!BIRTH: (Mission Dolores Roman Catholic Church Baptismal Register, volume 1, October 6, 1870-May 7, 1879, page 222).

!CHR: (Baptismal Register, volume 1, October 6, 1870-May 7, 1879, page 222).

!HIST: 1 Jun 1880 Census, age 4, born California, living on Mission Road with 30-year-old father Joseph, 24-year-old mother Virginia, and 3 boarders (1880 Federal Census, volume 12, enumeration district 194, sheet 4, line 28, FHL film 545578).

!HIST: 1880 United States Federal Census about Joseph Ferrear:
Name: Joseph Ferrear
Home in 1880: San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Address: "Mission Road" [in the same dwelling house as Virginia's brother, Joseph Risso, and Joseph's wife, Theresa, and their three children, Michael, Mary [May], and August]
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: California
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's birthplace: Italy
Mother's birthplace: Italy
Occupation: [blank]
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph Ferrear 30
Virginia Ferrear 24
Joseph Ferrear 4
Louis Ferrear 1
Louis Crizola 32
Peter Quirola 33
Giovanini Ru Bino 30
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T9-78; Family History Film: 1254078; Page: 630.4000; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 0538

!HIST: 1893 San Francisco City Directory, page 540: "Ferrea Joseph J., carpenter, r. junct. Old San Jose Road and S. P. R. R. track"

!HIST: 1895 San Francisco City Directory, page 565: "Ferrea Joseph, laundryman, r. 22 San Jose Av"

!HIST: 1896 San Francisco City Directory, page 595: "Ferrea Joseph (Ferrea & Mundegle), r. 22 Old San Jose Road"; "Ferrea & Mundegle (Joseph Ferrea and William Mundegle), butchers, W s Mission opp Silver Av"

!HIST: 30 Jun 1896 Possible reference to naturalization in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (see 1896 Great Register of Voters, San Francisco, stating age to be 21 in 1890, living at 22 San Jose Avenue, FHL film 1001553).

!HIST: See "Page 185 Virginia Ferrea to Dom Firenze.jpg"; "Page 186 Virginia Ferrea to Dom Firenze.jpg"; "Page 187 Virginia Ferrea to Dom Firenze.jpg."

!HIST: 1899 San Francisco City Directory, page 629: "Ferrea Joaeph [sic], clerk, r. 1638 San Jose Av"

!HIST: 1900 San Francisco City Directory, page 632: "Ferrea Joseph, electrician D. D. Wass, r. 1638 San Jose Av."

!HIST: 9 Jun 1900 Census, age stated to be 25 with birth said to be March 1875, single, born in California, electrician (1900 Federal Census, 1638 San Jose Avenue, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, supervisor's district no. 1, enumeration district 14, sheet 12, 36th assembly district, dwelling house 225, FHL Film 1240103).

!HIST: 1901 San Francisco City Directory, page 651: "Ferrea Joseph, electrician, r. 1638 San Jose Av."

!HIST: 1902 San Francisco City Directory, page 661: "Ferrea Joseph, electrician Risdon I. Wks. r. 1638 San Jose Av."

!MARR: 24 Feb 1903 Married to Henrietta Leiwes in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA,, (Book of Marriages, July 1898-February 1920, Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Book M1, page 24, entry 3285; see also Diary of Elizabeth Madeline Ferrea, February 24, 1903).

!REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION: San Francisco Chronicle, December 26, 1903, page 12, col. 2: "The C. M. Wooster Company has sold . . .a lot 50 by 117 feet, and improvements, on the west side of San Jose avenue, north of Octavia [sic] street, for the account of Joseph Ferrea to F. Tassi, for $1000." [This probably is a reference to Joseph and not Giuseppe, his deceased father.]

!REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION: San Francisco Chronicle, February 27, 1904, page 13, col. 4: "Recent sales made by the city department of the C. M. Wooster Company are as follows: * * * * for account of Joseph Ferrea to F. Tassi, on west line of San Jose avenue, 125 feet north of Arcadia street, two cottages and lot, 50 by 117 feet, $1000, and also for account of Joseph Ferrea, lot and improvements on the northwest side of San Jose avenue, 144:6 northeast of Janice street, 25 by 94, $500." [his probably is a reference to Joseph and not Giuseppe, his deceased father.]

!HIST: Telephone Directory, San Francisco, California Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company February, 1903 page 082: [Phone number:] Church 1096. Ferrea, Joseph, Grocer, 4001-24th. [Phone number:] Church 3466. Same [Ferrea, Joseph], r. 1638 San Jose Av.

!HIST: See The San Francisco call (San Francisco [Calif.]) February 19, 1903, p. 13, col. 3: "Joseph Ferrea, 26, 4001 Twenty-fourth street, and Henrietta Leiwes, 21, 408 Austin avenue."

!HIST: The San Francisco call (San Francisco [Calif.]) December 27, 1903, col. 1: "SALES OF A WEEK. * * * * Sales are reported by the C. M. Wooster Company as follows: * * * * lot 50 x 117 feet and improvements, on the west side of San Jose avenue, north of Octavia street, for Joseph Ferrea, to F. Tassi, for $1000." See also San Francisco Chronicle, December 26, 1903, page 12, col. 2 (same).

!HIST: The San Francisco Chronicle February 27, 1904, page 13, col. 4: "Recent sales made by the city department of the C. M. Wooster Company are as follows: * * * * for account of Joseph Ferrea to F. Tassi, on west line of San Jose avenue, 125 feet north of Arcadia street, two cottages and lot, 50 by 117 feet, $1000, and also for account of Joseph Ferrea, lot and improvements on the northwest side of San Jose avenue, 144:6 northeast of Janice street, 25 by 94, $500."

!HIST: The San Francisco call (San Francisco [Calif.]) March 20, 1904, page 33, cols. 4-5: "City properties have been sold by the C. M. Wooster Company as follows * * * * Joseph Ferrea to F. Tassi, lot 50x117 feet, and improvements, on the northwest side of San Jose avenue, 125 feet northwest of Arcadia street, $1000; Joseph Ferrea to client, lot 25x94 feet, and improvements, on the northwest side of San Jose avenue, 1144:6 northeast of Janice street, $500; . . ." See reference to the same sales on the San Francisco Call, September 4, 1904, page 34, col. 3.

!HIST: The San Francisco call (San Francisco [Calif.]) April 24, 1904, page 29, col. 2: "Sales are reported as follows by the C. M. Wooster Company: . . . for Joseph Ferrea, lot and improvements on the west line of San Jose avenue, north of Octavia street, 50x117 feet, for $1000; for Joseph Ferrea, lot and improvements on north line of San Jose avenue, east of Jarnac street, 25x94 feet, for $500; . . ."

!HIST: San Francisco Chronicle [newspaper], September 3, 1904, page 7, col. 3: "Brokers report sales as follows: * * * * C. M. Wooster Company: * * * * Joseph Ferrea to F. Tassi, lot 50 by 117 on the northwest side of San Jose avenue, 25 feet northwest of Arcadia street, $1000; Joseph Ferrea to client, lot 25 by 94 feet and improvements on the northwest line of San Jose avenue, northeast of Jarnac street, $500; . . . ."

!HIST: The San Francisco Chronicle [newspaper], November 26, 1904, page 7, col. 2: "REPORTS OF BROKERS. Sales are reported as follows by real estate firms: * * * * The C. M. Wooster Company-- * * * * Joseph Ferrea to G. Garibaldi, lot 25 by 94 feet and improvements on the north line of Jarnac street, $500 and the same to G. Romeo, lot 25 by 117 feet and improvements on San Jose avenue, north of Jarnac street, $500."

!HIST: The San Francisco Call [newspaper], November 27, 1904, page 24, cols. 3-4: "The C. M. Wooster Company reports the following sales: * * * * Joseph Ferrea to G. Garibaldi, lot 25x94 feet and improvements, on the north line of Jarnac street, $500, and the same to G. Romeo, lot 25x117 feet and improvements, on San Jose avenue, north of Jarnac street, $500."

!HIST: California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, San Francisco County, 1904, Roll 4 (Joseph Ferrea, age 28): "Ferrea, Joseph, age 28, residence 4033 Twenty-fifth, all rooms"

!HIST: 27 Apr 1910 Census, age stated to be 33, born in California, electrician, married 7 years (1910 Federal Census, 4011 24th Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, supervisor's district no. 4, enumeration district 110, sheet 11, 34th assembly district, dwelling house 256, FHL Film 1374111).

!HIST: California Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, San Francisco County, 1913, Roll 11 (Joseph Ferrea): "Ferrea, Joseph, 36, Electrician, 4013 Twenty-fourth; Ferrea, Henrietta, 30, Homemaker, 4013 Twenty-fourth"

!HIST: 1917 San Francisco City Directory: "Ferrea Jos (Henrietta) electn h 371, 30th."

!HIST: 1920 Census, age 46 years, born in California, living in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, at 371 30th Street (Federal Census, volume 110, enumeration district 316, sheet 10, line 23, FHL film 1820141).

!HIST: 1930 Census substitute (San Francisco City Directory, 1930, indicating he was an electrician living at 371 30th Street, wife Henrietta).

!HIST: 1931 Census substitute (San Francisco City Directory, 1931, indicating he was an electrician living at 371 30th Street).

!DEATH: (Record card, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, California, stating age to have been 54 years and 4 months, of cerebral hemorrhage at 371 30th Street; see also obituary, San Francisco Examiner, Thursday, June 11, 1931, which mentions mother, sister, and children Harold and Gladys).

!DEATH: Death Certificate. 371 30th St., male, white, married, Henrietta Ferrea, Born Februayr 9, 1877, age 54 years, 4 months, retired, father Joseph Ferrea, Italy, mother Virginia Risso, Italy; life in California and in San Francisco; informant: Henrietta Ferrea, 371 30th Street; Died Jun 9, 1931. Buried Holy Cross Cemetery June 12, 1931.

!BUR: (Record card, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, California; see also obituary, San Francisco Examiner, Thursday, June 11, 1931).