Age 37
Burial July 2, 1908
Union Democrat, 04 July 1908, p4c2
MARY KEEFFE LAID AWAY
Death Claims One of Sonora's Most Popular Teachers - The End Came in Oakland
It is seldom that the death of one person affects an entire community but when a telegram was received here Tuesday announcing that Miss Mary G Keeffe had died early that morning in Oakland, the news came as a shock to seemingly every person in Sonora.
Miss Keefe left Sonora two weeks ago intending to remain a few days in Oakland and then proceed to the City of Mexico to spend her vacation with her three brothers i that place and at the same time return to their father, Charles Keeffe, his two children, Gladys and Eddie, who have been attending school here. They were taken to Oakland by Mrs Richard Moorshead, another aunt, who found her sister too ill to proceed on the journey.
It appears that Miss Keeffe was taken seriously ill shortly after reaching Oakland and removed at once to the home of Mrs M Reeb where every care and the best of medical attention failed to save her life, although almost up the the last it was thought that she would recover.
Mary G Keefe was born in Sonora 36 years ago and lived there all her life. She graduated from the public school, also from the Stat Normal. She taught in the Sonora school for over sixteen years and was one of the most capable and popular teachers it ever had. She labored incessantly with her pupils and her tip to Mexico was to build up her failing strength as well as for a pleasure outing. It was known that she was not feeling well but this was attributed to overwork. The attending physician gave ulcerative stomach as the cause of death.
Deceased leaves two sisters, Mrs Richard Moorshead and Mrs William Hartvig of Sonora, and three brothers, Philip, Charles and Thomas Keefe, residing in the City of Mexico.
The remains arrived in Sonora on Wednesday evening's train, and Thursday morning the funeral, one of the largest ever seen in this town, was held.
[Several paragraphs regarding the funeral, fraternities, attendance, pall bearers, etc]
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 9
Birth Date: Abt 1871
Birthplace: California
Home in 1880: Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA
Dwelling Number: 42
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Charles Keeffe
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Vicenta Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Keeffe 54
Vicenta Keeffe 44
Belle Keeffe 26
Mike Keeffe 24
Louisa Keeffe 22
Frank Keeffe 20
Philip Keeffe 18
Charles Keeffe 16
Thomas Keeffe 14
William Keeffe 12
Mary Keeffe 9
Lillie Keeffe 7
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 29
Birth Date: Nov 1870
Birthplace: California, USA
Home in 1900: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Street: Shepard St Block 2
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 97
Family Number: 115
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York, USA
Mother's Name: Bertha Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: School Teacher
Months Not Employed: 4
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bertha Keeffe 64
Richard Morsehead 44
Bellmora Morsehead 46
Irene Morsehead 16
Vinnie Morsehead 13
Rita Morsehead 11
Mary Keeffe 29
Burial July 2, 1908
Union Democrat, 04 July 1908, p4c2
MARY KEEFFE LAID AWAY
Death Claims One of Sonora's Most Popular Teachers - The End Came in Oakland
It is seldom that the death of one person affects an entire community but when a telegram was received here Tuesday announcing that Miss Mary G Keeffe had died early that morning in Oakland, the news came as a shock to seemingly every person in Sonora.
Miss Keefe left Sonora two weeks ago intending to remain a few days in Oakland and then proceed to the City of Mexico to spend her vacation with her three brothers i that place and at the same time return to their father, Charles Keeffe, his two children, Gladys and Eddie, who have been attending school here. They were taken to Oakland by Mrs Richard Moorshead, another aunt, who found her sister too ill to proceed on the journey.
It appears that Miss Keeffe was taken seriously ill shortly after reaching Oakland and removed at once to the home of Mrs M Reeb where every care and the best of medical attention failed to save her life, although almost up the the last it was thought that she would recover.
Mary G Keefe was born in Sonora 36 years ago and lived there all her life. She graduated from the public school, also from the Stat Normal. She taught in the Sonora school for over sixteen years and was one of the most capable and popular teachers it ever had. She labored incessantly with her pupils and her tip to Mexico was to build up her failing strength as well as for a pleasure outing. It was known that she was not feeling well but this was attributed to overwork. The attending physician gave ulcerative stomach as the cause of death.
Deceased leaves two sisters, Mrs Richard Moorshead and Mrs William Hartvig of Sonora, and three brothers, Philip, Charles and Thomas Keefe, residing in the City of Mexico.
The remains arrived in Sonora on Wednesday evening's train, and Thursday morning the funeral, one of the largest ever seen in this town, was held.
[Several paragraphs regarding the funeral, fraternities, attendance, pall bearers, etc]
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 9
Birth Date: Abt 1871
Birthplace: California
Home in 1880: Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA
Dwelling Number: 42
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Charles Keeffe
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Vicenta Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Keeffe 54
Vicenta Keeffe 44
Belle Keeffe 26
Mike Keeffe 24
Louisa Keeffe 22
Frank Keeffe 20
Philip Keeffe 18
Charles Keeffe 16
Thomas Keeffe 14
William Keeffe 12
Mary Keeffe 9
Lillie Keeffe 7
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 29
Birth Date: Nov 1870
Birthplace: California, USA
Home in 1900: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Street: Shepard St Block 2
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 97
Family Number: 115
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York, USA
Mother's Name: Bertha Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: School Teacher
Months Not Employed: 4
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bertha Keeffe 64
Richard Morsehead 44
Bellmora Morsehead 46
Irene Morsehead 16
Vinnie Morsehead 13
Rita Morsehead 11
Mary Keeffe 29
Age 37
Burial July 2, 1908
Union Democrat, 04 July 1908, p4c2
MARY KEEFFE LAID AWAY
Death Claims One of Sonora's Most Popular Teachers - The End Came in Oakland
It is seldom that the death of one person affects an entire community but when a telegram was received here Tuesday announcing that Miss Mary G Keeffe had died early that morning in Oakland, the news came as a shock to seemingly every person in Sonora.
Miss Keefe left Sonora two weeks ago intending to remain a few days in Oakland and then proceed to the City of Mexico to spend her vacation with her three brothers i that place and at the same time return to their father, Charles Keeffe, his two children, Gladys and Eddie, who have been attending school here. They were taken to Oakland by Mrs Richard Moorshead, another aunt, who found her sister too ill to proceed on the journey.
It appears that Miss Keeffe was taken seriously ill shortly after reaching Oakland and removed at once to the home of Mrs M Reeb where every care and the best of medical attention failed to save her life, although almost up the the last it was thought that she would recover.
Mary G Keefe was born in Sonora 36 years ago and lived there all her life. She graduated from the public school, also from the Stat Normal. She taught in the Sonora school for over sixteen years and was one of the most capable and popular teachers it ever had. She labored incessantly with her pupils and her tip to Mexico was to build up her failing strength as well as for a pleasure outing. It was known that she was not feeling well but this was attributed to overwork. The attending physician gave ulcerative stomach as the cause of death.
Deceased leaves two sisters, Mrs Richard Moorshead and Mrs William Hartvig of Sonora, and three brothers, Philip, Charles and Thomas Keefe, residing in the City of Mexico.
The remains arrived in Sonora on Wednesday evening's train, and Thursday morning the funeral, one of the largest ever seen in this town, was held.
[Several paragraphs regarding the funeral, fraternities, attendance, pall bearers, etc]
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 9
Birth Date: Abt 1871
Birthplace: California
Home in 1880: Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA
Dwelling Number: 42
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Charles Keeffe
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Vicenta Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Keeffe 54
Vicenta Keeffe 44
Belle Keeffe 26
Mike Keeffe 24
Louisa Keeffe 22
Frank Keeffe 20
Philip Keeffe 18
Charles Keeffe 16
Thomas Keeffe 14
William Keeffe 12
Mary Keeffe 9
Lillie Keeffe 7
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 29
Birth Date: Nov 1870
Birthplace: California, USA
Home in 1900: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Street: Shepard St Block 2
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 97
Family Number: 115
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York, USA
Mother's Name: Bertha Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: School Teacher
Months Not Employed: 4
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bertha Keeffe 64
Richard Morsehead 44
Bellmora Morsehead 46
Irene Morsehead 16
Vinnie Morsehead 13
Rita Morsehead 11
Mary Keeffe 29
Burial July 2, 1908
Union Democrat, 04 July 1908, p4c2
MARY KEEFFE LAID AWAY
Death Claims One of Sonora's Most Popular Teachers - The End Came in Oakland
It is seldom that the death of one person affects an entire community but when a telegram was received here Tuesday announcing that Miss Mary G Keeffe had died early that morning in Oakland, the news came as a shock to seemingly every person in Sonora.
Miss Keefe left Sonora two weeks ago intending to remain a few days in Oakland and then proceed to the City of Mexico to spend her vacation with her three brothers i that place and at the same time return to their father, Charles Keeffe, his two children, Gladys and Eddie, who have been attending school here. They were taken to Oakland by Mrs Richard Moorshead, another aunt, who found her sister too ill to proceed on the journey.
It appears that Miss Keeffe was taken seriously ill shortly after reaching Oakland and removed at once to the home of Mrs M Reeb where every care and the best of medical attention failed to save her life, although almost up the the last it was thought that she would recover.
Mary G Keefe was born in Sonora 36 years ago and lived there all her life. She graduated from the public school, also from the Stat Normal. She taught in the Sonora school for over sixteen years and was one of the most capable and popular teachers it ever had. She labored incessantly with her pupils and her tip to Mexico was to build up her failing strength as well as for a pleasure outing. It was known that she was not feeling well but this was attributed to overwork. The attending physician gave ulcerative stomach as the cause of death.
Deceased leaves two sisters, Mrs Richard Moorshead and Mrs William Hartvig of Sonora, and three brothers, Philip, Charles and Thomas Keefe, residing in the City of Mexico.
The remains arrived in Sonora on Wednesday evening's train, and Thursday morning the funeral, one of the largest ever seen in this town, was held.
[Several paragraphs regarding the funeral, fraternities, attendance, pall bearers, etc]
Contributor: Anne Shurtleff Stevens (46947920)
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 9
Birth Date: Abt 1871
Birthplace: California
Home in 1880: Sonora, Tuolumne, California, USA
Dwelling Number: 42
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Name: Charles Keeffe
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Vicenta Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Keeffe 54
Vicenta Keeffe 44
Belle Keeffe 26
Mike Keeffe 24
Louisa Keeffe 22
Frank Keeffe 20
Philip Keeffe 18
Charles Keeffe 16
Thomas Keeffe 14
William Keeffe 12
Mary Keeffe 9
Lillie Keeffe 7
Name: Mary Keeffe
Age: 29
Birth Date: Nov 1870
Birthplace: California, USA
Home in 1900: Sonora, Tuolumne, California
Street: Shepard St Block 2
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 97
Family Number: 115
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New York, USA
Mother's Name: Bertha Keeffe
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: School Teacher
Months Not Employed: 4
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Bertha Keeffe 64
Richard Morsehead 44
Bellmora Morsehead 46
Irene Morsehead 16
Vinnie Morsehead 13
Rita Morsehead 11
Mary Keeffe 29
Family Members
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