Early History: The Dunn's & Fox's
The story of the Fox Family starts in Ireland, Canada and England, and the migration to the North American continent.
John Fox (b 1824), of Boherlahan Ireland, and Anne Marie Fox (née Devoy) of MCCarkey, Ireland, married in 1848. This was towards the end of the Irish potato famine, which ran from 1845 to 1849. This famine drove many Irish to migrate to North America, with one of the most common routes leaving from Liverpool to Boston or New York. John and Anne were part of this mass migration, arriving in Ellis Island in 1851. John's father, Edward (born in Tipperary, 1790) entered the US alone on Sept 30th 1825 (aged 25) in New York, only shortly after John himself was born, and apparently leaving John in Ireland.
On June 28th 1851, while John & Anne Marie were in Manchester, Anne gave birth to Patrick Albert Fox (known as Albert). On August 5th 1851, John, Anne and baby Patrick Albert arrived in Boston on board the Cartilian Steamer from Liverpool.
John, Anne and Patrick settled in Mansfield, MA.
By the 1860 census, John (33), Anne (33) and their children Albert/Patrick (9), John (4), Thomas (1), Ellen (2 months) lived together in their own house.
Why Mansfield? John's father, Edward, had settled in Wareham and West Bridgewater - not too far from Mansfield - and so perhaps having nearby family was a draw to that area. Edward died in West Bridgewater, and John's mother died in Canton, just south of Boston. The Fox family (John, Anne, Patrick Albert, John E, Thomas and Ellen) remained in Mansfield for a long period of time.
1840 Wareham, MA Census
1851 Immigration
1851 Patrick Birth
1860 Mansfield Census
Daniel Dunn was born in 1820 in St John, New Brunswick, Canada, to Scottish immigrants. He married Frances - or Fanny - Hamilton Thompson in August 1844, in Fredricston, New Brunswick. Daniel was a 'cabinet maker', and Frances a spinster.
In 1848, he migrated to the USA: from New Brunswick to Portland, ME on board the Maid of Erin steamer (his occupation marked 'Labor'). We haven't found any immigration details for Frances yet.
From Maine, they made their way to Leominster - presumably to live near unknown relatives. Their first census entry in 1855, shows they shared their house with Joseph Gordon (22, a comb maker), as well as their children, Hugh (9), Charles (7), John (5), Frances A (3) and Isabella (2). At this point Daniel in now a Pianoforte maker. His earlier profession of 'cabinet maker' is likely equivalent to this as 'cabinets' contained the box-like pianos of the day. The spread of railways throughout the Northeast in the 1850s caused a boom in manufacturing in the area, including in Leominster, which was a regional transport hub. Piano making, comb making and paper mills were industrial drivers of the town. Indeed, Leominster became know as 'Comb City'.[wikipedia]. Where were the other centres of nearby piano making? Boston, of course, and Daniel and his family would soon make their way east.
Subsequent to the Civil War, John was awarded US citizenship in 1865, where he is described as an resident of Mansfield and Boston. The Citizenship oath specifically calls out denouncement of Queen Victoria, which for an Irishman, one presumes, would not be difficult. The 1865 census, conducted during the Civil War shows the families are back together again - the Fox's in Mansfield (John back to being a tailor, along with the 14 year old Patrick Albert), but the Dunn's have now moved to Boston (Roxbury) with the 12 year old 'Bella'. Daniel now plies his trade as an 'Organ Maker'. The road name of their residence is unclear, and no mention of the Dunn's is found in a Roxbury Directory of 1866.
Weirdly, in 1870, the census shows that the Dunn's live in Leominster again, although the Fox's are still entrenched in Mansfield, with Albert (Pat A.) marked as working in jewelry. In 1874, Albert received his naturalization in a 'Court in Boston' (from his 1897 passport application), maybe reflecting he was now living in Boston. Then, on 5th July 1875, Patrick Albert Fox (a tailor of Mansfield) and Isabella Dunn (of Boston) marry in Boston. Patrick Albert is a Tailor, and aged 24 to Isabella's 22. They were married by Reverend Thomas Magennis of Jamaica Plain, who had built and was the pastor of the St Thomas Aquinas church, on South and Jamaica Street.
In 1860, just as John Fox (now a tailor) and his family, were living in Mansfield, Daniel and his family were together in Leominster. But then, the Civil War called both Daniel Dunn and John Fox to arms, for the maintenance of the Union.
Daniel entered the 15th Mass Infantry, A Company in July 1861, and John Fox, entered the H Company of the 7th Infantry on June 15th 1861. John served alongside Orin Weeman in the 7th ( who was in A Company). Orin was the son of William, a previous owner of 318 Met Ave.
Daniel was discharged on 1st December after being hospitalized in Newark, NJ, suffering from typhoid fever for over 2 months. John Fox, survived his 3 year duty intact, and left in June 1864 (when he still owed the US military money for gun belts).
Dunn's in Roxbury
Fox's in Mansfield 1865
Fox's in Mansfield 1870
We may never exaclty know how Isabella and Albert met, but there is a good chance, that it was through the piano.
Albert's brother, John E Fox, was in the piano business in Boston. From an article in the Globe in 1903, we learn of John's work in the industry (which ultimately took him, and Albert to CA). He started at the Smith-American Organ Co. in Boston around 1873 as an apprentice, and then moved to Ivers & Pond, also of Boston. He graduated from the Knabe Piano Factory with a diploma in construction and building in 1880, and then moved to Burlington, VT, to work for the AL Bailey Music Rooms as Head Tuner. He worked there for 17 years, before moving back to Waltham, MA at Estey Piano and Organ Co (1897). In April 1901 he moved to Oakland, CA, to manage Girard Piano, a reseller of pianos. His move to CA is just one of the Fox family's connections with the West coast.
With this connection to pianos, he and Daniel must have known each other.
The Boston Directory in 1876, shows that Daniel lives at Clarendon Hills, and works downtown on Washington St. for the Pianoforte maker "Hallet & Cumstom's". In 1878, Daniel still works on pianos, and Albert Fox now boards on Met Ave near Summit St (up the hill... but how much time did he really spend in his room, with Isabella around the corner on Poplar?) and works as a canvasser.
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449 Poplar St
The 1880 census adds a bit of complexity to the living arrangements of the Fox's and Dunn's. It lists both families, living on Poplar St, but at different locations - and the Boston directory of the same year highlights some differences in their homes. Daniel lives on Poplar near Met Ave, and Albert & Isabella on Poplar St near Dale St (the next road along).
1880 Boston Business Directory
449 Poplar, 1950
The names around Albert in the census, Hastings, Chamberlain and Weeks match with those on the ward maps of the year, and so place him one block up Poplar St from Daniel, between Dale and Met Ave. Across from or next to the current Conley School. There aren't any remaining houses in this block, from that era still standing. The census does not indicate whether they owned or rented their home.
Daniel's humble home at 449, seemed to be a hub of action. Be it a theft of chickens in 1878, a gold watch and money in 1887 (note from both houses on Poplar, and that they knew the perpertrator), a fire in 1888 (caused by the careless occupant thawing out pipes), or a place of social action, such as raising money for the local music hall. Daniel and Albert would have been well known in the Clarendon Hills in general, as well to the Macdonald family (who were in 318 at the time).
More evidence of the vitality that the Dunn's and Fox's brought to the area, was from Daniel's son and Isabella's brother, John B. John died in April 1890 of 'the grip' - influenza. He worked at the Globe (and is referenced in the clipping of the house fire). In his obituary, he is described as "sunny-tempered", "genial" and "bringing sunshine wherever he went".
Albert most likely got John his job at the Globe.
1880 Census
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In 1888, John Fox died in Mansfield, of Bright's disease (nephritis) and was buried in Foxboro. Daniel Dunn died on 1st July 1895, but seems to have been active right up to his death - placing ads in the paper for lost dogs in January. Daniel died at home, no doubt surrounded by the large and lively family he and Frances had created, with the funeral service at Sacred Heart, just down the road. He is buried in Dedham.
Dunn Fox Tombstone in Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham
In the same year that Isabella and Albert got married (1875), Albert started working at the Boston Journal, a competitor of the Boston Globe, which had. He worked as solicitor of advertisements and was associated with Major Chas H Taylor, a local journalist and politician, who was brought in to help a floundering Globe in 1873.
Chas H Taylor served in the Mass 38th Volunteer Infantry (from Pittsfield, MA) during the Civil War, only to be injured in the battle of Port Hudson, and discharged in 1864. By 1871 he was the owner of the journal 'American Homes', and one presumes his success was appealing to the owners of the Globe. In 1872 he was elected as a Republican state representative to Somerville (where he lived), before by December 1873 he was the sole business manager of the Globe, and remained so until the 1920s, where he collapsed in his office, and died a few days later.
In 1877, Isabella and Albert have their first child, a daughter, Frances Isabella Fox (known as Fanny), followed by another daughter in 1879, Blanche Hamilton Fox (more on her later!). At this time they lived at 128 Poplar St (near James Murray!) , and the MacDonalds still occupied 318 Met Ave. By 1880, Albert works in a 'Newspaper office' (by the census) which is elaborated upon in the 1883 directory, as working at the Boston Journal as an Advertising Manager.
The Fox Family
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In 1884, Albert and Isabella had their first son, Edward Albert Fox, born at 449 Poplar St, with the rest of the family looking on and helping out, no less. The period between the mid-1880s and the mid-1890s was punctuated by deaths: Albert's Father, John (1888); Isabella's father, Daniel (1890); the birth of Eugene Bennett Fox (1890); the birth and death of their third son, John Fox (hydrocephalus, 1893 - 1894); the birth of Geneva Marie (1894 in Boston); and the birth and death of their final child, Margaret Fox who was born in Oct 1897 and died 5 days later of cardiac insufficiency.
Both Eugene and John were born in Brooklyn, New York, where Albert was working at the time, although John died at 449 Poplar St a year later.
All of Albert's and Isabella's children attended Boston Public Schools, and there was an artistic streak in at least three of them. Edward had a talent for art, whereas as Frances and Blanche were musical. After BPS, we know that Frances and Blanche attended Notre Dame Academy on Washington St in Roxbury, and Blanche was there for 6 years. Together they performed in the commencement of Notre Dame in 1896. Frances played the violin, and Blanche singing the overture. Music played a large part in the Fox family, and it becomes a central aspect in the 1900s.
Sometime between 1887 and 1890, Albert and the family moved to New York City (where John and Eugene were born at an unknown address). Albert must have made a reputation for himself in Boston with the Globe and the Journal, as he was next employed by the New York Herald. The Herald was owned by a real character of the day: James Gordon Bennett Jr. James Gordon Bennett Jr. was a wealthy, extravagant playboy, who gave rise to the British saying 'Gordon Bennett!'. He was educated in France, and travelled between the US and the continent regularly. His father (Sr) created the New York Herald in 1847, which he passed to his son on Jan 1st, 1867, and Jr started the Paris Herald in 1887 (which later on became known as the International Herald Tribune).
Albert clearly had James Gordon Bennett Jr's trust - as he was sent across the ocean in 1894, 1895 and 1896, to help with the struggling Paris Herald. Albert introduced charging a fee for the paper, providing it revenue and therefore saving its future. On each of his travels, we catch Albert returning across the Atlantic, on steamships' manifests - from Great Britain (Southampton or Liverpool), and the last from Paris. Each time returning to New York City. In 1896 he was accompanied by Isabella. In 1894 and 1895 he marked his profession as an 'Editor', and in 1896, it is simply 'Newspapers'. As we can see from Albert's letter in the New York Herald, he was 'Advertising Manager' at the time.
Even though John and Margaret died in Boston, as far as we can tell the family did not live permanently in Boston during those times. The Fox's are not mentioned in any relevant directories (and there is no 1890 census), and much of the motions of the family were to and from New York. We still haven't found any address for them in New York, beyond 'Brooklyn'.
In 1897 Albert is in London, applying for a US passport at the embassy for continental travel. The application mentions all of his family: Isabella, Frances, Blanche, Edward, Eugene, Geneva, and an 'infant just born'. Albert had arrived in the UK alone, on Oct 13th, and was waiting for his family to join him. He was unaware of Margaret's early death, just 4 days earlier.
The application contains a host of information: he currently lives in New York, where he's a journalist for the New York Herald, and he's currently living at 25 Bedford Place, London WC1. His identification letter was provided by the Honourable John Sherman, who we think is the US Secretary of State John Sherman. We also have our first physical description: 5 and half feet, a high forehead, bluish grey eyes, and aptly for the time a moustache.
The family is incredibly wealthy. All of the family's travels are in First Class cabins, and the cost of taking an entire family to Europe for a period of time would have been extraordinary. The family home at 318 Metropolitan Ave in Boston, we know was priced at $12,000 (excluding land), which is likely under-assessed for tax purposes.
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Albert Fox? Late 1800s (?) photo
James Gordon Bennett
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New York Herald 1896
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25 Bedford Place
Albert Fox from 1914 Passport
June 1898
John Sherman
Delamater Mansion in 1900 and 1950s
July 1898
Santa Cruz newspapers in 1898.
The Ocean House was a fancy hotel at the time.
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June 1898
Back in Boston, Lizzie Macdonald put a Warranty on the house for $1 to Frances G. Page (who owned some land in JP as well).
The Fox's still were not finished with travelling. During the summer of 1898 (at least May to August), Albert, Isabella and presumably the rest of the family, stayed in Santa Cruz, California.
Albert stayed at the Delamater house on Oceanview Avenue, which is right by the beach, down the road from the Ocean House hotel, where John E Fox was staying - they were touring the West coast, as you can see from the newpaper clips. The house where Albert stayed had been owned by Gustav BV Delamater who was a well known, wealthy merchant, and had become mayor of Santa Cruz before he died in 1896. The remaining Delamater family still owned (and seemed to still live in - see the census) the house. What would bring the Fox's and Delamater's together? Grace, was a very talented singer. Just as Blanche was turning out to be at Notre Dame Academy. Santa Cruz local papers tell us that Blanche and Frances, and Grace were members of the Hastings Orchestra: they sang together, they played together and no doubt knew each other well. John being in the piano business may also have contributed a connection.
The Delamater mansion stills stands - albeit missing an original tower. It seems that in 1899 Blanche's singing career was just beginning, whereas in Oct 1899 Grace married Will Williamson and the married life may have squashed any ambition she had - she lived in their house with her mother Eliza for many years. This may have been the Fox's first foray into the West Coast, but they would always keep one foot in California.
By the end of 1898, the Fox's are back in or near Boston - Isabella, her mother and sister are voted in as officers of the local Clarendon Hills Association, and Albert has officially retired from the New York Herald.
Nothing more is heard from the Fox's until May 1899.
Article about Grace
1900 Oceanview Census
Blanche Fox & Grace Delamater sing together at church (August 1898).
Sant Cruz Journal 1912
October 1898
318 Met Ave
In May 1899, Lizzie Macdonald completed her family's move to Brighton, by selling 318 Met Ave to Thomas H Cummings of 198 Met Ave. The property is described as a frame house and stable, which matches the land maps from that time, and is valued at $5900. In August 1899, Thomas, sold the property to Isabella Fox ($1 Warranty). It's unclear why Thomas bought and sold the house so quickly. The Cummings' and Fox's knew each other, so Thomas Cummings may have been helping the Fox's out (were they not here at the time of the sale?) However, with a growing family, Albert now retired (due to failing health), being close to the in-laws and with good train connections to New York, it is easy to see why Isabella and Albert were drawn to the place.
There is so much to talk about the house and its construction, and how it was laid out, that it has its very own page. Jump there now if you want to see photos!
The house was built from Sept 11 1899 to Jan 25 1901 (dates from the Inspectors Permit). During these years Albert, Isabella, Frances, Blanche and Geneva 'disappear' from Boston - only Edward and Eugene are found (at 449 Poplar) on the 1900 census.
They were 15 and 9 respectively, so were likely attending Boston Public School. Blanche (20) was at Notre Dame Academy for 6 years until 1901, and Frances (22) may have also been at a finishing school. It is possible both could have been boarding at the school. On the 318 Met permit application, Albert lists his residence as Winthrop, MA (no street address) but we've been through the census for Revere (where he owned some land), and Winthrop, and Mansfield, but have found no trace of the family. There are also no records of international travel for any of the Fox's. Indeed, apart from the census, the only mention of any Fox's that we can find are of Blanche singing in both Hyde Park and West Roxbury, so at least they were still in the area.
1900 census
Boston Globe Feb 1900
Boston Globe Jan 1900
1901 Boston Directory
By 1901, Albert is listed as living on Met Ave in the Boston Directory (note no occupation mentioned). The house was completed on 25th Jan of that year. During the next decade the Fox's are an integral part of the Clarendon Hills area and the children grow into adults. Edward becomes an artist and begins a career as a designer, Eugene attends school, and Frances, supports her parents. Blanche takes the next years between the turn of the century and WWI to become an internationally reknowned opera singer.
1901 Boston Globe
In the 1910 census (split over 2 pages), the entire Fox family is living in the house.
Albert, now 58, lists his occupation as Manager for an Opera company (for Blanche of course). Isabella, now 56 is listed as a mother of 7 with 5 living, and married to Albert for 35 years. Frances Isabella, aged 31, no occupation. Blanche Hamilton, aged 29, an Opera singer. Edward Albert, 25, an artist working at home. Eugene Bennet, 19 (born in New York), with no job and the youngest, Geneva Marie, aged 15. Hattie van Genert, a 22 year old single woman, from Holland, as the house maid.
Blanche's gift for singing was spotted early on at BPS and the Notredame Academy, and because Albert had means, this was nurtured and allowed to bloom.
The result is that the talented and beautiful Blanche travelled to Europe, in particular Italy and the UK, and became an Operatic sensation. There were many young American girls who made the trip the the continent to make it big in Opear, but most failed.
Blanche trained fuether in Europe, debuted in Italy, refined her skill, and toured through the US, Europe and even Mexico, making a great reputation for her rich contra-alto.
Unfortunately, WWI gripped Europe from 1914 - 1918, and this closed opera houses throughout, and although she sat patiently in the US during this time, waiting for opera to return, it never did, and her international fame was over.
She moved to Honolulu to take up a faculty position, before moving to San Francisco, where she lived the remainder of her life, with her sister Geneva Marie.
Her life story is too much for this page, but we have a whole section dedicated to her.
June 1896, Globe
1910 Census
The next 10 years, up to 1920, saw Albert and Blanche continue their European and US travels to boost her burgeoning career. Read more on Blanche's page. But the First World War interrupted her career as the European Opera Houses were closed down, and many were destroyed. At the beginning of the war, Blanche patiently waited at home in Boston, hoping for her career to return, but ultimately, the beginning of WWI was the end of her Grand Performing career, and she looked internally in the US for other opportunities - and headed West.
WWI also called on both sons of Albert and Isabella - Eugene (age 26) and Edward (age 34) signed up in 1917 and 1918 respectively. [Edward signed up on Sept 12, less than a month before the end.] Their draft cards give us some entertaining info, as they both are described as 'Stout', and medium height (5'7") both have blue eyes, and brown hair. Edward also put Isabella as the best contact person, after crossing out Albert. One presumes that Albert and Blanche were traveling around the US, to be unreliably at home if needed.
Eugene was a Piano Merchant, with his own business, and single. From Daniel Dunn, through Uncle John E, and now Eugene, pianos ran in the family. Edward worked as an artist for a Frederick F Cutler, at 166 Essex St in Boston. Around this time, the only activity around 166 Essex St we can find are a bank and the National Shoe and Leather association. Perhaps he was working as the in-house artist at one of these.
Both sons survived the war.
WWI Draft Cards
A small but notable aspect of the Clarendon Hills area, yet to be mentioned is Cary Hall. Cary Hall was a small performance hall, half way down Burley Street - 200 yards from 318 Met Ave. It was fitted out with a stage, scenery and an auditorium, and was very much the social focal point for the Clarendon Hills community. Local meetings and performances were all held there. The Fox family were so musical, it must have been yet another draw to staying in the area - to have a performance space within walking distance.
The first mention of Cary Hall is in 1880. On 13th March, it was dedicated to Mr Isaac H Cary of Jamaica Plain, who had donated the land to the Clarendon Hills Association, in 1878. The hall cost $1700, and was already partly paid fo, in 1880.
"The hall is to be used for religious and ecular purposes, for all that lifts the tome of society and helps to make home life pleasant and full of good endeavor."
On that evening of dedication, speeches and performances were given including a Mrs Howe on the piano (vocal school?).
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1924, Daniel Falconer
1896 Clarendon Associates
The hall was used for everything from Christmas performances with 300 in attendance, to meetings about the ongoing saga of Metropolitan Avenue/railroad crossing, to meetings with Mayor Curley.
However, at the end of 1917, for some reason, Cary Hall was placed for sale in the Globe. The contact was Isabella Fox, and she was clearly trying to keep the building as a focal point for the community - suggesting it could be turned into a cinema. Although, the concession of 2 apartments was also made in the ad.
No cinema came, and the performance hall was sold. The map of the area in 1924, shows that the building was likely still standing at this time.
Perhaps the new owner did want to work with the building as it was, but in 1919 it was up for sale again at $2500, with 250 seats, suitable for amusements, a cinema or storage or 2 apartments.
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In 1920, Albert (68) and Isabella (66) still lived at 318 Met Ave, now officially retired, with Frances (39, no occupation), Edward (34, a designer with his own studio) and Eugene (29, working as a salesman in a dept store, maybe pianos?). Mary Dunn (64) and her sister Sarah (62 working as a saleswoman) still lived at 449 Poplar St.
But the Fox's time at 318 Met Ave was ending.
In August 1920, Blanche secured a job in Honolulu, as the head of the voice department at the Punahon Conservatory of Music - a branch of the Oahu College, at Honolulu. Her time on the East Coast was over, and she took her little sister Geneva May with her. Over the next couple of years, Eugene moved to Detroit where he married Margaret in 1928, and still worked as a traveling piano salesman. Edward moved to New York City, where he continued to ply his trade as an commercial artist.
Frances, Isabella's mother dies in 1914, and Mary - Isabella's last sister dies in 1920 of chronic nephritis - the last Dunn to live in 449 Poplar St.
Albert and Isabella now look to the West Coast. No doubt tempted by being closer to John, Blanche and Geneva May, they move to Oakland.. They moved to CA in 1920/21, bvt the first mention we find is in 1924 & 1925, when they live at 295 Perkins St in Oakland, with Eugene Bennet and Frances - but no Edward, who has moved to New York already. 295 Perkins no longer exists, but there are extant houses on that street which show what the homes would have been like back then. Victorian in design, but a step down in size for sure.
The entire Fox family, except for Edward is now on the West coast.
318 Metropolitan Avenue was sold to Barbara and Francis Carroll, a lawyer for the City of Boston.
Perkins St, Oakland
1920 Census, Met Ave
July 6th 1925, Albert and Isabella celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, surrounded by friends who arrived from all over the country. Still together after 50 years. Just 6 months later, on Feb 5th 1926, Isabella died at home. Blanche was with her, but Albert was seeing Edward in New York. She was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in San Francisco.
1925 Oakland Directory
Once Isabella died, the family seemed to drift apart (although there was a memorial service a year after her death).
Albert moved back to Mansfield, MA, to be with his remaining family, before on 23rd July 1929, after suffering a short illness, he died in the Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro. He is buried with the rest of his family in Dedham Cemetery. Long obituaries were published in the Globe on his life, which have been a great source of information. Frances moved back with Albert, and died shortly after her father in 1931, also at Foxborough Hospital, unmarried and without children.
Blanche and Geneva May remained in San Francisco, where Blanche continued to perform around the state. Geneva May married Charles Newell (of SF) in 1921, who she had met in Honolulu and was involved in the music business - he was described as a piano teacher in 1927. Geneva and Charles had a daughter, Jane Hamilton Newell, on Feb 6 1923, but who died on March 3rd 1923, and is buried in Gilliam Cemetery, Sonoma County. But their surviving daughter Nancy Anne Fox Newell, was born on 8th June 1929 in SF. In 1934, Geneva and Charles divorce, due to cruelty, and she moved in with Blanche, taking Nancy Anne with her. In the 1940 census, where Geneva (head of household) and Blanche (now a stenographer) live together on Twelfth Avenue, Nancy Anne is 10 years old. Geneva and Blanche stay together, with Blanche making occasional singing performances in San Francisco, until Blanches death in 1952. Geneva grieved for her beloved sister. Geneva May died in 8 Oct 1965 in Los Angeles (at Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory).
By 1930, Eugene Bennet had moved to Detroit, and married to Margaret (Marge/Maggie), who was born in MA to Irish parents. He moved once again, and lived in Chicago, alone, in the 1940 census. He and Marge had divorced around this time. In 1942, Eugene was drafted into the US army for WWII in the 'Old Man's Draft', and at this point he worked as a salesman for "Northeast Home Improvements" at the time. He gave his emergency contact address as Blanche, in San Francisco. Just a couple of years later, Eugene died on 14 Nov 1944, aged 54. He is buried in Mt Hope Cemetery, Worth, Cook County, Illinois.
Edward is briefly mentioned in an art award ceremony at the Boston Public Library, and is clearly a talented artist, but once he moved to New York, he disappears. Apart from his mention in Albert's obituary, we are uncertain of where he lived, worked or died.
