Ferdinand McCann?

Question:

Ferdinand McCann?

My gg grandfather's name was Ferdinand Jay McCann. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland March 18, 1826. All I know through family history and and much research is that his mother was Spanish (from Cuba) and his father was supposedly originally from Kentucky. His mother died when he was six. In 1856 he married in Bowling Green, KY to Lucy W. Underwood, daughter of Congressman Warner Underwood. Ferdinand and Lucy moved to San Francisco, CA in 1848 where he was a lawyer and later he and Lucy lived in Santa Cruz, where for ten years before his death, Ferdinand served as superior court judge there. He and Lucy had nine children: one son was my ggrandfather, William Dougherty McCann; his son, my grandfather John Walter McCann, and his daughter, my mother Joan Player McCann. I have been trying very hard to find the name of my ggggrandmother who would be the Cuban mother of Ferdinand. I am also very interested in tracking down Ferdinand's father (McCann). Any help is greatly appreciated!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I found this on the LDS 1880

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Ferdinand J. MCCANN Self M Male W 52 MD Lawyer KY CUBA
Lucy U. MCCANN Wife M Female W 41 KY Keeping House VA KY
Pearl MCCANN Dau S Female W 21 KY Keeping House MD KY
Underwood MCCANN Son S Male W 20 CA Law Student MD KY
Charles MCCANN Son S Male W 16 CA At School MD KY
Ferdinand MCCANN Son S Male W 14 CA At School MD KY
William MCCANN Son S Male W 11 CA At School MD KY
Lucy MCCANN Dau S Female W 8 CA At School MD KY
Frank MCCANN Son S Male W 4 CA At Home MD KY
Warner MCCANN Son S Male W 1 CA At Home MD KY
Jack MCCANN Other S Male NA 21 CA Servant CA CA
Ah Tom Other S Male A 25 CHINA Servant CHINA CHINA
Ah Cloui Other S Male A 10 CHINA Servant CHINA CHINA
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Source Information:
Census Place Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California

You might post your request on one of the two real genealogy bulletin boards devoted to Santa Cruz County. If there was a "Biographical and Pictorial History" of SCC published in the late 1800's, he was probably in it and he may have listed his parents. Someone might look it up in the library for you.