Who is Alice?

In the 1880 US Census for Highland Pointe, County Clackamas, Oregon, Patrick McIntyre (c1831-1901) is listed as head of household and there is a granddaughter named "Allice McIntyre" who is 7 years old.  Who is this "Allice?"

Detail shows:

None of the children listed are old enough to have a 7 year old child. We know the other children of Patrick and Bridget: Mary didn't marry until 1875; Edward didn't marry until c1877; Bartholomew was living in Mexico in 1872/3 when Allice would have been born.

Of note, Kate is listed as 18 years old, a daughter of Patrick and Bridget, widowed, and without occupation. 

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However, in the 1880 US Census for San Francisco, California, her husband, Paul Kreft is listed:

Kreft, Paul, White, Male, 33, Boarder, married, Seaman, born in Russia

So, it seems that Paul Kreft was a seamen in June, 1880 and Kate most likely went to live with her parents in Oregon. I believe that Bridget and children might have moved to the Oregon homestead with Patrick sometime after December, 1879, when their son, William, was killed in a car accident in San Francisco.

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We don't have a marriage record for Paul Kreft and Kate McIntyre, but his obituary, written in 1900, states they married in 1878.

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In a letter from Kate's niece, Ellen McIntyre, daughter of Dominick and Mary McDonald, she writes in 1965 to Mrs. Stratford that Kate and Paul had a daughter, Alice, who died as an infant. See letter: https://mcintyrestevens.blogspot.com/2020/06/letter-from-ellen-mcintyre-satantin-sp.html

In the letter, Ellen writes "My sister (Sarah) says there were no other children in the Kreft family. One named Alice who died as an infant and another named Frances who was killed in a horse and buggy runaway."

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On Find-A-Grave there is an entry for May Alice Kreft, daughter of Paul and Kate:

 

Additionally, it reads: 

The entry was created by Athanatos, added 11 Mar 2013.

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Paul Kreft's 1900 obiturary reads:

Paul Kreft

After a long and painful illness, Paul Kreft died at 3:30 yesterday afternoon at his home in this city, aged 52 years, 2 months and 3 days.

Mr. Keft (sic) was born in Danizer, Prussia, May 20, 1848, and came to California when 16 years of age, residing there until 1881, when he came to The Dalles, making this his home until the time of his death. In 1878 he was united in marriage with Kate McIntyre in San Francisco.  She and six children, Henriette, Bertha, Charles, Edward, Paul and Nellie, survive him, while two children have preceded him to the grave, one daughter having been killed in a runaway accident here four years ago.

Mr. Kreft was a painter by trade, and for several years conducted a paint store here.  For the past years his health has been failing, and a few months since he went to San Francisco, hoping to gain relief, but his malady was incurable, and since his return home he has patiently awaited his final summons.  He was an honored member of Mt. Hood camp, W. O. W., and was universally respected by the entire community.

During his residence in The Dalles Mr. Kreft held a number of official positions, and on the death of Dr. Rhinehart, who was major, he was selected by the council to serve the unexpired term as chief executive of the city.

Source believed to be: The Dalles Daily Chronicle, July 24, 1900. Original copy provided by Dolly Purcell, May 5, 2014.

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So, we know/have:

1. A grandchild "Allice McIntyre" age 7 years listed on the 1880 US Census with Patrick and Bridget McIntyre in Oregon.

2. None of Patrick and Bridget's children, with the exception of  Mary, Edward and Bartholomew, were old enough/married to have a child 7 years old. 

3. It is unlikely Allice is the child of Edward who married in c1877; Mary who married in 1875; or, Bartholomew who was living in Mexico in 1872/3 when Alice would have been born.

4. Paul and Kate married in 1878.

5. We have a letter from the daughter of Dominick, Kate's brother, that Paul and Kate had a daughter Alice that died as an infant.

6. A child, May Alice, daughter of Paul and Kate was buried on July 23, 1880 and was 8 months old.

7. Paul Kreft's obituary in 1900 states he had two children who "preceded him to the grave."

8.  We know the names of seven of Paul and Kate's eight children. They are listed on www.McIntyreGenealogy.com

Given the information available, it is believed that "Allice McIntyre" age 7 years on the 1880 US Census is actually May Alice Kreft, first born daughter of Paul and Kate Kreft and was 7 months old at the time of the census.

The census taker may have been told that Kate's husband was "gone" and he surmised Paul Kreft was dead, because he was not living with her.  And the census taker probably just left off the "months" for Allice when he transcribed the information on to the census sheet.

Possible Parents of Patrick McIntyre? It seems so.

When Patrick and Bridget's daughter Elizabeth died at 2 years of age in 1869, Patrick bought several graves in Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California.  Around 1940, Calvary Cemetery, as were other cemeteries in the city of San Francisco, was emptied to make way for the growth of the city.  Many of the graves in Calvary Cemetery were moved to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, a suburb of San Francisco.

The remains in the graves that Patrick McIntyre purchased were also removed to Holy Cross in 1940.  In some of the graves little more than dust was found.  The nature of the find when the Calvary graves were dug up, was recorded on "Removal Record" cards.  Many of these cards have been scanned and are viewable on the San Francisco Genealogy website along with images of the original burial register book.

In searching the site, in addition to locating the Removal Records for Elizabeth (2) and William (10) and possibly son James (3), two adults were recorded.

Could Ed and Annie be the parents of Patrick McIntyre? YES!  The argument for:

• They are obviously related somehow to Patrick, given they share the same last name and are buried in the same plot as Patrick's children. 
• Given the ages listed, Ed would have been born circa 1806-1807 and Annie would have been born circa 1807-1808, certainly old enough to have a son born in 1831, the believed birth year of Patrick. 
• From San Francisco City Directories (1861-1883) Edward and Patrick both lived at the corner of Larkin and Francisco between 1863 and 1879.
• The Irish naming pattern is to name the first son after the Father's Father.  Patrick's oldest son is named Edward. 
• Ann is listed as the mother of Patrick McIntyre in her death notice dated March 1, 1889 in the San Francisco Examiner.
• Edward is listed as "married" in the Register of Interments, Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California, March 2, 1881.
• Ann is listed as "widow" in the Register of Interments, Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, California, February 28, 1889.

Although none of the individual points above is proof that Edward and Annie are the parents of Patrick, the collective information, so far, supports the idea.

Information updated August 21, 2014.

James McIntyre, Possible Son? Verified, August 2014.

In Bridget Stevens McIntyre's obituary, it states she had 13 children.  Ten of her children are accounted for in various documents and censuses.  In searching the San Francisco Genealogy website where they have added transcriptions and images of the register of Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, and interments in Holy Cross Cemetery, in Colma, California, a James McIntyre has been identified who may possibly be a son of Bridget and Patrick.

Cemetery Removal Card

Mt. Calvary Cemetery Register, Vol II, page 185, Line 28, #17555

Argument for James being the son of Bridget and Patrick:

1. There were no other children of a Patrick and Bridget McIntyre/McIntire  listed in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery that are not already attributed to "our" Patrick and Bridget.  Additionally, any other "children" of a Patrick McIntyre (without wife identified) were buried in much different locations.

2. Even though James was "buried" in Dormitory 3 -- and the rest of Patrick and Bridget's children are listed in Dormitory 1 -- the remainder of the information for all individuals is exactly the same, i.e., Station 76, Area 3, Grave 3,4,5,6.  It is a very unlikely coincidence that two Patrick and Bridget McIntyres would have children buried in exactly the same spot in two different "Dormitories."  I did check the actual image of the cemetery register book [above] and it definitely says Dormitory 3, so it wasn't a typo on the removal card.  But, it could have been an error on the register entry.

3. The Patrick and Bridget, parents of James, are from San Francisco as noted on the registry.

4. James fits perfectly into the Patrick and Bridget family,  If he was born c April, 1871, that would be almost exactly 2 years after William was born (28 Mar 1869) and somewhere around two to three years before Thomas was born (c1874).

Of course, the above doesn't prove James is the child of Patrick and Bridget, but I find the entry regarding where the original burial was located in Mt. Calvary, rather compelling.

The children born just prior to James were baptized at St. Bridget's Church in San Francisco.  The baptismal records for St. Bridget's should be checked to see if James was baptized there and, if so, who were the sponsors. This might shed more light on who James is.

In August, 2014, a death notice for James was located in the San Francisco Examiner, December 26, 1874, p. 3
"In this city, December 25th, James, son of Patrick and Bridget McIntyre, aged 3 years, 7 months and 28 days."