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James Edgar Genung

Birth
Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Death
12 Apr 1937 (aged 75)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Floor 1, Col F
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Went to Chicago, Illinois when a child and lived there till August 1878.
Went to California. Attended Irvington College two years.
Mechanic and builder of church organs.
In charge of city electric plant.
Commodore of San Francisco Model Yacht Club.
Member of Presbyterian Church, later Episcopal Church.

Born in Carthage, IL on Aug. 15, 1861. Genung was a resident of Sacramento in 1881 while working as a machinist. By 1898 he had settled in San Francisco where he was a building contractor until his demise on April 12, 1937. A self-taught artist, his landscapes have a naive charm and appear to have been done prior to 1915. He exhibited at the California State Fair, 1881-84.
Went to Chicago, Illinois when a child and lived there till August 1878.
Went to California. Attended Irvington College two years.
Mechanic and builder of church organs.
In charge of city electric plant.
Commodore of San Francisco Model Yacht Club.
Member of Presbyterian Church, later Episcopal Church.

Born in Carthage, IL on Aug. 15, 1861. Genung was a resident of Sacramento in 1881 while working as a machinist. By 1898 he had settled in San Francisco where he was a building contractor until his demise on April 12, 1937. A self-taught artist, his landscapes have a naive charm and appear to have been done prior to 1915. He exhibited at the California State Fair, 1881-84.


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  • Created by: Athanatos
  • Added: Sep 28, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97916479/james_edgar-genung: accessed ), memorial page for James Edgar Genung (15 Aug 1861–12 Apr 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97916479, citing San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; Maintained by Athanatos (contributor 46907585).