FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY
Maurice Antoine/Anton Dunand (father of Prudence Georgette Dunand)
Son of Pierre Antoine Dunand & Marie Peronne Buthod
Born: Feb 21, 1801, Suesse, France
Died: Apr 17, 1876 (age 75), Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Buried: Apr 19, 1876, Oddfellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
(in the 1930s his remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California)
1848: Immigrated from France to Louisiana
1851: Arrived in California
Occupation: Books, stationery, and newsdealer, laundry, mining engineer, capitalist
Married: Jan 8, 1841, Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, Paris, France
Four known children: Baptiste Victor Dunand, Antoinette Joséphine Dunand, Prudence Georgette Dunand, Louis Francois Carbonnet “Frank” Dunand
Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas (mother of Prudence Georgette Dunand)
Parents: unknown
Born: abt 1810/1812, France
Died: May 19, 1879 (abt age 69), Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Buried: Oddfellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
(in the 1930s her remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California)
Married: Jan 8, 1841, Maurice Antoine/Antone Dunand, Paris, France
Four known children: Baptiste Victor Dunand, Antoinette Joséphine Dunand, Prudence Georgette Dunand, Louis Francois Carbonnet “Frank” Dunand
1. Baptiste Victor Dunand
Born: Nov 3, 1834, Paris, France
Died: unkn
2. Antoinette Joséphine Dunand
Born: Jun 7, 1836, Paris, Paris, France
Died: Aug 24, 1836, Saint-Hilaire-les-Andrésis, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire (Loire), France
3. Prudence Georgette Dunand
Born: Jul 11, 1837, Paris, Paris, France
Died: Feb 1884, (age 46), San Francisco, California
Buried: Feb 14, 1884, Oddfellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
(in the 1930s her remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California)
Occupation: Laundress (in 1869/70 and 1871/73 San Francisco Directory as Mme P Loiseau, 804 Mission, San Francisco), housekeeping
Married: Joseph Adolphe Loiseau
One presumed child: Marie A. Loiseau
1. Marie A. Loiseau
1871-1926
4. Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand
Born: Sep 15, 1849, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Died: Aug 2, 1920 (age 70), San Francisco, California
Cremated: Aug 4, 1920: at Cypress Lawn; originally interred at Oddfellows Cemetery in San Francisco
(in the 1930s his remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California)
Occupation: Clerk with Snow & May, Attorney, artist (painter, under the name of Louis Edward Dunand)
Married (1): Jun 5, 1875, Angeline Marie LaRouche, Alameda Co., California
Once child: Marie Charlotte Adrienne Dunand
1. Marie Charlotte Adrienne Dunand
1876-unkn
Married (2): Apr 21, 1877, Josephine Eugenie Aubrey (1860-1886)
Three children: Maurice I. Dunand, Edward Louis Dunand, George Washington Dunand
1. Maurice I. Dunand
1878-1936
2. Edward Louis Dunand
1881-1947
3. George Washington Dunand
1883-1968
Married (3): 1893, Lena Marie (Menken) Meyer (1856-1943)
No children
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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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Nov 3, 1834: Birth of Baptiste Victor Dunand, son of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, in France
1834: Paris France & Vicinity Births:
Paris, France & Vicinity, Births:
Name: Baptiste Victor Dunand
Birth: Date 3 nov. 1834 (3 Nov 1834)
Birth Place: Paris
Father: Maurice Antoine Dunand
Mother: Louise Eloise Lucas
Jun 7, 1836: Birth of Antoinette Joséphine Dunand, daughter of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, in Paris, Paris, France
Aug 24, 1836: Death of Antoinette Joséphine Dunand, daughter of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, in Saint-Hilaire-les-Andrésis, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire (Loire), France
Jul 11, 1837: Birth of Prudence Georgette Dunand, daughter of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, in Paris, Paris, France
Jun 11, 1837: Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths:
Name: Prudence Georgette Dunand
Record Type: Naissance (Birth)
Birth Date: 11 juil. 1837 (11 Jul 1837)
Birth Place: Paris, Paris, France
Jan 8, 1841: Marriage of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, Paris, France
Note: marriage date is after the birth dates of their first three children
Jan 8, 1841: Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths:
Name: Maurice Antone Dunand
Gender: homme (Male)
Record Type Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Date: 8 janv. 1841 (8 Jan 1841)
Marriage Place: Paris, France
Spouse: Louise Héloïse Lucas
Nov 24, 1848: New Orleans, Louisiana Passenger List:
Name: Maurice Dunand
Gender: Male
Arrival Age: 47
Birth Date: abt 1801
Birth Place: Suesse
Port of Departure: Le Havre, France
Residence Place: Suesse
Arrival Date: 24 Nov 1848
Port of Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
Ship Name: Victoria
Sep 15, 1849: Birth of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand, son of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas, in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Sep 15, 1849: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index:
Name: Louis Francois Carbonnet Dunand
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1849
Birth: Place New Orleans, Louisiana
Father: Maurice Antoine Dunand
Mother: Louise Heloise Lucas
1851: Maurice Antoine/Antone Dunand arrives in California:
“Antone was a well-known mining engineer, arriving in California in 1851. The family followed the following year.”
Source: The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and …, Volume 2 age 88
1860: U.S. Federal Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (1154, District 2):
Name: Antone M Dunand
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: France
Home in 1860: San Francisco District 2, San Francisco, California
Post Office: San Francisco
Dwelling Number: 1154
Occupation: Optr Instructr Maker
Real Estate Value: 3000
Inferred Spouse: Eloise Dunand
Inferred Child: P L Dunand
Inferred Child: Lewis Dunand
Household Members (Name) Age:
Antone M Dunand: age 59, head
Eloise Dunand: age 48, wife
P L Dunand: age 21, daughter (Prudence Georgette Dunand)
Lewis Dunand: age 10, son
1862: San Francisco City Directory (pg 139):
Name: Maurice Dunand
Residence Year: 1862
Street Address: 832 Clay
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Occupation: Laundry
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1862
1867: San Francisco City Directory (pg 176):
Name: Maurice Dunand
Residence Year: 1867
Street Address: furnished rooms, 718 Stockton
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1867
1868: San Francisco City Directory (pg 648):
Name: Maurice Dunand
Residence Year: 1868
Street Address: 718 Stockton
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Occupation: Laundry
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1868
1868: San Francisco City Directory (pg 194):
Name: Louis Dunand (son of Maurice)
Occupation: clerk with Snow & Roos
Residence Year: 1875
Residence Place: 718 Stockton
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1868
1869: San Francisco City Directory (pg 211):
Name: Maurice Dunand
Residence Year: 1869
Street Address: furnished rooms, 718 Stockton
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1869
1869: San Francisco City Directory (pg 211 and pg 728):
Newspaper and New Agents.
Name: Louis F. Dunand (son of Maurice)
Residence Year: 1869
Occupation: books, stationery, and newsdealer
Business Address: 1320 Stockton
Street Address: 720 Stockton
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1869
Jun 17, 1870: U.S. Federal Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California
Jos Laiseau (Joseph Adolphe L’oiseau)
Age in 1870: 48
Birth Date: abt 1822
Birthplace: France
Dwelling Number: 211
Home in 1870: San Francisco Ward 10, San Francisco, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: San Francisco
Occupation: Carpenter
Father of Foreign Birth: Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth: Yes
Household Members (Name) Age:
Jos Laiseau: age 48, Compositer (Joseph Adolphe L’oiseau)
Prudence Laiseau: age 32, Laundress (Prudence Georgette (Dunand) Loiseau, daughter of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise “Eloise” Lucas)
Oct 24, 1871: Birth of Marie A. Loiseau, presumed daughter of Joseph Adolphe L’oiseau & Prudence Georgette Dunand California
Mar 1, 1873: California Voter Registration, Alameda Co., California:
Name: Louis Dunand
Age: 23
Birth Year: 1850
Birth Place: Louisiana
Occupation: Agent
Residence Year: 1873
Residence Place: Oakland, Alameda Co., California
1874: San Francisco City Directory (pg 211):
Name: Maurice A. Dunand
Residence Year: 1874
Street Address: furnished rooms, Virginia Block
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1874
1875: San Francisco City Directory (pg 323):
Name: Maurice A. Dunand
Occupation: Capitalist
Residence Year: 1875
Street Address: Virginia Block
Residence Place: San Francisco, California
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1875
1875: San Francisco City Directory (pg 323):
Name: Louis Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Occupation: clerk with Snow & May
Residence Year: 1875
Residence Place: Oakland
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1875
Jun 5, 1875: Marriage of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand & Angeline Marie LaRouche, Alameda Co., California; his 1st marriage. Louis and Angeline had one child, Marie Charlotte Adrienne Dunand, born in 1876
Feb 14, 1876: Divorce of Louis Francois Carbonnet “Frank” Dunand & Angeline Marie LaRouche, after only seven months of marriage
1876: San Francisco City Directory (pg 276):
Name: Louis F. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Occupation: salesman Snow & May
Residence Year: 1876
Residence Place: Oakland
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1876
Apr 17, 1876: Death of Maurice Antoine/Antone Dunand (age 75), Oakland, Alameda Co., California, father of Prudence Georgette (Dunand) Loiseau
Apr 19, 1876: Burial of Maurice Antoine/Antone Dunand, in Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
Note: in the 1930s his remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
May 1, 1876: Last Will & Testament and Probate for Maurice Antoine/Antone Dunand:
Apr 21, 1877: Marriage of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand & Josephine Eugenie Aubrey, his 2nd marriage
Three children were born from this union:
1. Maurice I. Dunand
1878-1936
2. Edward Louis Dunand
1881-1947
3. George Washington Dunand
1883-1968
Apr 30, 1877: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 3):
1878: San Francisco City Directory (pg 307):
Louis F. Dunand (son of Maurice)
(H.A. Chalvin & Co.) r. 1322 Jack
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1878
May 19, 1879: Death of Louise Heloise “Eloise” (Lucas) Dunand (abt age 69), wife of Maurice Antoine/Antone Dunand and mother of Prudence Georgette Dunand, in Oakland, Alameda Co., California
May 1879: Obituary, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Alameda Co., California:
May 20, 1879: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Alameda Co., California:
May 1879: Burial of Louise Heloise “Eloise” (Lucas) Dunand, in Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
Note: in the 1930s her remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
1879: San Francisco City Directory (pg 260):
Collectors
Name: Louis Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
7 Montgomery Ave
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1879
1879: Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand enters Hastings Law School:
“Louis’ father, Antone, was a well-known mining engineer, arriving in California in 1851. The family followed the following year. Louis went to Santa Clara College and was admitted to Hasting School of Law in 1879. He specialized in land titles, commercial law, and real estate.”
Source: The Bay of San Francisco: The Metropolis of the Pacific Coast and …, Volume 2 age 88
Jun 3, 1880: U.S. Federal Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (living at 915 Montgomery Street):
Adolphe Loiseau (Joseph Adolphe Loiseau)
Age: 58
Birth Date: Abt 1822
Birthplace: France
Home in 1880: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Street: Montgomery
House Number: 915
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Prudence Loiseau
Father’s Birthplace: France
Mother’s Birthplace: France
Occupation: Editor
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Adolphe Loiseau: age 58, Self (Head)
Prudence Loiseau: age 42, Wife (daughter of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise Lucas and sister of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Jun 5, 1880: U.S. Federal Census for Oakland, Alameda Co., California:
L. Frank Dunand (Louis Francois Carbonnet “Frank” Dunand, son of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise Lucas)
Age: 29
Birth Date: Abt 1851
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1880: Oakland, Alameda, California
Street: 4th St
House Number: 518
Dwelling Number: 165
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Josephine Dunand
Father’s Birthplace: France
Mother’s Birthplace: France
Occupation: Lawyer
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
L. Frank Dunand: age 29, Self (Head) (son of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise Lucas)
Josephine Dunand: age 21, Wife
Maurice J. Dunand: age 2, Son
Feb 14, 1884: Death of Prudence Georgette (Dunand) Loiseau (age 46), San Francisco, California, wife of Joseph Adolphe “Adolphe” Loiseau and mother of Marie A. (Loiseau) Sevenau; of hepatitis
Feb 17, 1884: Burial of Prudence Georgette (Dunand) Loiseau in Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
Note: in the 1930s her remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Feb 17, 1884: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 8):
Jun 19, 1886: Death of Josephine Eugenie (Aubrey) Dunand (age 25/26), 2nd wife of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand; in Berkeley, Alameda Co., California; suicide. Their son Maurice was age 8, Edward just turned 4, and George was eight days short of his 3rd birthday)
Jun 21, 1886: Burial of Josephine Eugenie (Aubrey) Dunand in Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco, California
Note: in the 1930s her remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California
Jun 21, 1866: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Alameda Co., California (pg 3):
Jury Inquest Report:
1891: San Francisco City Directory (pg 487):
Louis F. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
attorney at law, 504 Kearny, r.248 Chattanooga
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1891
1893: Marriage of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand & Lena Marie (Menken) Meyer, his 3rd marriage
Oct 20, 1894: California Voter Registration, Marin Co., California:
Name: Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Age: 44
Birth Place: Louisiana
Occupation: Atty-at-Law
Height: 5’6″
Complexion: Dark
Color Eyes: Brown
Color Hair: Dark
Nativity: Louisiana
Residence: San Rafael #3
Post Office Address: San Rafael, Marin Co., California
1896: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1708):
Attorneys at Law
Louis F. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
324 Pine, room 18
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1896
Jul 29, 1896: California Voter Registration, Marin Co., California:
Name: Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Age: 46
Birth Year: 1850
Birth Place: Louisiana
Occupation: Lawyer
Height: 5’4″
Complexion: Dark
Color Eyes: Dark
Color Hair: Gray
Nativity: Louisiana
Residence Year: 1896
Abel to read, able to write, physically able to mark ballot
Residence Place: San Rafael, Marin Co., California
1897: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1864):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis F. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
402 Kearny
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1897
1898: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1816):
Attorneys at Law
Louis F. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
402 Kearny
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1898
Jun 7, 1900: U.S. Federal Census for San Rafael, Marin Co., California:
Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand) son of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise Lucas
Birth Date: Sep 1849
Birthplace: Louisiana, USA [New Orleans]
Home in 1900: San Rafael, Marin, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Lena Dunand
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father’s Birthplace: France
Mother’s Birthplace: France
Occupation: Atty at Law
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Louis F Dunand: age 50, Head (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Lena Dunand: age 41, Wife, 0 children born, 0 children living, father born Germany, mother born Germany
Edward Dunand: age 18, Son (son by his 1st wife, Josephine)
George Dunand: age 16, Son (son by his 1st wife, Josephine)
Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand:
1901: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1931):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis F. Dunand Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Clunie Bldg.
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1901
1903: San Francisco City Directory (pg 2007):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis F. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Clunie Bldg.
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1903
1904: San Francisco City Directory (pg 2024):
Artists
Louis E. Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
1309 Leavenworth
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1904
1907: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1749):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
1125 Geary
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1907
1908: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1924):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
787 Market
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1908
May 18, 1910: U.S. Federal Census, San Rafael, Marin Co., California:
Name: Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Age in 1910: 60
Birth Date: 1850
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1910: San Rafael, Marin, California
Street: Fourth Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Lena M Dunand
Father’s Birthplace: France
Mother’s Birthplace: France
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Lawyer
Industry: Own Office
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Farm or House: House
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 16
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Louis F Dunand: Age 60, Head, married 2, married 16 years, born Louisiana, father born France, mother born France born California
Lena M Dunand: Age 49, Wife, married 2, married 16 years, 0 children born, 0 children living, born California, father born Germany, mother born Germany
1910: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1852):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
68 Post
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1910
1912: San Francisco City Directory (pg 1836):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
68 Post
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1912
1914: San Francisco City Directory (pg 2022):
Attorneys-at-Law
Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
68 Post
Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1914
Jan 24, 1920: U.S. Federal Census, San Rafael, Marin Co., California:
Name: Louis F Dunand (Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand)
Age: 70
Birth Year: abt 1850
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1920: San Rafael, Marin, California
Street: West Ind Tract
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse’s Name: Lena M Dunand
Father’s Birthplace: France
Mother’s Birthplace: France
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Attorney
Industry: General Practice
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Louis F Dunand: Age 70, Head, born Louisiana, father born France, mother born France born California
Lena M Dunand: Age 64, Wife, born California, father born Germany, mother born Germany
Aug 2, 1920: Death of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand (age 70), San Francisco, California
Son of Maurice Antoine Dunand & Louise Heloise Lucas, brother of Prudence Georgette (Dunand) Loiseau
Aug 2, 1920: California Death Index:
Name: Louis F Dunand
Birth Year 1850
Death Date: 2 Aug 1920
Age at Death: 70
Death Place: San Francisco, California
Aug 2, 1920: San Francisco Funeral Home Record:
Name: Louis F Dunand
Age at Death: 70
Birth Date: 1850
Birth Place: New Orleans Louisiana
Death Date: 2 Aug 1920
Death Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Funeral Home: Halsted & Co. Funeral Records
Funeral Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Record Type: Register
Source Reference: Vol. 3, 1913-1930
Aug 1920: Obituary:
Louis F. Dunand Called By Death
Death claimed Louis F. Dunand. For many years a prominent citizen of San Rafael, in San Francisco last Monday. Dunand was a well known attorney, with offices in San Francisco. and some years ago served here as a member of the San Rafael Board of Education. He was 71 years of age and for some time past had been suffering from ill health. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Lena M. Dunand, and three sons, Maurice, Edward and George Dunand, the latter manager of the art department of a San Francisco newspaper. The funeral was held yesterday in San Francisco and attended by the grand officers, past noble arches and members of the United Ancient Order of Druids.
Aug 3, 1920: San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 4):
Obituary for Louis F. Dunand:
Aug 4, 1920: The Recorder, San Francisco, California (pg 1 and pg 6)
Obituary for Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand:
Aug 4, 1920: Interment of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand; cremated at Cypress Lawn and interred at Oddfellows Cemetery in San Francisco. In the 1930s his remains were removed to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, San Mateo Co., California. He shares the plot with his 2nd wife and mother of his three children, Josephine Eugenie (Aubrey) Dunand.
Artists Biographies and Facts: Louis Edward (sic) Dunand:
Born in New Orleans, LA on Sept. 15, 1849. Dunand made the overland trek to California with the Gold Rush in 1852. An attorney, he studied at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute and advertised in the San Francisco City Directory of 1904 as an artist. He died in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 1920.
Source: Edan Hughes, author of the book “Artists in California, 1786-1940”
CD; Death Record; SF Examiner, 8-3-1920 (obit).
Apr 11, 1930: U.S. Federal Census for San Rafael, Marin Co., California:
Name: Lena M Durand (Dunand)
Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age in 1930: 74
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: San Rafael, Marin, California
Street Address: Margaurite Ave
House Number: 1559
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 5, 000
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father’s Birthplace: Germany
Mother’s Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
1940: California U.S. Voter Registration (Roll 003):
Dunand, Mrs. Lena M., 4 Dunand Road, San Rafael, Housewife, Rep Party
Apr 15, 1940: U.S. Federal Census, San Rafael, Marin Co., California:
Name: Lena Durand (Dunand)
Respondent: Yes
Age: 83
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: California
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: San Rafael, Marin, California
Map of Home in 1940: San Rafael, Marin, California
Street: Donnet Road
House Number: 4
Farm: No
Residence in 1935: San Rafael
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 3000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
Lena Durand: Age 83, Head (Dunand)
Jun 28, 1943: Death of Lena (Menken) Dunand (age 87), 3rd wife of Louis Francois/Frank Carbonnet Dunand, in Napa, Napa Co., California
Jun 28, 1943: California Death Record:
Name: Lena M Dunand
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1856
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 28 Jun 1943
Death Place: Napa
Jul 1, 1943: San Anselmo Herald, San Anselmo, Marin Co., California (pg 5):
Note: The three sons listed were Lena’s stepsons, the children from Louis 2nd marriage; Lena had no children of her own
Artists Biographies and Facts: Lena (Menken) Dunand:
Born: 1856 – Vallecito, California
Died: 1943 – San Rafael, California
Known for: Landscape painter
Lena Dunand: Born in Vallecito, Calaveras County, CA on Aug. 20, 1856, the daughter of a gold miner. Lena graduated from San Francisco Girls’ High School in 1875 and studied painting in the Pine Street studio of William Keith. Her pastoral landscapes of Marin County show the influence of Keith. A lifelong resident of northern California, most of her life was spent at 4 Dunand Road in San Rafael as the wife of attorney Louis E. Dunand. She died at Napa State Hospital on June 28, 1943.
Exh: Marin AA, 1931.
Source: Edan Hughes, “Artists in California, 1786-1940”
SF Examiner, 11-12-1931; Keith, Old Master of California (Brother Cornelius); Death record.
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History of Odd Fellows Cemetery
Dates of existence: 1854 to 1923 (though bodies were moved after that)
Location: App. 27 acres between Geary and Turk St, Parker Ave and Arguello Blvd in San Francisco
Number interred: 26,000 (no individual headstones or markers remaining)
1929: Cemetery moved to Greenlawn Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo County, California
In the early 1850s, land was purchased in the Lone Mountain-Laurel Heights area where four large cemeteries were later created, known as the “Big Four”, these cemeteries consisted of: Laurel Hill in 1854, Calvary, the Catholic cemetery in 1860, the Masonic Cemetery in 1864, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery in 1865.
From the 1920s to the 1940s, these cemeteries were moved to Colma, the cemetery city south of San Francisco. Due to health concerns the cemeteries were created far from the city. Influenced by the grand Victorian cemeteries created in England and back East, the cemeteries were created in park-like settings.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows built their own cemetery in 1865 on 30 acres bounded by Geary, Turk, Parker and Arguello streets. The Columbarium at the entrance was completed in 1898 as a memorial repository for cremated remains.
The cry, “Remove the cemeteries!” began in the 1880s, raised chiefly by property owners in the area and by those who thought the cemeteries discouraged development nearby. The grounds of the cemeteries deteriorated and became a haven for pranksters, juvenile delinquents, and ghouls. By 1900, most of the graveyards had been filled. In 1902, the Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance prohibiting further burials within the city and outlawing the sale of cemetery lots in the “Big Four.” Henceforth, only cremation and burial of cremated remains were permitted. As further deterioration occurred and only perpetual-care lots could be maintained, the “Big Four” purchased new cemetery property in Colma.
Later in 1923, the Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance requiring the removal of bodies from the Masonic and Odd Fellow Cemeteries. Litigation followed, but the removal began in 1929. It took six years to remove 26,000 Odd Fellows remains to Greenlawn Memorial Park in Colma, and more than 40,000 bodies were removed from Masonic Cemetery to Woodlawn.
Most death records were destroyed in the earthquake and fires of April 1906. Some books of records still exist with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics in Sacramento, California.
Source: Encyclopedia of San Francisco History: www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/c/cemeteries.html
Photo: View east toward Lone Mountain of Odd Fellows Cemetery, 1880s. (wnp37.01340; Isaiah West Taber, photographer – Marilyn Blaisdell Collection / Courtesy of a Private Collector)
Oddfellows Columbarium, San Francisco
The Columbarium was once part of the Odd Fellows Cemetery, which encompassed approximately 167 acres. It was built to complement an existing crematorium designed by Cahill in 1895.
In 1902 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance to prohibit the sale of cemetery lots or permit any further burials within the city. By late 1910, cremation was also prohibited. The Odd Fellows, forced to abandon their cemetery, established Green Lawn Cemetery in Colma. Transfer of bodies began in 1929 and many families also chose to remove their urns from the Columbarium. The crematorium and various mausoleums were demolished, and many of the headstones were used to build a seawall at Aquatic Park. Only the Columbarium remained.
After a time, The Columbarium was sold to the Bay Cities Cemetery Association and later to Cypress Abbey. As it passed from one organization to another it fell into disrepair. In 1980, the Neptune Society of Northern California bought it and began restoration. In 1996, the building was added to the register of San Francisco Landmarks.
Source: Wikipedia
While Odd Fellows and its fellow Lone Mountain cemeteries started out in the boonies, San Francisco quickly spread westward to and past the cemeteries. As early as the 1880s, there were calls to move the cemeteries in order to put the land to better use, although couched in terms of the potential health hazards of having cemeteries so close to the population. On March 26, 1900, the supervisors passed an ordinance prohibiting burials within city limits, which would take effect on August 1, 1901.The ultimate goal was the removal of the cemeteries completely and the Odd Fellows saw the writing on the wall. As with other cemeteries, they looked south to Colma and purchased land there in 1904 for a new cemetery which they named Green Lawn Cemetery.
After banning burials, San Francisco, on November 21, 1910, took the next step and banned cremations within city limits. The same year, the United States Supreme Court upheld the City’s ban on burials. Although it would not be until the 1930s before the City began forcing Odd Fellows and other cemeteries to remove bodies, the end was nigh. Relatives of the deceased at Odd Fellows Cemetery were given notice in 1912 to move their loved ones. In 1932, some 26,000 graves were moved from the Odd Fellows Cemetery to Green Lawn Cemetery.
Source: https://www.opensfhistory.org/osfhcrucible/2020/11/15/odd-fellows-cemetery-a-closer-look/
Photos: 1933 to 1936 or 37: Odd Fellows Cemetery as workers dig up remains. The headstones were already removed to make a seawall at Ocean Beach and crushed to make sidewalks and curbs (see last photo) in the neighborhoods soon to be replacing the cemeteries. (uncredited photos)
2023. Researched and compiled by Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau, with the contributions of cousins, kin, and fellow researchers. Thank you to Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson for the research and contribution of the newspaper articles and to Werner Howald for the history of Oddfellows Cemetery.
Note: The cemetery headstone photos from Find A Grave contained herein are the property of those who photographed them.
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