Preview Vera Ransom
3 1223 06964 1125 SAHTRANCISCOHtSTOTYCEWTER J'.L ^m^ SanFranciscoPublicLibrary 'K STACKS t '' •••• :y^ ' / 1' '- '"'.* REFERENCE BOOK Not to betakenfrom theLibrary . VERA RANSOM Vera Ransom recalls her life in San Franciso's Nor'th Beach between 1940 and the present (2004) , and her travels worldwide iii TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS THIS INTERVIEW IS THE PROPERTY OF THE TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS NO PORTION OF THIS TRANSCRIPTION MAY BE QUOTED OR REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM: Office of the President The Telegraph Hill Dwellers P.O. Box 330159 San Francisco, CA 94133 iZOCb] P.O. BOX 330159 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 • 415.273.1004 www.thd.org ledin 1954toperpetuatethehistorictraditionsofSanFrancisco'sTelegrophHiliandtorepresentthecommunityinterestsofitsresidentsandpropertyowners. :: :: : : : ; BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Name Vera Mae Ransom Prock (First) (Middle) (Last) (Maiden) Address 1306 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94133 (Street) (City) (Zip) Date of Birth 6/10/1912 Place of Birth Philadelphia, PA Name Date and Place of Birth Date and Place of Death GRANDPARENTS Born Father^s parents: Charolotte Prock Darmstadt, Germany Valentine Prock " " Mother's parents: Elizabeth Chilius Redding, PA Raymond Wingert near Philadelphia, PA PARENTS Born Lillian Wingert: 1891 Philadelphia, PA, Died 1980 Harry A. Prock: 1887 Willow Grove, PA, Died 1976 SIBLINGS Lucille Elizabeth Prock Bisbee Dean, 10/10/1914 SPOUSE Robert Ransom: 11/9/1913, Portland OR., Died 5/25/99, S.F. CHILDREN How many grandchildren do you have? Age ranges: How many great-grandchildren do you have? Ages PROJECT: TELEGRAPHHILLDWELLERSORALHISTORY NARRATOR: VeraRansom INTERVIEWDATES: November17,2003andJune30,2004 INTERVIEWER: RozellOvermire TRANSCRIPTDATES:February21,2004andDecember,2004 TRANSCRIBER: RozeUOvermire Transcriber's/Interviewer'sComments [ ]: [InthisinterviewVeraRansom,whostartedlivingonSanFrancisco'sTelegraph hillinthe1940sonAltaStreet,andthenfromthe1980stothepresent(2004)inher MontgomeryStreetapartment,tellsherstoryofcomingtoCaliforniafrom Philadelphia,andmeetingherhusband. Sherecallshertravelsaroundtheworld withhim,attheWWHWarTrialsinthePhilippines,andtheneventuallytoParis toworkfortheMarshallPlan. TheytraveledextensivelybeforesettlingbackinSan Franciscointhe1960s.]
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