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In 1874 Mr. Slaughter came to Southern Cali- fornia, settling in the vicinity of Los Angeles and has ever since resided here. Upon his ar- rival he purchased two hundred acres of land,
which have since that time become a valuable part of the city. He disposed of one hundred and sixty acres of the holding eighteen years ago and sold thirty acres more a few years since, and the last ten acres he held until three years ago. Twenty-one years ago he also bought a block of land on Fortieth street, which also had a one hundred and thirty foot frontage on Forty-first street, and is still the owner of that property, his present residence being at No. 1017 West Forty- first street.
In 1902 Mr. Slaughter retired from active busi- ness, his present property interests requiring as much time and attention as he cares to give to that subject. His wife was Pachy A. Taylor, a native of Illinois, her death occurring in Los Angeles in 1897. Their three children are all living, namely: Hattie, the oldest, and Mary, the youngest, who is a student at the Browns- berger College, living at home; and Emma, the second daughter, is married to Mr. Taylor, of Brunswick, Ga. Politically Mr. Slaughter is a believer in the principles advocated by the Repub- lican party, and fraternally he affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the For- esters, being one of the first members of the University Lodge of the latter order. He has always been one of the foremost men in enter- prises tending to advance and upbuild this section of the state and holds the highest respect and esteem of all who know him.
A. STEPHAN VAVRA. To a great extent California is a cosmopolitan region, numbering among its citizens people from almost every part of the globe. Among those of European birth and parentage who have contributed to her citi- zenship and more particularly to that of Pasa- dena, mention belongs to A. Stephan Vavra, who came to this city in 1896 and has since taken a commendable interest in the welfare of his adopted city and country.
Mr. Vavra's education was begun in the home schools of the mother country and after coming to the United States he prosecuted his studies still further, and is now a fluent speaker and ready writer in various languages. Upon locating in Pasadena he threw himself heart and soul into the business life of the city, and as an evidence
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of his faith in its growth and prosperity in- vested quite heavily in real estate. In 1906 he completed a modern four-story hotel on Euclid avenue. The plumbing is of the latest and best make; steam and electricity supply the heat and light, and each room is provided with a bath and private telephone. The building is equipped with an electric elevator. Mr. Vavra caters to the very best and most fashionable family patronage and his hostelry is considered one of the finest in the city. He is meeting with success in his undertaking. Mr. Vavra is regarded as one of Pasadena's most reliable and progressive citizens, and during his sojourn here has won the con- fidence and esteem of all who know him.
ANDREW JOUGHIN. The possibilities offered by the Pacific coast regions nowhere find a more striking illustration than in the life of the late Andrew Joughin, a pioneer of 1866 in Los Angeles and for years one of the large land-owners of Southern California. Al- though he came to the west practically with- out means, he was a keen, capable judge of land values, and saw in this soil and climate a fair opening for investment. Acting upon this theory he purchased land as it came with- in his financial ability to do so, and the re- sults proved the wisdom of his judgment in the matter. While he achieved financial suc- cess and left an estate valued at $150,000, the accumulation of wealth did not represent the limit of his success, for he was also successful in gaining and retaining the respect of asso- ciates, the affection of his family and the good-will of the community, and the latter type of success surpasses the former in per- manent significance. Possessed of a stalwart physique, he was six feet in height and weighed considerably more than two hundred pounds, so that even in a large crowd he at- tracted attention by reason of his rugged frame and splendid physical proportions. Nor were his physical characteristics greater than his mental qualifications, for with a large frame he had a large heart and behind his genial countenance there was a frank and ardent tem- perament.
The earliest recollections of Andrew
Joughin were associated with the Isle of Man, around whose rugged shores washed the waves of the Irish sea. There he was born February 23, 1824, a son of industrious and intelligent parents, who, desirous of preparing him for the earning of a livelihood, appren- ticed him in youth to the blacksmith's trade. After having followed that trade on the island for some years he crossed the ocean to Amer- ica in April, 1852, and upon landing in New York proceeded toward the unsettled regions of the Mississippi valley, his course of travel taking him, subsequent to a month's stay in Rochester, to Illinois, where he followed his trade in Rockford. During 1859 he came via the Panama route to California and settled in Sacramento, where he experienced the hard- ships attendant upon the great floods of 1861 and 1862. For some years he operated a shop, but in 1865 he began to work in connection with the building of the railroad.
During the year 1866 Mr. Joughin estab- lished his home in Los Angeles and purchased one-quarter of a block of ground on Second and Hill streets. This investment proved a wise one, for he bought at $500 and sold for $1,500. Shortly afterward he went to Ari- zona, but in a year returned to Los Angeles and followed his trade. Removing to San Juan Capistrano in 1869, he carried on a blacksmith's shop and a hotel, but in 1870 returned to Los Angeles, where he operated a shop of his own. With the earnings of his trade he invested in land. During 1874 he invested in three hundred and sixty acres near Hyde Park comprising a part of Rancho la Cienega, for which property he paid $6,000. Two years after buying the land he removed to it and operated a shop on the ranch for a few years. In 1883 he acquired three hundred and five acres known in early days as the Tom Gray ranch, but more recently designated as the Arlington Heights tract. Subsequently he disposed of the greater portion of this property, although about fifteen acres still re- main in the possession of the family, and some of this has reached the valuation of $100 per front foot. During 1885 he purchased the Palos Verdes ranch of six hundred acres, sit- uated near Wilmington, and this was operated
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largely by his sons, he having no special liking for farm pursuits. After many years of un- wearied industry, in 1888 he allowed himself to enjoy a long vacation in the form of a trip to Europe, where he renewed the friendships of youth and visited many points of historic interest. On his return to the United States he did not take up business activities, but in the midst of the comforts accumulated by his wise judgment and industrious application he passed his last days, and February 7, 1889, his earth-life ended at about sixty-five years of age.
Surviving Mr. Joughin and occupying a comfortable residence on West Adams street, Los Angeles, is his widow, formerly Ann Can- nell, whom he married November 22, 1851, and was born on the Isle of Man October 8, 1832. Ten children were born of their union, namely : Eleanor J., wife of Andrew Mattei, of Fresno county, Cal .; Catherine N., who died at three years; Andrew, Jr., a resident of Los Angeles, and represented elsewhere in this volume; Alice, who was removed from the family circle by death at the age of five years; John T., a rancher whose sketch ap- pears on another page; Matilda, wife of George R. Murdock, who is connected with the Artesian Water Company of Los Angeles; Edward E., who died in infancy ; Emma, who married Earl R. Osborne, of Los Angeles; Minnie, who resides with her mother and min- isters to the needs of her advancing years; and Isabella Grace, who is the wife of Emil H. Granz, residing in Tulare county, Cal., near the town of Dinuba.
On the organization of the first congrega- tion of Episcopalians in Los Angeles Mr. and Mrs. Joughin became members of the church and ever afterward maintained an interest in its activities and Mrs. Joughin still contrib- utes regularly to its maintenance, as well as to various missionary, educational and philan- thropic movements of undoubted value to the welfare of the race, carrying out in this respect the plans inaugurated by Mr. Joughin, who was a man of generous impulses and large philanthropy. After becoming a citizen of the United States he affiliated with the Democratic party, but he took no part in pub-
lic affairs, nor did he ever consent to hold office, his tastes being in the line of business activities rather than politics. Yet as a citi- zen he was keen to give his support to every measure for the general good, active in for- warding progressive plans and enthusiastic in co-operating with public-spirited movements, hence he merits and occupies a distinct place in the annals of local history and is remem- bered as one of the progressive pioneers.
ANDREW JOUGHIN, JR. To those who have spent all or the greater part of their lives within the sound of the sunset sea or beneath the shadow of the mountains of the west, this portion of the country possesses a charm all its own and unequaled by any other locality to which their travels may bring them. It is significant of Mr. Joughin's interest in Los Angeles to state that all of his holdings are compassed within the city and its inviron- ments. It is here that he makes his home, here he has labored to develop his personal interests and the affairs of the city, liere he grew to manhood and has been content to re- main without desire to investigate the will-o'- the-wisp allurements of localities less dear to him. In common with practically all of the men who have been lifelong residents of Los Angeles and Southern California, he main- tains a deep and unceasing interest in move- ments for the public welfare and contributes of time and means toward such measures.
Upon another page of this work appears the biography of Mr. Joughin's father, whose name he bears and whose strong personality was impressed upon the pioneer citizenship of Southern California. During an early period of the American development of Los Angeles the family became residents of the city. An- drew, Jr., was then a small child, he having been born in Rockford, Ill., January 11, 1857. Educated in the schools of California, he early left school in order to aid his father in ranch. ing. Indeed, he was only sixteen years of age when he came into the management of a ranch owned by his father, and afterward he main- tained a close supervision of its cultivation. As the number of settlers increased the land
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was gradually sold off in small tracts, until but a comparatively small part of the once large tract was left in the hands of the Joughin family. Since the death of the father the widow and children have inherited the estate, which now represents a large moneyed value.
The marriage of Andrew Joughin, Jr., united him with a young lady who, like him- self, has been a resident of California from early childhood. Miss Mary Elizabeth Davis was born in Syracuse county, N. Y., and at the age of seven years came to the Pacific coast with her father, John Davis, settling in the southern part of the state. Her education was received in local schools and her home remained with her parents until May 2, 1883, when she became the wife of Mr. Jonghin, and they now have a residence on Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, their place having been a portion of the Joughin estate. Born of their union were two children, Glenn and Ruth Elizabeth, but death removed the oldest daughter from the home at eight years of age. The family are honored by their large circle of acquaintances and number among their friends many of the most cultured residents of their home city.
JOHN T. JOUGHIN. Identified with the far west throughout all of his life, the earliest recollections of Mr. Joughin are associated with California, for he is a native son of the state and was born at Sacramento September 27, 1861. His father, Andrew Joughin, known and honored as one of the resourceful pioneers of Southern California, and a man possessing a large circle of friends throughout the state, is represented upon another page of this vol- nme, and the family history will be found in that sketch. The son was still a small child when the family came to Los Angeles county and therefore his childhood was principally passed in this portion of the commonwealth, while his education was acquired in local schools. When not in school he helped his father at the blacksmith's trade, and in 1874 accompanied the family to a ranch near Hyde Park, Los Angeles county, where he has since made his home.
Since assuming the management of the ranch, about 1880, John T. Joughin has given his attention very closely to the supervision of the four hundred and forty acres compris- ing the tract. However, of recent years he has rented out some of the land and has util- ized about two hundred and sixty acres for the pasturage of his stock, so that his field work has been greatly lessened. In addition to superintending the interests of his mother and himself on the home ranch he took charge of about six hundred acres near Wilmington, which was rented to tenants. This land, as well as the property at home, forms a part of the estate, which has not been divided since the death of his father. With the general ad- vance in land valnes during recent years the estate has shared, so that its value is largely enhanced beyond the amount at first esti- mated.
The marriage of John T. Joughin was sol- emnized in 1892 and united him with Wilhel- mina Roeder, a native of Los Angeles county and a daughter of Louis Roeder, one of the most influential pioneers of Southern Califor- nia. The family history appears in his sketch elsewhere in this volume. The two children of Mr. Joughin are Gertrude and Andrew. Though believing in many of the principles accepted by the Republican party, Mr. Joughin has never displayed any partisan spirit, but thinks and reasons for himself without regard to the platform adopted by his own or other parties. Personally he is a man of quiet tastes, home-loving nature and friendly spirit, and has shown signal ability in guarding the in- terests of the family estate.
FRANK D. BULLARD, M. D. Back to a remote period in the American occupancy of the colony of Maine is traced the history of the Bul- lard family, whose members gave unstintedly of their strength and time to the development of that rugged and storm-bound country. Many generations after the first of the name had estab- lished a home in Maine a physician and surgeon. Dr. William B. Bullard, carried on professional practice at Lincoln, a considerable distance above the mouth of the Penobscot river. For years.
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and until 1886, he had his office in that town, but his practice was not limited to the village, for much of his time was spent in answering calls from the surrounding country, and many cold and stormy nights he left his home to drive over almost impassable roads in his efforts to bring healing to the sick. During early manhood he married Lydia Dearborn, member of a pioneer family of Maine, and among their children was Frank D., born in Lincoln December 27, 1860, and reared in the little village where he was born. After having attended the public schools there until he had completed their course of study he entered a select school at Waterville, Me., and later took the regular course of study in Colby College, from which in 1881 he received the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts, graduating as a Phi Beta Kappa man.
Upon taking up the active responsibilities of life the young college graduate taught in the Houlton school for two years and then held the principalship of the Brownville high school for one year, after which he left the east and sought the more favorable environment of the Pacific coast, teaching for one year in Pasadena and for one year acting as principal of the Azusa schools. In the fall of 1885 he matriculated in the medical department of the University of Southern California and remained a student there until 1888, when he received the degree of M. D. Meanwhile he had spent a year as a resident in the Los Angeles county hospital and in 1891 he acted as assistant county physician in that insti- tution. May 3, 1888, he married Miss Rose Tal- bott, M. D., who graduated from medical col- lege in July, 1886, since which time she has suc- cessfully engaged in general practice and also has filled the office of president of the Los An- geles County and Southern California Medical Societies. One child blesses their union, a daugh- ter, Helen, born May 15, 1892, and now a student in the city schools.
Subsequent to his marriage and graduation Dr. Bullard went to Europe, accompanied by his wife, and both engaged in post-graduate work in Vienna, also spent several months under the best instructors of Germany. On their return to Los Angeles they opened an office and since then have established an important patronage. Be- sides his private practice Dr. Bullard for ten years
was assistant editor of the Southern California Practitioner, in which work he had the capable assistance of his wife. During 1902-03 he acted as president of the Los Angeles University Club, while in 1905 he was honored with election as president of the Southern California Medical So- ciety. For some years he filled the chair of chem- istry in the medical department of the University of Southern California, where more recently he has been engaged as instructor in ophthalmology.
In spite of the many professional and official duties engaging his attention Dr. Bullard has done considerable literary work. Not only has he contributed to medical journals articles bear- ing upon some important phase of pathology or therapeutics, but he has entered the domain of general literature, in which he has shown himself to be the master of poetic language and tastes. The two volumes of poetical works which he has published, Apistophilon and Cupid's Chalice, have received very favorable mention in the press and in private circles of litterateurs, and the former not only gives evidence of poetic skill, but also proves the author to be a philosopher, an optimist and a student of religion. In 1903 Dr. Bullard patented an automatic pipe wrench, and he financed a company that is now manufacturing the device in Providence, R. I.
JEROME FORD KENDALL. The Kendall family were originally from England, and were early settlers in America. William Kendall, the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, participated in the battle of Bunker Hill. Mr. Kendall's parents were among the pioneers of Illinois. His father, Alonzo R. Kendall, went to Chicago from Vermont in 1836 in a one-horse chaise, settling that same year in Bureau county. On his mother's side he is of Scotch origin, the Fords coming from Scotland.
Jerome Ford Kendall was born in La Moille, Bureau county, Ill., January 25, 1844. His early life was spent on his father's farm and in attend- ing the district school. After obtaining a com- mon school education he taught school for a brief time, and later for a short time clerked in a general store in Princeton, the county seat of Bureau county, where his father moved in 1865. In 1867 he came to California via Panama, leav-
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ing New York November II, on the old side- wheel steamer Henry Chauncy. Taking the steam- er Sacramento at Panama, he landed in San Fran- cisco December 3, going direct to Mendocino, Mendocino county, Cal., where for two years he worked for the Mendocino Lumber Company. One year was spent in clerking in a general store in Point Arena, and in the fall of 1870 he re- turned east. From March, 1871, to March, 1874, he was engaged in the grocery business in Prince- ton, but the business not proving as successful as desired, he returned to California in April, 1874, settling in Oakland, and for ten years was em- ployed in the lumber trade of San Francisco. Coming to Southern California in January, 1884, he located on a fruit farm near Tustin, in Orange county. Selling out in 1887 he moved to Tustin, making his home there until October, 1897, at that time moving to Los Angeles, where he has since resided.
January 25, 1871, Mr. Kendall was married to Miss Anna Hasbrook Bartley. Miss Bartley was born August 21, 1847, at Fishkill Landing on the Hudson, and died in Oakland, Cal., November 24, 1876. Mr. Kendall has one daughter, Mrs. Anna Kendall Thurston, who lives in Los Angeles. Mr. Kendall has retired from active business. In politics he has always been a Republican.
JAMES JEFFERSON HARDWICK. A varied career has been that of James Jeffer- son Hardwick, now a well-known resident of Los Angeles, where he has made his home since 1904, and at the same time has retained his identification with mining interests throughout the southwest. Mr. Hardwick is in truth a self-made man, for his father, Elijah Hardwick, was killed at the battle of Gettys- burg when he was but six years old, and at the age of nine years he was compelled to seek his own livelihood. He inherited stanch traits of a New England ancestry, for both father and mother (the latter Elizabeth Rhoads in maid- enhood) were natives of that section; they established their home in Quincy, Ill., and there the father engaged as a general merchant until his enlistment for service in the Civil war.
Of the nine children, four sons and five
daughters, comprising the parental family, James Jefferson Hardwick was the youngest, his birth having occurred in Quincy, Ill., February 28, 1857, and when he was only three months old he was deprived of the love and care of his mother. The years he spent in school were very limited, for at the age of nine years he was compelled to seek his own way, his first work being the driving of a team for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway. After one year thus occupied he found work in a flour mill in Sherman, Tex., and continued there until about 1870. He then went to western Texas and began the trailing of cattle on the Rio Grande, and that year and the fol- lowing one he drove cattle over the trail to Kansas from Texas. This, as may readily be understood, was no small undertaking in the days when the Indians were always ready to attack small parties of white men, and Mr. Hardwick had many exciting as well as dan- gerous experiences. In 1872 he entered upon his first independent venture, engaging in the raising of hogs on the Rio Frio, whence he drove them to market in Mexico. In 1873 he gave up this occupation and went to New Mexico, where in Silver City he worked in the old Santa Rita copper mines, and after one year he went to Arizona, where he worked in the Silver King mines during the bonanza days. The same year found him in the Peck mine in the Bradshaw mountains of Arizona, where he himself, during an eight hour shift, took out as much as $5,000 in silver.
The spirit of adventure and fortune hunt- ing induced Mr. Hardwick to seek the dia- mond mines of South Africa and accordingly le came to California en route to that conti- nent in 1875. His health. however, failing him at this time he decided to remain in Cali- fornia for a time and late in the fall he was located in the mines of the Ivenpaw district. In the spring of the following year he returned to Arizona and resumed his work in the old Peck camp, remaining there until 1878, when he went to Lower California and engaged in contracting in the mines. In 1879 lie made a trip down the coast, going as far south as Lima, in Peru, and prospected for a time. Re- turning to Arizona in the fall he mined near
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Arivaca, locating a mine in that vicinity which he sold in 1881, when he again went to Mexico and has ever since been actively identified with the mining interests of that country. While engaged in the Ures district, state of Sonora, he discovered the famous Copete camp, a copper, silver and gold mine, and he is now president and principal stockholder in the Be- lene Copper Company, which is now building the Sonora Central Railway to open up the copper belt in the middle portion of the state of Sonora. In regard to mines and mining no man is better posted than Mr. Hardwick, whose experience has been more than ordi- narily varied and consequently instructive, and the success he has achieved makes him an un- questioned authority on the subject.
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