In 1905, My grandfather’s sister, Ida Hork Colmann, and her husband, Martin J. Colmann, lived at the Manhattan Hotel in San Francisco. Martin was a partner in the business of manufacturing underwear at the Colmann & Fiel, located at 1429a Mission Street.[1]
The Manhattan Hotel was located at the junction of Market, Fell, and Polk Streets and run by John P Gallapher.[2]
Here is a map of the area of San Francisco that shows the area that was in the burned portion.
The story passed down is Ida and Martin had to spend time in Golden Gate Park in tents.
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| https://data.sfgov.org/-/Areas-Damaged-by-Fire-Following-1906-Earthquake/yk2r-b4e8 |
The story passed down is Ida and Martin had to spend time in Golden Gate Park in tents.
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A tent camp in Golden Gate Park, April 1906, after the Earthquake and fire. Chronicle Archive 1906 |
By 1908, they were be found living on Pacific Avenue and during the summer at a bungalow at 726 Fifty-third Street in Oakland.[3]
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1. Crocker-Langley, San Francisco City Directory (Crocker: San Francisco, 1905), 475, Martin J. Colmann.
2. Ibid, 1195, Manhattan Hotel.
3. Mr & Mrs MJ Colmann," San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr 1908, p 23.
#52Ancestors-Week 12: Historic event
This is my eighth year working on this year-long prompt, hosted by Amy Johnson Crow (https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/) at Generations Cafe.
I write each week in one of my two blogs, either Mam-ma’s Southern Family (https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/) or My Trails into the Past (https://mytrailsintothepast.blogspot.com/). I have enjoyed writing about my children’s ancestors in new and exciting ways.
I'm glad they survived the earthquake and fires afterward. It's nice to see they didn't desert San Francisco afterward, as so many did.
ReplyDeleteGlad they survived! What an interesting family story to pass down. I wonder why Sanborn maps aren't available that specific area; I'll have to research it. :)
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