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Herbert Edmund PELTON

Male 1888 - 1958  (69 years)


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  • Name Herbert Edmund PELTON 
    Birth 26 Nov 1888  Montrose, Montrose, CO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 5804 
    _UID A7B64D8483CF4EACAF66F30ED7EC3045C824 
    Burial Jan 1958  Glendale, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 3 Jan 1958  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5800  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 Olive HARDY,   b. 2 Oct 1891, Chester, Middlesex, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1979, Laguna Hills, Orange, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jan 1913  Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reference Number:80153
    Children 
     1. Margaret PELTON
     2. Esther PELTON
    Family ID F2462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2017 

  • Notes 
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      Herbert helped his father and brother, George, at the National Mine in Nev ada. He was in business with George, first in tile manufacturing, th en as Marmon distributor for Southern CA, then as secretary-treasurer f or Pelton Motors. he enjoyed the great outdoors, hunting in his youth, tr out fishing and camping and backpack trips in the High Sierras. He was ex traordinarily skilled a fly casting and the use of a spinning reel. H ad a fine baritone voice. Was good at fixing things, with mechanical apti tudes. He enjoyed gardening, especially selecting and growing fruit tre es and unusual shrubs. He had a stable temperament and was very patient a nd kind. He was a member of the California Club.