Gwendolyn Chandler (Garland) Babcock b.2 Apr 1935 Los Angeles CA - 75th birthday celebration 11 Apr 2010
Photo of President Herbert Hoover inscribed "To Col. Wm. M. Garland - With Kind Regards of Herbert Hoover". The photo accompanied his letter congratulating W.M. Garland after the conclusion of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the summer of 1932
William May Garland (31 Mar 1866-26 Sep 1948) in the old potato patch in Winslow, Maine, when he visited 50 years after leaving there around 1883
Blanche (Hinman) Garland (5 Mar 1870-17 Mar 1958) about 1910, with the oriental pearl necklace given to her by her father Marshall Littlefield Hinman. She wore this necklace for most of her life and left it to her granddaughter, Gwendolyn Chandler Garland, who wore it for her wedding to Guilford Carlile Babcock on 3 Dec 1960
Blanche (Hinman) Garland (5 Mar 1870-17 Mar 1958) as a princess in the Fiesta de Los Angeles in 1897, an event that seems to have inspired the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena.
Blanche (Hinman) Garland (5 Mar 1870-17 Mar 1958), about 1906, wearing the pearl dog collar which she wore for the rest of her life.
Blanche (Hinman) Garland (5 Mar 1870-17 Mar 1958), taken in the early 1940s. She is wearing both of her trademark pearl necklaces.
Blanche (Hinman) Garland (5 Mar 1870-17 Mar 1958) sketch from The Los Angeles Examiner, Sunday 25 Feb 1906, page 71
Program Cover for Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Dinner for the Delegates to the American Newpaper Publishers Association - Honoring Harry Chandler 11 Nov 1931
The dress worn by Emma Marian (Otis) Chandler (1 Jul 1866-9 Aug 1952) in 1901 when President McKinley visited Los Angeles - Exhibited by the Costume Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Jonathan May Garland born 7 Sep 1835 Winslow, Maine and died 22 Feb 1907 Daytona, Florida. Buried Pinewood Cemetery in Daytona.
Rev. Jonathan May Garland. This portrait was taken during his stay in Chattanooga, Tennessee with the United States Christian Commission in 1864.
Jonathan May Garland in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photograph taken by his son William May Garland in 1901.
Marshall Littlefield Hinman, born 12 Dec 1841 in East Otto, New York - died 3 May 1907 in Dunkirk, New York. Buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York.
Amanda Josephine (Miller) Hinman b.28 Feb 1844 d.29 Mar 1908 cropped from an International Studio article May 1923
Amanda Josephine (Miller) Hinman b.28 Feb 1844 d.29 Mar 1908 from an International Studio article May 1923
Jonathan Garland, farmer, was born 15 Mar 1796 in Parsonfield, Maine and died 31 Oct 1873 in Winslow, Maine.
Ezra Miller was born 12 May 1812 on a farm near Edgewater, Bergen Co., New Jersey and died 9 July 1885 in Mahwah in the same county.
Dress worn by Amanda Josephine (Miller) Hinman (1817-1881), given to the Los Angeles County useum by her daughter Blanche Hinman Garland
John Carlile Babcock b.14 Jul 1969 Los Angeles CA - with family heirloom Staffordshire platter - photo taken in 1992
Alice May (Chandler) Goodan (1892-1984) her dress is made from the material of a dress belonging to Ida May (Otis) Booth, her 7th cousin once removed
Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland b.26 Jun 1870 d.27 Jan 1945 - practicing attorney in New York City, probably taken about 1900-1905
Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland b.26 Jun 1870 d.27 Jan 1945 - at the opening day of the Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles CA 30 Jul 1932 - taken by nephew John Jewett Garland
Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland b.26 Jun 1870 d.27 Jan 1945 - taken while a school girl in Boston MSA before she entered Smith College
Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland b.26 Jun 1870 d.27 Jan 1945 - taken while an under graduate at Smith College, Northampton MA
Edmund Garland b.5 Feb 1799 Parsonsfield, Maine, d.3 Apr 1886 Granville, OH. A Dartmouth graduate, he went west to Granville, Ohio as a Congregational Minister.
Edmund Garland b.5 Feb 1799 Parsonsfield, Maine, d.3 Apr 1886 Granville, OH. A Dartmouth graduate, he went west to Granville, Ohio as a Congregational Minister.
Linda Jane (Burton) Barraclough Lowe b.24 May 1920. She was born Jane Quinby Burton, but preferred Linda Jane.
Alice Funk (Mehargue) Snow b.15 Mar 1885 Harrisburg PA, d.12 Mar 1974 Los Angeles CA (cropped from larger photo)
Alice Funk (Mehargue) Snow b.15 Mar 1885 Harrisburg PA, d.12 Mar 1974 Los Angeles CA - photo taken circa 1969
Ruth Fern Quinby (later Burton) b.14 Jan 1885 Clear Lake IA d.18 Sep 1962 Los Angeles CA - picture taken in Moore's in Elma IA about 1889
Abigail E (Critchfield) Quinby b.13 May 1859 Eldora IA, d.28 Sep 1935 Los Angeles CA - picture taken in Moore's in Elma IA about 1889
Abigail E (Critchfield) Quinby b.13 May 1859 Eldora IA, d.28 Sep 1935 Los Angeles CA - picture taken in Moore's in Elma IA about 1889
Ruth Goodan (later Staver, Applegarth) b.10 Jul 1916 - picture taken on the day she left for Scotland
William Goodan b.24 Nov 1919 Los Angeles CA - photo take the year he was sick and stayed out of school
Photo accompanied his obituary -
Franklin Otis Booth Jr., 84; investment in Berkshire Hathaway made Times executive a billionaire
Los Angeles Times
Franklin Otis Booth Jr., a great-grandson of Los Angeles Times founder Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, served as an executive at the paper in the 1950s and 1960s. A wise investment made in 1963 with a then young and little-known businessman -- Warren Buffett -- made Booth one of the richest men in the U.S.
By Jocelyn Y. Stewart, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 17, 2008
Franklin Otis Booth Jr., a former Los Angeles Times executive and businessman whose early investment in a venture headed by a young and then little-known Warren E. Buffett later earned him a fortune and a title as one of the richest men in the nation, has died. He was 84.
Booth, who was also a philanthropist and a great-grandson of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, founder of The Times, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles from complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, his family announced.
During the 1950s, Booth was responsible for overseeing the printing of the newspaper. In 1968 he was named corporate vice president of Times Mirror Corp. in charge of forest products and commercial printing.
Booth's tenure at The Times overlapped with that of his second cousin and close friend, Otis Chandler, the famed publisher who held the reins of the paper from 1960 to 1980. The cousins shared a passion for the outdoors; Booth, also known as Otis, surfed, fished and hunted.
During his early years at The Times, Booth also began investing in real estate with his friend Charles Munger, now vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The friends worked on two real estate projects in Pasadena and quadrupled their money, Munger said Monday in an interview with The Times.
It was Munger who introduced Booth to Buffett in 1963 -- before Buffett's business acumen had earned him billions.
"Otis went to Omaha, met Warren, and made his own decision," Munger said. "Otis made all his own decisions, all his life, and made them very well. He had a good temperament for an investor. He wasn't disturbed horribly by the difficult periods."
Booth's early decision to invest with Buffett left him with shares in Berkshire Hathaway, where Buffett is now chairman. With a 1.4% stake in the company, Booth was a billionaire and one of the largest investors in the company, according to a 1998 article in Forbes magazine.
In 1972 Booth retired from The Times and operated several businesses before trying his hand at citrus farming and raising livestock. Booth Ranches in the San Joaquin Valley consists of 9,000 acres of orange groves, two citrus packinghouses and a cattle ranch. Booth's brand name is Otis Orchards.
"It's the best place in the world for growing navel oranges," Booth was quoted as saying on Forbes.com, which placed him at No. 204 on its 2007 list of the richest Americans.
Booth was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Pasadena, where he also spent his youth. By age 16 he was a student at the California Institute of Technology. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1944 and then served two years in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
After his discharge he earned an MBA and a graduate degree in engineering in 1948, both from Stanford University.
Over the years, Booth donated to many causes including the Harvard-Westlake School and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
His survivors include his third wife; a son and a stepson, three daughters and a stepdaughter, and 15 grandchildren.
A private funeral will be held Thursday.
Memorial donations may be sent to: Project ALS, 900 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY, 10003; or made online at projectals.org.
jocelyn.stewart@latimes.com
Franklin Otis Booth Jr., 84; investment in Berkshire Hathaway made Times executive a billionaire
Los Angeles Times
Franklin Otis Booth Jr., a great-grandson of Los Angeles Times founder Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, served as an executive at the paper in the 1950s and 1960s. A wise investment made in 1963 with a then young and little-known businessman -- Warren Buffett -- made Booth one of the richest men in the U.S.
By Jocelyn Y. Stewart, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 17, 2008
Franklin Otis Booth Jr., a former Los Angeles Times executive and businessman whose early investment in a venture headed by a young and then little-known Warren E. Buffett later earned him a fortune and a title as one of the richest men in the nation, has died. He was 84.
Booth, who was also a philanthropist and a great-grandson of Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, founder of The Times, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles from complications of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, his family announced.
During the 1950s, Booth was responsible for overseeing the printing of the newspaper. In 1968 he was named corporate vice president of Times Mirror Corp. in charge of forest products and commercial printing.
Booth's tenure at The Times overlapped with that of his second cousin and close friend, Otis Chandler, the famed publisher who held the reins of the paper from 1960 to 1980. The cousins shared a passion for the outdoors; Booth, also known as Otis, surfed, fished and hunted.
During his early years at The Times, Booth also began investing in real estate with his friend Charles Munger, now vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The friends worked on two real estate projects in Pasadena and quadrupled their money, Munger said Monday in an interview with The Times.
It was Munger who introduced Booth to Buffett in 1963 -- before Buffett's business acumen had earned him billions.
"Otis went to Omaha, met Warren, and made his own decision," Munger said. "Otis made all his own decisions, all his life, and made them very well. He had a good temperament for an investor. He wasn't disturbed horribly by the difficult periods."
Booth's early decision to invest with Buffett left him with shares in Berkshire Hathaway, where Buffett is now chairman. With a 1.4% stake in the company, Booth was a billionaire and one of the largest investors in the company, according to a 1998 article in Forbes magazine.
In 1972 Booth retired from The Times and operated several businesses before trying his hand at citrus farming and raising livestock. Booth Ranches in the San Joaquin Valley consists of 9,000 acres of orange groves, two citrus packinghouses and a cattle ranch. Booth's brand name is Otis Orchards.
"It's the best place in the world for growing navel oranges," Booth was quoted as saying on Forbes.com, which placed him at No. 204 on its 2007 list of the richest Americans.
Booth was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Pasadena, where he also spent his youth. By age 16 he was a student at the California Institute of Technology. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1944 and then served two years in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
After his discharge he earned an MBA and a graduate degree in engineering in 1948, both from Stanford University.
Over the years, Booth donated to many causes including the Harvard-Westlake School and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
His survivors include his third wife; a son and a stepson, three daughters and a stepdaughter, and 15 grandchildren.
A private funeral will be held Thursday.
Memorial donations may be sent to: Project ALS, 900 Broadway, Suite 901, New York, NY, 10003; or made online at projectals.org.
jocelyn.stewart@latimes.com
Philanthropist George Jewett dies
George Frederick "Fritz" Jewett Jr., a prominent San Francisco businessman, philanthropist and sailing buff whose support of the sport led to his induction into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 2005, died in San Francisco Friday of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 81.
Mr. Jewett had a long career in the forest products industry as a director of the Potlatch Corp. He retired as vice chairman of the board in 1999. He was also renowned in sailing circles for chairing five America's Cup syndicates for three yacht clubs from 1973 through 2000.
The campaigns were no small feats - some had budgets that reached into the tens of millions of dollars. Of the boats whose syndicates he chaired, Freedom won the cup in 1980, but lost in 1983, and Stars & Stripes won the cup in 1987, a victory that was celebrated with ticker tape parades in New York as well as San Diego, where the team was based. He was also invited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan after that victory.
In 2000, with the assistance of Larry Finch, Mr. Jewett headed the St. Francis Yacht Club's America One Challenge syndicate in New Zealand with Paul Cayard as skipper. For contributions to sailing, he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
"I'm not much of an athlete, but this was a way of participating," Mr. Jewett told The Chronicle before his induction. "For Lucy (his wife) and me, it was the opportunity to participate in one of the leading sailing events in the world and play a meaningful role. ... Win or lose, it was fun. The greatest challenge was people. We did everything we could to bring people together and keep them together."
Grew up in Spokane
Although he grew up in landlocked Spokane, Wash., Mr. Jewett's love of sailing began in childhood. His father's family had a home on Cape Cod, where he learned to sail. In adulthood, he spent summers with his own family at Cape Cod, and also on San Francisco Bay. Mr. Jewett's son, George Jewett III, said it was "the beauty on the water" that drew his father to sailing.
Mr. Jewett was a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and Dartmouth College. He earned a master's degree in business from Harvard Business School. He began his career at a pulp mill in Everett, Wash., and moved around the Pacific Northwest, eventually becoming a director of the Potlatch Corp.
He had known his wife-to-be, Lucille McIntyre, since childhood, and reconnected while he was working in a Tacoma sawmill. They were engaged six weeks later, and would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in July of this year. They moved to the Bay Area in 1965.
Mr. Jewett was known for his civic activism, generosity and gentle demeanor. He and his wife eschewed the spotlight, preferring to be low-key, if not behind-the-scenes players in their patronage of the arts, science, education, medicine and conservation.
Along with three other couples, they helped to personally finance salaries for dancers in the 1970s, when the San Francisco Ballet was undergoing financial hardship. But when people asked them about it directly, the couple would typically brush off their generosity and change the subject.
"Fritz gave to causes he believed in in a quiet manner, and most people probably do not know the scope of his generosity, but his friends do know of the scope of his - and his capacity for - friendship," said longtime friend Charlotte Shultz, chief of protocol for San Francisco. "I am a recipient who will miss this special man, with his twinkly eyes and his delightful and slightly mischievous smile."
Years on hospital board
For 41 years, Mr. Jewett served on the board of the California Pacific Medical Center, which in its early days was known as Presbyterian Hospital.
He was made chairman of the board of the Asian Art Commission in 1967, and helped to establish the city's Asian Art Museum. He helped to bring the Avery Brundage Collection of more than 7,000 pieces of art to San Francisco in the late 1960s, which was a catalyst for the establishment of that museum. Mr. Jewett served on the board of directors of the California Academy of Sciences, Mills College in Oakland and the Dartmouth Alumni Council as well as the advisory boards of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. He was also on the trustees council of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.
In 1980 he was knighted in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. He was a member of the Pacific Union Club, the Bohemian Club and the Burlingame Country Club, as well as the St. Francis, Marin, San Diego and New York yacht clubs, and the Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, R. I.
He also supported the Treasure Island Sailing Center, which provides opportunities for disadvantaged youth.
Mr. Jewett is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lucy; his son, George Jewett III of Hillsborough; his daughter, Betsy Jewett of Spokane; his sister, Margaret Greer of Chevy Chase, Md.; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, 1255 Post St., Suite 700, San Francisco CA 94109 or to the California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St., San Francisco CA 94103.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., San Francisco.
E-mail Carolyne Zinko at czinko@sfchronicle.com.
Carolyne Zinko, Chronicle Staff Writer
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This article appeared on page B - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle
George Frederick "Fritz" Jewett Jr., a prominent San Francisco businessman, philanthropist and sailing buff whose support of the sport led to his induction into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 2005, died in San Francisco Friday of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 81.
Mr. Jewett had a long career in the forest products industry as a director of the Potlatch Corp. He retired as vice chairman of the board in 1999. He was also renowned in sailing circles for chairing five America's Cup syndicates for three yacht clubs from 1973 through 2000.
The campaigns were no small feats - some had budgets that reached into the tens of millions of dollars. Of the boats whose syndicates he chaired, Freedom won the cup in 1980, but lost in 1983, and Stars & Stripes won the cup in 1987, a victory that was celebrated with ticker tape parades in New York as well as San Diego, where the team was based. He was also invited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan after that victory.
In 2000, with the assistance of Larry Finch, Mr. Jewett headed the St. Francis Yacht Club's America One Challenge syndicate in New Zealand with Paul Cayard as skipper. For contributions to sailing, he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
"I'm not much of an athlete, but this was a way of participating," Mr. Jewett told The Chronicle before his induction. "For Lucy (his wife) and me, it was the opportunity to participate in one of the leading sailing events in the world and play a meaningful role. ... Win or lose, it was fun. The greatest challenge was people. We did everything we could to bring people together and keep them together."
Grew up in Spokane
Although he grew up in landlocked Spokane, Wash., Mr. Jewett's love of sailing began in childhood. His father's family had a home on Cape Cod, where he learned to sail. In adulthood, he spent summers with his own family at Cape Cod, and also on San Francisco Bay. Mr. Jewett's son, George Jewett III, said it was "the beauty on the water" that drew his father to sailing.
Mr. Jewett was a graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., and Dartmouth College. He earned a master's degree in business from Harvard Business School. He began his career at a pulp mill in Everett, Wash., and moved around the Pacific Northwest, eventually becoming a director of the Potlatch Corp.
He had known his wife-to-be, Lucille McIntyre, since childhood, and reconnected while he was working in a Tacoma sawmill. They were engaged six weeks later, and would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in July of this year. They moved to the Bay Area in 1965.
Mr. Jewett was known for his civic activism, generosity and gentle demeanor. He and his wife eschewed the spotlight, preferring to be low-key, if not behind-the-scenes players in their patronage of the arts, science, education, medicine and conservation.
Along with three other couples, they helped to personally finance salaries for dancers in the 1970s, when the San Francisco Ballet was undergoing financial hardship. But when people asked them about it directly, the couple would typically brush off their generosity and change the subject.
"Fritz gave to causes he believed in in a quiet manner, and most people probably do not know the scope of his generosity, but his friends do know of the scope of his - and his capacity for - friendship," said longtime friend Charlotte Shultz, chief of protocol for San Francisco. "I am a recipient who will miss this special man, with his twinkly eyes and his delightful and slightly mischievous smile."
Years on hospital board
For 41 years, Mr. Jewett served on the board of the California Pacific Medical Center, which in its early days was known as Presbyterian Hospital.
He was made chairman of the board of the Asian Art Commission in 1967, and helped to establish the city's Asian Art Museum. He helped to bring the Avery Brundage Collection of more than 7,000 pieces of art to San Francisco in the late 1960s, which was a catalyst for the establishment of that museum. Mr. Jewett served on the board of directors of the California Academy of Sciences, Mills College in Oakland and the Dartmouth Alumni Council as well as the advisory boards of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. He was also on the trustees council of the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.
In 1980 he was knighted in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. He was a member of the Pacific Union Club, the Bohemian Club and the Burlingame Country Club, as well as the St. Francis, Marin, San Diego and New York yacht clubs, and the Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, R. I.
He also supported the Treasure Island Sailing Center, which provides opportunities for disadvantaged youth.
Mr. Jewett is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lucy; his son, George Jewett III of Hillsborough; his daughter, Betsy Jewett of Spokane; his sister, Margaret Greer of Chevy Chase, Md.; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests donations to California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, 1255 Post St., Suite 700, San Francisco CA 94109 or to the California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St., San Francisco CA 94103.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., San Francisco.
E-mail Carolyne Zinko at czinko@sfchronicle.com.
Carolyne Zinko, Chronicle Staff Writer
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This article appeared on page B - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle
Dr Joseph H Kirkpatrick b.Dec 1872 d.14 Mar 1948 (birth per 1900 census. Death record says 10 Dec 1871, but census is closer to the birth)
Judith Perrin Tilt - - Judy, a much loved and vibrant woman, was killed in an automobile accident on May 28, 2008. 72 years young, she leaves behind three children, six grandchildren and an extraordinary passel of friends and relatives. She joins her husband, Joe, who passed away 10 years ago. A mother, world traveler, artist, business owner, and lover of folk art and textiles, she loved people, adventure, gardening, and laughter, and never missed an opportunity to dance. Judy was characterized by her special ability to engage deeply with people from all walks of life and diverse cultures and was devoted to the many friends she made over the years. In recent years she focused her artistic talent on colorful, vibrant painting, ceramics, and mosaic sculpture. She had several well-received art shows. Judy loved to travel overseas, especially delighting in the culture of Mexico, a part of her heritage. We are blessed to have known her and will miss her terribly. Donations in her name can be made to ArtStart (www.artstart.us), a group that uses art to help transform children's lives. - - Published in the San Francisco Chronicle on 31 May 2008.
Rachel (Williams) Cornelius baptised 18 Dec 1803 in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales. She immigrated circa 1833, then returned to Wales in 1868 after which nothing more is known.
Rachel (Williams) Cornelius baptised 18 Dec 1803 in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales. She immigrated circa 1833, then returned to Wales in 1868 after which nothing more is known.
William Scott b.20 Oct 1789 in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. Arrived in US 26 Sep 1812, died 10 Feb 1867 in Manhattan NY. This was cropped from a painting done by Seymour Guy, now (2010) in the possession of great great grandson Guilford Carlile Babcock III
William Scott b.20 Oct 1789 in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. Arrived in US 26 Sep 1812, died 10 Feb 1867 in Manhattan NY
William Scott b.20 Oct 1789 in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. Arrived in US 26 Sep 1812, died 10 Feb 1867 in Manhattan NY
William Scott b.20 Oct 1789 in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. Arrived in US 26 Sep 1812, died 10 Feb 1867 in Manhattan NY. This sketch was in a book called A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs by Laurence Hutton (available in GoogleBooks)
William Scott b.20 Oct 1789 in Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland. Arrived in US 26 Sep 1812, died 10 Feb 1867 in Manhattan NY. This painting done by Seymour Guy, now (2010) in the possession of great great grandson Guilford Carlile Babcock III
Franklin Reynolds Chamberlin b.13 Feb 1932 Los Angeles Co. CA, d.11 May 1986 Grass Valley, CA - photo taken 20 Jun 1966
Alexander Beck (b.1850), son of William and Anne (Cornelius) Beck. Since he died in 1865, this must have been taken shortly before his death.
Kelsey Lochridge Croft b.27 May 1957 Pasadena CA, d.30 Jun 2007 Los Angeles Co. CA - phto taken 23 Nov 2006
John Turner Waugh 1926 - 2008 John Turner Waugh, a designer and entrepreneur whose vision and pioneering spirit revolutionized the college jewelry industry, died peacefully in his sleep. John was born in Sepulpa, Oklahoma to Ana Mae and Turner Waugh. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, John, with his brother Bob, founded Waugh Brothers Jewelry which quickly expanded nationwide as a company known as John Roberts. Soon after, he purchased Herff Jones and tried to merge the two companies, but the FTC ruled that this merger would have created a monopoly. In the late 1960s, he relocated to Austin, Texas, where he founded another jewelry company, known as R. John's. In the 1980s, he purchased Artcarved Jewelry and served as Chairman and CEO until his retirement. While living in Austin, he maintained a home in Cuernavaca, Mexico, which he loved to visit as it allowed him to indulge his passion for croquet. After his retirement in the early '90s, he founded John Christian, a company specializing in personalized jewelry, which is now located in Austin, Texas and is guided by his son, Turner. In 1992 he moved to Montecito, California eventually dividing his time between his homes in Birnam Wood Golf Club and Los Angeles until his death. He loved the lifestyle of Santa Barbara where he made many dear friends and was known for his warmth and affection. A quintessential southern gentleman, John was admired and deeply loved by his family and many friends. He leaves his wife, Dody; his three children, Vicki Waugh Eidman, John Mark Waugh, Turner Christian Waugh; his three stepchildren, Scott Brittingham, Ashley McDermott, Stephanie Murray; and fifteen grandchildren, Whitney, Warner, Alexandra, Hayden, Thomas, Sophia, Poppy, Tommy, Dylan, Connor, Audrey, Serena, Ande, Harrison, and Charlotte. His grandchildren called him "Grandwaugh" and adored him for many reasons, not the least of which was his playful nature and mastery of impressive yo-yo tricks. His warm love and gentle humor will be missed. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. John's Health Center Foundation 1328 22nd Street Santa Monica, California 90404 "In memory of John Waugh, In honor of Jonathan Cole, MD".
"Benjamin Butler Stone was born in Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio on 22 March 1812. He was the son of Jeremiah Asbury Stone and Hanna Reed and was the grandson of Rev. Benjamin Stone, who served in General Washington's army at Valley Forge. His early life was spent on a farm. At the age of eighteen, he went to Keene in Coshocton County, Ohio to learn the blacksmith's trade; however, he eventually returned to farming. On 27 December 1834, he married Lura Bassett, the daughter of William Bassett and Elizabeth Stone of Keene, New Hampshire. They had one son, Maro Farwell Stone.
Benjamin was a lover of music and taught in singing schools for a time in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. He also attended some of the most noted musical conventions in the country as held by Lowell Mason, Dr. Webb, A.N. Johnson and others. For several years, he taught in the public schools and the seminary at Wheeling, West Virginia.
During the Civil War, as a civilian, Benjamin Butler Stone was the inspector and superintendent of all United States government supply wagon trains for the army's Mountain Department in West Virginia and after the Department's re-designations in Virginia as the 1st and then the 11th Army Corps under the command of Major General Franz Sigel.
He was subsequently commissioned as Provost Marshal for the First Congressional District of the State of West Virginia with the rank of captain on 9 September 1863. He served in that capacity until discharged from active federal service on 5 October 1865.
After the war, he was engaged in the shoe and boot business with his son at Wheeling until 24 March 1870, when he relocated to Cambridge in Guernsey County, Ohio. He then traveled for a number of years for eastern shoe houses. His son, Maro, died in 1877.
Captain Benjamin Butler Stone was a member of the Presbyterian Church for over forty years and died at his home in Cambridge, Ohio on 30 April 1891. The heart disease from which he ultimately died was caused by a carriage accident near Youngstown, Ohio several years before his death. Captain Stone is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Cambridge. His widow died in 1894."
bio by Steven Pearson who wrote it using family records, his diary, military papers and obituaries. Photo provided by him as well.
Benjamin was a lover of music and taught in singing schools for a time in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. He also attended some of the most noted musical conventions in the country as held by Lowell Mason, Dr. Webb, A.N. Johnson and others. For several years, he taught in the public schools and the seminary at Wheeling, West Virginia.
During the Civil War, as a civilian, Benjamin Butler Stone was the inspector and superintendent of all United States government supply wagon trains for the army's Mountain Department in West Virginia and after the Department's re-designations in Virginia as the 1st and then the 11th Army Corps under the command of Major General Franz Sigel.
He was subsequently commissioned as Provost Marshal for the First Congressional District of the State of West Virginia with the rank of captain on 9 September 1863. He served in that capacity until discharged from active federal service on 5 October 1865.
After the war, he was engaged in the shoe and boot business with his son at Wheeling until 24 March 1870, when he relocated to Cambridge in Guernsey County, Ohio. He then traveled for a number of years for eastern shoe houses. His son, Maro, died in 1877.
Captain Benjamin Butler Stone was a member of the Presbyterian Church for over forty years and died at his home in Cambridge, Ohio on 30 April 1891. The heart disease from which he ultimately died was caused by a carriage accident near Youngstown, Ohio several years before his death. Captain Stone is buried in the Old City Cemetery in Cambridge. His widow died in 1894."
bio by Steven Pearson who wrote it using family records, his diary, military papers and obituaries. Photo provided by him as well.
Honorable Harrison Gray Otis b.8 Oct 1765 Boston MA, d.28 Oct 1848 Boston MA - Most eloquent of American orators, he built the house at 2 Lynde St in Boston
William Schladoer b.26 or 27 Mar 1889 or 1890, died 18 Sep 1973 - photo taken when he was Head of Stereotyping at the Times Mirror in Los Angles CA
Adelaide Frost Stacy b.28 Sep 1868 d.1955 - photo taken 4 Mar 1939 in front of her home at 508 Sixth Street in Marietta Ohio from at least 1937 through 1949 (per city directories, though she might have lived there longer)