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Kit Carson County Pioneers:

Thomas F. and Nellie G. (White) Dolan, 7 South 49 West


NELLIE'S FAMILY

In 1910 Laclede County, Missouri, Henry A. White is 48, Edith E. White 46 Wife, Mary B. White 25 Daughter, Wessley W. White 19 Son, Fred E. White 17 Son, Nellie G. White 15 Daughter, Weltha R. White 12 Daughter, Lottia M. White 11 Daughter, and Rua S. White 6 Daughter.
Lottie May Grassl BIRTH 17 Feb 1899 Missouri, DEATH 14 Feb 1994 Bakersfield, Kern County, California, BURIAL West Side District Cemetery Taft, Kern County, California, PLOT Grave: A Lot: 21 Block: 22 MEMORIAL ID 127056828.
"She had lived in Taft for the past 70 years. Mrs. Grassl was a member of the First United Methodist Church for many years and a member of the Methodist Women's Group. Her survivors include a niece, Lorraine Dolan; a cousin, Mary Vial; and a close friend, Pat Larson."

THOMAS IN KIT CARSON COUNTY

Thomas claimed a quarter in section 21, 7S 49W in 1913 .

Thomas F. Dolan Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1914 Marriage Place: Denver, Denver, Colorado, Spouse: Marie Newman.

Thomas Franklin Dolan registered for WWI in Seibert, born January 15, 1890 at Cheyenne, Wyoming, farming, single, supporting his mother and father.

Thomas F. Dolan and Nellie White, both of Seibert, married October 23, 1917, by Catholic Priest A. Kieffer, witnesses Arthur Langlois and Elizabeth Ronnel?

Thomas Franklin Dolan Birth Date: 15 Jan 1890 Birth Place: Cheyenne, Wyoming, Residence Place: Denver, Colorado, Registration Date: abt 1942 Military Draft Date: 1942 Height: 5 9 Eye Color: Gray Hair Color: Gray Weight: 150 Complexion: Ruddy Next of Kin: Nellie G. Dolan

In 1920 Golden, Colorado, Frank Dolan 30 is a stationary fireman in a malted milk factory, Nellie Dolan 25 Wife, born in Missouri, and Hershel Dolan 1 Son.

In 1930 Denver, Frank Dolan is 30, Nellie Dolan 25 Wife, and Hershel Dolan 1 Son.

In 1940 Denver, Frank Dolan is 50, Nellie Dolan 45 Wife, Herschel Dolan 21 Son, and Lorraine Dolan 7 Daughter.

In 1950 Kern County, California, Frank T. Dolan is 60, a welder's helper for an oil company, Nellie G. Dolan 55 Wife, Herschel A. Dolan 31 Son, and Alice L. Dolan 17 Daughter.

Pvt. Thomas Frank Dolan BIRTH 15 Jan 1890 DEATH 13 Dec 1957 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, BURIAL West Side District Cemetery Taft, Kern County, California, PLOT Grave: G Lot: 10 Block: 5 MEMORIAL ID 93902517 .

Nellie Gertrude Dolan BIRTH 26 Oct 1894 DEATH 6 Dec 1961 Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California, BURIAL West Side District Cemetery Taft, Kern County, California, PLOT Grave: E Lot: 10 Block: 5 MEMORIAL ID 93902406.

HERSCHEL

Herschel Allan Dolan registered for WWII in Denver, not employed, born December 30, 1918 in Leadvin, Missouri.

Herschel Dolan Age: 51 Marriage Date: 4 Mar 1970 Marriage Place: Santa Clara, California, Spouse Name: Gertrude M. Calk.

Herschel Allen Dolan Birth Date: 30 Dec 1918 Birth Place: Missouri Death Date: 13 Feb 1983 Death Place: Alameda Mother's Maiden Name: White

Gertrude Mary Dolan Birth Date: 18 Nov 1922 Birth Place: California Death Date: 13 Dec 1987 Death Place: Santa Clara Mother's Maiden Name: Madeiras Father's Surname: Lawrence.

"Frank Lawrence, aged 80, died peacefully on February 6, 2008. Born in Palo Alto to immigrants from Serpa, Portugal, to the late Joseph and Gertrude Lawrence. Along with his sister, the late Gertrude Dolan, he was raised on their cattle ranch in Alum Rock Park where Frank's life long passion for the hunting adventure began. He was a life long member of the NRA. He attended San Jose high school and San Jose State, then proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. His July 4th celebrations were always the neighborhood hit. Frank retired as District Manager after 30 years with Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint Company. Frank's love of humor was present until his last day. He will be missed by his loving wife of 58 years, Mary Lawrence, as well as his loving children Janet, Tom, Carol and Yvonne Lawrence; grandchildren Erin and Dena Lawrence ; step grandson Shane Smith."

LORRAINE

2007 Taft Oil Workers Museum
" By the time of the dinner was served at the annual Museum dinner at the West Side Recreation and Park District Community Banquet Room, nearly 200 people were seated at five long tables and a head table, beautifully decorated by Ruth and Don Dudley. A delicious dinner, being raved by everybody, was prepared by Taft's Sonny Polard. The students of the Taft Union High School Oil Technology class were helping out with various chores under the direction of Rick Woodson, their high school instructor and the head of this program. Ron Bracken, the chairman of the museum board was in charge at the podium, making the introductions, including Fred Holmes, member of the museum board and the president of the Independent Oil Producers organization, who introduced the speaker, Alan White an employee of the Occidental Petroleum Co. at Elk Hills -- a giant West Side oil field. White told about his experiences while working on a program drilling deep wells over the volcano at Mammoth Lake area and at the earthquake capitol of America where they are drilling down to the San Andreas Fault to place earthquake monitoring equipment in the drilled hole. The treasurer's report of Dorothy Gardner was given by Pat Bracken in Gardner's absence because of a family illness. The report indicates that the museum is on firm footing and nearing the time when there will be enough money available when the interest from these funds will be enough to hire a full-time curator. Seated at our end of one of the tables across from Phyllis Toft, Pete Gianopulos and Doug Keeler, the editor of Taft's Midway Driller newspaper, who was introduced, were Dean Van Zant and his daughter from Bakersfield, Maxine Turner and Art Carlton. The Driller will be 100 years old early in the year 2010, the same year when the City of Taft was incorporated and will be celebrating its 100th birthday in October of 2010. Van Zant is much involved with the Petroleum Production Pioneer's organization as an oil field historian and the secretary of the Bakersfield Masonic Service Bureau -- the later organization which puts on Masonic funerals for members. He can be found at all of the West Kern Oil Museum activities and is very interested in all the museum's programs. Another of his recent activities is to record the personal histories of oil pioneers through a publication that he is publishing once a month. Others that were there were Fred Kalenborn of Bakersfield, former Chevron employee, and Claude Fildler, the head man of Chevron while located in Bakersfield who could be seen chatting with the long-time secretary of the head men of Chevron, Lorraine Dolan, who it is said was the one who was so knowledgeable about the company that the bosses relied on her to keep the company running smoothly and the bosses out of trouble. Then, there was Bruce Holmes, the Maricopa historian, lecturer and after dinner speaker. Also being introduced was Dave Noerr, Taft City Councilman and Susie Geiger, Public Affairs spokes-person for Occidental Petroleum at Elk Hills."
r>"A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Mary's Catholic Church on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 12:00 noon, for Kern County native, Bertha L. Franke, 76. Rev. Gene Demecais, pastor of St. Mary's, will be the celebrant. Burial in the West Side District Cemetery will follow. Miss Franke was born in Bakersfield on May 27, 1933 and passed away in Bakersfield on May 9, 2010. She was raised and educated in Taft, graduating from Taft Union High School and Taft College. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Fresno State. Miss Franke started her teaching career in Oxnard and later in Porterville and then taught at Taft Union High School starting in 1962 and retired in 1986. She taught P.E. for 20 years and English for ten years. She coached the girls tennis team for ten years and she and her team took the league championship in 1968 and 1969.
Miss Franke is survived by her sister and her husband, Barbara and Glenn Caywood; her nephew and his wife, Charles John and Kristen Caywood all of Arock, Oregon; her great nieces, Kayla Brown, Haley Caywood and Morgan Caywood and by her life long friend, Lorraine Dolan of Taft. "


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