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Religious Newspaper Comes to the Rescue
30 September 2008I knew that the city of San Francisco did not have a copy of the marriage record for my Great Great Grandparents, Thomas A. Jones and Margaret Kelly because the records were destroyed in 1906. I also knew that the state of California did not begin recording vital records until after 1905. I didn’t know [...]
Newspapers Provide Proof When Disasters Destroy Records
30 September 2008MARRIED
JONES–KELLY–In this city, February 7, by the Rev. Father Scanlon, Thomas A. Jones to Miss Margaret Kelly, both of this city.
[San Francisco Call, San Francisco, CA, 9 Feb 1869, page 3]
It doesn’t look like much, does it? A groom, a bride, a priest, and a date. To the untrained eye, it’s just a simple entry. [...]