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Descendants of Christopher Herrmann

4. CHRISTINE² HERRMANN (CHRISTOPHER¹)⁶⁴ was born December 1840 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, and died June 09, 1918 in Town of Aurora, Erie County, New York ^65,⁶⁶. She married (1) MICHAEL PITKIN^67,^68,⁶⁹ in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He was born 1836 in Prussia ⁷⁰, and died May 27, 1868 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York ^71,⁷². She married (2) CHARLES E. MAIDWELL^73,⁷⁴, son of CHARLES MAIDWELL. He was born 1849 in England ⁷⁵, and died October 04, 1899 in Town of Aurora, Erie County, New York ⁷⁶.

Notes for CHRISTINE HERRMANN:
In the probate records of Margaretha Herman, Christine is listed as Christine Young. Christine is again widowed in 1899 and living at 71 Olean Street, East Aurora, NY. She is residing with her son, Michael, and his wife, Clara, and two granddaughters, Ethel and Esther. Christine died on June 9, 1918 after she fell off of a veranda.

More About CHRISTINE HERRMANN:
Burial: June 12, 1918, Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, Section 3 Lot 479 grave 1 ⁷⁷
Cause of Death: fall of veranda, accidental
Census: 1900, Christine Maidwell, widow, age 59, born in NY Dec 1840 ⁷⁸
Medical Information: age 77 died at East Aurora Deaconess Hospital Christine Madewell ⁷⁹

Notes for MICHAEL PITKIN:
D. Pitkin, April 14, 2001- " Most of the Pitkins in the U.S. are descendants of William Pitkin, who came to Hartford, CT from England in 1659." There is also a gravestone for Michael Pitkin listed in the Lot Register Division S. Pt. Lot No. 99 Section S; Lot owner: C. Hermann.

More About MICHAEL PITKIN:
Buffalo City Directory: 1860, Petkin Mich'l moulder h 533 Mich.⁸⁰
Burial: 1868, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, Section S, Lot 100 grave 4 ⁸¹
Cause of Death: Died from an on-the-job related injury at Scoville Foundry
Census: 1860 ⁸²

Notes for CHARLES E. MAIDWELL:
The name changes for Charles E. Young and Charles E. Maidwell still presents a mystery to me. In the 1875 census records, Charles E. Maidwell and his family are listed as Maidwell, except for the Pitkin step-sons. In the 1880 census records, Charles E. and his children, and wife are listed as Young, except for the Pitkin step-sons. In 1892, they are listed as Maidwell again.

More About CHARLES E. MAIDWELL:
Buffalo City Directory: 1890, Charles E. Young, 196 Laurel
Burial: October 1899, East Aurora, Erie County, New York ⁸³
Cause of Death: Bright's Disease
Census: 1875, Charles Maidwell 26 m England carriage painter ⁸⁴
Immigration: 1866, allegiance to Great Britian
Medical Information: note: Bright's Disease was used in the 18th century as another name for any number of afflictions which caused inflammation/infection of the kidneys or urinary tract, to include bladder ailments.
Naturalization: 1872, age 23
Residence: 1880, 459 Plymouth av ⁸⁵

Children of CHRISTINE HERRMANN and MICHAEL PITKIN are:

LOUIS³ PITKIN^86,^87,⁸⁸, b. March 1859, Buffalo, Erie County, New York; d. February 20, 1919, Erie County, New York ⁸⁹.

More About LOUIS PITKIN:
Buffalo City Directory: 1901, Pitkin L. clk W. N. Y. & P. R. R. res East Aurora, N.Y.⁹⁰
Burial: February 21, 1919, Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, Section 3 Lot 798 ⁹¹
Census: 1900, age 41, clerk at RR office
Occupation: 1875, age 16, clerk in commercial agency office

15.	ii.		MICHAEL PITKIN, b. 1861, Buffalo, Erie County, New York; d. March 07, 1909, East Aurora, Erie County, New York.
	iii.		DAVID PITKIN^92,⁹³, b. 1863, Buffalo, Erie County, New York; d. Unknown.

More About DAVID PITKIN:
Census: 1880, David Pitkin, at home, father born in Prussia, mother born in New York

Children of CHRISTINE HERRMANN and CHARLES MAIDWELL are:

	iv.		HARRIETT³ MAIDWELL⁹⁴, b. 1875, Erie County, New York; d. Unknown.
	v.		IDA L. MAIDWELL⁹⁴, b. December 1876, Erie County, New York; d. March 30, 1943, Buffalo, Erie County, New York ⁹⁵; m. GEORGE J. HOLLIS; b. Abt. 1878, Ireland ⁹⁶; d. February 28, 1951, Tonawanda, Erie County, New York⁹⁶.

Notes for IDA L. MAIDWELL:
Aug. 2001- Letter From Oakwood Cemetery states that the nearest relatives at the time of Ida's death were her husband and children. Two graves were bought when they lived at 27 Harding Ave., Buffalo, NY.

More About IDA L. MAIDWELL:
Burial: April 02, 1943, Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, Section 6 Lot 902
Medical Information: age 64

Notes for GEORGE J. HOLLIS:
Oakwood Cemetery records mention that they had children, but no names were mentioned. They lived in Buffalo.

More About GEORGE J. HOLLIS:
Burial: Unknown, Oakwood Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, Section 6 Lot 902 ⁹⁷
Medical Information: age 73

	vi.		JULIA G. MAIDWELL⁹⁸, b. 1879, Buffalo, Erie County, New York; d. Unknown.
	vii.		KATIE J. MAIDWELL⁹⁸, b. 1880, Erie County, New York; d. Unknown.
	viii.		WILLIAM CHARLES MAIDWELL^99,^100,¹⁰¹, b. September 1881, Buffalo, Erie County, New York; d. January 27, 1932, Buffalo, Erie County, New York ¹⁰²; m. MARY¹⁰³; b. 1874, New York¹⁰³; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIAM CHARLES MAIDWELL:
Buffalo City Directory: 1917, Maidwell William C chauffeur r 6 Neptune ¹⁰⁴
Burial: Unknown, Cheektowaga, Erie Co., New York ¹⁰⁵
Cause of Death: suicide by hanging
Medical Information: age 52

ix.

MINETTA F. MAIDWELL¹⁰⁶, b. August 1883, Buffalo, Erie County, New York; d. Unknown.

Notes for MINETTA F. MAIDWELL:
The New York 1900 federal census records lists her as Nettie G. Maidwell. I received a letter from the Town of Aurora Historian, Donald Dayer, that told me that he found an entry for Nettie in recent book on the History of the Roycrofters Movement. She was listed in the Roster of Roycrofters. They had a book- binding department.

More About MINETTA F. MAIDWELL:
Occupation: 1900, book binder- member of Roycrofters of East Aurora, NY ¹⁰⁷

5. MARY C.² HERRMANN (CHRISTOPHER¹) was born 1848 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, and died December 22, 1898 in Oakland, Alameda County, California. She married CHARLES EDWARD LANCASTER¹⁰⁸, son of CHARLES LANCASTER and MARY NORTH. He was born March 19, 1837 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, and died August 08, 1910 in Vacaville, Solano County, California.

Notes for MARY C. HERRMANN:
She was listed in her mother's probate records as living in Montana Territory. She married Charles Edward Lancaster, a dentist, born in Maine. In 1880, they were living in North San Juan, Nevada County, California. Mary is 33 years old and keeping house. The children are Margaret N., age 10, Howard M., age 8, Gertrude L., age 6, Ralph E., age 5, and Mabel, age 4, all born in California.

Source: E-mail from Wendy Roberts,wendolynr@earthlink.net, January 24, 2002
Mary died December 22, 1898 and was buried on December 24, 1898 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in San Francisco. She was 52 years old, 0 months, and 16 days. She was born in Buffalo, New York. She had been a California resident for 34 years. She died at Fabiola Hospital in Oakland, due to chronic emphysema and paralysis of the pneumogastric nerve. Her doctor was Susan J. Fenton.

Oakland Directory from 1896 on. It gave his dental office address and
his residence address, which changed from 304 26th, to 304 Bay Place to 36th
near Grove to 677 36th. The office location was 1016 Clay Street (downtown
Oakland).

Odd Fellows Cemetery - Geary, Turk, Parker and Arguello Streets. Opened Nov. 19, 1865. Moved to Greenlawn Memorial Park at 1100 El Camino Real, Colma, CA 94014, San Mateo County. (650) 755-7622.
In a letter from Greenlawn Memorial Pari, P.O. Box 314, 1100 El Camino Real, Colma, California 94014, 650-755-7622, postedmarked April 3, 2002, Craig Martel responded with the following, " ... All indications are that Mary C. Lancaster was cremated on Dec. 24, 1898 and placed in the San Francisco Columbarium. This is a facility still located in S. F., where the cremated remains of I.O.O.F. members were placed." Contact the Columbarium at 415-752-7891.

Obituary for Mary LANCASTER in the Avant Courier newspaper in Bozeman Montana, Dec. 31, 1898.
"Death Record. Mrs Lancaster. Last week, Mrs. W. H. Randall, of this city, recieved from Oakland, Cal., the sad news of the death of her mother, Mrs. Lancaster. The lady's death occured at the family home in Oakland, Cal. on Thursday of last week. She had consented to undergo a delicate surgical operation for a malady from which she had suffered for some time and only survived the operation a few days. Mrs. Lancaster was well known in this city and county and was highly respected and beloved by all. She leaves a husband and several children all of whom have arrived at maturity to mourn her loss."

Columbarium is run by the Neptune Society, contact M-F 8-4 pm.

Family Photo of Lancasters with names written on back of photo was emailed by Laura C. <gramma.lora@gte.net>, December 18, 2002.

The names were written on the back of the picture right behind the people as they were standing/seated.

From left to right starting in the back:
Ralph Lancaster, Maggie Lancaster/Randal, Mr. Randal (Maggie's husband), Gertude Lancaster

From left to right in the front: Mable Lancaster, Charlie Lancaster on his Grandma Mary's lap,May (with the doll) and Gene is the child behind her, and Charles Lancaster far right.

More About MARY C. HERRMANN:
Burial: December 24, 1898, Odd Fellows Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Cremation: December 24, 1898, cremated and buried at Odd Fellow Cemetery, remains removed to Columbarium #1 Lorraine Court, San Francisco ¹⁰⁹

Notes for CHARLES EDWARD LANCASTER:
From Solano County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2494
Fairfield, California 94533-0249

Solano County Probate Index:
Lists the following:
Lancaster, Charles E., 18 Oct. 1910: Ralph E. Lancaster, Administrator File
# 2994
Volume 9, Page 245

Obit from Vacaville Reporter- 12 Aug 1910
LANCASTER- In Vacaville, August 8th, Dr. Charles Lancaster, a native of
Maine, aged 73 years, 4 months and 29 days.

Dr. Lancaster Dead
Expires at His Home Early Monday Morning.
Dr. Charles E. Lancaster passed away at his home here early Monday morning, the cause of death being heart trouble. His age was 73 years. Dr. Lancaster was a native of Maine. At the outbreak of the civil war, he enlisted in the federal army and served with distinction until peace was declared. He gained the rank of captain. He took up the profession of dentistry and began practice in California shortly. About two years ago he married Mrs. Elizabeth Coulter of Vacaville. and since that time has been a resident here. He was a member of the San Juan Masonic lodge and past grand patron of the order of the Eastern Star of Montana. Surviving are a widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Lancaster, and six children. Ralph E., Charles E. Jr., and Eugene Lancaster, Mrs, S.H. Masters of Oakland, and Mrs. F. Pinkham of Vacaville. The funeral services were held in Oakland Tuesday under the auspices of the Masonic lodges.

Nevada County had 9 townships in 1967. Under the name Lancaster, I located the following information for that surname:

RE: Nevada Township- John A. Lancaster, National Exchange Hotel, Broad Street. He is listed with a S.L. Hasey. They probably owned it. The hotel is still there and called just the National Hotel.
RE: Bridgeport Township- North San Juan would be in the Bridgeport township. North San Juan was the principal town of a series of villages and mining camps, situated at intervals of two or three miles along the north side of a ridge. It appears to have been named around 1853 and was one of several mining communities.

More About CHARLES EDWARD LANCASTER:
Census: 1880, Town of North San Juan, Nevada County, California ¹¹⁰
Cremation: 1910, By order of Gertrude L. Pinkham

Children of MARY HERRMANN and CHARLES LANCASTER are:

16.	i.		MARGARET NORTH³ LANCASTER, b. October 07, 1869, North San Juan, Neveda County, California; d. November 17, 1902, Bozeman, Gallatin County, Monana; Stepchild.
	ii.		HOWARD MILTON LANCASTER¹¹⁰, b. September 02, 1871, North San Juan, Nevada County, California; d. 1886, California; Stepchild.

Notes for HOWARD MILTON LANCASTER:
Lancaster, son of Charles E. ... born in 1871 ... 1871B-623

17.	iii.		GERTRUDE LOUISE LANCASTER, b. June 17, 1873, North San Juan. Nevada County, California; d. June 21, 1933, California.
	iv.		RALPH EDWARD LANCASTER¹¹⁰, b. December 14, 1874, North San Juan, Nevada County, California; d. April 17, 1944, Oakland, Alameda County, California ¹¹¹; Stepchild; m. (1) EUNICE E.; d. Unknown; m. (2) MARY W. CHUBB, December 25, 1896, California; b. February 1876, California; d. Unknown.

Notes for RALPH EDWARD LANCASTER:
In 1930, Ralph E. Lancaster is boarding in Oakland, Alameda County, CA with a Eunice E. Caldwell owner of 306 Richmond Blvd. Ralph is 55 years old, listed as divorced, and a district manager for an Insurance Company.

Oakland City Directory
from RAOGK on line from Palev46@aol.com, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001
Oakland City Directories (R.L. Polk Publisher)
1937
Ralph E. Lancaster (Eunice) h. 3069 Richmond Blvd.
1938- no listing
1939
Lancaster, Ralph E. ( Eunice) ins. h. 3069 Richmond Blvd.
1941
Lancaster Ralph E., ( Eunice E.) ins agt. h 3069 Richmond Blvd.
same listing in 1942 and 1943
1944-1966 not on shelf.
Pat

San Francisco Call Newspaper
Vital Records for 1893
(Surnames from: Kortick)
FEEFHS Web-Base File 1893-014
Copyright � 2000 by Jim W. Faulkinbury, CGRS and FEEFHS, all rights reserved
Lancaster, dau of Capt. R. ... born in 1893 ... 1893B-1203
Lancaster, dau of Capt. R. ... born in 1891 ... 1891B-1197
Lancaster, R., Capt. ... married in 1890 to Hughes, Maggie ... 1890M-1817

$2 for obit w SASE
Oakland Public Main Library
125 14th Street Newspaper Room
Oakland, Ca 94612

More About RALPH EDWARD LANCASTER:
Burial: April 19, 1944, Mountainview Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California
Census: 1900, notes he was born in California
Medical Information: age: 69 years
Occupation: Farm Laborer

Marriage Notes for RALPH LANCASTER and MARY CHUBB:
1900 census records note they were married 4 years.

18.	v.		MABEL IMOGENE LANCASTER, b. July 23, 1875, North San Juan, Nevada County, California; d. January 07, 1949, Napa County, California; Stepchild.
	vi.		MARY J. LANCASTER¹¹², b. December 1884, San Juan, Nevada County, California; d. Unknown¹¹²; m. (1) NOLAN; d. Unknown; m. (2) A . C. BOWEN, 1903; d. Unknown.

Notes for MARY J. LANCASTER:
MARY J NOLAN 21 Sep 1931 04 Jun 1992 95120 (San Jose, Santa Clara, CA) 551-38-7241 California
Perhaps this is May in the Lancaster family photo.

More About MARY J. LANCASTER:
Census: 1900, She is listed as May J. age 16

Notes for A . C. BOWEN:
of San Jose, Santa Clara, County California

19.	vii.		CHARLES EDWARD LANCASTER, b. March 06, 1887, San Juan, Nevada County, California; d. October 07, 1949, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; Stepchild.
20.	viii.		EUGENE LANCASTER, b. September 11, 1888, San Juan, Nevada County, California; d. December 07, 1949, Alameda County, California.

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