Croft, Joseph 1858-1938

Birth 1858 March 22, in Iowa City, IA
Death 1938 June 29, in San Diego, CA

Joseph Croft (upper left) with relatives? date, place unknown, c. 1936

Spouse
Carrie Gartner-Croft (1869-1945)

Married 1897 Dec 3/1898 Jan 2



Children
Frank Arthur (1898)
Bertha Amelia Massey (1900)
Albert Leo (1902)
Arthur Joseph (1904)
Harold William (1907)
Helen Rose Counts (1909)
Robert Lee (1913)


Ohio map,1803


Stark County, OH

August Gartner was from the Baden-Baden area of Germany. He and his family settled in Dubuque, Iowa. His oldest daughter, Karoline, went to California where she married a Joseph Croft, from Ohio around 1900. One of their older daughters (Bertha) married a Dewey Massey.
Source:
Message Boards hughlaur Posted: 22 Jun 2001
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.dubuque

1900 US Census, San Diego, California


1327 India St.
Joseph Croft, Birth Mch 1859, 41
Born in Iowa
Birthplace Father: Germany
Birthplace Mother: Germany
Occupation: Longshoreman
Carrie Croft, Birth Oct 1870, 29
Born in Germany
Birthplace Father: Germany
Birthplace Mother: Germany
They both could read, write and speak English.


SD Trolley Union Depot, 1895


horse-drawn Bay City Market delivery wagon, Fifth & B St, San Diego, 1895-1905


Isis Theatre, San Diego, c.1902 (demolished 1928)


San Diego Carnegie Library, 1902


USS Wisconsin, San Diego, 1902

1910 US Census, San Diego, California


Joseph Croft, 50
Born in Ohio (?)
Birthplace Father: French (?)
Birthplace Mother: French (?)
Carrie Croft, 38
Born in German
Birthplace Father: German
Birthplace Mother: German
Year of Immigration: 1885


San Diego downtown map, 1917


San Diego City Hall, Southwest corner Fifth and B Streets,1909


San Diego Longshoremans Float, 7/21/1911


"The Stingaree," San Diego Union, Nov, 1912


Cassidy's Saloon, Fifth Street


The Turf, northeast corner Fourth and J Streets, saloon with "parlor house" above run by Mamie Goldstein


4th & D St, San Diego, 1913


San Diego Grant Hotel, 1913


San Diego Mission Brewery, 1912


San Diego post office, 1913


Wonderland, OB, 1913


San Diego Prado, 1914


House Hospitality const., 1913

1920 US Census, San Diego, California


1944 Union St. (demolished c. 1940)
Joseph Croft, 60
Born in Iowa
Birthplace Father: French (?)
Birthplace Mother: French (?)
Mother Tongue: French (?)
Caroline, 49
Year of Immigration: 1875, Na
Frank, 20, worked at the Dye Works
Bertha, 18, was a Box maker
Arthur, 15, was a Laborer on a Farm
Helen, 10
Robert, 6


San Diego map, 1925


San Diego Union Depot post card, 1920


San Diego Santa Fe Depot & Kettner aerial, c. 1925


Tait's Meat, India St.,San Diego, 1924


California Theatre, San Diego


San Diego El Cortez in 1937 aerial view, built 1924 (used as military lookout during WWII)


Belmont Park Big Dipper, opened 1925 (same company built one in Santa Cruz)

1930 US Census, San Diego, California


Joseph Croft, 72
Born in Iowa
Birthplace Father: Alsace-Lorrain
Birthplace Mother: France (?)
Carrie, 60
Year of Immigration: 1875, Na
Helen Counts, 21 daughter
William Counts, 1 1/2 grandson
They had two "roomers;"
Peter Garner/Gartner (Carrie relative?), from Germany
Julius Hoffman, from Hungry
They both spoke German and were bakers by trade.

1930 California Voter Registration

Counts, Mrs. Helen-1944 Union, Hw. Rep.
Croft, Mrs. Carrie-1944 Union, Hw. Rep.
Croft, Frank A.-1944 Union, Cleaner. Dem.
Croft, Joseph-1944 Union, Retired. Rep.


Highway 101, San Diego map, 1934


Soldiers on horseback Mission San Diego de Alcala, 1930