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George Seeley PELTON

Male 1886 - 1967  (80 years)


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  • Name George Seeley PELTON 
    Birth 31 Aug 1886  Montrose, Montrose, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 5803 
    _UID EEB88FBBA0C54C068CC9079D6F15ACAD7D38 
    Burial May 1967  Glendale, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 May 1967  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5799  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2017 

    Father John Edmund PELTON,   b. 4 Jul 1857, Delta, Fulton, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1922, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Katie ANDERSON,   b. 11 Dec 1863, Arvika, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1929, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1881  Denver, Denver, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:49456
    Family ID F1628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Luella Mae FORRESTER,   b. 20 Jun 1895, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1991, Camarillo, Ventura, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1916  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:80112
    Children 
     1. Nancy Mae PELTON
     2. Diane PELTON
     3. John Forrester PELTON
     4. John E. PELTON
    Family ID F2461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2017 

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      He was educated in Montrose grade and high school, Colorado College in Col orado Springs, Law at Denver University, and the University of Southern Ca lifornia Law School. He was owner of Pelton Motors, Inc., co-owner and pr esident of the National Canning Co. in Seattle, which was sold to Armour a nd Co., Los Angeles, CA. He was involved with the Automobile Finance Co ., and Marmon Car Distributor of Southern CA in 1930. He was a Dodge dist ributor for Southern CA. Became president of Parts Wholesalers Inc., whi ch became the largest Chrysler parts distributorship in the country. At t he time of his death he was chairman of the board. George was a memb er of numerous clubs, including chair of several Los Angeles automobile sh ows and he served as president of the Motor Car Dealers Association, recei ving a life membership from that organization in 1956. He was also a memb er of the Republican Party.