Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEmma A. Manaton
Birth13 Jun 1870, St John, New Brunswick, Canada
Census3 Jan 1920, San Francisco, CA
Memoroll#133, pg 2
Death13 Feb 1924, San Francisco, CA
Burial16 Feb 1924, Holy Cross Catholic Cem, Colma, San Mateo Co, CA
Memosect K, Row 35, Area 5, Grave 12 - Unmarked
ReligionCatholic
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Sampson Manaton and Sarah Osburn
her prior (second) marriage to Elbert M. Lombard in Brooklyn, WA on 30 Jan 1893.
Listed with her husband as Emma (49, CAN) in 1920, where it states that she immigrated in 1872 (the year she was born), and was naturalized. It shows her father being born in Canada and mother in Ireland.
Marriage to William apparently her third, with the second to Mr. Lombard.
[Obituary]
ENGLISH (Lombard) - In Daly City, Feb 13, 1924, Emma Lombard, dearly devoted wife of the late William A. English, loving mother of George A. Lombard, loving sister of Maude, S. A. and W. H. Monaton, and Mrs. G. Young, stepmother of Mrs. Z. Prager, Mrs. H. Samuels, Mrs. R. Obanion, and James English, and grandmother of Lawrence W. Lombard. A member of the Third Order of St. Francis of St. Boniface Church, Ladies Sodality of St. Ignatius’ Church and Carmel Institute, No. 2, Y. L. I.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral Saturday, Feb. 16th at 8:45 a.m. from Gantner Bros. 424 Guerrero st.; thence to St. Michael’s Church (Ocean View), where a requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. Please omit flowers.
Spouses
Birth13 Oct 1861, Joliet, Will Co, IL
Death13 Jun 1923, San Francisco, CA
MemoFile# 28378
Burial16 Jun 1923, Holy Cross Catholic Cem, Colma, San Mateo Co, CA
Memosect K, Row 35, Area 5, Grave 12 - Unmarked
OccupationCarpenter
ReligionCatholic
FatherRichard English (1807-1868)
MotherNancy “Anna” Carew (1822-1881)
Misc. Notes
Listed as a RR clerk age 19 with his mother in 1880.
Their marriage license for 2 Sept 1891 shows him as a carpenter, age 30, born in Joliet IL, and it is his first marriage. His parents are listed as Richard English and Ana Carew.
Listed with his wife, 2 sons and twin daughters in Cairo, IL in 1900. He is listed as age 38, born Oct 1861, a postal clerk married (almost) 9 years, with 4 of his 5 children living. His father and mother are both listed as born in Ireland. He was renting his home at 526 Eleventh North in Cairo. They had a 15 yr old servant girl living with them, Grace Little.
After moving to California in 1904, they were renting at 93 Twelfth Street, San Francisco in 1910. He is listed as age 39, married 18 years. He is a carpenter working in the laundry business. Same info for his parents birthplace. Again they are listed with 4 of their 5 children living, but this time the oldest son, John is missing and has been replaced by a 17 year old daughter named Zelda G. English, who is working as a cashier in a Dept Store. One possible explanation I can think of is that John and Zelda may have been twins, with one missing from each census.
Will was with his brother, Richard when Richard fell off the roof of the Le Grands Laundry on 14 March 1915. He was giving a bid for a roof repair. Will found his brother when he fell.
His wife died the following year, in the State (mental) Hospital, where she had been most of the time since 1913.
He is listed in the San Francisco 1920 census with his second wife Emma Monaton (49, CAN).

[Obituary] Gantner - Felder - Kenny funeral home records
ENGLISH - In this city, June 13, 1923, William A., dearly beloved husband of Emma English, loving father of Mrs. Zella Prager, Mrs. Edna O’Bannion of Alameda, Mrs. Marie Samuels and James English and step-father of George A. Lombard. A native of Joliet, IL, aged 62 years. A member of the Third Order of St. Francis of St. Boniface Church and the Holy Name Society of St. Joseph’s Church.
Friends are invited to attend funeral tomorrow, Saturday at 8:30 am from Gantner Bros, 424 Guerrero St; thence to St. Joseph Church, where a requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9 am. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. The house office of the Third Order will be said Friday evening at 8:45 pm.
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