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Birth:          11 Jul 1900 Pa.
Death:          31 Jul 1987 Burlingame, San Mateo Co., Cal.

Notes
1981 book:
Priscilla and Paul have no children.
In 1981, Priscilla and Paul lived at 1640 Floribunda, Hillsboro, Cal. 94010.
Source: Mabel Kantor (1E724431); Dee Kantorik (1E7243411)18 Aug 1987 note from 
Paul F. McKown
1910 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co., Pa.
1920 in Dravosburg, Allegheny Co., Pa.
1930 in Washington, Lucas Co., Ohio
ssn 568 46 6180 issued in Cal 1952
Cal marr idx on ancestry.com
Priscilla Blesch McKown: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
San Francisco Chronicle (CA) - August 5, 1987
Deceased Name: Priscilla Blesch McKown
Private services were held yesterday afternoon in Burlingame for Priscilla Blesch 
McKown, whose herbariums are displayed in prominent scientific collections. She died 
at Mills Memorial Hospital in Burlingame last Friday after a long illness. She was 87. 

A native of New Brighton, Pa., Mrs. McKown graduated from Carnegie-Mellon 
University in 1923 and came to the Bay Area in 1930. She resided in the Burlingame 
and Hillsborough area for more than 50 years. 

A devotee of the seashore, Mrs. McKown started collecting sea algae and pressing it 
onto paper, which she made into note paper, memo cards and bridge tallies and then 
sold. 

She later took a course on marine algae at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station at 
Pacific Grove and then lectured and started making herbariums, which are mounted, 
dried plants used for botanical study and display. 

Her mounted works are on display at the National Academy of Sciences in 
Washington, D.C., the California Academy of Sciences, Coyote Point Museum in San 
Mateo County and at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area headquarters. 

Mrs. McKown is survived by her husband, Paul McKown, of Hillsborough; daughter 
Priscilla Daffer of Orinda; son John A. Blesch of Los Altos; sister Dolly DuPrau of 
Atherton, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 

Donations are requested to the Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo 94401; California 
Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco 94118, or the First 
Presbyterian Church of Burlingame, 1500 Easton Drive, Burlingame 94010. Edition: 
FINAL
Page: 21




Parents
ALLISON John (2 Oct 1873 - 8 Jul 1948)
THOMAS Beulah (23 Jun 1874 - 6 Dec 1961)

Siblings
ALLISON Priscilla (11 Jul 1900 - 31 Jul 1987)
ALLISON Beulah May ("Dolly") (16 May 1912 - 27 Sep 2009)

Marriage To BLESCH Charles A. (10 Nov 1896 - 4 Mar 1963)
    m. 12 Nov 1925 

Notes


Children by BLESCH Charles A. 10 Nov 1896 - 4 Mar 1963
BLESCH Priscilla (15 Jun 1928 - 2 Oct 2011)
BLESCH John Allison (22 Mar 1932 - 4 Apr 1991)

Marriage To MCKOWN Paul Freese (15 Oct 1901 - 3 Nov 1995)
    m. 7 Sep 1967 San Mateo Co., Cal.

Notes

Parents
MCKOWN James C. ()
FREESE Grace ()

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