My great aunt, Marie Elizabeth Fanning (March 13, 1908 - January 10, 2000), was my grandfather's sister. I don't recall ever meeting her but often heard about her and her family at gatherings and family discussions. My mother has described her as a gentlewoman with wonderful manners and proper, but not in a stuffy, pretentious way. She married William Joseph Weinbrecht (April 13, 1905 - August 24, 1978) on June 17, 1933 in Manhattan.
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| William & Marie Weinbrecht in 1933 |
Before marrying Uncle Bill, she had traveled out to San Diego to live with her aunt Mary Alice & Eric Carl on 50th Street, as discussed in a previous blog entry. At some point after their wedding and before 1940 they moved to Corona, Queens. Their address was 31-12 100 St in the 1940 census. Uncle Bill was listed as a NYC Police Officer (from 1931-1951) and I know that he worked at the 110 Precinct, which covers the Elmhurst & Corona sections of Queens. His nickname was "Whitey" and he played on the police baseball team... quite an honor in those days.
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| NYPD Baseball Team in the 1930's Outside City Hall |
Bill and Marie relocated to San Diego after Bill retired from "the job". They had three sons:
- William Joseph (b.1935) married to Mary Mort in 1960 in San Diego.
- Raymond (b. 1940) and married to Mary Maloney in 1968
- Joesph Francis (b.1944) and married to Margaret Sullivan in 1971
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| Bill, Joe, and Ray with their mom, Marie |
Bill & Mary had a son Mark (b. 1961) who also possessed some baseball skills like his grandfather. Mark was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 14th round in the 1980 MLB Baseball Draft. He was a pitcher who played for Clairemont HS in San Diego. Mark married Kimberly Turner in 1986 and they have a daughter Amanda.
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| Mark with the Elmira Pioneer Red Sox |
