I recently went to an antique mall and bought old photos of three sisters who used to live near San Jose, California. I am trying to return them to their descendants, hopefully keeping them together.
The three girls are from left to right, Clara, Edith and Alice Hagerty. Their parents William and Theresa were owners of an orchard according to the 1900 Census.
The girls were all born in California. Clara was the oldest, she was born in 1891, Edith in 1893 and Alice in 1896. In the 1910 Census the family still lives together in Fremont which is near San Jose. All of them were working on the farm.
The girls’ father died 31 August 1931 in Sacramento.
The Father had lived in Penryn. No mention of their Mother. Edith lived in Penryn, just like her father and her last name is Locklin. Clara, the oldest was living in Palo Alto near San Jose and was not married. The youngest, Alice lived in Hornbrook, Siskiyou County, California, which is north of Sacramento, near the Oregon border. From this information it’s most likely that Clara doesn’t have any descendants. I was able to find an obituary for her. She died 9 August 1982 in Santa Rosa, California.
Now I have to focus on the other two sisters. Edith Locklin was alive in 1982 and lived in Placerville. Her sister Alice was not.
In the 1930 Census, Edith is married to George Locklin and they have two daughters, Virginia age 8 and Delores age 7.
Edith died in 1988 in Auburn California. I found her obituary in the Sacramento Union Newspaper. Besides her husband and her two daughters Virginia and Delores, she had eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. That’s good news for me trying to return the pictures to family.
Edith’s daughter Dolores Voska died in 1994 in Grass Valley. Dolores had two daughters and five grandchildren.
Dolores’ sister Virginia Pritchard died 2012 in Fresno. She had five children, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. As this obituary is more recent, I will not post it here for privacy purposes.
Now I will take look at the youngest daughter Alice Hagerty and her possible descendants.
Alice was married to Harry Hubert Chapman. She died very young at the age of 43, 13 July 1939 in Hornbrook, California. She was survived by her husband and three children, William, Madeline and Marilyn. I found her obituary in the Siskiyou Daily News.
Her son William was born in 1920 and died in 2009 in Lodi, California. He had son and a daughter, however I have no names for them. I couldn’t find an obituary. Daughter Madeline married Edwin Burtner of Grass Valley in 1944.
They had four children, Russ, Kathi, Carol and Ann. Madeline died in 2018. There is a good chance I can make contact with her family.
Her daughter Marilyn was born in 1930 and died in 2016. She was married to Herbert Dungey in1948. Their children Mary, Jane Ann, Christopher and Eric live all over the world. Marilyn has 5 grandchildren.
I have already contacted several potential descendants of the girls. Hopefully Clara, Edith and Alice will be reunited with their families very soon.
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Update 18 August 2025
The photos are on their way to family!
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