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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
But take a look at this one!
Southern California Insurance Company, 1885
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It even includes this envelope!
I'll buy this one! *checks price*
$399.95.
nevermind.
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Very interesting,
e_r, especially in being signed by James R. Toberman, quondam mayor of L.A.
Here are my notes on him:
Toberman, James R. ca. 1836, born in Virginia; 1864, arrived in L.A. from Texas as Revenue Assessor, position held until ca. 1870; 1868, partner in Hellman, Temple, & Company; 1870, present in L.A. as a city councilman with savings of $5,000 and real estate valued at $10,000; September, 1870, sold his share in the bank to I.W. Hellman; 1872, residing on Pico St.; 1872, elected Mayor, serving until 1874; 1878-1882, again Mayor; January 26, 1911, died; “The death of J.R. Toberman, a former Mayor of Los Angeles, a few months ago, removed from our midst a fellow-citizen of sterling manners and great affability. I first met him on the old steamer
Orizaba, in February, 1867, on his way to Los Angeles as Collector of Internal Revenue, which position he held for a number of years. Some of the newspapers hereabouts referred to him as the agent of Wells-Fargo Company, which was a mistake; but after leaving the government service, in 1868, he took the agency of an opposition express company called the Union, which did not last long, however, and then he went out on the Hancock survey and bought a thirty-five-acre lot for $100 per acre, much of which is where Tenth and Eleventh, Georgia and Alvarado streets are now a part. He was elected Mayor in 1872 and re-elected twice, and made a good officer. He was the last resident in Los Angeles to wear a silk hat daily, which he gave up only four years ago [
ca. 1907]” (
Los Angeles Times, 4/9/1911); wife, Emma Dye, of whom:
Dye, Emma ca. 1848-1849, born in Missouri; father, George W. Dye; by 1870, wife of Mayor James R. Toberman; 1870, present in L.A.; shortly after 6:00 P.M., September 17, 1909, died in L.A.; “The greater part of her life was devoted to church work and charity” (
Los Angeles Times, 9/18/1909).
And Emma's father George W. Dye was interesting (likely the "W." is "Washington"):
Dye, George W. December 6, 1810, born in Mason County, Kentucky; parents: Robert Dye and Sarah Wells; “Both his grandfathers, Granville H. Dye and Thomas Wells, were pioneers with Daniel Boone in Kentucky” (
Illustrated History of Los Angeles County, p. 731); “The subject of this sketch is the third of five sons. He left home after he had obtained his majority and went to Missouri, locating at Weston, Platt County, where he was engaged for several years in the hotel and livery business. In 1844 he was married to Miss Hellen [sic] Winter […]. In 1863 Mr. Dye sold out his interests in Weston, Missouri, and moved to Virginia City, Montana, where, for some time he was in the saw-mill business, and later removed to Bannock City. On the 26th of December, 1866, he arrived in Los Angeles, and lived in the city for three years. In 1869 he purchased eighty acres of land which he improved, and where he has since lived” (
op. cit., pp. 731-732); 1870, present in L.A. as a laborer; children: Emma, Harriet, Fannie, Mollie, Bradley.
Edit Add: Tell us about the kids, odinthor!
Why, certainly:
As we see, Emma married the aforementioned Mayor Toberman.
Harriet married Edwin H. Dalton, the nephew of Henry Dalton of Rancho Santa Anita etc. etc. (Henry being well known in old Angeleno history).
Fannie married one Ludovico Antonio Barthel.
Mollie . . . I dunno . . .
Bradley . . . died at age 19.