Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1898 Voter Registration for Elijah McKnew in San Francisco, Calif.

This week's Tuesday Treasure is the 1898 Voter Registration record for Elijah Pickrell McKnew in San Francisco, California:

The entry for Elijah Pickrell McKnew is the fourth entry from the bottom:

The extracted information for Elijah McKnew in this record is:

*  Voting No.  170
*  Regis. No.  159
*  Name:  McKnew, Elijah Pickrel
*  Occupation:  Oysters
*  Age:  63
*  Height:  5' 6-3/4"
*  Complexion:  Lt [Light?]
*  Color of Eyes:  Hzl [Hazel]
*  Color of Hair:  Gr [Gray?]
*  Visible Marks or Scars:  [no entry]
*  Nativity:  Ireland
*  Floor:  All
*  Room:  [no entry]*  Local Residence:  4131 Nineteenth
*  Naturalized:  [no entry]
*  Date of Registration:  Aug. 10
*  Read Constitution and Write Name:  Yes
*  Mark the Ballot:  Yes
*  Physical Disability:  [no entry]

There are also entries for one son (fifth entry from bottom of page):


*  Voting No.  169
*  Regis. No.  146
*  Name:  McKnew, Henry Lee
*  Occupation:  Teamster
*  Age:  27
*  Height:  5' 9"
*  Complexion:  Lt  [Light?]
*  Color of Eyes:  Hzl [Hazel]
*  Color of Hair:  Bld [Blond?]
*  Visible Marks or Scars:  Crooked finger left hand
*  Nativity:  California
*  Floor:  2
*  Room:  All*  Local Residence:  4137 Nineteenth
*  Naturalized:  [no entry]
*  Date of Registration:  Aug. 10
*  Read Constitution and Write Name:  Yes
*  Mark the Ballot:  Yes
*  Physical Disability:  [no entry]

The source citation for this record is:

"California Voter Registers, 1866-1898," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2018), San Francisco > 1898, 8th Precinct, 36th Assembly District, no page number, Voting No. 170, Elijah Pickrel McKnew entry.

This is the fsixth Voter Registration entry (1876, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1892, 1898) for Elijah McKnew in San Francisco.  In 1898, he was age 63, born in Ireland, worked as an oysters dealer, and resided at "4131 Nineteenth."  He was 5 feet 6-3/4 inches tall, with a light complexion, hazel eyes and gray hair color, with no marks.   

In this record, his name is not exactly right - it should be Elijah Pickrell McKnew, but the middle name changed almost every registration.  His height has changed and his complexion, eye color and hair color have changed from the 1892 values.  His nativity has changed from Maryland to Ireland, and in 6 years he has aged only 3 years.  

Elijah McKnew (1836-1912) married Jane Whittle (1847-1921) in 1865 in Tuolumne County, California, and they had 11 children between 1867 and 1892.  Elijah and Jane (Whittle) McKnew are my wife's great-grandparents.

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