Francis Delmar DOLBIER^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1869 - 1945  (76 years)

• Name	Francis Delmar DOLBIER
  Born	2 Apr 1869	Kingfield, Franklin, Maine   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1E36BC586DAF410AB8F986AE526D6E725345
  Died	23 Dec 1945	Oakland, Alameda County, California   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I17767	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2004

  
  

  Father	Ward Spooner DOLBIER,   b. 1 Nov 1841, Kingfield, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 27 Aug 1927, Oakland, Alameda County, California  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Lucinda Page VOSE,   b. 16 Mar 1851, Kingfield, Franklin, Maine ,   d. 20 Aug 1923, Oakland, Alameda County, California  (Age 72 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1867	Kingfield, Franklin, Maine   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F8750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [hatherly.ged] [ben dolbeare tree.FTW] OAKLAND CITY DIRECTORY: 1889-90 Clerk, Smallman & Cumming, Grocers, 551 East 12th Residence, 1413 12th Avenue 1892 Clerk, Stuparich Brothers, San Francisco 1892-93 Residence, 476 East 11th Street 1894 Wood and Coal business, 1411 12th Avenue Residence, 1413 12th Avenue 1900 Wood and Coal business, 1109 12th Avenue Residence, 568 East 14th Street 1910 Collector, Oakland Gas Light & Heat Company Residence, 464 East 16th Street 1921 Deputy County Recorder Residence, 928 East 16th Street 1933 Residence 928 Foothill Boulevard (16th Street ren amed) On April 2, 1869, Francis Delmar Dolbier was born in Kingfield, Maine,the only son of Ward and Lucinda Dolbier. His parents took him toCalifornia in June of 1876 on the transcontinental railroad. As a boy helived on the North Coast, in and around Mendocino County, and hegraduated from high school, a military school at Lytton, Sonoma County. When Francis was about twenty-one, he went with his mother and father toFlorida to grow tomatoes. After a short time they returned to Californiaand took up residence in Oakland, living near 12th Avenue and East 18thStreet. Francis married Sarah Blethen on Christmas Eve, 1894, and afternearly ten years of marriage, they produced their only child, Mayne. As a young man Francis worked as a grocery clerk. He formed apartnership with Mr. Vestal in a wood and coal yard in East Oakland, andwas employed as a collector for the gas company. In about 1919 he was inbusiness as a San Francisco Chronicle distribution route manager. Hisfinal employment was in the Alameda County Recorder's Office, where hebecame Deputy Recorder. Francis was active in the Masonic order, becoming a member of Oakland'sSequoia Lodge in 1903. In 1911 he served as Master of the lodge. Healso belonged to the Scottish Rite Bodies, Ahmes Temple of Shrine, andOak Leaf Chapter No. 8, Order of Eastern Star. He served as a volunteerfireman at the firehouse on the corner of East 14th Street and 12thAvenue, and later joined the Oakland Veteran Fireman's Association. Sometime after 1910. Francis and Sarah acquired the property at 928 East16th Street (later Foothill Boulevard), where they lived in a small houseat the back of the lot. Later a larger house was built facing thestreet, and Francis, Sarah, Mayne, and his family all lived on theproperty. Francis D. Dolbier retired from the county recorder's office in 1939 andpassed away six years later at the age of 76 in the newer house at 928Foothill Boulevard. Services, conducted by the Sequoia Lodge, were heldat 1:30 on December 27 at the Andker-Petersen funeral parlor at 5thAvenue and East 15th Street. The remains were cremated and interred atthe Chapel of the Chimes columbarium in Oakland. DOLBIER FRANCIS DELMAR MALE 2 Apr 1869 23 Dec 1945 MAINE ALAMEDAVOSE DOLBIER DOLBIER FRANCIS DELMAR 4/02/1869 VOSE DOLBIER M MAINEALAMEDA(01) 12/23/1945

  
  

• Sources

  [S758] James Sergent, James Sergent. [S269] hatherly.ged. [S152] Sergent.ged. [S154] Sergent2.ged. [S989] 276California Death Records.