Margaret Frances Clifford

#### **Life in Ireland**

Margaret Frances Clifford was born on March 14th, 1874 in Ireland to John Clifford and Margaret Casey.

Margaret immigrated to the United States of America in 1895.

#### **Life in San Francisco**

In 1899, Margaret was renting at 242 Perry Street with her brother-in-law and sister, Johann and Mary Miller. She was working as a clerk. Around April 1900, Margaret had moved to 1324 Montgomery Street with the Millers.

##### **Marriage**

Margaret Frances Clifford married Cornelius Scannell on February 15th, 1917 at St. Francis' Church in San Francisco by Father Patrick Colloppy. Wendel A. Miller and Margaret Mary Casey were witnesses of the ceremony. Prior to the marriage, Margaret Clifford had been living with her sister, Mary Miller, at 27 Alta Street while working as a maid.

From 1919 through 1920, Margaret and Cornelius lived at 3654 20th Street.

She was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis of St. Boniface Church.

Margaret Frances Clifford passed away on October 20th, 1959 in San Francisco, California. The funeral was held the following day at 9:45am from Gantner, Felder, Kenny Chapel thence to All Hallows Church where a Requiem High Mass was celebrated at 10:30am. She is interred at Holy Cross Cemetery. A rosary was held the night of her passing at 7:30pm.

#### **Research**

##### **San Francisco City Directories**

There is only one Margaret Clifford listed in the 1901 San Francisco City Directory. This person was working as a domestic at 1324 Leavenworth and is likely Margaret Frances Clifford. There were no Margaret Cliffords listed in 1902. In 1903 there is one Margaret Clifford working as a dressmaker and living at 895 Hayes. No Margaret Cliffords are listed the directories from in the 1904 through 1906. From 1907 through 1908 there was a Mrs. Margaret Clifford living at 569 Minna. None were listed in 1909 through 1911. In 1912, a Miss Marguerite Clifford lived at 1224 Arguello Blvd with a Charles Clifford. There is no Margaret Clifford listed in 1918.

#### **References**

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, *FamilySearch*(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9G8-TWT : 6 March 2015), Margaret Clifford in household of John Muller, Precinct 12 San Francisco city Ward 45, San Francisco, California, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 189, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,107.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, *FamilySearch*(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHWK-9HN : 14 December 2015), Margaret Jeannell in household of Cornelus Jeannell, San Francisco Assembly District 25, San Francisco, California, United States; citing sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,134.
3. ↑ "Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory For Year Commencing April 1899", online images, *Archive.org* (https://archive.org/stream/crockerlangleysa1899sanf#page/n0/mode/2up : accessed 23 October 2015).
4. ↑ "Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory For Year Commencing April 1900", online images, *Archive.org* (www.archive.org/stream/crockerlangleysa1900sanf#page/n0/mode/2up : accessed 18 October 2015), page 424, Miss Margaret Clifford entry.
5. ↑ "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21965-1307-83?cc=1402856 : 20 May 2014), Marriages > Marriage Certificate Index (Brides), Vol. 12, 1916-1917 > image 25 of 165; San Francisco Public Library.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22082-29561-90?cc=1402856 : 20 May 2014), Marriages > Marriage Licenses, Vol. 145, 1917 > image 115 of 402; San Francisco Public Library.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997," database with images, *FamilySearch* (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22011-1629-27?cc=1402856 : 20 May 2014), Marriages > Marriage Certificates, Vol. 25, 1917 > image 237 of 501; San Francisco Public Library.
8. ↑ "Crocker-Langley San Francisco Directory 1920", online images, *Archive.org*(https://ia802604.us.archive.org/35/items/sanfranciscocali1920polk/sanfranciscocali1920polk\_bw.pdf : accessed 19 July 2016), page 1393, Cornelius (Margaret) Scannell entry.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Margaret Scannell Obituary, The San Francisco Chronicle, 22 October 1959. Digital copy in the possession of Wesley Miller on 12 March 2016.
10. ↑ Margaret F. Scannell Funeral Notice. San Francisco, California, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 October 1959, p. 41.