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William H. McManus — funeral and St. Mary’s Cemetery notice
Reading and source limits
The notice explicitly gives 20 January 1901, age 46, and a birthplace of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland. It identifies William as husband of Ella, father of Ethel, and brother of James McManus and Mrs. William Philips (as printed).
The funeral is announced for this day (Wednesday) at 8:30 a.m., from his brother’s residence at Seventh and Castro streets, Oakland, followed by a 9 a.m. requiem Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment is announced at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Oakland. This is an announced burial, not a cemetery register confirming completed interment or a plot.
Source identified by Kevin: The San Francisco Call, San Francisco, California, Wednesday, 23 January 1901, Newspapers.com page 46464625. Newspapers.com groups the newspaper under “The San Francisco Call Bulletin.” With this issue date established by the supplied citation, “this day (Wednesday)” announces the funeral for 23 January 1901. The notice separately states death on 20 January 1901; it does not establish completed burial. Ella and Ethel’s further identities and the maiden name of Mrs. William Philips remain to be researched; do not assign the sister to an existing profile solely from her married name.
Provenance
User-supplied clipping, received 21 September 2026. Original filename: William_H_McManus_Obit_and_Cemetery.jpg.