hmtl5 Alvin C. Pfefferkorn b. 25 Jan 1894 Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa d. 11 Aug 1969 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California: McKeown Genealogy

Alvin C. Pfefferkorn

Male 1894 - 1969  (75 years)


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  • Name Alvin C. Pfefferkorn 
    Born 25 Jan 1894  Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1950  Sausalito, Marine County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _MILT World War I. US Army.
    World War II.  [3, 5
    Died 11 Aug 1969  San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5
    Buried Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Cemetery, Bolinas, Marin County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1220  McKeown
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2023 

    Family Rose Vashati Walsh,   b. 18 Mar 1902, Gillett, Arkansas County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1994, Marin County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1946  Reno, Nevada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • A.C. Pfefferkorn, Mrs. Brooks Are Married
      A.C. Pfefferkorn and Mrs. Rose Brooks, both of Bolinas, California were married in Reno September 7. Mrs. Brooks, formerly Miss Rose Walsh, spent most of her childhood in Deming and was a popular teacher for a number of years in local schools.
      Mr. Pfefferkorn is president of the Marin Coast Chamber of Commerce, and is the owner of Longley’s Garage in Bolinas.
      The Pfefferkorns spent their honeymoon at Lake Tahoe and have established their home in Bolinas.
      The Deming Headlight. Deming, New Mexico. Thursday, 31 October 1946.
      [6]
    • Pfefferkorn Of Bolinas
      Funeral services for Alvin C. Pfefferkorn, a Bolinas civic leader, will be held tomorrow in that Marin County city’s Calvary Presbyterian Church.
      Mr. Pfefferkorn died Monday at Fort Miley Hospital at the age of 75. He was a veteran of World War I and II.
      His retirement came after he had served as Bolinas fire marshal in the Marin County Fire Department for 14 years. Earlier in life he had lectured in the dairy division of the University of California at Davis, had owned a restaurant and operated a garage.
      Mr. Pfefferkorn was a leader in the movement that created Samuel P. Taylor State Park.
      He was a member of San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club and its Islam Shrine.
      Mr. Pfeffercorn is survived by his wife, Rose, and two sisters, Emma Frederick and Lillian Begeman, who both live in Iowa.
      The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California. Thursday, 14 August 1969.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S6] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S67] Headstone application for military veterans.

    4. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    5. [S3] Obituary.

    6. [S57] Newspaper article.