DRENNAN, Edith Anderson^[1]

1872 - 1940  (67 years)

• Name	DRENNAN, Edith Anderson
  Birth	10 Mar 1872	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA   [1]
  Baptism	Sep 1872	First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1892	45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [3]
  	Drennan, Edith Miss, Student, res 45 Church Street
  Census	12 Jun 1900	San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA   [4]
  	Gragg, Edith / Wife / White / Female / Mar 1872 / Age = 28 / Married / Married 5 years / No Children / Born in California / Father born in IL / Mother born in ME / / Reads / Writes / Speaks English
  Obituary	From Santa Cruz Sentinel, 09 Jan 1940 Edith Drennan Gragg Passes In San Luis Follows Husband After Only Three Weeks; Was Early Resident Here Word was received in Santa Cruz Sunday of the passing of Mrs. Edith Drennan Crag" at the family home on the coast highway between San Luis Obispo and Pismo. Her husband preceded her in death on December 15. Mis. Gragg was born in Santa Cruz, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Drennan. Her father, a leading realtor and insurance man, was prominent in civic and business life, and her mother was a teacher in the old Mission Hill school. Mrs. Gragg attended the Mission Hill school and high school, and the Quincy Hall Seminary in San Francisco. A woman of culture, she was interested in Indian relics and had an "unusual collection. She was married about 40 years ago to Hazzard Gragg, also of a pioneer Santa Cruz family, and they went from here to San Luis Obispo to make their home. Mrs. Gragg is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Byrne of Santa Cruz and Mrs. R. B. H. Collier of Berkeley. Mrs. Ryland Drennan of this city was a sister-in-law. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Wessendorf Mortuary, and will be conducted by Rev. Norman Snow of Calvary church, formerly her rector at San Luis Obispo. Interment will be at the Odd Fellows' cemetery in the Drennan plot.  [5]
  Residence	1920	Avila, San Luis Obispo, California   [6]
  Residence	1930	Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California   [7]
  	Ranch outside of San Luis Obispo near Shell Beach
  Cause of Death	Heart Attack  [8]
  Death	7 Jan 1940	SAN LUIS OBISPO, California   [9]
  Burial	10 Jan 1940	IOOF Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, CA   [10]
  		Edith Drennan (Gragg) Headstone
  Person ID	I94	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2021

  
  

  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   [11, 12]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		pacific-ocean-house-santa-cruz Pacific Ocean House in Santa Cruz, site of wedding for Sam Drennan and Olive Louisa Fernald
  Photos » Slide Show		Edith Anderson Drennan (Gragg) & Mabel Louise Drennan (Byrne)
  		Mabel, Dora, and Edith Drennan
  		Samuel & Louisa Drennan home, 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Home of Sam & Louisa Drennan. Torn down May 31, 1941 to make way for parking lot next to Wessendorf mortuary.
  Histories		History_of_Drennan_house History feature from Santa Cruz Sentinel, May 4, 1941, on the impending demolition of the Samuel & Louise Drennan home to make way for a mortuary parking lot.
  		pacific-ocean-house-santa-cruz Pacific Ocean House in Santa Cruz, site of wedding for Sam Drennan and Olive Louisa Fernald
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GRAGG, Hazzard James,   b. 9 Feb 1869, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA d. 15 Dec 1939, San Luis Obispo, California (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1895	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA   [13]
  Children	1. GRAGG   d. 22 Dec 1903, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Mar 1872 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Baptism - Sep 1872 - First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Residence - 1892 - 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Marriage - 4 Jun 1895 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Census - 12 Jun 1900 - San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Residence - 1920 - Avila, San Luis Obispo, California Residence - 1930 - Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California Death - 7 Jan 1940 - SAN LUIS OBISPO, California Burial - 10 Jan 1940 - IOOF Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, CA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Mabel, Dora, and Edith Drennan
  		Edith Anderson Drennan (Gragg)
  		Edith Anderson Drennan

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc. [S258] Records from First Congregational Church, First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz California Records Index 1852-1975, (1990, Santa Cruz Genealogical Society), Drennan, Edith A, Baptised 9/1872, Parents S & LO Drennan, Pg. 6, Births. [S344] (FM Husted), Drennan, Edith Miss, Student, res 45 Church Street. [S13] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Gragg, Edith / Wife / White / Female / Mar 1872 / Age = 28 / Married / Married 5 years / No Children / Born in California / Father born in IL / Mother born in ME / / Reads / Writes / Speaks English. [S970] Edith Drennan Gragg Passes In San Luis . [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. [S17] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo, California, ED 2, roll 213, page 15A, image 48.0. [S972] Obituary for ED Gragg. [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--. [S972] Obituary for ED Gragg, Funeral services will be held at Wessendorf’s mortuary, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at the IOOF cemetery. [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. [S116] Santa Cruz Daily Surf, Jun 4, 1895, pg. 4 col 4.