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From: Bernard Lenhart <>
Subject: [CASANFRA] Early San Francisco Lodge Records
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:41:12 -0700


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My g-grandfather, LENHART, James Madison b.1835 Pottsville, Schuykill,
PA d. 1891, San Francisco, CA, Was a member of several local
organizations as attested to in his obit, which follows:
" The Morning Call," San Francisco, 9 October 1891 (verbatim)
LENHART -- In this city, October 7, 1891,
James Madison, dearly
beloved husband of Nanno M. Lenhart, a
native of Pottsville,
Pa. aged 56 years, 2 months and 13 days
(Pottsville (Pa.)
papers please copy.)
His friends and acquaintances and the
members of Yosemite
Lodge, No. 4, United Endowment Associates;
also Yosemite Lodge,
No. 1930, Knights of Honor; California
Council , No. 250,
American Legion of Honor, and Argonaut
Council, No. 519, Royal
Arcanum, are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral
TO-MORROW (Saturday), at 9 o'clock A.M. from
his late
residence, 1634 Howard street; thence to St.
Joseph's Church,
Tenth street, where a requiem mass will be
celebrated for the
repose of his soul, commencing at 9:30
o'clock A.M. Interment
Mount Calvary Cemetery.
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS, UNITED ENDOW-ment
Associates. You are
requested to attend the funeral of Associate
Past Grand
Commander, J.M. Lenhart from his late
residence, 1634 Howard
street, TO-MORROW (Saturday) at 9 o'clock
A.M. by order of
M. COONEY, Grand Commander
YOSEMITE LODGE, No. 4, U.E.A. -- Members of
this lodge are
hereby notified to attend the funeral of our
late Associate
Past Grand Commander J.M. Lenhart, TO-MORROW
(Saturday), at 9
o'clock A.M. from his late residence, 1634
Howard street. By
order D. CURRY, Commander
S.S. MILLER, Secretary"

I am searching for any information regarding these various
organizations. I am especially interested in any existing photographs
of the gentleman. I will greatly appreciate any information returned.
Thank you
Bernard Barry Lenhart, Jr.


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