Kieve Morris

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• Immigration: 20 Mar 1867, Stockton, California; Naturalized Stockton, California Co.
• Occupation: 1889, San Francisco, California; According to the San Francisco City Directory, occupation "commission merchant"; Address:
  406 Gough
  San Francisco, California
  United States
• Occupation: 1890, San Francisco, California; According to the 1890 Great Register of Voters, occupation "Merchant." Age 52.; Address:
  406 Gough
  San Francisco, California
  United States

Notes:

Buried:
E-mail dated 16 Jun 2008 from Judith Edmonson: "I manage three of the four Jewish cemeteries in Colma, California. [...] In Salem Memorial Park, I found Rachel's parents, Hattie Morris (who is buried under the name Yetta Morris) and her husband Kieve (who is buried under the name Kevy Morris) and their grve locations are Block 1, Section A, Lot 7 - Grave 5 for Hattie and Grave 6 for Kieve." [JEdmonson@emanuelsf.org]

Kieve married Hattie Stein on 04 Oct 1869 in San Francisco, California. Hattie was born on 03 Oct 1851 in Nakel, Germany; died on 22 May 1911 in San Francisco, California; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Colma, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 17 Jun 1909, Stockton, California; Obituary indicates a resident of Stockton, California.; : 29

Notes:

Name:
Obituary shows name as J. J. Morris.

Died:
Obituary: MORRIS--In this city, June 17, J. J. MORRIS, beloved husband of Eva, and son of Mr. and Mrs. K. MORRIS, and brother of Israel MORRIS, Mrs. M. KING of Los Alamos, Flora, Nellie, Rose and Milton MORRIS, a native of Stockton, Cal., aged 29 years." Source: San Francisco Examiner 19 June 1901, page 6. Transcribed by Nancy Pratt Melton.

Family/Spouse: Eva Saxon. Eva (daughter of Jane) was born in Oct 1872 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1920 - 1922, 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California; 1920 Census shows Rachel living at 1723 Golden Gate Avenue, as does the 1922 City Directory (page 971); Address:
  1723 Golden Gate Avenue
  San Francisco, California
  United States
• Death: 15 Jan 1941, San Francisco, California; Died in the French Hospital, San Francisco. In hospital for 9 days. Cause of death cerebral thrombosis due to essential hypertenson, with arteriosclerosis. No autopsy performed.
• Residence: 15 Jan 1941, San Francisco, California; Address:
  1455 Clay Street
  San Francisco, California 94109
  United States

Notes:

Buried:
E-mail received 16 Jun 2008 from Judith Edmonson, Home of Peace Cemetery, Colma, California: "I manage three of the four Jewish cemeteries in Colma, California. [...] When I checked Home of Peace Cemetery, I did find a Rachel King, who passed away Jan 15, 1941. she is entombed in the Emanu-El Indoor Mausoleum, and the location is Crypt 24-3. At the time she passed away her arrangements were care of a Mr. J. Allen in San Francisco." [JEdmonson@emanuelsf.org]

Family/Spouse: Max Zan Konig. Max (son of Konig) was born on 20 Oct 1866 in Austria; died on 15 Sep 1935; was buried on 17 Sep 1935 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert Salhinger. Robert was born about 1884 in Illinois; died on 30 Mar 1957 in San Francisco, California; was buried in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Michael Henry Isaacs. Michael (son of Samuel Isaacs and Catherine) was born on 02 Dec 1876 in St Martins in the Field, London, England; died on 04 Jan 1944 in San Francisco, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Death: 03 Apr 1935, San Francisco, California; Cause of death: Carcinoma Lung (primary), influenza and emphysema (secondary). Informant on death certificate: Jack Morris, same address.
• Occupation: 03 Apr 1935, San Francisco, California; Death certificate shows occupation as "merchant - auto parts" for 20 years. Last active in the occupation: Dec 1934.
• Residence: 03 Apr 1935, San Francisco, California; Address:
  126 Dorchester Way
  San Francisco, California 94127
  United States
• Will: 03 Apr 1935, San Francisco, California; Milton E. Morris probate file (San Francisco Superior Court file #069407): "Bear in mind as you read my summary below that these were financially difficult years in a country that was deep in depression until we entered World War II. That said, reading between the lines I think there may have been some mismanagement involved; certainly at the very least, there was suspected mismanagement, as you will see. "Milton Morris died testate in San Francisco 3 April 1935, leaving a son John (age 18) and a younger daughter, Betty Jane (age 11). Legal heirs also included two sisters and three nephews (oddly not including Jack Allen, although in the will he is called a nephew). Housekeeper, Marie Louise Bertin was named as the preferred physical caregiver of the children and it was requested that the residence not be sold. Heirs named were the two children, nephew Jack B. Allen, and another nephew Milton Morris all to share in the business, plus friends Henry Boomer, Jack Donohue and S. O. Smith who were all relieved of moneys owed to Milton. The wording of the will appears to suggest that Milton did not care for his late wife's family, and he specifically stated that they were to stay away from the children. "Because his wife Katherine had died the previous year, it was necessary to appoint guardians to protect the children's interest. Jack B. Allen and Henry Boomer were named executors and guardians of the children's interest. Milton had an auto parts and equipment business, "Little Auto Parts Co.," and the executors immediately petitioned (April 9, 1935) to allow the business to continue, at least for awhile, in the best interest of preserving the estate. Initial claims against the estate included a Bank of America promissory note for $2,680, taxes, doctors' bills, the Halsted Diercks bill for cremation and funeral, and an inurnment fee from Cypress Lawn (niche 133, tier 4, sec. H). Major items in the $43,650 inventory were a two-story residence in the Merritt Terrace section of San Francisco ($5,500), unimproved property bounded by Edinburgh and Peru Streets ($700), a lot and cottage in San Mateo Co. ($700), unimproved properties in Hawthorne, Los Angeles Co. ($300) and Santa Cruz Co. ($100) stock ($2,883), jewelry ($985), and his business at 701 Golden Gate Avenue (valued at $30,602 plus $579 in receivables). "Almost immediately stocks were sold and in December the Merritt Terrace house was mortgaged. The following February, the executors mortgaged the property at 701 Golden Gate and later in the year began to liquidate the business. A man named A. L. May was named to oversee the distribution of assets to pay off creditors. Unpaid rent (the mortgage?) on 701 Golden Gate began to mount in 1937, and the unimproved property on Edinburgh Street and the Merritt Terrace house were sold. All this occurred before there was any accounting by the executors, which is rather unusual and appears to have been the basis for subsequent litigation. In 1938, an attorney was hired by Jack and Betty Jane to contest the way the business was being run and liquidated. Several creditors objected to the compensation that was being received by the executors, and the situation appears to have been getting messy. "Finally in 1939, the executors presented a first accounting (somewhat overdue) in which it was stated that the business was operating at a loss and that total assets had dwindled to $8,075. More unimproved property was sold. The children's lawyer demanded a final accounting in May of 1940, and in August accused Allen and Boomer of mismanagement and demanded that they be removed. In October the executors filed an amended accounting showing assets of $1,933 in cash, one unimproved lot and some remaining stock, and agreed to distribute all but the cash, which may have been needed to assure that final fees would be paid."
• Occupation: 29 Apr 2009, San Francisco, California; Letter from Barbara Mae Morris Anderson dated 29 Apr 2009 about her father, Milton Jack Morris: "[...] on returning to San Francisco he went to work with his uncle Milt at Little Auto Company on Van Ness Avenue and was there until the depression wiped out the company."; Address:
  431 Van Ness Avenue
  San Francisco, California 94102
  United States

Milton married Lydia Bartlett in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Katherine Augusta Voss. Katherine (daughter of Franciscus Voss and Katherina Josephine Shorn) was born on 12 Jul 1887 in Chicago, Illinois; died on 27 Jan 1934 in San Francisco, California; was buried on 29 Jan 1934 in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, California (Cremation). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Social Security Number: 553-44-3151
• Residence: 08 Jan 1920; Address:
  130 11th Avenue
  San Francisco, California
  United States
• Biography: 29 Apr 2009; From a letter dated 29 Apr 2009 from Barbara Mae [Morris] Anderson: "I really don't know much about my fther as he never talked about himself. Almost everything I do know came from my mother. "After his father died [1901] the family thought that it was better for him to be raised by Max and Rachel King than by a single lady, a decision my dad resented all of his life. This is why he severed relations with most of the family. He went to the 5th grade at Los Alamos Schol then worked in the general store where he said he was treated as a slave rather than as a family member. "As a teenager he worked as a cowboy on one of the large ranches in that area, spent time as a telegrapher for the railroad out of Santa Maria, California, then went to Los Angeles where he was a driver for some wealthy lady who owned a candy company. After that I know very little except that on returning to San Francisco he went to work with his uncle Milt at Little Auto Company on Van Ness Avenue and was there until the depression wiped out the company. He then went into partnership with Gus Griese to run Auto Spring and Wheel Service, 701 Octavia Street. He eventually bought out Gus and was still the owner and operator when he died and my brother took over. "During World War II he was a member of the Coast Guard Auxillary, serviced local lighthouses and learned to shoot hand guns, life-long hobby after that. He also played the drums, loved photography, old cars, and traveling. "My brother was quite ill as a child and took much of mother's time so I was practically raised by my dad and have wonderful memories of all the things we did especially on weekends. He waa a kind and loving man that would do anything for someone who needed help."

Milton married Marie Frances Voss about 1921 in San Francisco, California. Marie (daughter of Franciscus Voss and Katherina Josephine Shorn) was born about 1900 in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Social Security Number: 01 Mar 1985; 571-03-8823; Address:
  Mountain View Drive
  Placer, California

Notes:

Name:
Also known as Geraldine Allen

Buried:
Cremated.

Geraldine married John Benjamin Allevato in 1926. John (son of Severio Alevato and Theresa Amarata) was born on 09 Sep 1899 in Montana; died on 10 Oct 1953 in Belmont, California; was buried on 13 Oct 1953 in Woodlawn Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Newspaper Article: 14 Jan 1941, Honolulu, Hawaii; Passengers joining the Pan American Clipper in Honolulu for the flight to San Francisco included Mrs Helen Wilkinson of Honolulu.
• Newspaper Article: 19 Apr 1950, Honolulu, Hawaii; Mrs Helen Wilkinson of 140 Dowsett Avenue reported on Wednesday the theft of a .22 caliber rifle from her place of business.
• Newspaper Article: 19 Oct 1956, Honolulu, Hawaii; Mrs Helen King Wilkinson elected President of the Florist & Flower Growers Association, Hawaii
• Social Security Number: 10 Sep 1980; Social Security Number 575-36-3281

Helen married Albert Joseph Wilkinson on 17 Nov 1925 in Church of the Crossroads. Albert (son of James William Wilkinson and Emilia Katharina Wyser) was born on 11 May 1896 in Honolulu, Hawaii - Alapai and King Streets; was christened on 20 May 1911 in Church of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, Hawaii; died on 7 Feb 1975 in Hale Nani Convalescent Hospital, 1677 Pensacola Street, Honolulu, Hawaii; was buried in Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Social Security Number: 23 Dec 1989, San Mateo, CA; 546-10-0637

Notes:

Name shown in Rose (Rosa) Morris Isaacs' obituary

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• Residence: 10 May 2000, Santa Clara, California; Last residence: 95135 San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.
• Social Security Number: 10 May 2000; Social Security Claim note indicates, "Dec 1936: Name listed as JOHN KNOWLTON MORRIS; 16 May 2000: Name listed as JOHN K MORRIS." From Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Notes:

Name:
Birth record shows name as Jack Morris. Other documents show John.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 559-26-6512 Issued California
• Residence: 1930, San Francisco, California
• Residence: 03 Mar 1944, San Francisco, California
• Residence: 1945, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
• Residence: 04 Mar 1949, Richmond, Contra Costa, California, USA
• Residence: 1993, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA
• Residence: 02 May 1998, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA
• Cremated: 07 May 1998, Killingsworth Chimes Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA

Notes:

Residence 1945 Cathy Morris BC
Residence 1949 John William III BC
Christening info from Betty Jane family letters
SS# - Actual Card

Betty married John William Morris, II on 03 Mar 1944 in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA. John was born on 04 Nov 1916 in Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska, USA; died on 15 Feb 1967 in San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Travis Jerome Barnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Edmund Anderson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Esperanza Amelia Velasquez about 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alice Dadau. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: 30 Dec 1948, 2233 Aloha Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815; Shirley and John lived at 2233 Aloha Drive in Waikiki in late 1948 -- as shown by envelope addressed to them there.

Shirley married John Joseph Walsh on 5 Jun 1948 (Civil Ceremony) in Elko, Nevada. John (son of Dudley W. Walsh and Mary Catherine Vahey) was born on 14 Apr 1921 in Boston, MA; died on 6 Feb 1999 in Malvern, England; was buried on 29 Feb 2000 in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alberta married Neil Eugene Moore [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cathy married Frank Owen Graham [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cathy married Joseph Baker [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Carol Ann Holmberg [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Nancy Ruth Kelly [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Erin Coleen O'Shaughnessy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]