DRENNAN, Dora Agnes^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1950  (74 years)

• Name	DRENNAN, Dora Agnes
  Birth	27 Aug 1875	45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Obituary	From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 25 Jan 1950: Dora Collier, Last Member of Pioneer Samuel Drennan Family Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Dora Collier, 74, native of Santa Cruz and member of one of the early families of this community, were held this afternoon from the Chapel of the Chimes, Piedmont. Aunt of John Drennan Byrne, of 332 Union street, who attended the rites, Mrs. Collins was the last member of the pioneer Drennan family. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Drennan, and was born at the family home on Church street, located at the present site of the Wessendorf mortuary parking lot. For many many years, her father was one of the city's leading insurance men and realtors. Her mother, who came here from Maine, was one of the first school teachers in the county. The former Dora Drennan's marriage to Richard B. Collier took place in 1912. For a number of years, she was a member of the Decorative Art society and of the Women's Exchange. Mrs. Collier moved to Berkeley soon after her marriage, and that city had been her home since. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother and two sisters, Capt. Ryland Drennan, Mrs. Edith Gregg, and Mrs. Mabel Byrne.  [5]
  Residence	1900	Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California   [1]
  Residence	1910	r. 45 Church street, Santa Cruz, CA   [6]
  Residence	1947	2611 Benvenue, Berkeley, CA
  Death	22 Jan 1950	ALAMEDA, California   [3]
  Burial	25 Jan 1950	Chapel of the Chimes, Alameda County, CA, USA   [5]
  Residence	1951	968 34th Avenue, Oakland, CA
  Notes	Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jun 24, 1882, Page 3 Col 1: Dora Drennan, daughter of Samuel, broke her arm Thursday, while reaching for goodies high up in her mother's pantry.
  Person ID	I93	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	DRENNAN, Samuel,   b. 30 Oct 1829, Chatam, Sangamon, IL, USA d. 7 Sep 1891, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	FERNALD, Olive Louisa,   b. 4 Apr 1839, North Berwick, York, ME, USA d. 21 Feb 1921, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1868	Pacific Ocean House, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, CA   [7, 8]
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  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	COLLIER, Richard Bartlett Howard,   b. 9 May 1869, CANADA d. 25 Feb 1947, 2611 Benvenue, Berkeley, CA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1912	45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [9, 10]
  Notes	From Santa Cruz Evening News, 28 Jun 1912 Miss Drennan Is Attractive Bride At one o'clock this afternoon Miss Dora Agnes Drennan, daughter of Mrs. Louise Drennan, gave her hand and heart into the keeping of Richard Bartlett Howard Collier of Berkeley at the old Drennan home on Church street, the beautiful ceremony being witnessed by the relatives and intimate friends of the couple, and performed by the Rev. J. B. Orr of the First Congregational church. The house had been exquisitely decorated to mark the very important occasion of the giving in marriage of one of Santa Cruz' most attractive and popular daughters. Honeysuckle and sweet peas, giving forth the sweetest odors of the garden, were to be seen everywhere -- the rooms were abloom with the exquisite many colored blossoms. The bride looked charming in a hand embroidered French marquise gown trimmed with real Irish lace. She was unaccompanied as was Mr. Collier. Following the ceremony, tables were spread on the lawn in front of the Drennan home, and sitting down under the trees the wedding party feasted on a delicious assortment of dainties. Congratulations were poured upon the newly married pair by the assembled guests. Mr. and Mrs. Collier will reside in Berkeley, Mr. Collier's business being in San Francisco where he manages a department for Holbrook, Merrill and Stetson. The gifts for tho bride and groom as displayed at the Drennan home this morning presented a very pretty sight. There were numerous pieces of cut glass and silverware, rugs and other house furnishings, and many attractive presents of all kinds, both ornamental and useful. The guests from the bay cities and other towns who attended the ceremony this afternoon were as follows: Mrs. Richard Henry Collier of Berkeley, mother of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bancroft, Mrs. H. H. Hobbs, Mrs. F. O. Ferris, Miss Fannie Pray, Mrs. Emily Bishop of Berkeley, and Mrs. Hazzard Gragg of San Luis Obispo [11]
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Aug 1875 - 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Residence - 1900 - Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California Residence - 1910 - r. 45 Church street, Santa Cruz, CA Marriage - 28 Jun 1912 - 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Residence - 1947 - 2611 Benvenue, Berkeley, CA Death - 22 Jan 1950 - ALAMEDA, California Burial - 25 Jan 1950 - Chapel of the Chimes, Alameda County, CA, USA Residence - 1951 - 968 34th Avenue, Oakland, CA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S13] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Santa Cruz, California, ED 90, roll T623 112, page 18B. [S104] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc. [S35] Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000), Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--. [S1731] Dora Collier, Last Member of Pioneer Samuel Drennan Family, She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Drennan, and was born at the family home on Church street. [S1731] Dora Collier, Last Member of Pioneer Samuel Drennan Family. [S117] Thurston, Santa Cruz County Resident and Business Directory, 1910, 47. [S213] Santa Cruz Sentinel, (Santa Cruz, CA 1850s to present), May 30, 1868, pg. 2 col. 5. [S229] Unpublished records of the families of California pioneers / gathered by the various chapters from original sources, DAR California Pioneers, (California : State Committee of Genealogical Research, Daughters of the American Revolution, [1927- ]), She (Louisa Fernald) taught for three or four years and was married May 28, 1868 to Samuel Drennan at the Pacific Ocean House which was the first brick hotel of the town and built by Amasa Pray, her brother-in-law., Vol 4, page 165. [S218] Affadavits, Applications, Intentions to Marry, Santa Cruz County 1900-7/2/1923 and 8/1927 -12/1943, Drennan, Dora A., Collier, R.B.H. 28 Jun 1912, June 28, 1912 Edition, page 7, column 3. [S1171] Miss Drennan Is Attractive Bride, At one o'clock this afternoon Miss Dora Agnes Drennan, daughter of Mrs. Louise Drennan, gave her hand and heart into the keeping of Richard Bartlett Howard Collier of Berkeley at the old Drennan home on Church street. [S1171] Miss Drennan Is Attractive Bride.