I looked up the obit - I think the obit is actually saying that Margaret Dougherty was a native of Brooklyn- early obits would often have long run on sentences, divided by commas. I also read the name as Fickett, and not Fickert.
I found this possible census entry
Margaret A Fickett
United States Census, 1910
Name Margaret A Fickett
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California, United States
Gender Female
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Mother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Mother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1856
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 3
Birthplace
Francis La Chapelle Head M 36 California
Harriet M La Chapelle Wife F 32 California
Edith F La Chapelle Daughter F 12 California
Francis F La Chapelle Son M 10 California
Wilfred La Chapelle Son M 3 California
James E Fickett Father-in-law M 65 Maine
Margaret A Fickett Mother-in-law F 54 New York
Citing this Record
Harriett's death record lists her mother's maiden name as Starr
Here is the obit for that Margaret Fickett
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 9, 1930
MRS. MARGARET A. FICKETT SUCCUMBS TO MONTHS ILLNESS AT 74
Death claimed another early San Franciscan yesterday, when Mrs. Margaret A. Fickett, 785 Page St., succumbed to a months illness at the age of 74.
As a girl of 15, she traveled across the isthmus of Panama on the trek with her family to California. She was married here to the late James E. Fickett, for forty years in the draying business, and they lived on Fremont St. on Rincon Hill on the days when that was the Nob Hill of San Francisco.
Mrs. Fickett is survived by six children, all born in San Francisco. They are James E., president of Miller & Lux; Fred F., an official of the Mattson navigation company; Alexander H., with the Pacific Electric Railways in Los Angeles; and Ralph F. with the California Pine Box distributors; and Mrs. Harriet La Chapelle, and Mrs. Edith Baird, both of San Francisco. Mrs. H.D. Carter, of Alameda, another daughter, died several years ago.
Both funeral and burial will be private tomorrow. The body is at Gray's establishment, 1545 Divisadero St.
I found this possible census entry
Margaret A Fickett
United States Census, 1910
Name Margaret A Fickett
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California, United States
Gender Female
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Mother-in-law
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Mother-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated) 1856
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 3
Birthplace
Francis La Chapelle Head M 36 California
Harriet M La Chapelle Wife F 32 California
Edith F La Chapelle Daughter F 12 California
Francis F La Chapelle Son M 10 California
Wilfred La Chapelle Son M 3 California
James E Fickett Father-in-law M 65 Maine
Margaret A Fickett Mother-in-law F 54 New York
Citing this Record
Harriett's death record lists her mother's maiden name as Starr
Here is the obit for that Margaret Fickett
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 9, 1930
MRS. MARGARET A. FICKETT SUCCUMBS TO MONTHS ILLNESS AT 74
Death claimed another early San Franciscan yesterday, when Mrs. Margaret A. Fickett, 785 Page St., succumbed to a months illness at the age of 74.
As a girl of 15, she traveled across the isthmus of Panama on the trek with her family to California. She was married here to the late James E. Fickett, for forty years in the draying business, and they lived on Fremont St. on Rincon Hill on the days when that was the Nob Hill of San Francisco.
Mrs. Fickett is survived by six children, all born in San Francisco. They are James E., president of Miller & Lux; Fred F., an official of the Mattson navigation company; Alexander H., with the Pacific Electric Railways in Los Angeles; and Ralph F. with the California Pine Box distributors; and Mrs. Harriet La Chapelle, and Mrs. Edith Baird, both of San Francisco. Mrs. H.D. Carter, of Alameda, another daughter, died several years ago.
Both funeral and burial will be private tomorrow. The body is at Gray's establishment, 1545 Divisadero St.