Treasure Chest Tuesday - 1892 Voter Registration for Elijah McKnew in San Francisco, Calif.

This week's Tuesday Treasure is the 1892 Voter Registration record for Elijah Pickrell McKnew in San Francisco, California:

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

The extracted information for Elijah McKnew in this record is:

*  Voting No.  204
*  Regis. No.  124
*  Name:  McKnew, Elijah Pickrel
*  Age:  60
*  Height:  5' 7-1/4"
*  Complexion:  Fr [Fair?]
*  Color of Eyes:  Br[own]
*  Color of Hair:  Med[ium?]
*  Visible Marks or Scars:  Mole right eye 
*  Floor:  T [top?]
*  Occupation:  Fruit dealer*  Nativity:  Maryland
*  Local Residence:  1015 19th
*  Naturalized:  [no entry]
*  Date of Registration:  Sept. 26, 1892

There are also entries for two sons:

a)  Henry Lee McKnew (second entry on page):

*  Voting No.  202
*  Regis. No.  55
*  Name:  McKnew, Henry Lee
*  Age:  21
*  Height:  5' 6-1/2"
*  Complexion:  Fr [Fair?]
*  Color of Eyes:  Br[own]
*  Color of Hair:  Lt[Light?]
*  Visible Marks or Scars:  [blank]
*  Occupation:  Teamster*  Nativity:  California
*  Local Residence:  1013 19th
*  Floor:  2
*  Naturalized:  [no entry]
*  Date of Registration:  Aug. 31, 1892

b)  Alfred Rodney McKnew (sixth entry on page):

*  Voting No.  206
*  Regis. No.  178
*  Name:  McKnew, Alfred Rodney
*  Age:  24
*  Height:  5' 7-1/2"
*  Complexion:  Fr [Fair?]
*  Color of Eyes:  Bl[ue]
*  Color of Hair:  Br[own]
*  Visible Marks or Scars:  Mole forehead
*  Occupation:  Porter*  Nativity:  California
*  Local Residence:  1013 19th
*  Floor:  1
*  Naturalized:  [no entry]
*  Date of Registration:  Oct. 8, 1892

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 > 1892, 6th Precinct, 36th Assembly District, no page number, Voting No. 204, Elijah Pickrel McKnew entry.

This is the fifth Voter Registration entry (1876, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1892) for Elijah McKnew in San Francisco.  In 1892, he was age 60, born in Maryland, worked as a fruit dealer, and resided at "1013 Nineteenth."  He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a light complexion, brown eyes and medium hair color, with a mole near his right eye.    

In this record, his name is not exactly right - it should be Elijah Pickrell McKnew, but the middle name changed almost every registration.

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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