Person:Louise Handley (2)

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Louise Rice Handley
b.21 Sep 1877 ,, California, USA
m. 4 Jul 1897
Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Louise Rice Handley
Alt Name[1] Dolly _____
Gender Female
Birth[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] 21 Sep 1877 ,, California, USA
Residence[17] 25 Jun 1880 Big River Twp., Mendocino Co., CA
Residence[18] 4 Jul 1897 Orrs, Mendocino Co., CA
Marriage 4 Jul 1897 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USAto Dreeme Life Ball
Residence[19] 1 Jun 1900 Big River Twp., Mendocino Co., CA
Residence[20] 7 May 1910 Big River Twp., Mendocino Co., CA
Residence[21][22] 16 Jan 1920 Big River, Mendocino Co., CA
Residence[23] 6 Jul 1938 Albion, Mendocino, California, USA
Residence[24] Abt 1955 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USA
Death[12][10][26] 6 Feb 1965 Ukiah, Mendocino, California, USACause: Cerebral hemorrhage repeated due to hypertension due to arteriosclerosis. Also had cancer of right breast.
Burial[12][27] 9 Feb 1965 Cremated: Y

Dolly Ball became an heiress when her father, Thomas Handley, died in May of 1905. An only child, she inherited along with her mother, Sophia a large ranch on Albion ridge.

Ukiah Daily Journal 8 Feb 1965, Page 8

Louise R. Brown Taken by Death; Services Tuesday

Funeral services will be held Tuesday 11 a.m. at Eversole Mortuary for Mrs. Louise R. (Dolly) Brown, 87, Ukiah, who died at a local rest home Sunday.

Mrs. Brown, a member of the pioneer Handley family, early residents of the Mendocino coastal area, was the widow of the long- time Albion postmaster, Axel Brown, who was an engineer for the federal government before his retirement and subsequent post mastership.

A native of California, Mrs. Brown resided in the Ukiah area for a decade.

The Rev. Travis Hyatt will conduct funeral services. Inurnment will follow at the Chapel of the Chimes, Santa Rosa.

(Research):BROWN LOUISE R 09/21/1877 F CA MENDOCINO 02/06/1965 87 yrs. Is this the same Louise?

BROWN HELLEN E 02/14/1917 FEMALE HANDLEY MENDOCINO. Is this the child of Louise and Alex Brown?

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Submitter: Judy Kendall. Presenting the Past by Helen Smith. (Mendocino Beacon).
  2. Dorothy A. Kendall. History of the Kendall Family. (Self published 1992)
    p 91.
  3. A. P. Brown Dies At Albion. (The Mendocino Beacon)
    Mrs. Eloise R. Brown.
  4. Axel P. Brown Rites Held Thursday. (Mendocino Beacon)
    Mrs. Louise Rice Ball.
  5. Death certificate of Dreeme Life Ball 760-39. (File Num: 17-027968 Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA).
  6. 1880 U. S. Census (2). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com 1880 Census, Mendocino Co., CA, Big River Twp., Image 34)
    Louisa Handley.
  7. Births, Deaths, and Marriages of California's Mendocino Coast. (Heritage Books Archives & Mendocino Coast Genealogy Society Volume: Vol 1 - 4 Edition: First edition)
    Volume 4, Page 124, Mrs. Louise Brown.
  8. 1910 U. S. Census (1). (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?SEC=California&IN=026308&PN=104a_N&CD=950)
    Louise Rice Ball.
  9. 1900 U. S. Census (4). (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?IN=011292&PN=54&SEC=California&CD=923)
    Louisa R. Ball.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Rootsweb. California Death Records. (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi)
    BROWN LOUISE R 09/21/1877 F CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO 02/06/1965 87 yrs.
  11. Marriage certificate for Dreeme Life Ball and Laura Rice Handley. (File Num: Marriage Book 8, Page 305 Location: Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA)
    Age 19, Native of California.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Source (3).
  13. 1920 U. S. Census (1). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Big+River&ed=112&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=93&endimg=123&rp=109&hash=1309704525&width=2285&height=1713&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale)
    Age 39 born California.
  14. 1880 U. S. Census (2). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com 1880 Census, Mendocino Co., CA, Big River Twp., Image 34)
    Age 4 born California.
  15. 1910 U. S. Census (1). (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?SEC=California&IN=026308&PN=104a_N&CD=950)
    Age 32 born California.
  16. 1900 U. S. Census (4). (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?IN=011292&PN=54&SEC=California&CD=923)
    Age 22 born September 1877 in California.
  17. 1880 U. S. Census (2). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com 1880 Census, Mendocino Co., CA, Big River Twp., Image 34).
  18. Marriage certificate for Dreeme Life Ball and Laura Rice Handley. (File Num: Marriage Book 8, Page 305 Location: Mendocino County Recorder, Ukiah, CA).
  19. 1900 U. S. Census (4). (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?IN=011292&PN=54&SEC=California&CD=923).
  20. 1910 U. S. Census (1). (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?SEC=California&IN=026308&PN=104a_N&CD=950).
  21. Phil Carnahan. 1920 Mendocino County Great Register. (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/)
    6 Ball, Mrs. Louise Rice, Albion South, Housekeeper, Albion.
  22. 1920 U. S. Census (1). (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=Big+River&ed=112&roll=T625_121&STAbrv=CA&startimg=93&endimg=123&rp=109&hash=1309704525&width=2285&height=1713&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).
  23. Births, Deaths, and Marriages of California's Mendocino Coast. (Heritage Books Archives & Mendocino Coast Genealogy Society Volume: Vol 1 - 4 Edition: First edition)
    Volume 4, Page 124.
  24. Louise R. Brown Taken by Death; Services Tuesday. (Ukiah Daily Journal).
  25.   Ronna Dumas. Dumas-Morris Ged File from RootsWeb.
  26. Silver Birtches Rest Home, 101 S. Hortense
  27. Cremated