: 5 10
Weight: 132
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Edna Sutcliff
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Gerald Sutcliff 39 Self (Head)
1942: WWII Military Draft Card:
Name: Ernest Jules Sevenau
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1892
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Mrs A. Lannes (Estelle (Sevenau) Lannes, Ernest’s sister)
1943: U.S. City Directory, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Edna Sutcliff
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1943
Street Address: 407 Bosworth
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Spouse: Gerald Sutcliff, clerk
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1943
1944: U.S. City Directory, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Mrs Edna M Sutcliff
Residence Date: 1944
Street Address: 407 Bosworth
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Housewife
1944: U.S. Voter Registration, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Sutcliff, Gerold J., Production mgr
Name: Sutcliff, Mrs. Edna M., Housewife
Residence Date: 1944
Street Address: 665 San Bruno Ave
Residence Place: San Mateo, California, USA
Party Affiliation: Dep
Mid-1940s: Marriage of Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau Sutcliff & Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman (her 3rd marriage)
1948: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1734):
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1948
Street Address: 12b Balmy
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Spouse: Margaret Sevenau
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1948
Note: Ernest’s son Lou Sevenau is listed in the directory just below him
Apr 10, 1950: U.S. Federal Census, Sharp Park, San Mateo Co., California:
Name: Edna W Sutcliff
Age: 54
Birth Date: abt 1896
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Place: California
Marital Status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: San Mateo, California
Street Name: Ocean
Dwelling Number: 183
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation Category: Keeping House
Worked Last Week: No
Seeking Work: No
Employment Status: No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Edna W Sutcliff: age 54, Head, Divorced, born California
Eugene Sevenan: age 25, Son, Married, born California, occupation Mill Hand in Lumber Industry
May 3, 1950: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, California:
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Age: 57
Birth Date: abt 1893
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street Name: Balmy St
Dwelling Number: 12
Occupation: Guard
Industry: City Park
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worked: 48
Worker Class: Government
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Ernest Sevenau: age 57, Head, married, born California, Guard for City Parks
Margaret Sevenau: age 43, Wife, married, born New York (his 2nd wife, Margaret (Richard) Mersberg)
Alice Kellogg: age 74, Lodger, widow, born California (his 1st wife Edna Marguerite Clement/Kellogg’s mother)
Balmy Street: Ernest Sevenau lived at 12 B Balmy Street for 20+years, from the 1940 census until he died in 1960. A one-block-long street (currently known as Balmy Alley) is between 24th and 25th Streets in the Mission District, is now home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
Photo source: Nicholas Doyle
Jan 18, 1952: Death of Estelle Marie (Sevenau) Lannes (age 57), sister of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, in San Francisco, California
LANNES—In this city, January 18, 1952.
Estelle Lannes, dearly beloved wife of Anselme Lannes, idolized mother of Dorothy Leahy and Vernon Lannes, loving sister of Ernest Sevenau and devoted grandmother of four grandchildren; a native of California.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Chapel of H.F. Suhr Co., 2919 Mission near 25th St., thence to St. Elizabeth’s Church, Wayland and Brussels, where a Requiem Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul, commencing at 9 a.m. Recitation of the Rosary Sunday evening at 8 p.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
Anselme & Estelle, 1950s
Jan 21, 1952: Burial of Estelle Marie (Sevenau) Lannes, sister of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, at Holy Cross Cemetery in San Francisco, California (Sec 3, row 28, grave 4)
Feb 2, 1955, Death of Lucille Josephine “Jeanne Lucille” (Sevenau) Wiley (age 37); of a heart attack during ectopic pregnancy surgery, 3rd of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, La Jolla, San Diego Co., California
Feb 1955: Interment of Lucille Josephine “Jeanne Lucille” (Sevenau) Wiley at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Sep 29, 1956: Death of Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman (age 65), 3rd husband of Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau Sutcliff Blackman, San Francisco, California
Dec 31, 1956: Burial of Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California (Sec V, site 975)
1959: U.S. City Directory, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Ernest Sevenau
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1959
Street Address: 12b Balmy
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Spouse: Margaret Sevenau
Publication Title San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1959
Note: Louis D. Sevenau is Ernest Sevenau’s oldest son
Stephen L. Sevenau is Lou & Velma’s 1st child
Oct 15, 1959: Death of Alice Josephine (Yates) Kellogg (age 84), mother of Edna Marguerite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau Blackman, in San Francisco, California
Oct 1959: Burial of Alice Josephine (Yates) Kellogg at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (Sec R3, Row 12, Grave 25); no headstone or marker
Mar 20, 1970: Death of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau (age 78), son of Ernest Joseph Sevenau & Marie Loiseau, 1st husband of Edna Marguerite Clement/Kellogg and father of Louis, Ernest, Lucille, and Eugene, in San Francisco, California
Mar 20, 1970: California Death Index:
Name: Ernest J Sevenau
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1892
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 20 Mar 1970
Death Place: San Francisco
Mar 24, 1970: Burial of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau at Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (Psalms sec, grave 1851)
Feb 16, 1971: Death of Margaret Barbara (Richard) Sevenau (age 74), 2nd wife of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, of ovarian cancer, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California
Feb 16, 1971: California Death Index
Name: Margaret B Sevenau
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1896
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 16 Feb 1971
Death Place: San Francisco
Feb 18, 1971: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 42):
Feb 19, 1971: Burial of Margaret Barbara (Richard) Sevenau, 2nd wife of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, at Olivet Memorial Park in San Mateo Co., California (Psalms section, grave 1851)
May 4, 1976: Death of Ernest William “Ernie” Sevenau (age 60), 2nd of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, at the Yountville Veterans Home in Yountville, Napa Co., California; cancer, alcohol-related
Burial of Ernest William Sevenau with his wife Edith, at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, San Mateo Co., California (Vets I, Lot 30, C1)
Nov 6, 1976: The Napa Valley Register, obituary newspaper index for Ernest William Sevenau:
Name: Ernest William Sevenau
Gender: Male
Death Age: 61
Birth Date: abt 1915
Birth Place: San Francisco
Residence Place: Yountville
Death Date: Abt 1976
Death Place: Yountville
Burial Place: San Mateo
Obituary Date: 6 Nov 1976
Obituary Place: Napa, California
Newspaper Title: The Napa Valley Register
Mother: Edna Blackman
Dec 25, 1983: Death of Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau Blackman (age 97), daughter of Edmond Pierre Clement & Alice Josephine Yates, 1st wife of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, and mother of Louis, Ernest, Lucille, and Eugene, in Sonoma, Sonoma Co., California
Dec 25, 1983: California Death Index:
Name: Edna Marguarite Blackman
[Edna Marguarite Clement]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1896
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 25 Dec 1983
Death Place: Sonoma
Mother’s Maiden Name: Yates
Father’s Surname: Clement
Dec 28, 1983: Burial of Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg Sevenau Blackman, next to her 3rd husband, Charles Solomon “Sol” Blackman, at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California (Section V, Site 974)
Dec 28, 1983: U.S. Veteran Gravesites:
Name: Edna M Blackman
Death Age: 87
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1896
Death Date: 25 Dec 1983
Interment Date: 28 Dec 1983
Interment Place: California
Cemetery Address: 1300 Sneath Lane San Bruno, CA
Cemetery: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Plot: Section V Site 974
Relationship: Wife
Spouse: Charles Solomon Blackman
Notes: Cpl Us Marine Corps
Comments: Wife of Blackman, Charles Solomon
Dec 30, 1983: The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California (pg 2):
Jun 21, 1984: Death of Eugene Martin “Buddy” Sevenau (age 59), 4th of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida
Jun 29, 1984: The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona (pg 15):
Jun 29, 1984: Burial of Eugene Martin “Buddy” Sevenau, 4th of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, at Forest Meadows Memorial Park and Mausoleum Central in Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida (1-1097-2)
Aug 20, 1996: Death of Louis Dunand “Lou” Sevenau (age 82), 1st of 4 children of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau & Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg, in Windsor, Sonoma Co., California
Aug 23, 1996: Burial of Louis Dunand “Lou” Sevenau at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo Co., California (St. Michael’s Sec, Row 21, Grave 25)
Letter from Donna Jeanne (Young) Warren (daughter of Sissy Sevenau), to her cousin Gerry Sevenau (son of Buddy & Dorothy):
January 13, 2000
Dear Gerry & Kathleen,
Let me start by saying how happy I am to hear from you. I hope that I can fill in some missing history from your life. I have lots of pictures and correspondence to share with you. I run our family history through my mind and don’t know where to start.
I have pictures of the first Ernest Sevenau and his wife (she was also called Nana) and anything I have you can make copies of. There is a cousin named Margaret Andersen, who lives in Vacaville and she has been doing a lot of family history. Her interests lie in the Kellogg ancestry. She sends me copies of things she finds. I’ll just list a few things here to whet your appetite and we can go from there. Our great-grandmother, Alice Yates Kellogg, was born in Mayfield, now known as Santa Clara, September 30, 1875. She was the last to carry the name of Yates and her mother Josephine was the last to carry the name of DeGranges. Alice, whom I called Grandma, married at 15. (1 can’t find that name right now but will give it another search. I just want to get this letter out to give you some idea.) She had two children, Roy and Edna. She later married Mr. Kellogg and had two more children, Leo and Milo. Milo was deaf. Edna, known to me as Nana, married Ernest Sevenau in San Francisco in about 1911 or thereabouts. They had Louis, Ernest William, Lucille Josephine and Eugene Martin.
Grandpa Sevenau (Ernest Joseph Sevenau) worked as a longshoreman and later was a street car driver or conductor in San Francisco. He and Nana (Edna Marguarite Clement/Kellogg]) divorced in the late 1920’s. He then married a woman named Margaret (Margaret (Richard) Mersberg) and they were together until the end of his life. They lived for many years at 12 B. Balmy St. in SF. That is the Mission district and is all Hispanic now. Nana married a man by the name of Sutcliff, I think his name was Jerry, not sure though. They lived in Brisbane, just south of SF and raised English bulldogs. They divorced sometime in the 1940’s. Nana next married Solomon Blackman; he and his brothers had a band and played at a lot of ballrooms in SF. Solly died in the 50’s and Nana never married again.
Louis (Louis Dunand Sevenau, oldest child) had a drinking problem but got it under control and lived in SF and became a policeman. After he retired, he did police work, serving warrants and so forth [note: Lou became head of security for Bank of America data center of Market Street, SF]. He was a really nice man. His 1st wife (Velma Henrietta Marly) died in the 60’s, I believe, (Velma died May 25, 1979) and he married his old sweetheart from his youth (Marian Alicia (Curran) Mitchell). They lived in Santa Rosa and were happy until she died, and then several years later, he died. (Lou died Aug 26, 1996)
Ernie was the really handsome one; great sense of humor but he couldn’t stay away from booze. (That’s been the downfall of a lot of the family.) Ernie married more than a couple of times (you have to realize that people that lived together were really looked down on, so they all got married and divorced and married and….). His first wife, Virginia, aka Cookie, had Barbara in about 1933 or 34. He then married again and had a son, Ernest, who was called Skygak. Ernie Jr. Has since passed away. There was a daughter named Jeanne, born in 1956. I have never seen her or heard from her. I got a phone call a couple of years back from an Ernest Perce. He would call occasionally and I sent him pictures.
Ernie was a wonderful guy but alcohol was his weakness. He had a girlfriend through the years, they never married but lived together on and off over the years. Her name was Mickie and her mother (Verna) and Nana shared a place together when Nana divorced.
My mother, Lucille Josephine, hated her name and changed it as soon as she was old enough. She took the name of Jeanne Lucille. She became pregnant with me in 1935 (she and my dad REALLY knew how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day). I was born on December 25, 1935. My biological father abandoned her and the man that I call dad is Irvin G. Young (Irvin George “Bud” Young). He is 88 and lives in Willits, California. We talked of this once but he doesn’t care to discuss it, so like, you, I will wait until he is gone to try to find out anything. I know who my “real” father is and tried to call one time, many years ago, I said I didn’t want anything, maybe some family history, but that was nothing. They changed their phone number right after that and I have never been able to contact them again. It’s okay, I really do understand. My dad in Willits put his name on my birth certificate but I wasn’t around him that long. I married Doyle in 1979 and Doyle is the one that brought Dad and I closer. My mother had four children, Donna Jeanne, 12/25/35, married Chuck Martinez in 1942 and had three children: Charles Alfred, 7/1/43; James Joseph, 12/20/49 and Patricia Lynn, 4/4/51. I am not close with my siblings.
Then we have Eugene Martin Sevenau. April ? 1926 (Apr 19, 1925), I believe. We moved to Yuba City in 1946? Ernie and my stepfather, Chuck, bought a small ranch and raised “Chickens, eggs and manure” or at least that’s what the sign said. Chuck and his brother didn’t make it as partners, so we moved out to Glidden lane where I went to Franklin elementary. Chuck and Ernie bought a gas station and then another but whatever went wrong, I don’t know.
Eugene, aka Buddy, moved up there and I remember the day he returned from the service. He was soooo cute … my cousin Barbara and I would fight to see who got to sit next to him. I learned many years after that Bud had been in military prison for deserting in the Navy. (I don’t mention these things to hurt your feelings but to let you know the entire story.) He had taken some enemy fire aboard the ship he was stationed on, this was war time, and they sent him home and after he recuperated, they were going to send him back to sea. He was really scared and went AWOL. He was about 19 or 20, maybe. I do remember, as a kid, the shore patrol coming to our house in SF, looking for him. I also remember going to the military prison, right out of SF to see him when I was a kid. That is when he came to Yuba City. Buddy and my mom, whom they all called “Sis”, were real close. Sometime in late ’48 or ‘49, my mother and stepfather moved back to SF. My mother had the last two children. Bud stayed up in Yuba City and I don’t know what went on during that time. I know in 1951, he was staying a lot at our house and when he would come, he would bring steak! We were really poor during those years, stepdad was a longshoreman and would go to the hall each day to see if he could work, so steak was out of the question. My stepfather had strange ideas about me and I began running away from home. I wound up in the juvenile home in SF and my dad and his ship came into SF. He came out to see me, mama told him where I was and he got custody of me and moved me to Willits, where I lived with his sister and finished high school [1954].
I couldn’t wait to hit 18, so I could leave and go be with my mother. Good thing, she died in Feb of 1955. When I got there, she and Buddy were sharing a place and I slept in mama’s room. Bud was driving truck then and it was very popular to use bennies to stay awake. It made him very irritable but in order to drive all the hours he did and run out to play at night, he needed something to keep him going. He had many girlfriends and there was one place in Pacific Beach (just outside of San Diego) that he would go to and when he would walk in the door, the piano player would start to play “Cry”, a very popular song of the day by an artist named Johnny Ray. Well, when Bud walked in the door, the music would start and Bud would be singing his way to the stage. He would shrug off his jacket, rip his tie off, and sing with all his heart. My gosh, the place would go crazy. He wasn’t real tall but built very well and the ladies would fall all over him. He would win singing contests all over San Diego and vicinity and many times scheduled to appear for an audition but he would usually never make it. I do remember the time he was on television, mama and I got to go with him, and he sang live on some afternoon show. He was not a great follow-through-er. He used to give me money to clean his room, I sometimes think more to give me spending money than anything; he was very generous that way. (When he would be living with us in SF, he would leave lots of change in his jacket pockets for my brother, Chuck and I to find.) Bud had the greatest sense of humor; he could tell stories and jokes and was a very likeable person. He had a bad temper; we all have that. I think it takes many years for most of us to get out of that. Bud started dating a lady, Connie, about 1955. She was from Elmira, New York, and so different from anyone he had been seeing. He was a real player and very popular with the ladies. He and Connie married and their son was born on April 19, 1956. I had a daughter in March of that year, I named her Jeanne. Bud named his son Eugene, and Ernie and his wife had a daughter, Jeanne Margurite that same summer. Three kids were named in honor of my mother.
Bud moved with Connie and their son to Elmira and I didn’t see them for awhile. Bud had taken off by that time and I had moved to NY and was living with Connie when Eddie was born. I was six months pregnant with Dennis (3/2/59) and I walked the hall while Connie was in labor. I didn’t particularly care for all the snow, so the day after Christmas I left for CA. That is another story all in itself. Connie came back to CA and she and Bud tried to get it together again. By now, he was doing a lot of pills to keep himself alert and do the cross country driving, I know he spent some time in Terminal Island in San Pedro, CA. I don’t know what the offense was but he was there for a while. I remember he would live with Nana in SF every so often but that didn’t really work out that well. Nana was a very addictive personality and she would pass on whatever medication she had to her son. Bud had an occasional drink but the pills were his downfall.
By now, Connie had gone back to NY and finally divorced him. She was a staunch Catholic and didn’t believe in divorce but in order to get some help, she had to divorce him. They got back together in Arizona but he wasn’t well at all. Too many pills and drugs had taken their toll. I saw him again a time or two before he died and one thing I will always regret; I said some things in a letter that he read and really hurt his feelings and I will regret that for the rest of my life. We were friends at the end of his life but I know I really wounded him.
I wasn’t quite as smart as I am now. Sometimes, things are better left unsaid. The funny, happy and outgoing personality of my Uncle Bud was the best in the 40’s and 50’s. Kind of all went downhill from there. His sons, Gene and Eddie, live and work in Georgia. Eddie is the one who has his dad’s funny personality; when I say funny, I mean “ha ha” not peculiar, and Gene is very different and introspective.
I have tried every day to get her on the phone and her answering machine is odd. I have let my correspondence go for so long but wanted to get this out to you and will write to her to see if she is receptive.
I am so happy to hear from you and hope that this opens a door for cousins to get acquainted. Hope Kathleen is doing well. She will probably start feeling like people shortly. One suggestion; when she has to cough, pull the knees up, put a pillow between the upper legs and stomach and cough. It doesn’t hurt as much that way. Hope we get to see you before too long.
Love from your newly found cousin,
Doyle & Donna Warren
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Various parents, spouses, and children of the above:
Margaret Barbara Richard
Daughter of John Richard & Mary unkn (2nd wife of Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau)
Born: Aug 9, 1896, New York
Died: Feb 16, 1971 (aged 74); ovarian cancer, San Francisco, California
Buried: Feb 19, 1971, Olivet Memorial Park in San Mateo Co., California; Psalms section, grave 1851
Married (1): Mar 26, 1924, Albert Raymond Mersberg, Marin Co., California
One child:
1. Lorraine Barbara Mersberg
Born: Apr 22, 1925, San Francisco, California
Died: Apr 13, 2015 (age 89)
Buried: unkn
Married: Eugene Fred Hauber
Two children: Linda Marie Hauber, David Fred “Dave” Hauber
Married (2): Jul 17, 1938, Ernest Edward Jules Sevenau, San Francisco, California, Trinity Presbyterian Church
No children
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Albert Raymond Mersberg
Parents unknown
1st husband of Margaret Barbara Richard
Born: 1875, Germany
Died: Nov 9, 1927 (age 51–52); suicide, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California
Buried: Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Occupation: Teamster
Married: Mar 26, 1924, Margaret Barbara Richard, Marin Co., California
One child:
1. Lorraine Barbara Mersberg
Born: Apr 22, 1925, San Francisco, California
Died: Apr 13, 2015 (age 89)
Buried: unkn
Married: Eugene Fred Hauber
Two children: Linda Marie Hauber, David Fred “Dave” Hauber
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California Marriage Records
Name: Albert E Mersberg
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birth Place: Germany
Race: White
Marriage Age: 44
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1924
Marriage Place: Marin, California, USA
Spouse: Margaret Richard
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Marriage Age: 27
Spouse Birth Place: New York
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Nov 10, 1927, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Alameda Co., California:
SUICIDE LAID TO ILLNESS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10—Despondency over ill health was given today as the cause of the gas suicide of Albert Mersberg, 50, 2515A Howard street. The body was found by Frank Treanor, 2525 Howard street, who said that Mersberg’s wife and baby had left home Monday morning.
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Eugene Fred aka Fred Eugene Hauber
Son of Friedrich/Frederick Eugene “Fritz” Hauber & Hildegarde Marie Elizabeth/Louise Luck (Lük)
Born: Jun 10, 1921, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah
Died: Jan 8, 1993 (age 71), San Francisco, California
Buried: unknown
Military: Port Ordinance at Fort Mason, San Francisco, California
Occupation: Janitor
Married: Lorraine Barbara Mersberg (daughter of Albert Raymond Mersberg & Margaret Barbara Richard)
Two children: Linda Marie Hauber, David Fred “Dave” Hauber
1. Linda Marie Hauber
Born: Jun 7, 1946, San Francisco, California
Married: Jan 18, 1964, Richard Michael Salter, San Mateo Co, California
2. David Fred “Dave” Hauber
Born: May 6, 1949, San Francisco, California
Died: Aug 1, 2008 (age 59), San Francisco, California
Buried: unknown
Married: Lunda/Linda L. Reeser, San Francisco, California
Divorced: Oct 1972, Lunda/Linda L. Reeser, San Francisco, California
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Apr 15, 1950: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco Co., California:
Name: Fred E Hauber
Age: 28
Birth Date: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Utah
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street Name: Sawyer
House Number: 620
Occupation: Janitor
Industry: American Workly
Occupation Category: Working
Hours Worked: 40
Worker Class: Private
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Fred E Hauber: Age 28, Head, born Utah
Lorraine B Hauber: Age 24, Wife, born California
Linda M Hauber: Age 4, Daughter, born California
David F Hauber: Age 1 month born May, Son, born California
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Gerald John “Jerry” Sutcliff
Son of Robert William Sutcliff & Geraldine Purdy, 2nd husband of Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau
Born: Jan 30, 1903/1905, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (conflicting birth year records)
Died: Nov 14, 1972 (age 67), Kentfield, Marin Co., California; pneumonia
Buried: Olivet Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California; Sec F, Lot 114, Grave 3
Occupation: Clerk for Western Newspaper Union, news/advertising man, produce market, clerk, pet shop owner, bulldog breeder
Married (1): Jun 26, 1928, Bernice Pearl (Wetzel) Corder, Los Angeles Co., California
No children
(Bernice Pearl (Wetzel) Corder: Daughter of Andrew Wetzel & Frances June/Jane Edy
Born: May 19, 1903, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota
Died: Jan 28, 1975 (age71), Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz Co., California
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., California
Married (1): 1921, Jesse James Corder, Sacramento Co., California
One child: William Ray Corder, 1921 – 1991
Married (2) Jun 26, 1928, Gerald John “Jerry” Sutcliff, Los Angeles Co., California)
No children
Married (3): Richard Schoonhoven)
Married (2): aft 1936, Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau, San Francisco, California
Divorced: 1940s
No children
Married (3): Mabel Fox, prob San Francisco, California
Married (4): aft 1950 census, Dorothy Alice (Harders) Whipple
(Dorothy Alice (Harders) Whipple: Daughter of Charles F. Harders & Grace Ellen Corder
Born: Oct 7, 1900, San Francisco, California
Died: Jul 8, 1992, San Francisco, California)
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Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman
Son of Maurice “Morris” Blackman & Rebecca Kremer, 3rd husband of Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau Sutcliff
Born: Sep 12, 1891, London, England
Died: Sep 29, 1956 (age 65), San Francisco, California
Buried: Dec 31, 1956, Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California (Sec V, Site 975)
Military: WWI, U.S. Marine Corps, Corporal
Occupation: Musician, Murphy’s Comedian Traveling Show, played in an orchestra band in Hollywood
Married (1): 1914, Evangel May/T. Jones (date of 1st marriage according to 1930 census)
Divorced: 1917, San Francisco, California
Married (2): Aug 11, 1922, Roma Dorothy Willis, Los Angeles Co., California
Divorced: after 1944, prob Los Angeles, California
Married (3): late 1940s, Edna Marguarite (Clement/Kellogg) Sevenau Sutcliff
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Jan 9, 1917, The Recorder, San Francisco, California (pg 8):
Jan 4, 1920: U.S. Federal Census, San Francisco, California:
Name: Evangel Blackman
Sex: Female
Age: 27
Event Place: (Original) Precinct 50 San Francisco, ED 236, San Francisco, California
Birth Year: (Estimated) 1893
Birthplace: Washington
Marital Status: Divorced
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Father’s Birthplace: Missouri
Mother’s Birthplace: Missouri
Occupation: Entertainer in a cafe
1942: WWII Draft Registration Card:
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Roma Dorothy Willis
Daughter of William Burk Willis & Dora C. Pellcier/Pallissier, 2nd wife of Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman
Born: Sep 9, 1902, California
Died: Jan 17, 1948 (age 45), Los Angeles Co., California
Buried: unknown; parents buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California
Occupation: Telephone operator, housekeeper in private home
Married: Aug 11, 1922, Charles Solomon “Sol/Solly” Blackman, Los Angeles Co., California
Divorced: aft 1944, prob Los Angeles, California
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Aug 11, 1922: California Marriage Record
Name Charles Soloman Blackman
Sex Male
Age 30
Birth Year (Estimated) 1892
Father’s Name Morris Blackman
Father’s Sex Male
Mother’s Name Rebecca Kramer
Mother’s Sex Female
Spouse’s Name Dorothy Willis
Spouse’s Sex Female
Spouse’s Age 20
Spouse’s Birth Year (Estimated) 1902
Spouse’s Father’s Name Bert Willis
Spouse’s Father’s Sex Male
Spouse’s Mother’s Name Dorris Polasea
Marriage Date 11 Aug 1922
Marriage Place Los Angeles, California, United States
Event Type Marriage
Apr 3, 1930: U.S. Federal Census, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California:
Name: Roma D Blackman
Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age in 1930: 28
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street Address: West 84th Place
House Number: 316 3/4
Age at First Marriage: 17
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father’s Birthplace: Nebraska
Mother’s Birthplace: United States
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Saleslady
Industry: Dept Store
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Charles S Blackman: Head, Age 38, age at First Marriage 23, father born Germany, mother born Russia, speaks Hebrew, immigrated 1892, orchestra musician, WWII Veteran
Roma D Blackman: Age 28, Wife
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Apr 25, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California:
Name: Dorothy Blackman
Respondent: Yes
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1903
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street: W 85
House Number: 822 1/2
Residence in 1935: Los Angeles
Occupation: Housework
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Duration of Unemployment: 209
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 8
Income: 81
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Charles Blackman: Age 48, Head, born England, Theatre Musician, worked 52 weeks
Dorothy Blackman: Age 37, Wife, born California, Housework in Private Home, worked 8 weeks
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California Death Index:
Name: Roma D Blackman
[Roma D Willis]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 9 Sep 1902
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 17 Jan 1948
Death Place: Los Angeles
Mother’s Maiden Name: Pellisier
Father’s Surname: Willis
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The only three photos I have for Ernest Jules Sevenau:
2023. Researched and compiled by Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau, with the contributions of cousins, kin, and fellow researchers.
Note: The cemetery headstone photos from Find A Grave contained herein are the property of those who photographed them.