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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01103 5950
A HISTORY
OF
CALIFORNIA
AND AN EXTENDED HISTORY OF
LOS ANGELES AND ENVIRONS
BIOGRAPHICAL
VOLUME III
ILLUSTRATED
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CAL. 1915
INDEX
1204190
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
Benton, Arthur B.
827
III
Abascal, Joaquin.
286
II
Bergin, Charles B ...
822
III
Adams, George B.
264
II
Bergstrom, George E.
698
III
Allen, Matthew T.
159
II
Bettinger, Marcus C.
876
III
Allen, William H., Jr
880
III Bettis, Horace I.
686
III
Ambrose, Wiley V.
797
III
Beveridge, Mrs. Daeida W 458
II
Anderson, Charles B.
752
III
Beveridge, John L.
828
III
Anderson, Charles S.
449
II
Beveridge, Philo J
829
III
Andrews, Josias J.
695
III
Beyrle, Andrew 377
II
Arnold, George L.
581
III
Bicknell, John D. 61
II
Arnold, Ralph.
738
III
Biggart, Thomas 608
III
Arnott, Willard.
.686
III
Bisbee, Charles L. 512
196
II
Averill, George E.
877
III
Bixby, Fred H.
539
III
Avery, William H. 91
85
II
Bixby, Jotham
17
II
Bixby, Lewis H. 587
30
II
Baker, Dona Arcadia. 913
III
Bloeser, John.
158
II
Baker, Fred L.
304
II
Blondeau, Louis.
832
III
Baker, Milo A.
305
II
Bluett, William C .. 139
II
Baldwin Park .678
III Blythe, James T .. 462
II
Ball, William F.
198
II
Boesch, Mrs. Frances.
648
III
Bandini, Don Juan
911
III Bohnhoff, Charles W.
740
III
Banning, James F
293
II
Boothe, Charles B.
701
III
Banning, Phineas
29
II
Boquist, Charles V.
287
II
Bard, Cephas L.
84
II
Bosbyshell, William
902
III
Bard, Thomas R.
468
II Bouton, General Edward. 914
III
Barham, Guy B.
233
II Bovard, George F. 251
II
Barker, Francis W.
844
III
Bowen, John M. 746
III
Barnard, Edwin L. 600
III
Bowers, Harry C. 511
III
Barrow, Ireby 186
II
Bowers, Uriah R.
510
III
Bartle, John H.
274
II Boyle, Willis J.
899
III
Beales, George F.
581
III Brauer, Adolph K 732
III
Beardsley, Volney S. 815
III
B & F Ranch, The. 576
III
Behrendt, Caspare
124
II
Braun, Frederick W 857
III
Behymer, Lynden E. 317
II Bridge, Norman, M.D. 817
III
Bell, W. Lewis. 547
III Briswalter, Andres
796
III
Bent, Arthur S. 517
III Brodtbeck, Otto. 306
II
Bent, Henry K. W.
37
II Brombacher, Julius 739
III
Bentley, Edward H.
117
II Brooks, James R. 714
III
0 V 5.00 (200
Sende
B
Blanchard, James H. 246
II
Austin, Aubrey E
850
III
Bishop, Rufus F.
II Bixby, John W 172
II
III
Blackstock, Nehemiah
III
Ayers, Edward
A
ii
INDEX
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
Brooks, Thomas. 209
II Cole, George W.
387
II
Brossmer, August 112
II
Cole, George W., Sr ..
382
II
Brown, Chester W. 614
III
Colver, Capt. Frank B.
378
II
Brown, George T. 222
II Conaty, Bishop Thomas J.
903
III
Brown, Harrington 593
III
Connell, Mrs. Madge H 226
II
Brown, Thomas B.
297
II
Conner, James 808
III
Browne, Frank E. 227
II
Conradi, Simon 437
II
Buley, Amos M. 901
III
Cox, Harvey H. 523
III
Burcham, Charles A. 558
III
Cox, John R .. 375
II
Burck, Lawrence B.
864
III
Coyne, D. Joseph 862
III
Burkhart, Isaac.
889
III
Craig, John. 777
III
Burns, James F
220
II
Craig, Mrs. R. L.
515
III
Burns, John
303
II
Crain, Mrs. Diadama L.
660
III
Crawford, James S. 130
II
Creighton, Telfair.
376
II
Carlson, Milton. 402
II
Curlett, William 363
II
Carter, Frederick W 685
III
Cashin, John 145
II
D
Cass, Alonzo B. 518
III
Cass, Bruce H. 819
III
Davis, Alonzo E. 151
II
Castera, John 390
II
Davis, Charles Cassat. 656
III
Caswell, William M.
364
II
DeGarmo, Henry 100
II
Champion, Earl M 740
III
De La Monte, J. H. 704
III
Chandler, L. L .. 898
III
Deming, Ralph R. 851
III
Chapman, Alfred B. 413
II
Denman, Abram C., Jr. 826
III
Chapman, Christopher C .. 923
III
Derocher Nurseries, Inc. 784
III
Chapman, Col. Frank M 904
III
De Van, William S. 239
II
Chapman, Samuel J 707
III
Didier, Louis 605
III
Charnock, George
770
III
Dillon, Richard. 111
II
Chase, Frank W. 599
III
Dodd, Allen
864
III
Chauvin, Augustus C.
133
II
Dodson, A. McK 930
III
Cheever, Edward A
88
II Dol, Victor.
189
II
Cheney, William A.
394
III
Donavan, James G. 831
III
Church of the Blessed Sacrament 849
887
III
Donegan, Daniel F.
443
II
Clapp, Albert A. 191
689
Clark, J. Ross.
904
III Double, Edward. 846
III III
Clark, William V.
227
II Douglass, Frank M. 726
II
Cochran, George I. .642
III Dozier, Melville. 228
II
Coffman, Edgar R. 288
II Drake, James C .. 506
III
Coffman, Frank A 872
III Ducommun, Charles A. 329
II
Cole, Charles E. 381
II Dupuy, Joseph P. 837
III
C
Cadwallader, Austin S. 750
III
Cunningham, Daniel 393
II
Campbell, George W., M. D 146
II
Cunningham, Thomas J 461
II
Clampitt, Edward A.
II Dorsey, Stephen W. 683
III
Clark, Eli P.
III Dorsey, Mrs. Susan M. 588
III
Clow, James H. 897
III Downie, William 276
II Dolland, John. 340
II
Chapman, Charles C. 563
III
Crimmins, John. 369
II
II
Bryson, Hugh W. 710 III
Cooper Brothers 257
iii
INDEX
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
III Gates, Lee C .. 632
III
II Gephard, George 240
II
Getty, George F. 880
III
Gibbon, Thomas E. 545
III
Gibson, Frank A. 464
II
III Gilchrist, James D. 351
II
Eberle, Francis X 327
II
Gilmer, John P., M. D 733
III
Ebinger, Lewis. 323
II
Girls' Collegiate School 571
III III III
Edgar, William F., M. D.
55
II
Glass, Rev. Joseph S. 516
II
Eichenhofer, Frederick. 611
III
Godde, Ferdinand 411
II
Eichenhofer, Mrs. Rosa
611
Eisenmayer, Emil J.
737
III
Golden State Plant and Floral Co. 758
III
III
Gordon, George B. 680
III
Electa Kennels. .
763
III
Gordon, J. G., Jr .. 852
III
Elftman, Owen E.
548
III
Graham, Dolland M. 406
II
Elliott, John M ..
19
II
Grannis, Rollin W. 841
III
Ellis, H. Bert, M. D.
399
II
Green, Elisha K. 345
II
Emery, Grenville C .. 565
III
Greenbaum, Joseph 541
III
Engelhardt, A. E., M. D. 234
II
Greene, Charles G. 548
III
Engelhardt, Henry D. 399
II
Greever, Vincent M 557
III
III Grier, Arthur W. 734
III
III
Griffith, Alfred P. 677
III
Griffith, George W. E. 542
III
Guasti, Secondo 202
II
Guinn, James M. 77
II
Fargo, Duane W. 405
II
H
II
Haben Hospital 667
III
III
Haggarty, John J .. 671
III
III Halstead, Willard G. 142
II
Frank, Herman W 419
II Ham, George I. 743
III
Franklin, Fleming 789
III Hammel, Henry. 129
II
Freeman, Daniel 214
II Haneman, Theodore H. 551
III
II Hanna, Rev. D. W. 183
II
III Hanna, George 360
II
III Hanna, Ross. 282
II
Hannon, Patrick 141
II
Hardison, Edwin A. 856
III
Hardison, Wallace L 474
II
ĮI Harris, George A. 262
II
III Harris, Leopold H. 371
II
II Harris, Levi 348
II
II Harrison, Arthur M. 808
III
Gardner, I. W. 88
II Harvard School, The. 607
III
Garrett, Robert L. 515
III Hatch, Hon. David P. 749
III
Gartling, George 358
II Haupt, Edward P 894
III
Glass, Henry. . 868
Eddy, Col. J. W.
584
III
Edwards, David K.
281
II Glassell, Andrew, Sr. 115
III Goestenkohrs, Joseph 330
II
Eisenmayer, George F
716
England, George C. 798
Evans, Herbert J. 630
F
Farish, Oscar E. 536
III
Fesler, Martin 606
III
Flatau, Herman. 450
Fothergill, Alexander B. .790
Francis, John H 895
French, Loring W. 357
Friedricks, Henry A 665
Fulwider, George W 588
G
Gaffey, John T 432
Gallagher, Rev. H. P. 850
Galpin, Cromwell. 401
Ganahl, Christian 215
Durant, Edward M. 727
Durfy, Peter T. 192
E
Earl, Edwin T. 887
iv
INDEX
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
Hauser, Julius 213
II
Jackson, Hon. Grant. 879
III
Hawe, Rev. Patrick 370
II
Jarchow, Joachim H. F 807
III
Hawks, Emma L.
288
II
Jaynes, James. 417
II
Hayden, John A.
679
III
Jenison, John E. 346
II
Haynes, John R., M. D.
25
II
Jess, Stoddard 430
II
Hayward, Henderson, M. D. 659
III
Jewel City Undertaking Co., The 655
III
Hayward, William. 810
III
Johansen, Rudolph L. 341
II
Healey, Charles T ..
110
II Johnson, Albert H.
665
III
Hellman, Herman W. 219
II Johnson, Benjamin 450
Il
Hellman, Marco H
892
III Johnson, George C. 354
II
Henry, William A.
157
II
Johnson, Ivan T. 649
III
Hewes, David. 309
636
III
Jones, Elmer E. 825
III
Hickox, Lory
788
III
Jones, John J 463
II
Hildebrand, Charles
300
II
Jones, John P. 388
II
Hiller, A. W., M. D.
771
III
Jones, Johnstone .617
III
Jordan, Joseph. 232
II
Hillman, Roy P. 590
III
K
Hinckley, Alexis 751
III
Hitchcock, Harry S. 743
III
Kellam, Edward A. 883
III
Hoechlin, Carl C .. 186
II
Kellam, Milton Y.
869
III
Holabird, William H. 359
II Keller, Will E. 625
III
Holbrook, John F. 127
II Kellerman, J. M. 539
III
Hollenbeck Home 878
III Kennedy, Isaac. 464
II
Hollingsworth, C. L 674
III
Kennedy, Karl K. 601
III
Hollingsworth, W. I. 853
III
Kennedy, William H. 746
III
Holly Poultry Ranch 782
III
Kent, Charles S. .728
III
Holst, Charles C. F. 339
II King, Howard S. .685
III
Holton, George L .. 480
II Kinney, Abbot 121
II
Holtzclaw, John B.
839
III
Klein, Arthur M
891
III
Hovey, Frank W. 696
III Kleinpeter, Louis
769
III
Howard, Fred H. 863
III Klokke, Ernst F. C.
629
III III
Hubbard, Henry C. 152
II Koll, August J.
333
II
Hubbell, O. B. 692
III Krempel, John P 237
II
Hubbell, Stephen C. 35
II
Kressly, Paul E 583
III
Hubert, Philip G. 623
Hunsaker, William J. 837
II
Hutchins, Francis S.
118
II
Hutton, Aurelius W 134
II
L
III
Lacy, William 396
II
Lamb, William A. 881
III
Lambert, Elwood 789
III
Lambert, Reece S. 790
III
Ivins, James C. H. 582
745
III
III Landreth, Louis 626
III
II Johnson, William R. 680
III
Hewitt, Leslie R
Hiller, George 771
III
Hiller, Horace
423
II
Hoyt, Thomas J. 803
III Koebig, Adolph H.
534
III Kuster, Charles E., M. D. 469
II
Kuster, Edward G. 371
II
Hyatt, Mrs. Mary J.
801
I
Irvin, Edward S.
III Kubach, C. J. 444
II
Hunter, David W. 470
J
V
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
Lankershim, James B. 106
II MacGowan, Granville, M. D. 402
II
Last, Gen. Carl F. A. 834
III
Machado, Jose D. 216
II
Laughlin, Homer 503
III
Mackerras, Robert H., M.D 902
III
Leahy, Thomas.
335
II
Maechtlen, Jacob 667
III
Lee, Bradner W
905
III
III Marble, John M. C. 854
III
Levy, Michael
449
II Marsh, Norman F. 637
III
Lewis, Edward W
715
III
Marsh, Robert 882
III
Lewis, Grayson
809
III
Marshall, Edwin J 844
III
Lewis, Willis O.
755
III
Marshall, William F
462
II
Lickley, Ernest J.
595
III
Lindeman, H. J.
654
III
Lindley, Mary E.
393
II Martin, William M.
594
III
Lindley, Milton
372
II Mason, Dean. .635
352
II
Lindley, Walter, M. D.
384
II Matthews, Robert D.
782
III
Lindsay, John A.
602
III
May, George W.
833
III
Little, D. P. N.
843
III Mayberry, Edward L. 578
III
Lloyd, Edward. 417
II
Meade, John.
177
II
Lobingier, Andrew S. 761
III
Mellus, James J ..
81
II
Locher, John J. 679
III Melzer, Louis.
195
II
Lockwood, Jasper. 479
II
Meredith, Reuben A 336
II
Lowe, William. 769
III
Mergell, William R 252
II
Luhring, Ferdinand C. 341
II
Merritt, Lewis J. 927
III
Lusk, Hon. Robert M 553
III
Metcalf, Simeon M. 190
II
Michelsen, Julius.
358
II
Michener, Park. 722
III
Millard, James H. 423
II
McAllister, James P. 690
III
Mills, Edward L. 630
III
McArthur, John.
231
II Millspaugh, Jesse F 534
III
McArthur, Mrs. Kate
231
II Milner & Lindeman 654
III
McCallum, Harry S. 816
III Mines, Harry G .. 861
III
McClure, John. 613
III Mines, William W. 619
III
McDonald, Mrs. Catherine 178
II Mitchell, Alexander. 602
III
McDonald, Mrs. Luella M 244
II Mockenhaupt, Robert J. 298
II
McDonald, Patrick J. 858
III Moffett, Thomas J. 237
II
McElheney, John F. 245
II Mohr, Richard J., M. D. 407
II
McGarry, D. M.
99
II Monlux, John B. 542
III
McGarvin, Robert. 257
II Monnette, Orra E. 830
III
McGaugh, Philip G.
342
II
Moreland, Watt L 589
III
McKain, Edward. 636
III Morgan, Vincent 867
III
Mckellar, Daniel H. 130
II Morlan, Arthur F. 523
III
McKevett, Charles H. 874
III Mott, Thomas D. 62
II
McLachlan, Hon. James 836
III Mulford, Shobal P. 763
III
McLeod, John M. 821
III Mulholland, William 432
II
McMillan, Joseph. 859
III Mullen, Andrew 521
III
McNutt, Cyrus F.
725
III Mullen, Arthur B. 824
III
MacDonald, J. Wiseman 866
III Munn, Relly G. 720
III
III
Lindley, S. K.
92
II Mason, Orson H.
II Mercereau, John D. 533
III
Lott, Mrs. Melvina A 157
III Mesmer, Joseph. 923
III
Luther, Daniel E. 884
M
Martin, Albert C. 842
III
Letts, Arthur 891
INDEX
vi
INDEX
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
Murray, T. W.
654
III
Pourroy, Eugene
5.52
III
Myers, Orville. 353
II
Powell, Thomas, M. D. 860
III
Powers, P. W.
756
III
Pulliam, Claud O
577
III
Pupka, Martin 208
II
Nadeau, George A. 153
II
Neidig, Emma R. 540
III
Newmark, Harris 163
II
Niederer, Jacob . 848
III
Northam, Leotia K.
879
III
Quillian, C. Fletcher
887
III
Northup, E. D. 668
III
Quint, Sumner J., M. D. 522
III
Norton, Albert M.
329
II
O
O'Connor, Patrick J .. 835
III
II Radford, Joseph D. 839
III
O'Melveny, Henry W. 408
II
Ralphs, George A. .201
II
Occidental Poultry Farm 758
III
Reavis, Walter S .. 64
II
Off, Charles F .. 328
Oliver, William E.
536
III
Reed, Boardman, M. D. 775
III
III Rees, Samuel. 103
II
Olsen, A. C .. 713
III
Reilly, George W. 721
III
Orcutt, William W ..
900
III
Remick, Gen. David. 207
II
Orme, Henry S., M. D.
57
II
Renwick, George 721
III
Ormsby, Edwin S. 900
Overell, Joseph M. 719
P
Page, Benjamin E 572
Page, Samuel L 127
Parmelee, Charles A
418
II Rivera State Bank. 595
III
Pascoe, Thomas. 429
II Rivers, Ernest B. 324
II
Patton, George S. 509
III Roberts, Wesley 198
II
Pease, Niles
93
II Robey, William L. 745
III
Peebles, James M.
527
III Robinsnest Poultry Ranch 764
III
Pegler, John C.
672
III Roby, John B. 720
III
Pepper, Enoch 225
II Roche, John D.
734
III
Perkins, Albert A. 890
III
Rogers, Ralph. 282
II
Perry, William H.
51
II
Rollins, Warren E.
517
III
Petermichel, Joseph J.
897
III Root, Mrs. W. D.
853
III
Pike, George H. 479
II Rose, Henry H. 873
III
Pike, J. C .. 757
III Roseberry, Louis H. 820
III
Plummer, John L. 185
II Ross, Mrs. Ida Hancock. 97
II
Polkinghorn, William A. 731
III Roth, August 867
III
Pomeroy, Abram E. 249
II Roth, Edmund D. 299
II
Pomeroy, Charles W. 250
II Rowan, George D. 473
II
Pottenger, Francis M., M. D. 5.59
III Rowan, Robert A. 703
III
Potter, Alonzo C. 243
II Russell & Murray Poultry Ranch .654
III
III Rheinschild, George 147
II
III Rich, James. 608
III
Richardson, George S .. 847
III
Richardson, William C. B. 109
II
Riedeman, John H. 582
III
III Riley, Levi W. 354
II
II Rindge, Frederick H. 268
II
O'Sullivan, John 306
II Redpath, Frederick H .. 795
III
Olmsted, H. A. 898
R
Q
N
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PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
Snyder, Meredith P.
921
III
Somers, William F
191
II
Sory, Walter G.
262
II
Sackett, Horace D.
835
III
Spence, Jay.
510
III
Sandefur, Allan 190
II
Spires, Joseph H.
435
II
Stamps, Charles F., Jr.
569
III
Sargent, Edwin W. 23
II
Stanton, LeRoy H.
623
III
Sartori, Joseph F.
.697
III
Starr, Joseph L.
448
II
State Normal School
534
III
Scarborough, William B. 258
II
Stearns, Don Abel
913
III
Schaefer, John G
641
III
Stearns, E. Roger
524
III
Schilling, John.
601
III
Stearns, Frank L.
376
II
Schlegel, Leonard. 478
II
Steere, Robert. 929
III
Schloesser, Alfred G. R., M. D.
814
III
Stephens, Albert M. 395
II
Schmidt, Edward B. 255
II
Stetson, Franklin F. 406
744
III
Schoder, Joseph. 477
II Stewart, Lyman
442
II
Schofield, Maurice A.
661
III
Stick, John C.
813
III
Scholl, John T., M. D.
261
II
Stith, Frederick W
638
III
Schumacher, John
285
II Stoll, E. Robert.
365
II
Schumacher, Paul
733
III
Stone, Jack L.
589
III
Schuyler, James D.
647
III
Story, Walter P. 896
III
Schwarz, Louis
874
III
Stowell, Nathan W. 291
II
Scott, John 351
II
Scott, Joseph.
504
III
Sullivan, Dennis. 441
II
Summers, Mrs. Emma A. 275
II
Sepulveda, Ygnacio
76
II
Sharp, Charles H
851
III
Sharp, Robert. 180
II
Shekels, Noah C .. 781
III
Sherman, Moses H. 893
III
Taggart, J. W
279
II
Thom, Cameron E.
44
II
Thomas, John M. 447
II
Shoup, Paul . 709
III
Thomas, Owen E. 596
III
Shuler, Eli W.
870
III
Thompson, Frederick
461
II
Shultis, Duane J. 803
III
Thompson, Newton W. 87
II
Sierra Paper Co. 898
III
Thompson, Thomas 83
II
Silent, Hon. Charles
456
II Thorpe, Spencer R .. 926
III
Silver, Herman 65
II Throop College of Technology 772
III
Slaughter, Thomas C. 841
31
II Tifal, G. R .. 644
III
Slosson, Charles E
653
III
Toll, Charles H .. 366
II
Smith, Andrew M. 147
II Torrance, Lewis C. 863
III
Smith, D. Cornelius 666
III Townsend, Stephen 932
III
Smith, Samuel J
328
II Trask, Walter J. 506
III
Smith, Sidney
849
III Tripp, James S. 673
III
Smith, Thomas A
813
III True, George A. .713
III
S
St. Vincent's Church 516
III
Sabichi, Frank.
169
II
Santa Monica Bay Catholic Parishes and Institutions
370
II
Stanton, Erastus J.
619
III
Savage, George M.
635
III
II
Schmidt, Gottfried L. 159
II
Stevens, Will P.
Stratton, Charles E. 650
III
Scott, William B. 625
III
T
Shields, Henry K. 787
III
Shorb, Andrew S., M. D. 43
II
III Tieskoetter, Frank H. 595
III
Slauson, Jonathan S.
INDEX
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INDEX
PAGE
VOL.
PAGE
VOL.
U
Wernigk, Eduard, M. D.
256
II
Weyse, Henry G. 426
II
Whitaker, Alonzo
210
II
Union Oil Company of California .... 436
II
White, Ephraim E.
455
II
White, Dr. Clarence H.
934
III
V
Whitsett, W. P.
560
III
Wigdal, O. J. .
86
II
Valla, Antonio.
91
II
Wiggins, Frank. 94
II
Van Ness, Henry 631
III
Wiley, Edwin H. 722
III
Vawter, Williamson D. 868
III
Wilkins Poultry Yards
783
III
Vermilion, Artemisia S. 840
III
Williams, Henry S.
420
II
Vesper, Charles R. 781
III
Willis, Frank R.
412
II
Vestal & Hubbell.
692
III
Wills, John A.
930
III
Von Hofgaarden, Hans
662
III
Wilson, Atlas L ..
467
II
Vosburgh, J. J.
559
III
Wilson, Benjamin D.
49
II
III Wilson, E. C.
727
III
Winter, Leopold.
166
II
Wintroath, John A.
852
III
Wirsching, Robert E.
267
II
Withey, Henry F .. 752
407
II
Wade, Robert D.
139
II
Wolfskill, Milton
24
II
Walker, Frank.
473
II
Wood, Preston K 365
II
Wardall, Thomas
334
II Woods, William W 828
III
Warner, Dennis A.
865
III Worden, Perry. 599
79
II
Washburn, William J.
862
III Works, John D. 425
II
Watkins, Edward L. 294
II Works, Lewis R. 643
III
Watson, Thomas W 871
III Wright, Edward T. 171
II
Weaver, C. B .. 716
776
III Wright, George. 273
II
Webster, Daniel.
570
III Young, Robert B. 183
II
Wegener, Capt. Gustav P. 347
II Young, William S. 878
III
Weid, Ivar A. 263
II Young Men's Christian Association. . . 884
III
Votaw, E. J.
888
W
III
Wackerbarth, August. 82
II Wolfskill, Joseph W.
III
Warren, James G.
575
III Workman, William H
III Wright, Francis M. 148
II
Weaver, Charles G.
Homer Laughlin
HOMER LAUGHLIN
HOMER LAUGHLIN. A useful career closed when one of the foremost citizens of Los Angeles answered the last call after a long life that had brought him commercial prominence both in the east and the west. His had been an inter- esting, eventful existence, whose dawning man- hood at the outbreak of the Civil war afforded him an opportunity to serve the Union at the front and whose purposeful energies laid the foundation for solid success in an industry then in the infancy of development in America. While his remarkable progress in business resulted large- ly from traits developed through self-culture, edu- cation and heredity also contributed to his force- ful personality. Patriotism had been a leading characteristic of the family from the advent of the immigrating ancestor during the colonial era of our country's history. Steadfastness of pur- pose made each generation a power in its com- munity and a factor in the growth of the new nation. The genealogical records show that James and Nancy (Johnson) Laughlin were natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsyl- vania and died respectively in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The next generation was represented by Matthew Laughlin, who was born in Beaver county, Pa., March 31, 1799, and died in East Liverpool, Ohio, in 1876, after having engaged for forty-five years as postmaster, miller and merchant at Little Beaver Bridge, Columbiana county. June 19, 1888, twelve years after his demise, there passed from earth his widow, Maria (Moore) Laughlin, who was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1814, a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Lyon) Moore, the former born near Bel- fast, Ireland, the latter a native of Beaver county, Pa. When Ohio was yet known as the North- western territory, Mr. Moore was sent by the government to that region to take charge of an engineering corps. Being pleased with the coun- try, he established a permanent home in Colum- biana county and there he and his wife reached advanced years in comfort and prosperity.
Born at Little Beaver, Columbiana county, Ohio, March 23, 1843; sent by his parents, Mat- thew and Maria Laughlin to local schools and
Neville Institute ; thus briefly may be summarized the existence of Homer Laughlin up to the time of his enlistment July 12, 1862, as a private in Company A, One Hundred Fifteenth Ohio In- fantry. Into the next three years was crowded a lifetime of exciting events. July 7, 1865, he received his final discharge at Cleveland, Ohio, being mustered out as a sergeant. After the close of the war he successively bored twelve wells in the oil regions of Pennsylvania. Next going to New York City, he formed a partnership with his brother, Shakespeare, and began to import china- ware from England to be sold in this country. After three years in the metropolis he returned to Ohio and with his brother built the first white- ware pottery in the United States, establishing the plant at East Liverpool. In 1877 he purchased the interest of his brother. The Homer Laughlin China Company developed into the largest con- cern of its kind in the country. Upon establish- ing his home in Los Angeles in 1897, he organ- ized a stock company, so that the business might be unaffected by his absence from headquarters. Under his supervision the factory produced a fine quality of ware. Every facility was adopted whereby the grade of the product might be ad- vanced. That the ambitions of the founder and promoter were realized appears from the fact that a diploma and medal were awarded him in 1876 as first prize at the Centennial; in 1879 he received a gold medal at the Cincinnati Exposi- tion, and in 1893 he was awarded three diplomas and a medal at the World's Fair for both plain and decorated chinaware. To attain such perfec- tion demanded of him the utmost concentration of purpose, modernity of equipment and the training of employes to the highest degree of skill in the potter's art. That he should have mastered the business so thoroughly and developed it to such magnitude indicates not only tenacity of purpose, but also marked commercial talent amounting almost to genius.
As president of the United States Potters' As- sociation for many years and as chairman of its executive committee; as a member of the board of managers for more than thirty years (begin-
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ning in 1882 and continuing until his death) of the American Protective Tariff League; as an intimate friend of William McKinley, the martyr president, for thirty years; as a member of the Republican Club of New York, the California and Los Angeles Athletic Clubs ; and as a member of the Chambers of Commerce of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Hollywood, Mr. Laughlin exerted an influence upon diversified lines of activity and became widely known for civic enterprise and patriotic zeal. Along lines of fraternal associa- tion he was particularly interested in the Masonic Order. In company with forty representative Masons in 1871 he became a member of the First Crusaders' party of Knights Templar in Europe, where he was entertained at a succession of forty banquets in England and was made an honorary life member of Garvin Encampment of Glasgow Knights Templar in Scotland.
On a pleasure trip to Los Angeles during 1894 Mr. Laughlin made his first investment in real estate in this city. In 1897 he established his home here, bringing west with him his family, which consisted at that time of his wife. Mrs. Cornelia (Battenberg) Laughlin, and their two children, Homer Laughlin, Jr., and Miss Guen- dolen Virginia. Another daughter, Nanieta, had passed away at the age of five years. The family home continued to be at the beautiful West Adams street property and in that home the death of Mrs. Laughlin occurred four years prior to the demise of Mr. Laughlin. From the shock of that be- reavement he never fully recovered. His last illness of two weeks rendered a surgical operation necessary. Although everything known to medical skill was done in his behalf at the California hospital, he gradually lost in his fight for life and the end came January 13, 1913, as the heart of mid-day was throbbing in the pulses of the city whose progress owed so much to his optimistic faith and large personal investments. In the chosen city of his home there stands on Broadway the Homer Laughlin building. the first fireproof structure erected in Southern California. A few doors to the south stands the Jacoby building, a substantial brick and steel structure which he erected in 1901. In 1905 the annex to the Homer Laughlin building was built, this being the first reinforced concrete building to be erected in Cali- fornia. These business blocks cover a large area and extend through to Hill street, affording the most modern facilities for the large interests of
the mercantile houses of Jacoby Brothers and the Ville de Paris. Both buildings were in advance of the times when built, but the city in its onward march of development has not allowed them to remain sole examples of their class, but has wit- nessed the erection of a notable succession of substantial fireproof structures, each embodying the most modern features of its type.
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