Our own Dewhurst/McPherson Line

Researched by Jana McPherson Black and Nancy McPherson Petersen with assistance wherever we can find it!
Many, many thanks to Sylvia Green for making the connection to our next generation back!

Family stories say this line began in the Bavarian Alps, then went to Austria (surname d'Hurst or duHurst) as courtiers to the Von Hapsburg family. Supposedly, they went to France abt. 1770 in attendance to the court of Marie Louise Antoinette von Hapsburg (b. 1755) when she went to marry Louis XVIII, and became Queen of France. As the French Revolution began and the political climate became dangerous, our oral history says the family fled by hay-wagon to Normandy then by boat for Hull, Yorkshire, England about 1793. They fled carrying jewels sewn into the hems of their coats, when Marie suggested the people eat cake. We can't prove a word of it ... And, any jewels are long gone.... the story may be connected to another line of the family, but only time will tell.

Another story says there was a son, James who "was a Scotland Yard detective, spending most of his life in Algiers and Tangiers, in service to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. He died in London. Did not marry." We have not found evidence of this man, however, he could be the reason our great grandfather used his middle name, William, as a call name by the time he married rather than the name James. It is not unusual to re-use the same first name for many children and to call them by a middle name in England.

Descendants of Richard Dewhirst, Schoolmaster of Horbury, W. Yorkshire

(click on above link to see the charts for John Robert Dewhirst's birth family)

DEWHURST DNA #43192

Family of John Robert Dewhurst and Caroline Eagle

[1] John Robert Dewhirst lists himself as from St. James Parish, Bury St. Edmunds on his marriage certificate suggesting he was living with relations. Marriage certificate for William Henry and Mary Pearson Dewhurst show John working as a Land Surveyor, in other documents he shows up as a Civil Engineer or a Sawyer. Death was at age 51 at 10 St. John Street, Lambeth, Surrey. He is listed as father to William Henry on WHD's Constabulary Records, with a wife named Caroline.

1841 Census data:

NOTE: Is this a possible brother for John? See Edward's charts here...

Source: 1841 census, West Winch, Middleston, Norfolk - #938 Rose Cottage (HO107-0769, Image 378, Folio 9, Page 13)

Edward Dewhurst M 40 Curate Foreign
Caroline F 30 born out of county
Augustus M 10 born out of county
Georgina F 8 born out of county
Arthur M 7 born out of county
Newton M 5 born out of county

1861 Census shows Caroline, age 56, b. Doncaster, Yorkshire, widow, annuitant, living with her daughter Georgina, umarried, age 30, b. Puttenham, Surrey living at 40 Clifton Road, Brighton, St. Peter, Surrey - District 33.

1871 Census shows Caroline and Georgina living in Hove, Sussex. Caroline is listed as b. in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England and as "Clergyman's Widow, Annuitant"

[2] Information source - Boyd's Marriage Index, Essex; marriage certificate, Belchamp St. Paul, Essex

[3]Arthur is listed as a witness to the marriage of Edward, along with his mother, Caroline. Arthur and wife Elizabeth do not show up with children in census records. See next footnote for further information.

[4] Elizabeth Davenport O'Meara was b. abt. 1821 in Chelsea, London, wife of Arthur Dewhirst. After his death, she married Charles Wright and eventually she married Richard Giles, which explains why the son of Emma Dewhurst and Thomas Rees as well as the son of Ellen Dewhurst and Charles Burrows show up in the Giles household in the 1881 Census. Arthur Dewhirst died in 1846, and the 1851 census shows Elizabeth remarried to Charles Wright and no children. Her birthplace is Chelsea, they live in Lambeth, and Charles is a tailor. Their street address is Postland Place South. In 1851, a Richard Giles lives with his wife, Hannah Elizabeth and children: Richard, b. 1848; Julia, b. 1849 and John, b. 1851. In 1861, Elizabeth is enumerated as married and working in the household of Ephraim & Mary Ann Burford, but Charles Wright is not enumerated with her. In 1861, Richard lives with wife, Elizabeth, and children; Richard, Julia and John plus Alfred, b. 1856 and James, b. 1859. In 1871, Elizabeth lives as a widow in St. Sepulchre, Middlesex on (76?) St. John Street. In 1871, Richard Giles, b. Clerkenwell, Middlesex, is listed as a widower with children, John and Alfred. In 1873, Richard Giles and Elizabeth Wright marry. In 1881, Richard Giles, b. Clerkenwell, Middlesex, occupation blacksmith, has remarried Elizabeth Davenport O'Meard (sic) Wright. Living with them is Thomas Rees, age 23, nephew, and John Burrows, age 18, nephew. Thomas is known to be the son of Emma Dewhirst and Thomas Rees (see footnote 8 below). John is known to be the son of Charles and Ellen Dewhirst Burrows (see footnote 10 below). Richard Giles dies in 1885 at 13 Queen Street, the informant is E Giles, wife. In 1891 and 1901, Elizabeth lives as a widow at Malta Street, Clerkenwell, London - her occupation is "laundress, wash."

[5] Birth information source for Alfred Augustus Frederick Dewhirst: IGI, batch #C055183, source #0307710. Marriage certificate suggests they went to where Alfred's elder brother, Arthur lived, St. Saviour, Southwark to marry after John Dewhirst has died. Arthur is witness to the marriage, along with Caroline, wife of John. The 1851 Census shows Alfred, 32, Print Colourer, b. Wakefield, York, and Elizabeth Dewhirst, 30, Straw Bonnet maker, born in Oxford City, living on Pleasant Row in Lambeth. In 1861, they lived at 18 Bowling Green, Lambeth, Surrey - no children. A death record for an Elizabeth Dewhurst in 1862 makes it appear that Elizabeth likely preceeded Alfred in death and may explain why he appears to have died alone in a London Workhouse from complications of TB.

Death record for Alfred:

Reg. Dist.: Lambeth
1863 Death in the SubDistrict of Lambeth Church 2nd Part in the County of Surrey
#389 - Sixteenth April 1863, Workhouse, Princes Road
Alfred Dewhirst - male - 44 years - Print Colourer - cause of death: Phthisis (consumption, a form of TB) followed by Dementia
Informant: E.J. Elliott, in attendence Workhouse, Princes Road, Lambeth
Registered: Seventeenth April 1863
Registrar: J. Barnett

[6] Marriage Certificate for Elizabeth Dewhurst and John Woodfield lists her father as John Dewhurst, Land Surveyor and is witnessed by Caroline Dewhurst and David Boast. Address of the bride is Regent Street, Kensington - known to be the family residence. Click on link for John Woodfield to see the family group of John and Elizabeth. In the 1851 census, Elizabeth's birthplace is listed as Wakefield, Yorkshire. In both 1861 and 1871, the birthplace is listed as Huddersfield, Yorkshire. In 1881, Elizabeth lives with her daughter Florence and is identified as Jane E. Woodfield, born Wakefield. In 1891, her birthplace is listed as Criggleston, Yorks. Huddersfield is west of Wakefield and Criggleston is just SW of Wakefield.

[7] 1841 census, 21 Regent Street, Brixton, Brixton, eastern division, Surrey includes Edward as a son of John and Caroline, age 11, born in county. Death record, 11 Jan 1845, shows Edward Dewhirst, son of John Dewhirst, Land Surveyor, deceased and Caroline Dewhirst, present at the death, 5 Saunders Place, Saunders Street, Lambeth, Surrey, COD: "fever produced by a hurt in the groin."

[8] While no marriage record has yet been found, Emma Dewhirst and Thomas Rees must have married between 1851 and 1857 then produced one son, Thomas, 23 Oct. 1857 at the Workhouse, Princes Road, Lambeth, Surrey (the same place both Alfred and Maria died). The informant on Thomas' birth certificate was Emma Rees, formerly Dewhirst. She must have died prior to 1861, as the 1861 census shows Thomas Dewhirst (sic) - aka Rees, grandson, age 3, living with Caroline Eagle Dewhirst, Ellen and Maria. In 1871, Thomas Rees Jr. lives with Maria Dewhirst as a nephew, then Maria dies in 1877. In 1881, Thomas Jr. lives in the household of Richard Giles (see footnote 6 above).

[9] Death Record for Maria shows that she died of Erysipelas - a superficial bacterial skin infection, usually caused by the streptococcus bacteria.

[10] Ellen Dewhirst m. Charles Burrows, (b. 9 June 1839 in Newington, Surrey and d. 2 February 1878, Workhouse Infirmary, Princes Road) bef. 1863 and died 2 Feb 1876 in Lambeth, Surrey. Cause of Death was Phthisis (a form of Tuberculosis) at age 33 at the Brookwood Asylum. Children of Charles and Ellen Dewhirst Burrows are: John Burrows, b. c.1863, Lambeth, Surrey, England, d. 11 April 1926; Ellen Burrows, b. 9 July 1868, Lambeth, Surrey, England, d. 16 August 1868. John Burrows shows up in the 1881 census with his cousin Thomas Rees in the household of Richard and Elizabeth Giles - see footnote 6 above. Source: Rick Burrows, great grandson of Charles and Ellen Dewhirst Burrows.

Family of William Henry Dewhurst and Mary Pearson

[1] 1838 JULY 17 – William Henry Dewhurst joins “S” Division of the London Metropolitan Police Force; warrant # 13996; recommended by E. Glascock, 19 Duke St., Portland Place and Mr. J. Dewhurst, 21 Regent St., Kensington. He retires from service with the London Metropolitan Police Force, S Division, 5 December 1855 with an annual pension of £ 27. Description of Pensioner upon retirement: age 37, 5’7” tall, brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion; parents, John and Caroline; married, next-of-kin; brother – Alfred; residing in London, present address, Post Office Row, Finchley. The entry in a book of “Gratuities … allowed …” states he had “become worn out and unfit for further duty.” NOTE: We have been unable to find WHD in the 1841 census and Mary is enumerated alone - perhaps he was working?

[2] Mary's father shows up as "Thomas, shoemaker" on the wedding certificate of William and Mary. Witnesses to the marriage are John Shaw and Elizabeth Dewhurst. Her birthdate was approximately 1818 based upon information found in the 1841 & 1871 censuses. See the link above to Mary Pearson for further details.

[3] Caroline and Frederick had several children (follow the link from Huskinson above). Huskinson, himself, died 1st Q 1889 in Lewisham, Kent.

[4] Family history says Mary Elizabeth went by Elizabeth and worked her life as a matron at Guys Hospital in London. Facts so far do not support this but census records do show her living unmarried through 1891 always near to where her mother was institutionalized. In 1871, Mary shows up working as a nurse/domestic servant for the family of George Bauer in Wandsworth (near where her mother was institutionalized); in 1881 she is listed as a domestic servant working for a Jones family in Streatham, Surrey (again near the Asylum); in 1891, she is listed as a "nurse domestic" in the employ of Joseph H. P. Staples, a General Practitioner in Paddington. I cannot yet find her in 1901 and am trying to learn if there are records at Guys Hospital after the turn of the century.

[5] Family oral history said Frederick William McDonald was an English Teacher at a private school, but we have no proof as Frederick and Madeline are not in a census together. In 1871, he is enumerated with his mother and step-father just months before he married Madeline; his occupation is listed as a Pencil-case maker. In March 1874, Frederick and Madeline have a daughter who was named Madeline Mary McDonald, but Frederick, himself, also died in the 1st Q 1874 in Shoreditch. In 1881 there is a Madeline McDonald, age 31, widow, born in Finchley, working as a servant for W. G. Guerrier in Islington. There is a 7 year old child named Madeline McDonald living as a student in the Sunnyside Rd., Hornsey Rise "Alexandra Orphanage" in London, Middlesex, England. Looks like Madeline could not support her daughter and earn a living. In 1891, a 42 year old Madeline and a 17 year old Madeline M. are enumerated living at 42 Norfolk Terrace, where they have boarders and Madeline works as a Sick Nurse and Madeline Mary is a scholar - our mother and daughter, reunited in better times! In 1901, a 50 year old Madeline McDonald works as a "Sub Nursing Sister" in Paddington and a 26 year old Madeline McDonald  works as a "Sculpt Artist."

NOTE from Sylvia Green: "... in reading through the will of Ann Youngman, nee Dewhirst, daughter of the Rev. Charles (Chantler Dewhirst), I found that she had left a legacy of £10. to a Mrs Madeline Dewhirst Macdonald.

[6] some family members believe James William was born in Edinburgh, and that the family owned a farm outside of the city, but he has a London birth certificate ... some connection to Scotland has neither been established nor eliminated and the land was supposedly sold to finance the family's move to the New World in 1905.

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THE SURNAME CHANGE: As a young child, I overheard, but did not always fully understand "grown-up" conversations. I specifically recall hearing Grama, Dad and Uncle Bill say that "McPherson" meant "son of a Pearson" and that Pearson meant "parson" and that there were lots of parsons in the family, way back. I also heard them discuss how my great grandfather was determined not to lose his sole surviving son in any wars after losing his older two boys in the Boer War (NOTE: facts we still have not been able to prove). Stories from various family members underscore that relationships between James William Dewhurst and his children were often tense, and it appears that many of his children tried to distance themselves from their father at one time or another in their lives. The 1910 census suggests that my grandfather had run away from his father at age 16, as he is enumerated working under an assumed name in a mine in Wyoming while his father is enumerated in Montana, near Yellowstone. The two must have patched things up as we know that Grampa went to school in Salt Lake City about 1913-15 while his father worked to help the Morman Church move the old organ from the Tabernacle to the Temple. In 1915, the two came to San Francisco to visit Mabel (see below) and to see the Panama Pacific International Exposition. They liked the area so much that they stayed. Grampa went to Vacaville and worked at the Cement Factory as an electrician and great grandfather apparently took metal work wherever he could find it until he opened up a sheet metal shop in Walnut Creek about 1922. In 1920, on the day my father was born that same evening on Lily Street in San Francisco, William James Dewhurst is enumerated lodging in Prattville, Seneca Township, Camp 5, Bull Valley, Plumas County, CA as a metal worker. In 1930, he is enumerated inCrockett living with the family.

Uncle Bill said that our grandfather (his father) had "jumped ship" in World War I after getting caught up in the mandatory Draft of 1918. Apparently, he went off for Basic Training, then either was put on a ship that came back to San Francisco, or got himself onto a ship coming back to San Francisco, where he took off and went "underground". My father said that Grampa was blackballed from the Masons in Vacaville for leaving the Army and in the 1920 census, Sidney's family is again enumerated under an (at least) incomplete name - "Sydney James" - suggesting he was hiding from the Army. Considering that the consequences of getting caught could have included a long prison sentence, it is easy to understand why he was cautious. On the other hand, contact with experts at the National Archives who looked at his draft information remind me that at the time he would have gone off for Basic Training the WWI was already winding down if not entirely ended, thus Grampa's fears may have been factually unfounded. In any case, James Sidney Dewhurst assumed the name Sidney James McPherson and all of his sons had that surname on their birth certificates even though he did not acquire Naturalization papers until 1928. In 1930, the entire family, under the name McPherson lives in Crockett, CA. An affadavit of Birth is handwritten and signed by William James McPherson (aka James William Dewhurst) in 1939, the night before Sidney's 45th birthday, and seems to complete the the name change.

Why the name McPherson was chosen as our alternate surname was a mystery for many years until Nancy and I learned that our great grandfather's mother was Mary Pearson. As Mary Pearson's son, James William Dewhurst was indeed a "son of a Pearson." Finally, the overheard conversations from my childhood had a factual context. Researching the family genealogy above demonstrates that life for William must have been tough. In his family, he was one of very few surviving men surrounded by lots of needy women. His mother was institutionalized as a lunatic from before the time he was born, but she outlived his father and the family consistently lived near enough to visit her until she did die long after their father had passed. His sisters were either widowed early or remained unmarried. His grandmother was widowed early and many of his uncles and aunts died of TB or lost their spouses to TB. He lost his own wife when my grandfather was only seven months old and he was left at the age of 43 to raise seven children alone. His eldest daughter married, but his younger daughters ran off likely to get away from him, then had life complications of their own. Next, his two older boys died by 1903. Imagining what it must have been like to live inside his skin, I suspect he just wanted a new start when he left London for Canada, later crosdsing over the open border into the United States. However, in so doing, he further angered his daughters by literally leaving all the family furniture and memorabilia behind and the adage, "you can run away form your problems, but you will still always have yourself with you," seems to have persisted in following years as his female children remained resentful. After he left England, one of the two daughters who remained in London, Ethel Leah, died in a tragic factory fire (see link to news article below). We do not know yet what happened to the relationship between our great grandfather and his eldest daughter Nelle Maud Louise Dewhurst Hill, and contiune to try to find her descendants so we can patch that together.

We may never absolutely prove all of the facts, but as I mused to my Uncle Bill when he told me about the World War I incident, had these folks not done what they did, we all likely would not be here. For me, learning about our heritage has vastly enriched my understanding of the underlying, if unexpressed in an all-too-British way, feelings of love and perserverance our ancestors stubbornly held believing that this family gene pool needed to persist! I am very grateful for the choices they made making it possible for their descendants to have a chance to live out their own lives and hopefully to give our own children a similar proud legacy to carry forward into the future! JMB

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Family of James William Dewhurst (aka William James McPherson) and Ellen Elizabeth Reeves

photo of James William and his youngest son, James Sidney; London

NAME	PIX	BIRTH	LOCATION	DEATH	LOCATION	MARRIAGE	LOCATION	SPOUSE
James William Dewhurst (aka William James McPherson) [1]		February 02, 1852	Finchley, Middlesex, England	June 02, 1943	Oakland, Alameda, California	December 25, 1874	St. John the Baptist, Shoreditch, Middlesex, London,   England	Ellen Elizabeth Reeves
Nelle Maud Louise Dewhurst		01 February 1876	Pentonville, Middlesex, England			December 26, 1896	St. Paul's Church, St. Pancras Parish, London, England	James  Eastman Hill
William Henry Dewhurst [2]		23 January 1878	Islington, Middlesex, England	Betw. 1899-1902	Boer War, South Africa	~	~	~
Mabel Caroline Dewhurst [3]		23 February 1880	Islington, Middlesex, England	01 November 1963	San Anselmo, California	1) 2 November 1899 [3] 2) abt. 1911	1) Islington, London, England 2) Long Island, New York City, NY	1) Richard Pomeroy 2) Ferdinand K. Butzman
Arthur Frederick Dewhurst [4]		29 May 1882	Islington, Middlesex, England	Betw. 1899-1902	Boer War, South Africa	~	~	~
Madeline E. Dewhurst		04 May 1885	Islington, Middlesex, England	26 April 1975	Baltimore, Maryland	1) abt 1902 2) 20 May 1920	1) London, England 2) Bronx, New York	1) Thomas Laurence [5] 2) Richard Brown [6]
Edith Emily Dewhurst		12 November 1887	Islington, Middlesex, England	15 September 1888	Islington, Middlesex, England	~	~	~
Ethel Leah Dewhurst		12 November 1887	Islington, Middlesex, England	died in factory fire 18 July 1908 buried 25 February 1908	Islington, Middlesex, England	~	~	~
James Sidney Dewhurst (aka Sidney James McPherson)		27 October 1894	Islington, Middlesex, England	21 August 1950	Crockett, Contra Costa County, California	07 July 1917	St. Patrick's Church, San Francisco, California	Rose Lily Colsell

[1] James William Dewhurst was an iron worker in London. He made the pipes for the old organ at Westminster Catedral. After losing his wife, Ellen, to an infected tooth 7 months after the birth of my grandfather; after losing both of his older boys in the Boer War; and perhaps after being the only surviving male left to help his widowed sisters support their young families, he decided to give up on Merry Olde Englande and head for better fishing grounds in the New World. Not exactly following family oral history, which said James William Dewhurst and James Sidney Dewhurst went to Canada from England together, UK emigration records show William Dewhurst, Zinc Worker, immigrated to New York leaving Southampton on the SS St. Louis, 5 May 1905 with no mention of Sidney. No records are found at Ellis Island for arrival of this ship, but the trip was estimated to take 24 days suggesting William must have arrived in New York the beginning of June. Similar records from England to Canada, show a "Mrs. Dewhurst," likely Madeline, who had given birth to her son, Thomas Laurence in 1903, London, accompanied by "Sidney and Thomas Dewhurst," traveling to St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada. This voyage on the SS Lake Manitoba left Liverpool 19 December 1905 with estimated travel time of 28 days placing arrival about 16 January 1906. These records explain why later USA census records show a discrepancy in the dates William James and Sidney James each reported arriving in the USA. However, adding to confusion, according to Records of Border Crossings from Canada into Eastport, Idaho on 5 May 1908, James William and 9 year old James Sidney came to New York originally in May 1904, on the SS St. Louis, went to Great Falls, Montana until 27 May 1905, then went on to Canada where they had last lived lived at 99 Roberts St., Toronto. WJD calls himself a Tin Smith on this record and call themselves Canadian citizens. By 1908 James had changed his name to William and my grandfather's name to Sidney. Yet another Canadian record shows Thomas Lawrence Dewhurst (see footnote #5), a soldier, entering Buffalo, NY from Toronto on 13 November 1936 by train. He is 32 years old and shows his residence as Camp Halabard, Maryland, but says his last place of residence was Toronto, Ont. Canada ... maybe they commuted?

[2] A researcher specializing in the Boer War found no service records for either William Henry Dewhurst nor Arthur Frederick Dewhurst, nor any death records. Given this, I took a look for any other evidence of what happened to these two men. I have found and ordered a death record in 1937 for a Wm. Henry of the correct age to be this man - stay tuned.

[3] Marriage certificate for Mabel Dewhurst lists Richard Pomeroy as a 37 year old photographer and the son of James Pomeroy (deceased Iron monger). He was listed as living at the Dewhurst family home at 312 York Road, Islington, London. Mabel is 21 and WJD is listed as an Iron Founder - perhaps the fathers knew each other and that is how the couple met. The marriage was performed at the Register Office in Islington and was witnessed by E. Haw and J. (James) Edgecombe Pomeroy (Richard's younger brother). Richard and Mabel show up in the 1901 census living in Nelson, NE Lancashire. Mabel later married Ferdinand K. Butzman, b. 27 June 1880, d. 2 October 1942. Mabel followed the rest of the family on the SS Teutonic, 8 August 1906 from Liverpool to New York, arriving after approx. 24 days (1 September). In New York, she worked as a nanny, then married Fred Butzman and moved to San Francisco where she raised their family.

[4] See note above for William Henry. I have found and ordered a marriage record for an Arthur Dewhurst in 1896 to a Georgina Henrietta Ratcliff. Perhaps this all comes down to further falling outs with WJD??? I wonder if there are actually other surviving related Dewhurst lines...

[5] Issue of this couple is Thomas Laurence aka Dewhurst b. 12 December 1903, London, England, d. 1977, Columbus, Ohio. See notes on William James (#1 above) for USA immigration information.

[6] Marriage ctf #2447, Bronx, NY, May 20, 1920:

Family of James Sidney Dewhurst (aka Sidney James McPherson) and Rose Lily Colsell

NAME	PIX	BIRTH	LOCATION	DEATH	LOCATION	MARRIAGE	LOCATION	SPOUSE
James Sidney Dewhurst (aka Sidney James McPherson) [1]		27 October 1894	Islington, Middlesex, England	21 August 1950	Crockett, Contra Costa, California	07 July 1917	St. Patrick's Church, San Francisco, California	Rose Lily Colsell
James Edward McPherson [2]		30 July 1918	Woodland, Yolo County, California	3 November 1944	Mare Island, Solano, CA; buried Golden Gate National Cemetery; San Bruno, San Mateo County, California	~	~	~
Allan Arthur McPherson [3]		2 March 1920	235 Lily Street next to Rose, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California	9 October 1991	Novato, Marin County, California; buried Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte County, California	2 January 1945	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	Wanda Ruth Harman
Wilbur Franklin McPherson [4]		12 January 1922	Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California	9 February 2001	Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California	24 January 1953	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California	living

[1] See information above on the name change for Sidney's story. Sidney at 52 died of a massive heart attack with complications from emphysema. He had worked for many years as an electrician at C&H Sugar Company in Crockett, CA. He gave all of his sons his love of fishing, camping, spending much time in God's outdoor cathedrals, up and down the state of California. Allan and Bill later enlarged the fishing spots with trips to Canada, Wyoming and Montana.

[2] Jim died of a recurrance, while serving in the Army in WWII, of childhood meningitus. He was not in good health when he was drafted and in service, then became so frail while in service that the disease returned. He was initially hospitalized in Salt Lake City, Utah before transfer to Mare Island, California where he died. He was known as a great friend with a wonderful sense of humor and a particular talent for photography.

[3] Allan was the first to make the change form blue collar to whiter collar worker in the family and had careers first with the U.S. Board of Trade in San Francisco then was hired away to work the remainder of his career with Owens Illinois Glass Co in various Credit Management positions, both nationally and in the West Coast Region. He became President of the Credit Manager's Association of America and joined the Mason's - very important to him since his father had been blackballed after going AWOL in WWI. Like his father and his father's father, Allan never could stop smoking. He died of a massive stroke with complications from the same disease, emphysema, that killed both his father and grandfather.

[4] After a long career with Lockheed, Bill outlived the rest of his birth family living until the age of 79. He was able to kick the smoking habit and enhanced his life with a healthy diet in his last years. Sadly, he died of Parkinson's Disease.