HOBBS, Frank G.

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• Obituary: From the SF Examiner, 15 Jun 1940 F.G.Hobbs, Mason, Dead A heart attack suffered in his office proved fatal yesterday to Frank G. Hobbs, for twenty years assistant grand secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge. A native of San Francisco, Mr. Hobbs was 62 and resided at 806 Twenty-fifth Avenue. Prior to becoming assistant secretary he was engaged in lumbering and mining He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Hobbs, one son, Frank W. Hobbs, and three sisters, Mrs, Frank O. Ferris and Mrs. Jane Goodwin of Berkeley, and Mrs, Vladimir Artsimovitch of Dinard, France. Masonic rites will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. from the Ma sonic Temple. Funeral services will be in charge of the Golden Gate Undertaking Company.
• Occupation: For twenty years assistant grand secretary of the Masonic Grand Lodge
• Cause of Death: A heart attack suffered in his office
• Residence: 1880, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
• Residence: 3 May 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
• Residence: 1940, 806 25th Ave, San Francisco, CA USA

Family/Spouse: Helen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HOBBS, Frank W

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• Obituary: From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3 May 1900 CAPTAIN HIRAM HOBBS DEAD Captain Hiram H. Hobbs, a native of Maine, died Saturday night at his residence In Sun Francisco at the age of 68 years, after a long illness. The deceased came to California in 1864, after having followed the sea for many years, and engaged In mercantile pursuits. He held several positions in the Revenue Department, but retired from active life some years ago, although he retained an interest in public affairs. Before moving to San Franclnco he resided In Santa Cruz. He served one term as Clerk of this county. Besides his wife, three daughters and three sons survive him. They are Mrs. Webster Jones, whose betrothal to Count Vladimir Artsimovich, Consul-General for Russia, was announced recently: Mrs. Eugene Goodwin of San Mateo, Mrs. Frank O. Ferris of Coronado, Wilson F, Frank G., and J. Hobart Hobbs of Sun Francisco. Mrs. Judge Fernald of Santa Barbara and Mrs. Nathan W. Blanchard of Santa Paula are sisters of the deceased. Paymaster I. Goodwin Hobbs of the United States Navy is his brother, as is John E. Hobbs of North Berwick, Me., and Sarah K. Hobbs of Newport, N.J., is also a sister.
• Residence: 1850, North Berwick, York, Maine
• Residence: 1860, North Berwick, York, Maine
• Arrival: 1864, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: 1870, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: 1880, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Hiram married PRAY, Frances. Frances (daughter of PRAY, Amasa and FERNALD, Miriam) was born in 1843 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Fannie
• Census: 25 Aug 1850, Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
• Census: 27 Jul 1860, Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
• Residence: 1880, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Census:
Amasa Pray / 34 / Male / Occu - Wood Warf / Born in Maine-Miriam Pray / 27 / Female / Born in Maine-Charles A Pray / 9 / Male / Born in Mass-Francis A Pray / 7 / Female / Born in Mass-Amasa Pray / 4 / Male / Born in Mass

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Fannie Pray / Age 17 / Sex F / / Birthplace Mass

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• Census: 1850, South Berwick, York, ME USA

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Name Hiram M Hobbs[Hiram H Hobbs] / Home in 1840 (City, County, State) South Berwick, York, Maine / Free White Persons, Males 5 thru 9 - 1 / Free White Persons, Males 30 thru 39 - / Free White Persons, Females 10 thru 14 - 1 / Free White Persons, Females 30 thru 39 - 1 / Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade - 1 / Persons Employed in Learned Professional Engineers - 1 / Free White Persons Under 20 - 2 / Free White Persons 20 thru 49 - 2 / Total Free White Persons - 4 / Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves -4

HIram married E, Sarah. Sarah was born in 1816. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: Amasa Pray One by one the old landmarks are being swept away, and the last old citizen to be carried to his narrow house was Amasa Pray, who, on Wednesday last, under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, was interred in the Odd Fellow’s cemetery. For two years previous to the day of his death the deceased had been gradually sinking. A native of Maine, a merchant of Boston and an early resident of Santa Barbara, where he owned a large amount of real estate, he sold out and came to Santa Cruz in 1864. In company with his son-in-law, H. H. Hobbs, he opened a storee in the brick building on the hill, the property of Jacques Leslie. Subsequently they moved their goods into the Santa Cruz Hotel. In company with W. H. Moore, Mr. Pray erected the Pacific Ocean House, they being the owners of the wooden building that was burned down, and in fact the landlords as successor to Bradley & Stevens, their successors being Olds & Co. In the room now occupied by Mr. Ostorlaus, Pray & Hobbs merchandised for a number of years. Mr. Pray sold his interest in the Ocean House to H. Holley, he practically having constructed the building that covers the alley way and now occupied on the lower floor by W. H. Hobbs, and which he owned at the time of his demise. The deceased took no active part in the enterprise with which he was identified, but he served the people faithfully and wells school trustee and member of the city counsel, was in candidacy on two occasions as supervisor, once as supervisor at large and once as supervisor of the district in which he lived, and he was a railroad director at the time the Santa Cruz road was transferred to Stanford & Co. For some three years previous to his death he was engaged in the real estate business in company with his brother-in-law, Samuel Drennan. He was a warm-hearted, genial man, and we shall long miss from our streets the pleasant face, so ever ready to give a friendly salutation to all.
• Census: 25 Aug 1850, Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
• Census: 27 Jul 1860, Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
• Arrival: 1864, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Census: 9 Jun 1870, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: 1880, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA

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Census:
Amasa Pray / 34 / Male / Occu - Wood Warf / Born in Maine-Miriam Pray / 27 / Female / Born in Maine-Charles A Pray / 9 / Male / Born in Mass-Francis A Pray / 7 / Female / Born in Mass-Amasa Pray / 4 / Male / Born in Mass

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Amasa Pray / Age 41 / Sex M / Occupation: Wood & Coal Merchant / Real Estate $10,000 / Personal Estate $11,000 / Birthplace Maine

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Pray Amasa / Age 53 / Male / White / Occupation Retired Merchant / Real Estate Holdings $25,000 / Personal Holdings $5,000 / Born in Maine / Male Citizen over 21

Amasa married FERNALD, Miriam on 2 Oct 1839 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Miriam (daughter of FERNALD, Oliver and HEARD, Olive) was born in Nov 1824 in Great Falls, Androscoggin, Maine USA; died on 11 Aug 1906 in 28 Union Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 13 Aug 1906: ANGEL OF DEATH CALLS MRS. PRAY WIDOW OF LATE AMASA PRAY AND MOTHER OF FRED H PRAY YIELDS TO OLD AGE. Mrs. Amasa Pray, the widow of the late Amasa Pray, at one time half owner of the Pacific Ocean House and a member of one of the pioneer families of Santa Cruz, died at her home on Union St. at 2:15 on Saturday morning, surrounded by her children. Mrs. Pray died of a general breakdown, at the age of 85. Mr. and Mrs. Pray were among the earliest pioneers of this section, coming here 45 years ago. Deceased leaves two sons, Amasa Pray of San Francisco, Fred H. Pray of this city, and two daughters. Mrs. Minnie Bancroft and Mrs. Fanny Hobbs of Berkeley. She was born in Berwick, Maine. The Palmer drug store property, as well as the home on Union St. belonged to Mrs. Pray, the latter place having been her home for many years. For two months she has been very ill and her two daughters and her son Fred have been in almost constant attendance on her. They have the sympathy of many friends in their loss.
• Residence: 1850, Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts
• Census: 25 Aug 1850, Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
• Census: 27 Jul 1860, Dorchester, Norfolk, MA, USA
• Census: 9 Jun 1870, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: 1880, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: 1900, Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California

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Census:
Amasa Pray / 34 / Male / Occu - Wood Warf / Born in Maine-Miriam Pray / 27 / Female / Born in Maine-Charles A Pray / 9 / Male / Born in Mass-Francis A Pray / 7 / Female / Born in Mass-Amasa Pray / 4 / Male / Born in Mass

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Miriam Pray / Age 38 / Sex F / / Birthplace Maine-

Census:
Pray Marian / Age 48 / Female / White / Keeping House / Born in Mass

Died:
(address later became the Walter Byrne residence, but at this time had been in the Pray family)

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Married:
Scanned/transcribed record in Ancestry lists as 2 Sep 1839, but reviewing book clearly shows chronological order, and that dates go ... 30 Sep ...OCT...1...2...etc

David married Sarah. Sarah was born in 1794; died on 7 Jan 1890 in Sanford, York, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: Blacksmith & Farmer
• Residence: 1 Jun 1840, North Berwick, York, Maine, USA
• Residence: 1850, Berwick, York, Maine
• Residence: 1860, North Berwick, York, Maine
• Residence: 1880, North Berwick, York, Maine

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Maine death records have his date of death as March 30, 1883. Headstone shows March 31, 1883 as his date of death, which is used in this record as his death date. Interesting/odd that his granddaughter, Mabel Drennan Byrne, used a different, earlier date (2 Mar 1882) in a 1927 DAR account on early California pioneers.

Oliver married HEARD, Olive on 8 Mar 1821 in North Berwick, Maine. Olive (daughter of HEARD, Benjamin and CHADBOURNE, Joanna) was born on 24 Nov 1801 in Berwick, Maine; died on 2 Mar 1831 in North Berwick, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Olive Hurd

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Married:
Married by Nathaniel Lord