Hayden, William Rube Entrepreneur, Philanthropist William Rube Hayden, the founder of Shopping Bag Food Stores, and a San Marino philanthropist, has died of natural causes. He was 85. Hayden died Saturday at Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte, one of the major long-term beneficiaries of his philanthropy. Among Hayden's innovative gifts to the hospital was a childcare center for its employees in 1967, long before employers considered such centers important. Born in Fancy Farm, Kentucky, Hayden began his entrepreneurial career by working in his father's general store. In 1926, Hayden and his wife, Virginia, drove their Model T Ford to Calfornia, carrying less than $100.00 between them. Within four years, Hayden and an associate, W. D. Rorex, had founded Shopping Bag Markets. The chain had expanded to 38 markets by the time it was sold to Vons in 1961. Hayden became a vice-president of Vons and served on its board of directors until 1972. As Hayden built his fortune, he became a major contributor to several institutions, including Santa Teresita Hospital, the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, the Little Sisters of the Poor and their home for the aged, St. John of God Nursing Hospital, the Passionist Fathers' Retreat, Loyola and Mayfield schools and the University of Santa Clara. "Dad used to say," ' The Lord has been good to us. We have to be good to others' "said his son, Stanley. Hayden was a knight commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great and a knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, two ancient Catholic honors granted by the pope for distinguished service to the poor. In addition to Hayden's wife and son, survivors include four grandchildren, one brother and four sisters. The family has asked that memorial donations be made to Santa Teresita Hospital, 1210 Royal Oakes Drive, Duarte 91010. William Rube Hayden, November 5, 1904- March 17, 1990 Biography/Obituary Submitted by: Linda Harris Jackson, Ms. |
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J M Guinn Page 77-79 A History of California and an Extended History of Los Angeles and Environs Volume II Historic Record Company Los Angeles, Cal. 1915 JAMES MILLER GUINN James Miller A Los Angeles city, was born near Houstan, Shelby county, Ohio, November 27, 1834. his patemal and maternal ancestors removed from Scotland and settled in the north of Ireand in the latter part of the seventeenth century. His father was born near Enniskillen, in county Fermanagh, and his mother, Eliza Miller, was born near Londonderry. His father came to America in 1819, and after ten years spent in the lumber business in the province of New Brunswick he migrated to Ohio, in 1830, and located on a tract of land covered with a dense forest. James M. Guinn spent his boyhood years in assisting his father to clear a farm. The facilities for obtaining an education in the backwoods of Ohio sixty years ago were very meager. Three months of each winter he attended school in a little log schoolhouse. By studying in the evening, after a hard day's work, he prepared himself for teaching; and at the age of eighteen began the career of a country pedagogue. For two years he alternated teaching with farming. Ambitious to obtain a better education, he entered he preparatory department of Antioch College, of which institution Horace Mann, the eminent educator, was then president. In 1858 he entered Oberlin College. He was entirely dependent on his own resources for his college expenses. By teaching during vacations, by manual labor and the closest economy, he worked his way through college and graduated with honors. On the breaking out of the Civil war, in 1861, he was among the very first to respond to President Lincoln's call for volunteers, enlisting April 9, 1861, five days after the fall of Fort Sumter. He was a member of Company C, Seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Later he enlisted in the same regiment for three years. This egiment was one of the first sent into West Virginia. He served through the West Virginia campaign under McClellan and afterwards under Rosecrans. The Seventh Regiment joined the irmy of the Potomac in the fall of 1861, and took part in all the great battles in which that army was engaged up to and including the battle of Gettysburg. In September, 1863, the regiment, as part of the Twelfth Army Corps, was sent to the west, and was engaged in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Ringgold. Its three years being ended, it was mustered out the 1st of June, 1864, in front of Atlanta. In August, 1861, while the Seventh Regiment was guarding Carnifax Ferry, on the Gauley river, it was attacked by three thousand Conferdrates under Floyd and Wise. After a desperate resistance it was forced to retreat, leaving its lead and wounded on the field. On the retreat he company of which Mr. Guinn was a member fell into an ambush and nearly one-half of those who escaped from the battlefield were captured. Mr Guinn, after a narrow escape from capture, traveled for five days in the mountains, subsisting on a few berries and leaves of wintergreen. He finally reached the Union forces at Gauley Bridge, almost starved. At the battle of Cedar Mountain his regiment lost sixty-six per cent, of those engaged-a percentage of loss nearly twice as great as that of the Light Brigade in its famous charge at Balaklava. Of the twenty-three of Mr. Guinn's company who went into the battle only six came out unhurt, he being one of the fortunate six. Of his military service, a history of the company written by one of his comrades after the war, says: "Promoted to corporal November 1, 1862; took part in the battles of Cross Lanes, Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Dumfries. * * * On every march of the company till his discharge." After his discharge he was commissioned by Governor Tod, of Ohio, captain in a new regiment that was forming, but, his health havingbeen broken by hard service and exposure, he was compelled to decline the position. In 1864 he came to California (by way of Panama) for the benefit of his health. After teaching school three months in Alameda county he joined the gold rush to Idaho, packing his blankets on his back and footing it from Umatilla, Ore., to Boise Basin, a distance of three hundred miles. For three years he followed gold mining with varying success, sometimes striking it rich and again dead broke. His health failing him again, from the effects of his army service, he returned to California in 1867; and in 1868 went east and took treatment for a number of months in Dr. Jackson's famous water cure, at Danville, N. Y. He returned to California in 1869, and in October of that year came to Los Angeles county. He found employment as principal of the schools of Anaheim-a position he filled for twelve consecutive years. He reached the town with $10; by investing his savings from his salary in land, at the end of twelve years he sold his landed possessions for $15,000. During the greater portion of the time he was employed in the Anaheim schools he was a member of the county board of education. He helped to organize the first teachers' institute (October 31, 1870) ever organized in the county. In 1874 he married Miss Dapsileia Marquis, an assistant teacher, daughter of the Rev. John Marquis. To them three children have been born: Mabel Elisabeth, Edna Marquis and Howard James. The Marquis family is of Huguenot ancestry. The progenitors of the family in America left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantes, and settled in the north of Ireland. From there, in 1720, they emigrated to America, locating in Pennsylvania. In 1881 Mr. Guinn was appointed superintendent of' the city schools of Los Angeles. He filled the position of school superintendent for two years. He then engaged in merchandising, which he followed for three years. Selling out, he engaged in the real estate and loan business, safely passing through the boom. He filled the position of deputy county assessor several years. Politically he has always been a stanch Republican. He was secretary of a Republican club before he was old enough to vote, and, arriving at the voting age, he cast his first vote forJohn C. Fremont, in 1856, and has had the privilege of voting for every Republican nominee for president since. In 1873, when the county was overwhelmingly Democratic, he was the Republican nominee for the assembly and came within fifty-two votes of being elected. In 1875 he was the nominee of the anti-monopoly wing of the Republican party for state superintendent of public instruction. For the sake of party harmony he withdrew just before the election in favor of the late Prof. Ezra Carr, who was triumphantly elected. He served a number of years on the Republican county central committee, being secretary from 1884 to 1886. Mr. Guinn took an active part in the organization of the Historical Society of Southern California in 1883, and has filled every office in the gift of the society. He has contributed a number of valuable historical papers to magazines and newspapers and has edited the Historical Society's Annual for the past twenty years. While engaged in the profession of teaching he was a frequent contributor to educational periodicals and ranked high as a lecturer on educational subjects before teachers' institutes and associations. He is a charter member of Stanton Post No. 55, G. A. R.; also a past post commander. He has filled the position of post adjutant continuously for twenty-three years. When the Society of Pioneers of Los Angeles County was organized in 1897 he was one of the committee of three selected to draft a form of organization and a constitution and by-laws. He filled the office of secretary and also that of a member of the board of directors for ten years. In 1904 Mr. Guinn was nominated for member of the city board of education by the Non-partisan committee of one hundred. The Non-partisans were elected by a majority of three thousand over their Republican opponents, although at the county election in November the Republicans Hoc carried the city by a majority of over twelve thousand. He served continuously for ten years and a half - one year as its president. During is entire service on the board, with the excepion of the year he was its president, he was a member of the building committee, a committee whose duty it is to pass on the purchase of school sites and let contracts for building, serving eight years as its chairman. He was also a member of the finance committee for seven years. During is service on these committees seven million dollars were expended in the purchase of sites and the erection of buildings. Mr. Guinn was elected a member of the board of governors of the Museum of History, Science and Art in February, 1910, and still holds the position. He took an active part in the organizam of the museum and in making collections for its historical department. In 1908 he was appointed assistant adjutant general of the Department of California and Nevada, Grand Army of the Republic, and served one year. He is a member of the American Historical Association of Washington, D. C., an association that includes in its membership all the leading historians of the United States. When he joined it in 1893 he had the honor of being the only member in Southern California. He filled the position of president of the Pacific Branch of the Association during the year 1912. Besides the historical portion of Los Angeles and Environs he has written a History of Los Angeles County, A History of California which includes an extended history of the Southern coast counties and a history of Southern California. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Rice, Daniel Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...an American, was a carpenter by trade, and came to Los Angeles about 1832 or '33. He married here a Miss Romers, about 1835-6, and died -- Contributed by:Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Pawlding, Joseph Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...was a native of Maryland, and entered California from New Mexico in the winter of 1832-3, by way of the Gila river. He afterward traveled a good deal in both countries. He was a carpenter by trade, and made the first two billiard tables ever made in California; the first for George Rice, and the second for John Rhea. He died at Los Angeles, June 2, 1860. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Williams, Isaac Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1888 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...a native of New York (or Pennsylvania), came to California in 1832. He owned the Chino Ranch, and resided there with his family in September, 1846, when Capt. Benjamin D. Wilson and company were there captured by the Mexicans, under Varela. Mr. Wilson has left on record, that Williams, in that affair, played the disgraceful part of a traitor to his native flag, selling into captivity and probable death countrymen who were at the time his guests, whom he had long known as near neighbors, and to whom he professed fealty and friendship, while planning and carrying out their ruin. He died at his ranch, Sept. 13, 1856. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham Carson, Moses Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...a brother of the celebrated scout, Kit Carson, came to Los Angeles in March, 1832. He followed trapping. For some years; was also connected with the warehouse at San Pedro. He finally removed to Russian river, and is reported dead. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Leece, Jacob P Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...an American, came to Los Angeles from New Mexico in the winter of 1833, and remained about two years, going into business (general merchandise) with Wm. Keith and Hugh Reid. From here he went to Monterey, and there established a house, with Nathan Spear and W. S. Hinckley as partners. In July, 1836, he erected the first building at Yerba Buena, now San Fiancisco, and opened a store. He was the second white settler at that place, Capt. W. A. Richardson having preceded him the year previous. In April following he married a sister of General M. G. Vallejo, at that place, and in 1841 removed to Sonoma. Reported dead. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham Johnson, James Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1888 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...an Englishman, came to Los Angeles from Sonora by water, in 1833, with a cargo of Chinese and Mexican goods. After disposing of these he returned to Sonora, and in 1835 brought his family here to live. Shortly afterward he purchased the San Pedro Ranch and stock (some 12,000 head of cattle) from M. Gutierez, and lived there for some years as a cattle rancher. He subsequently removed to Los Angeles, and engaged in the warehouse and forwarding business at San Pedro. He died prior to 1862. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Prudhomme , L V Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...was a native of France, and arrived in Los Angeles in 1835. He was a worker in wood (cabinet maker and cooper). He married a native lady named Tapia, who was at one time part owner of the Cucamonga Ranch. He died May 8, 1871. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham Mellus, Henry Pp 36 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...a native of Boston, Mass., came to this coast |in the brig Pilgrim, made famous by Richard H. Dana in his "Two Years before the Mast," 1835-6. At first Mr. Mellus acted as a common sailor, but was promoted to the berth of supercargo's clerk, and subsequently remained on shore as agent's clerk. Here he settled, married a Mexican lady, and on Mr. Dana's return, twenty-four years later, he found his old companion a prominent citizen, and was by him driven around to view the memorable scenes of " hide-roughing times." Mr. Mellus was elected mayor of Los Angeles in May' 1860, and died while holding that office, on December 26 following his election. He was a brother of Francis Mellus. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Graham, Isaac Pp 36 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...was a native of Tennessee. Early in life he went to New Mexico, and Benjamin D. Wilson met him at Taos. Mr. Wilson has described him as being at that time a very disreputable character. He also says that Graham left a family in Tennessee, being obliged to flee that State to escape the consequences of some offence he had committed. He reached Los Angeles in company with Henry Naile about 1835, and remained there until the following year, when he removed to the " Natividad," Montery county, and (according to Mr. Wilson) " established a small distillery in a tule hut, which soon became a nuisance owing to the disreputable character of those who frequented it." He was finally arrested (1840) on a charge of conspiracy against the government of Alvarado, and in company with a number of others, was sent to Mexico to be tried. Two years later these persons were returned to California, the charges not having been proven; and Mexico was obliged to pay them a heavy indemnity to avoid serious com- plication with the American Government. Graham died several years ago. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Hall, Charles Pp 36 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...was a native of Massachusetts, and came to Los Angeles prior to 1836. He was a merchant, but failed ; and was subsequently in the employ of John Temple. He was dead in 1862. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham Marsh , John Pp 36 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...a physician, came to Los Angeles from New Mexico about 1836, with a party of traders. He practiced medicine for some years after his arrival, and finally located on a ranch near Mount Diablo, where he was subsequently murdered. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Reed, John Pp 36 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...a native of Missouri or North Carolina, came to Los Angeles about 1837. While in New Mexico he married a daughter of John Rowland, and on his arrival here, engaged in ranching at La Puenfce. He enlisted in the American army of 1846, and took part in all the battles fought on the march from San Diego to Los Angeles. He died at La Puente July 11, 1874, aged 56 years. (There is possibly a mistake about the date of Mr. Reed's arrival, as Benjamin D. Wilson claimed him as one of his party in 1841). His widow resides at La Puente. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham Mellus, Francis Pp 36 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...of Salem, Mass., followed his brother Henry to Los Angles. He came here in the employ of Boston merchants, and landed at Santa Barbara January 5, 1839. He was for some years a partner of David W. Alexander in mercantile matters (1850-50), and died in Los Angeles city September 19, 1863. He was married to Miss Adelaida Johnson, who survived him, with seven children. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Reid, Hugh Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...a native of Scotland, came to Los Angeles in 1835, and was a merchant there in company with Wm. Keith and Jacob P. Leece. He had formerly resided in New Mexico, and disappointment in a love affair while there is supposed to have soured him. He is said to have been very eccentric, and finally retired to San Gabriel, where he married an Indian woman, and devoted himself to the study of the aborigines. He has left to posterity some very valuable essays on the language, history, customs, and legends of the Cahuilla Indians, which we have made use of in preparing our chapter on (; The Aborigines." He at one time owned the Santa Anita Ranch, and also a large part of the property subsequently acquired by Mr. B. D. Wilson, and now held by that gentleman's widow, and by his son-in-law, J. De Bath Shorb, Esq. Mr. Reid died at Los Angeles, December 12, 1852. Contributed by: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
Keith, William Pp 35 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1880 "Pioneers of Los Angeles" ...an American, was a physician, who came from Sonora to Los Angeles about 1835. Here he went into partnership with Jacob P. Leece and Hugh Reid, and these three opened a store. He returned to Sonora afterward, but came back to Los Angeles about 1849, when he went to the gold mines with a quantity of goods, and settled somewhere in the upper country. Reported dead. Contributed by: Martha A Crosley Graham |
Edwards, Samson Pp 178 History of Los Angeles Thompson & West 1888 ... son of William & Elizabeth Edwards was born in Berg Parish, County of Cornwall, England, February 26, 1830. At an early age he commenced mining, and in 1848 emigrated to New York with his parents. They went to Buffalo via the Erie canal, and then to Erie, where he had the misfortune to lose both of his parents by death. He then joined his brother Thomas in Pittsburg, where he engaged in mining and other pursuits for about a year. Here he did the hardest work of his life for five shillings a day and bordered himself. He then removed to the lead mining district of Wisconsin and mined there. November 1, 1851 he married Miss Deanna Rogers, daughter of John and Jane Rogers, a native of England. He immediately began farming in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, and four years later purchased and moved on to another farm in the eastern part of the same county. Here his life passed quietly along until 1872 when he sold his property and removed with his family to Los Angeles County, to make for himself a new home. He located at Westminster, where he is engaged in farming, dairying, stock-raising and butchering. He has a good residence on two hundred and two acres of land, fenced and well adapted to pasturage and grain, a view of which appears in this work. His land is well watered by three artesian wells, whose supply never fails. Mr Edwards has had seven children: - Elizabeth J, born July 25, 1852, died November 10, 1870; John Samson, born August 7, 1853, died February 7, 1854; John, born October 16, 1855, William James, born April 22, 1858; Mary Isabella, born February 11, 1861; Hester Ann, born December 10, 1862; Thomas Nelson, born September 19, 1872. William J is married and resides at home. The eldest daughter is also married to F J Rogers, who resides at Garden Grove, in this County. Mr Edwards is a member of the M E Church of Westminster, of which he is the principal support; in politics he is a Republican. |
Los Angeles County Death Records 1873 - 1899 I have a CD with the following information: Name, Date of Death, Race/Color, Age, Sex, Condition, and Nativity. These records were typed from Microfilm Copies of Los Angeles County Death Records. Look Ups are Available: Martha A. Crosley Graham |
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