Charles Capp DeWolf
1881 - 1944 (63 years)-
Name Charles Capp DeWolf Birth 21 Feb 1881 San Francisco, CA 
Gender Male Death 16 Jun 1944 Oakland, CA Notes - Charles Capp DeWolf was a civil engineer from the first graduating class of engineering - then called the School of Mechanics or something like that. He was a classmate of Gordon Sproul- later president of the University of California. I believe UC Berkeley was the only UC campus at the time. In early marriage he worked on mining projects and they spent their honeymoon in a tent. Later he worked on FDRoosevelt inspired New Deal constructions. I think dams.
He was a civil servant and the secretary to the City Manager. He may have been the Asst. City Manger, and he was best known for cleaning up the Civil Service system which at the time of his hire was an old boy network with no entrance criteria but knowing the right person. Grandpa DeWolf created the first Civil Service Exam, according to my father- which may not be accurate. He was well respected for his integrity. Of course he was an Eagle Scout, a tradition in the family and a Boy Scout leader. He was a Mason and active in that organization. He was Presbyterian and Grandma DeWolf was raised Catholic or her mother was. Grandpa DeWolf was know to make negative comments about Catholics and ethnic groups as well. He died of a heart attack.
Person ID I77 Mocha Last Modified 21 Nov 2007
Father William Morrison DeWolf, b. 21 Aug 1848, Lansingburgh (Troy), NY d. 27 Nov 1916, San Francisco, CA (Age 68 years) Mother Mary Eleanor McClure, b. 02 Nov 1853 d. 21 Jul 1940, Oakland, CA (Age 86 years) Sealed P (LDS) 1 Marriage 1873 Saint Joseph, Buchanan, MO Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane McCabe, b. 02 Nov 1885 d. 18 Sep 1967, CA (Age 81 years) Marriage 01 Mar 1913 Berkeley, CA Children + 1. Charles Franklin DeWolf, b. 29 Aug 1915, Mill Valley, CA d. 16 May 2010 (Age 94 years)+ 2. Robert Morrison DeWolf, b. 22 Jun 1918, Raymond, WA d. 28 Jan 2003, Spokane, WA (Age 84 years)3. Mary Jane DeWolf, b. 04 Sep 1920, Seattle, WA d. 25 Oct 1925, Oakland, CA (Age 5 years)+ 4. Richard John DeWolf, b. 17 Oct 1927 d. 02 Jul 2008 (Age 80 years) Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Jul 2008
- Charles Capp DeWolf was a civil engineer from the first graduating class of engineering - then called the School of Mechanics or something like that. He was a classmate of Gordon Sproul- later president of the University of California. I believe UC Berkeley was the only UC campus at the time. In early marriage he worked on mining projects and they spent their honeymoon in a tent. Later he worked on FDRoosevelt inspired New Deal constructions. I think dams.
-
Photos