Résumé

Carpenter, San Francisco, CA, 1866.

Relocation

Born in NY, Dunshee registered to vote in San Francisco, CA, on 06/23/1866. The 1870 US Census confirmed that Cornelius Dunshee was a carpenter, who lived with his wife and three children in Ward 11 of San Francisco. His children were Willis, Edgar and Ella. At the time, the census recorded that he owned $5,440 worth of real estate and had savings of $400. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: San Francisco Ward 11, San Francisco, California; Roll: M593_84; Page: 705A; Family History Library Film: 545583, accessed 03/21/2019.)

In 1872-1873, voter records documented Dunshee working as a carpenter, and living on the south side of Pine Street between Van Ness and Franklin Streets. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 41; FHL Roll Number: 977097, accessed 03/21/2019.)

The Dunshees, including six children, lived on 11th Avenue in San Francisco in 1880. At this time, several of Dunshee's neighbors were also carpenters, including John O'Connor (born c. 1834 in Ireland, living next door), Fred Bohnenberg (born c. 1844 in Prussia), and David Dodge (born c. 1833 in ME) and a ship's carpenter, Donald McNeil (born c. 1841 in Nova Scotia). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 78; Page: 595C; Enumeration District: 192, accessed 03/21/2019.)

Dunshee and his wife had a fruit growing business in Fremont, CA, in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Fremont, Santa Clara, California; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240110, accessed 03/21/2019.) During the 1900s, it is possible that the Dunshees had two residences, one in Burlingame, San Mateo County, and one in Fremont, Santa Clara, County. The US Census of 1900 placed them living on a fruit orchard in Fremont, CA, while voter records placed them in Burlingame. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 03/21/2019.)

Dunshee died in 1922, and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA.

Spouse

He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Burson Dunshee (born c. 01/14/1840 in Schoolcraft, MI-d. 01/18/1920) on 09/22/1860 in Kalamazoon County, MI.

Children

Elizabeth and Cornelius Dunshee had seven children together, five of whom were alive in 1900. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Fremont, Santa Clara, California; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240110, accessed 03/21/2019.) The children included Willis Dunshee (born c. 1862 in CA), Edgar (born c. 1865 in CA), Ella (born c. 1870 in CA), Grace (born c. 1872 in CA), Bertie (born c. 1880 in CA) and two others.

Biographical Notes

According to CA voter records, Cornelius and Elizabeth Dunshee both voted Republican c. 1900-1912. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968, accessed 03/21/2019.)