DRENNAN, Mabel Louise^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1874 - 1941  (67 years)

• Name	DRENNAN, Mabel Louise
  Born	21 Feb 1874	45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [7, 8]
  	Mrs. Byrne was born in the pioneer Drennan home on Church street, which recently was razed for the Wessendorf mortuary parking lot.
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	6 Sep 1874	First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [9]
  Residence	1892	45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [10]
  	Drennan, Mabel L Miss, Student, res 45 Church Street
  		Samuel & Louisa Drennan home, 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Home of Sam & Louisa Drennan. Torn down in early 1940s to make way for parking lot next to mortuary.
  Residence	1900	Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California   [11]
  Census	23 Apr 1910	52 Walnut, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [12]
  Residence	1920	28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [13]
  Arrival	13 Jul 1922	San Francisco, California   [6]
  Education	San Jose Normal School (aka San Jose State)  [14]
  Obituary	From the Santa Cruz Evening News Mrs. Mabel D. Byrne, 67, S. C. Leader, Succumbs Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Drcnnan Byrne, 67, one of Santa Cruz' most esteemed women, who died at 11 o'clock Monday night at a local hospital, will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday from Wessendorf's mortuary. Private interment will follow in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. She had been ill since Sept. 5, when she suffered a stroke. Prominent in the church, educational, civic and social life in her native Santa Cruz, Mrs. Byrne will be mourned by the entire community in whose betterment she maintained an active leadership. Mrs. Byrne was born in the pioneer Drennan home on Church street, which recently was razed for the Wessendorf mortuary parking lot. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Louisa Drennan. The mother was one of the early teachers in the public schools and was a leader in the church, club and civic life. Her father was a prominent citizen and for years a leading realtor and insurance agent. Mrs. Byrne attended the schools of the city, was graduated from the San Jose State Normal school, now known as San Jdse state college, and then was recognized as a teacher of unusual ability in the Mission Hill school. LEADER A woman with a keen mind and intellect she was a leader in all that stood for the best progress of the city. She figured in civic and social life, but above all her church life was always first; As a girl she united with the Congregational church. She was as an infant baptized in this church and the baptismal robe worn by her was worn by children of her own family for the sacred ceremonial. AFTERNOON CLUB She was one of the early members of the Saturday Afternoon Club, now the Santa Cruz Woman's club. From the beginning she was a member of the Friday Shakespeare club, also of the Santa Cruz Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and of the Decorative Art Society. She had served a number of times on the Santa Cruz Council of the Young Women's Christian Association and was interested in all the work for young people. In this city she was married to Walter C. Byrne. The wedding was at the family home on Church street Her husband preceded her in death about a year. He was prominent in the business life of the community and was connected with the Byrne Bros, store in the Drennan block. Surviving her are children, Barbara, of the high school faculty at San Diego, Gilbert and John, Santa Cruz; Mrs. George Shreve, Redwood City; Mis. Paul Kerr, Daley City; and a sister, Mrs. R. B. H. Collier, of Berkeley.  [15]
  Occupation	Teacher prior to marrying  [14]
  Residence	1930	28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [1]
  Cause of Death	Complications of stroke  [16]
  Died	15 Sep 1941	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA   [7]
  		Mrs. Mabel D. Byrne, 67, S. C. Leader, Succumbs Obituary from Santa Cruz Evening News, Sep 16, 1941, P5 C 3
  Buried	18 Sep 1941	IOOF Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA   [17]
  Person ID	I96	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	25 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)
  Married	28 May 1868	Pacific Ocean House, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, CA   [18, 19]
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  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BYRNE, Walter Charles,   b. 16 Feb 1868, Jackson, Jackson Co, Michigan ,   d. 22 Oct 1940, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1899	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA   [20, 21, 22, 23]
  	Samuel Drennan House on Church Street
  Notes	San Francisco Call, June 7, 1899: Walter C. Byrne and Miss Mabel Drennan were married this morning at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Louisa Drennan. The interior of the home presented a beautiful appearance. The back parlor, where the ceremony was solemnized, was decorated with festoons of smilax, woodwardia ferns and the pure white wax lily, which was the only flower used. The main parlor was decorated with sweet peas. The young couple stood in the bay-win-dow and the beautiful Episcopal service was road by Rev. James B. Orr of the First Congregational Church. The bride was gowned in a silk dress of blue— the same one used by her mother at her wedding. Miss Drennan was attended by her sister, Miss Dora Drennan, and Mr. Byrne by Thomas G. McCreary. A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony. The tables had been placed in the lawn under the trees, and in this natural garden spot with the addition of immense clusters of azaleas the breakfast was enjoyed. Mrs. Byrne is a native of Santa Cruz and a graduate of the local high school and the State Normal School. For a number of years she has taught in the Santa Cruz schools. Mr. Byrne is a member of the firm of Byrne Bros. [23]
  Children	1. BYRNE, ?,   b. 7 Jun 1900, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 8 Jun 1900, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA  (Age 0 years)   2. BYRNE, John Drennan,   b. 11 Apr 1904, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1989, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA  (Age 84 years)   3. BYRNE, Barbara,   b. 18 Jun 1906, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 4 Jan 1994, Chula Vista, San Diego, CA, USA  (Age 87 years)   4. BYRNE, Walter Fernald,   b. 15 Jun 1909, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1924, Giant Dipper Roller Coaster, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA  (Age 15 years)   5. BYRNE, Gilbert Griffing,   b. 24 Sep 1912, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 30 Sep 1996, Redwood City, CA  (Age 84 years)   6. BYRNE, Miriam,   b. 24 Sep 1912, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 26 Jul 1997, San Diego, San Diego, CA  (Age 84 years)   7. BYRNE, Louise,   b. 12 Aug 1914, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA ,   d. 28 Mar 2005, San Francisco, San Francisco, California  (Age 90 years)
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  Last Modified	15 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Feb 1874 - 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Baptism - 6 Sep 1874 - First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Residence - 1892 - 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Married - 6 Jun 1899 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Residence - 1900 - Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California Census - 23 Apr 1910 - 52 Walnut, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Residence - 1920 - 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Arrival - 13 Jul 1922 - San Francisco, California Residence - 1930 - 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA Died - 15 Sep 1941 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA Buried - 18 Sep 1941 - IOOF Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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[S15] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (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. [S1002] Mrs. Mabel D. Byrne, 67, S.C. Leader Succumbs, Mrs. Byrne attended the schools of the city, was graduated from the San Jose State Normal school, now known as San Jdse state college, and then was recognized as a teacher of unusual ability in the Mission Hill school. . [S1002] Mrs. Mabel D. Byrne, 67, S.C. Leader Succumbs. [S1002] Mrs. Mabel D. Byrne, 67, S.C. Leader Succumbs, She had been ill since Sept. 5, when she suffered a stroke. [S262] Santa Cruz Evening News, Mrs. Byrne's Rites Held, Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Drennan Byrne, one of Santa Cruz' most esteemed women, were held from the Wessendorf mortuary at 10 a.m. today with Rev. Heber S. Mahood and Rev. B. M. Palmer officiationg., Organ numbers wer played by Irwin Brunk and private interment was in the IOOF cemetery. [S213] Santa Cruz Sentinel, (Santa Cruz, CA 1850s to present), May 30, 1868, pg. 2 col. 5. [S229] DAR California Pioneers, Unpublished records of the families of California pioneers / gathered by the various chapters from original sources, (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. [S258] First Congregational Church of Santa Cruz California Records Index 1852-1975, Records from First Congregational Church, (1990, Santa Cruz Genealogical Society), Byrne, Walter C, Resident S. Cruz, Married 6/6/1899, Drennan, Mabel L, Marriages, P 36. [S116] Santa Cruz Daily Surf, Jun 6, 1899, pg 4. col. 3. [S262] Santa Cruz Evening News, Santa Cruz Evening News, Sep 16, 1941, P5 C 3: In this city she was married to Walter C. Byrne. The wedding was at the family home on Church street. [S536] Byrne-Drennan Nuptials.