Individual Details
Cornelia Hayne DUNCAN
(15 Mar 1915 - 8 Nov 1967)
1 Jan 1920, Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 212 Sh 2B;
Claude Duncan, head, 35 (1884), born CA both parents born IL, farmer, owns with a mortgage
Nannie Duncan, wife, 35 (1884), born TN both parents born TN
Evelyn Duncan, daughter, 8 (1912), born CA father born CA mother born TN
Cornellia Duncan, daughter, 4 (1916), born CA father born CA mother born TN
Fanny M. Duncan, daughter, 2 (1918), born CA father born CA mother born TN
Matilda Duncan, mother, 75 (1845), widow, born IL, father born IL, mother born OH.
Birth Cert. #241, Book 7 page 11, Porterville. I don't have a copy. Cornelia (Connie) died in a car accident. Her daughter Catherine was with her and also died. Copy of obit in scrapbook from Ethel Pratt Brown. Also there is a copy of newspaper article when she married Leo.
Fresno Bee, 9 Nov 1967, article in Ethel Brown scrapbook:
"Head-On Crash kills Fresnan, Daughter"
"Dos Palos - Mrs. Cornelia D. Guertin, 49 [sic], of 3924 E. Donner St., Fresno, and her daughter, Mrs. Catherine N. Hensler, 20, of San Francisco, were killed at about 7 o'clock last evening when the station wagon driven by Mrs. Guertin slammed head on into a truck-trailer rig. The accident occurred on Highway 152, near Red Top and about 10 miles northeast of Dos Palos.
Officers said Mrs. Hensler was pregnant.
The driver of the truck, Joseph P. Stemmler, 48, of Santee, was uninjured.
Mrs. Esther Vega, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cenayda Herrera, both 34 and of Planada, were taken to the Dos Palos Community Hospital with minor injuries, however, when the car in which they were riding figured secondarily in the smash-up. Mrs. Vega's husband, Joe P. Vega,38, the driver, who was following Mrs. Guertin's eastbound vehicle, swerved to avoid the initial pileup and struck a bridge railing.
The Highway Patrol says Mrs. Guertin unaccountably allowed her car to drift into the westbound lane and struck the big truck rig, which was loaded with furniture. Her body and that of her daughter were pinned in the wreckage about a half hour.
Funeral services for the two women will be held tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.in St. James Episcopal Cathedral. Burial will be in Belmont Memorial Park. The Stephens & Bean Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements."
Fresno Bee, 10 Nov 1967
"Crash Victims Rites Are Held"
"Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Cornelia Duncan Guertin, 45[sic - Ethel Brown wrote 52 over the error], 3924 E. Donner Ave., and her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Guertin Hensler, 20, of San Francisco.They died Wednesday evening when their station wagon collided with a truck near Dos Palos.
Mrs. Guertin was a native of Porterville, and had lived in Fresno for eight years after returning to California from residence in Massachusetts. She was a member of the Waves in World War II, and taught school for 10 years in the Selma Unified School District.
Mrs. Hensler was born in Massachusetts. She had lived in San Francisco the past two years. She was an X-ray technician in a San Francisco hospital. After graduation from Fresno High School, she attended Fresno City College.
Both women were member of the parish of St. James Episcopal Cathedral.
They are survived by Leo A. Guertin, Mrs. Guertin's husband and Mrs.Hensler's father, a custodian at Fresno State College. Mrs. Guertin's two other daughters and three sons, all living in Fresno, are Claudette E., Celeste, Stephen L., Duncan C. and Donald G. Guertin. In addition two sisters of Mrs. Guertin, Mrs. John S. Cooper and Mrs.Glenn Swadley also live in Fresno.
Mrs. Hensler is survived by her husband, John Hensler.
The services were held in St. James Cathedral. Burial was in Belmont Memorial Park under the direction of Stephens & Bean."
Claude Duncan, head, 35 (1884), born CA both parents born IL, farmer, owns with a mortgage
Nannie Duncan, wife, 35 (1884), born TN both parents born TN
Evelyn Duncan, daughter, 8 (1912), born CA father born CA mother born TN
Cornellia Duncan, daughter, 4 (1916), born CA father born CA mother born TN
Fanny M. Duncan, daughter, 2 (1918), born CA father born CA mother born TN
Matilda Duncan, mother, 75 (1845), widow, born IL, father born IL, mother born OH.
Birth Cert. #241, Book 7 page 11, Porterville. I don't have a copy. Cornelia (Connie) died in a car accident. Her daughter Catherine was with her and also died. Copy of obit in scrapbook from Ethel Pratt Brown. Also there is a copy of newspaper article when she married Leo.
Fresno Bee, 9 Nov 1967, article in Ethel Brown scrapbook:
"Head-On Crash kills Fresnan, Daughter"
"Dos Palos - Mrs. Cornelia D. Guertin, 49 [sic], of 3924 E. Donner St., Fresno, and her daughter, Mrs. Catherine N. Hensler, 20, of San Francisco, were killed at about 7 o'clock last evening when the station wagon driven by Mrs. Guertin slammed head on into a truck-trailer rig. The accident occurred on Highway 152, near Red Top and about 10 miles northeast of Dos Palos.
Officers said Mrs. Hensler was pregnant.
The driver of the truck, Joseph P. Stemmler, 48, of Santee, was uninjured.
Mrs. Esther Vega, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Cenayda Herrera, both 34 and of Planada, were taken to the Dos Palos Community Hospital with minor injuries, however, when the car in which they were riding figured secondarily in the smash-up. Mrs. Vega's husband, Joe P. Vega,38, the driver, who was following Mrs. Guertin's eastbound vehicle, swerved to avoid the initial pileup and struck a bridge railing.
The Highway Patrol says Mrs. Guertin unaccountably allowed her car to drift into the westbound lane and struck the big truck rig, which was loaded with furniture. Her body and that of her daughter were pinned in the wreckage about a half hour.
Funeral services for the two women will be held tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.in St. James Episcopal Cathedral. Burial will be in Belmont Memorial Park. The Stephens & Bean Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements."
Fresno Bee, 10 Nov 1967
"Crash Victims Rites Are Held"
"Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Cornelia Duncan Guertin, 45[sic - Ethel Brown wrote 52 over the error], 3924 E. Donner Ave., and her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Guertin Hensler, 20, of San Francisco.They died Wednesday evening when their station wagon collided with a truck near Dos Palos.
Mrs. Guertin was a native of Porterville, and had lived in Fresno for eight years after returning to California from residence in Massachusetts. She was a member of the Waves in World War II, and taught school for 10 years in the Selma Unified School District.
Mrs. Hensler was born in Massachusetts. She had lived in San Francisco the past two years. She was an X-ray technician in a San Francisco hospital. After graduation from Fresno High School, she attended Fresno City College.
Both women were member of the parish of St. James Episcopal Cathedral.
They are survived by Leo A. Guertin, Mrs. Guertin's husband and Mrs.Hensler's father, a custodian at Fresno State College. Mrs. Guertin's two other daughters and three sons, all living in Fresno, are Claudette E., Celeste, Stephen L., Duncan C. and Donald G. Guertin. In addition two sisters of Mrs. Guertin, Mrs. John S. Cooper and Mrs.Glenn Swadley also live in Fresno.
Mrs. Hensler is survived by her husband, John Hensler.
The services were held in St. James Cathedral. Burial was in Belmont Memorial Park under the direction of Stephens & Bean."
Events
| Birth | 15 Mar 1915 | Success Valley, Tulare Co., California |  | ||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Porterville Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1943 | Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL - Leo Albert GUERTIN | |||
| Death | 8 Nov 1967 | Near Dos Palos, Merced Co., CA | | ||
| Burial | Belmont Mem Park, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA | ||||
| Reference No | 162 |
Families
| Spouse | Leo Albert GUERTIN (1923 - 2003) |
| Child | Catherine Nan GUERTIN (1946 - 1967) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Duncan Charles GUERTIN (1954 - 2005) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Claude DUNCAN (1884 - 1946) |
| Mother | Nancy Swagerty HOLSTON (1877 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Florence Evelyn DUNCAN (1911 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Fannie Billie Mae DUNCAN (1917 - 2003) |
Endnotes
1. CABI.
2. CADI - post 1940.
3. Ancestry.com database.