I think the Cripple Creek birthplace may be romanticized.  At the time Lucy was born, her father was a law student at the University of Colorado in Boulder.  A family letter (by Lucy's maternal grandmother) mentions that Nina came home to her parents in Missouri about a week before Lucy was born and that she was born there.  This is consistent with the fact that Nina gives Missouri as Lucy's birthplace in the 1900 census.

1.  First-hand knowledge of Diana Gale Matthiesen:  Lucy was my mother's eldest sister; she and Clarence were well known to me and dearly loved.

2.  Office of the Clerk Recorder, Santa Clara County, California. Marriage Certificates (formerly online at the Santa Clara Co., CA, web site):

Dreischmeyer Clarence J	Main Hazel R	06/01/1921	Book 5, p. 476	Cert. #2100476
Dreischmeyer Clarence J	Main Hazel R	06/06/1921	Book 1921, p. 616	Cert. #2100616

3.  1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 21):  448 Benton St., Santa Clara City, Santa Clara Township, Santa Clara Co., CA, p. 121A, SN 81, ED 43-103, SD 10, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

24

25

26

27

28

30

31

*

448

189

205

Dreischmeyer Clarence J

Head

R

18

R

N

M

W

36

M

32

N

Y

CA

Ger

CA

Y

Foreman

Preserving Plant

W

Y

Y

WW

____________ Lucy E

Wife

F

W

32

M

21

N

Y

CO

MO

MO

Y

Proprietress

Dress Shop

O

Light Barbara A

Step-Dau

F

W

9

S

Y

Y

CA

CA

CO

None

_____ Jeanne M

Step-Dau

F

W

8

S

Y

Y

CA

CA

CO

None

*Benton St.

Listed next to Clarence's parents, Fred & Anna (ROSE) DREISCHMEYER. 

4.  State of California, Department of Public Health.  Certificate of Death.  Files 17 Feb. 1972.  County of Santa Clara, San Jose, California. No. 4300-00845-178.

Name of Deceased: Lucy Dean Dreischmeyer Date of Birth: February 13, 1898; Birthplace: Missouri Father: Walter Dean; Mother: Nina Willis Date of Death: February 16, 1972 Place of Death: Los Gatos Community Hospital, Los Gatos, Santa Clara Co. Cause of Death: cerebral thrombosis, bronchopneumonia Surviving Spouse: Clarence J. Dreischmeyer SSN: 554-18-5574; Occupation: Homemaker Residence: 931 Old Orchard Rd., Campbell, Santa Clara Co., California

5.  Obituary.  Newpaper uncertain, but is probably the San Jose Mercury.  Date written on photocopy is 16 Dec 1973.

CLARENCE DREISCHMEYER S.J. Native Dies CAMPBELL — Clarence J. Dreischmeyer, 79, member of a pioneer Santa Clara Valley family, died Saturday unexpectedly at his home. Family members said he had been under the care of a physician.  Cause of death was not immediately available. Dreischmeyer was the son of Fred D. Dreischmeyer, a pioneer San Jose brickmaker.  His father settled in Santa Clara in 1898 and Clarence was born at the family home at the old San Jose Brick Co. He graduated from Santa Clara High School in 1914. He was a cannery inspector for the State Department of Public Health's Bureau of Food and Drugs from 1933 until his retirement in 1962.  Dreischmeyer, a civic leader, was an Army veteran of World War I.  His memberships included Veterans of World War I, San Jose Barracks, American Legion, Santa Clara Post 419, A.A.R.P, San Jose Chapter 134, California State Employes Association of San Jose No. 36, Public Employes Retirement System, and Sons In Retirement, San Jose... [bottom of copy cut off and at least two lines are missing] mer Dreischmeyer of Santa Cruz; grandfather of John Tiffany of San Jose and Ross and James Tiffany, both of Campbell; and great- grandfather of four.  His wife, Lucy, died last year Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, at Santa Clara Funeral Home followed by burial in Mission City Memorial Park. - DREISCHMEYER, Clarence J. — in Campbell, Calif., Dec. 15, 1973. Beloved husband of the late Mrs. Lucy Dreischmeyer, loving brother of Fred Dreischmeyer of Fresno, Elmer Dreischmeyr of Santa Cruz, loving grandfather of John Tiffany of San Jose, Ross and James Tiffany, both of Campbell.  Loving great-grandfather of four. A veteran of WWI, San Jose Barracks, American Legion Post No. 419, Santa Clara, California State Employees Associate, San Jose, No. 36, A.A.R.P., San Jose Chapter 134. A native of San Jose, Calif. Age 79 years. Funeral services Tuesday, Dec. 18, 1973 at 2 p.m., from the Santa Clara Funderal Home, 1000 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara.

6.  California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online at RootsWeb.com):  not found.

7.  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name	Birth	Death	Residence	SSN	Issued
CLARENCE DREISCHMEYER	29 Dec 1893	Dec 1973	95008 (Campbell, Santa Clara, CA)	571-28-2320	California

8.  Records of the Mission City Memorial Cemetery (formerly Santa Clara City Cemetery), Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co., CA (information was typed onto  pre-printed cards; photocopies courtesy of A. Robert Matthiesen):

INTERMENT NUMBER 20123	CHRISTIAN NAME CLARENCE JOSEPH SURNAME DREISCHMEYER
ACCOUNT NUMBER 10835
DATE OF DEATH Dec. 15, 1973			AGE - YEARS 79	MONTHS -	DAYS -	COLOR -	SEX male
PLACE OF DEATH Campbell			FUNERAL DIRECTOR Santa Clara
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH Dec. 29, 1893
NAME OF SPOUSE OF OTHER INFORMANT James H. Tiffany ADDRESS 931 Old Orchard Rd. Campbell						RELATIONSHIP grandson
DATE OF INTERNMENT INURNMENT ENTOMBMENT CREMATION Dec. 18, 1973	GRAVE 136	LOT -	BLOCK -	SECTION -	NICHE -	CRYPT -	TIER -
		East Palm Lawn
ENDOWMENT CARE -		SPECIAL CARE -		ANNUAL CARE -		TYPE OF BOX conc.vlt.

-

INTERMENT NUMBER 3423	CHRISTIAN NAME Hazel R. SURNAME DREISCHMEYER
ACCOUNT NUMBER -
DATE OF DEATH Feb. 29, 1924			AGE - YEARS 33	MONTHS 7	DAYS 23	COLOR W	SEX F
PLACE OF DEATH San Jose Hospital			FUNERAL DIRECTOR Hirsch
NAME OF SPOUSE OF OTHER INFORMANT - ADDRESS -						RELATIONSHIP -
DATE OF INTERNMENT INURNMENT ENTOMBMENT March 3, 1924	GRAVE 37A	LOT -	BLOCK 58	SECTION -	NICHE -	CRYPT -	TIER -
ENDOWMENT CARE -		SPECIAL CARE -		ANNUAL CARE -		TYPE OF BOX -

INTERMENT NUMBER 6510	CHRISTIAN NAME Jenne M. SURNAME DREISCHMEGER
ACCOUNT NUMBER -
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1935			AGE - YEARS 13	MONTHS 0	DAYS 18	COLOR W	SEX F
PLACE OF DEATH O'Connor Sanitarium			FUNERAL DIRECTOR Stout
NAME OF SPOUSE OF OTHER INFORMANT - ADDRESS -						RELATIONSHIP -
DATE OF INTERNMENT INURNMENT ENTOMBMENT Feb. 9, 1935	GRAVE 38-A	LOT -	BLOCK 58	SECTION -	NICHE -	CRYPT -	TIER -
	Removed and Reinterred on 3/21/66 to:
	135	PALM LAWN (EAST) EXTRA DEPTH
ENDOWMENT CARE -		SPECIAL CARE -		ANNUAL CARE -		TYPE OF BOX Conc.Box

The removal was to place Jeanne with her sister, Barbara, who died 18 Mar 1966, and next to whom, Lucy and Clarence were later buried — it was the great tragedy of Lucy's life that she outlived both her children.

9.  Birthdate calculated using Ben Buckner's JavaScript Birthday Calculator.

Entered		Result
29 Feb 1924	23d 7m 33y	6 Jul 1890

10.  World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18.  Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Microfilm Roll | Form | No:		1544329 | 1827 | 175
1	Name in full | Age in yrs:	Clarence E. J. Dreischmeyer | 23
2	Home Address:	548 Benton  Santa Clara  California
3	Date of Birth:	December 29 1893
4	Are you (1) a natural born citizen…	Natural-born
5	Where were you born:	Santa Clara - Los Gatos Rd California USA
6	If not a citizen, of what country…
7	What is your present trade, occupation…	Fruit canner  12
8	By whom employed:	Pratt-Low Preserving Co
	Where employed:	Santa Clara
9	Have you [dependents]?:	no
10	Married or Single | Race:	Single | Caucasian
11	What military service have you had?	None
12	Do you claim exemption from draft?	no
Signature:		Clarence E. J. Dreischmeyer
1	Height | Build:	Medium | Medium
2	Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald:	Dark Brown | Dark Brown
3	Physically Disabled:	no
Date of Registration:		June 5 / 1917
Draft Board:		11, Santa Clara County, California

11.  There is said to be a Clarence DREISCHMEYER folder on file with the Santa Clara County Genealogical Society, Santa Clara, CA.