HILLARD, Bradley J

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• Residence: 1995, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, USA

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• Education: College of the Pacific
• Obituary: From Santa Cruz Sentinel, 17 Nov 1983 Everett S. Hillard Private family services are pending for Everett S. Hillard, a former Santa Cruz resident, who died Monday at his Salinas home following a long illness. He was 59. A native of Stockton, Mr. Hillard was a graduate of Santa Cruz High School and from the University of the Pacific in Stockton. He also attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He was on the Board of Directors of Growers Vacuum Cool Inc. and Vegetable Growers Supply. He was also secretary for Pacific Freezer Inc. and Hardin Farms Inc. Mr. Hillard was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Salinas; Salinas Elks Lodge No. 614; and Corral de Tierra Golf and Country Club of Salinas. During World War II he served in the Army. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Hillard of Salinas; sons, Griffin E. Hillard of Salinas and Bradley J. Hillard of Jackson; and mother, Mildred A. Hillard of Pacific Grove. Private family services are under the direction of Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel, Salinas. Contributions to the Equipment Fund of Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital are preferred.

Everett married BYRNE, Beverly on 3 Aug 1947 in First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA. Beverly (daughter of BYRNE, George Griffing and NORRIS, Laura Josephine) was born on 25 Apr 1925 in Oakland, Alameda County, CA, USA; died on 27 Dec 1995 in Salinas, Monterey, CA USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Education: College of the Pacific, Stockton
• Hobbies: Cellist
• Obituary: From The Californian, 29 Dec 1995 Beverly Hillard Grensted Salinas resident Beverly Hillard Grensted of Salinas died Wednesday at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was 70. Mrs. Grensted was a native of Santa Cruz and lived in Salinas for 32 years. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the University of the Pacific. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, past president of PEO Chapter EU, a member of the Womens Service League of Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital for 25 years, a member of the Hartnell College Orchestra and an accomplished cellist. Mrs. Grensted is survived by her husband, E. Arlyle Grensted of Salinas; her sons, Griffin Hillard of Diamond Bar and Bradley Hillard of Sacramento; her stepchildren, Dale Grensted of Reno, Scott Grensted of Davis and Diane Weeks of Hamilton, and her grandson. Private family services and placement of ashes will be in Santa Cruz Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church; Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital; or the donors favorite charity. Arrangements are under the direction of Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel.
• Religion: Presbyterrian
• Misc. Event: 4 Jun 1941, First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1963 to 1995, Salinas, Monterey, CA USA

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Modeling 1868 wedding dress worn by Louise Fernald and Mabel Drennan. From Santa Cruz Sentinel: “Beverly Byrne led with the pastor, Rev. Heber St. Clair Mahood. She wore the blue silk gown en traine worn by her great aunt, Mrs. Mabel Byrne, in 1891 (actually 1899). The same gown had been worn by Mrs.Byrne's mother, Mrs. Louise Drennan in 1868 when she was married at the Pacific Ocean House.”

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From Santa Cruz Sentinel, 3 Aug 1947

Miss-Beverly. Byrne To Wed Everett Hillard At First Congregational Church

When Miss Beverly Byrne walks down the aisle at the First Congregational church at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon to meet Everett S. Hillard at the altar, she will wear her mothers vedding veil.

The fingertip-length veil, which was also worn at the weddings of two other members of the family, will fall from a headdress of real orange blossoms.

The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Heber St. Clair Mahood.

Beverly is the daughter of Mrs. George G. Byrne, 1306 Laurel street. She was graduated at Santa Cruz high school and the College of the Pacific at Stockton.

Bride Is Local Teacher

In college, she was affiliated with Epsilon Lambda Sigma. During the past year she has taught at the Gault school in Santa Cruz.

Everett S. Hillard, who will wait for Miss Byrne to come down the aisle to say their "'I do's" together, was graduated at Santa Cruz high school, and has been in the army for three years. He served in Europe and was in the "Battle of the Bulge."

Hillard To Continue Studies

Mr. Hillard. the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.S. Hillard, 121 Melrose avenue, was just graduated at Stockton junior college and will continue his studies at the College of the Pacific.

Miss Byrne will wear a wedding gown of pure white silk, fashioned with square neckline, fitted waist, flared skirt and a long train. Her bouquet will be made up of a white orchid surrounded by white gardenia with bouvardia streamers.

Following the ceremony, a reception will be held at the home of the bride's mother.

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• Residence: 3 Aug 1947, 121 Melrose Ave, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA

G. married Mildred. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: George Fielding Byrne
• Also Known As: George G Byrne
• Education: UC Berkeley, Agriculture/Forestry
• Hobbies: Pottery, singing
• Obituary: From Santa Cruz Sentinel, 25 Apr 1945 George Byrne, Member Of Old S. C. Family, World War I Veteran, Dies Following an illness of but a few weeks George Griffing Byrne, well known throughout the entire Monterey bay area, died in a local hospital Monday afternoon. He had been associated with the Coast Counties Gas and Electric company since 1930, following his work with relatives in the Byrne Brothers hardware store on Pacific avenue, a business which his father and uncle had formed. Mr. Byrne was born in Alameda, July 20, 1894. He was graduated from the University of California, where he majored in forestry and he followed up his study in work for the state for a while. In World War I he was with the ambulance corps in France. His first work for the Coast Counties beginning in 1930 was in the sales department which took him over much of the Monterey Bay area. He served in that work until 1941 when he became gas heating engineer for the company. He then went into the tabulating department, and his last work was in the drafting department. He won six "suggestion awards" carrying cash prizes, while carrying out his work. Mr. Byrne's hobby, pottery, gave him much pleasure and he was a ceramic artist of skill, designing and firing his work. He was much in demand as a song leader and a competent master of ceremonies for many occasions. He was active in the Toastmasters club, past song leader for the Kiwanis club; past chaplain of the Santa Cruz lodge of Elks and a member of the American Legion. He was greatly interested in young people, and was leader of a Boy Scout troop several years ago. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Josephine Byrne and mother, Mrs. Helen Byrne, and daughter, Beverly Byrne. Also the following sisters, Mrs. Earl Olmsted of Oakland, Mrs. Donald Stikeman of Concord, Mrs. William Stone of Marysville and Walter G. Byrne of Oakland; Carlton Byrne of Los Angeles; Howard Byrne of Carmel, brothers. Funeral arrangements pending at Wessendorfs.
• Residence: 1900, Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California
• Residence: 1910, Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California
• Education: 1917, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Alameda, CA USA
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, 320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1935, 354 Laurel Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

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Census:
320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA USA / Byrne, George G Jr. / Son / / Male / White / Age 25 / Single / Attended School Yes / Can Read / Can Write / Born in California / Father Born in Michigan / Mother Born in Maine / Speaks English / Occupation Student / Industry College /

George married NORRIS, Laura Josephine on 11 Jul 1922 in Oakland, Alameda, CA, USA. Laura (daughter of NORRIS, Justin and ALDERMAN, Lon) was born about 1895 in Michigan, USA; died in Dec. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: School teacher (1922)

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• Research Notes: Leon Rowland notes had George Byrne arriving in Santa Cruz 1889, but this was most likely Walter Byrne. George Byrne initially lived in San Francisco and Alameda, moving to Santa Cruz in 1895 to co-found Byrne Bros with Walter, who was already living there.
• Obituary: From the front page the Santa Cruz Evening News, 29 Dec 1923: Death of George G Byrne Shocks Whole City; Will Be Missed in Business and Social Life of Community A great shock to this community is the sudden death last night of George Grifftng Byrne. No citizen could have seemed more sure of a serene old age, still a long way off. He had lived the useful, moderate, sane life which is the best insurance. But the reaper took him in the twinkling of an eye. He was sitting, about 8 o'clock, with his family, when his heart stopped, and he passed from this life without a struggle. Mr. Byrne was fifty-nine years of age, a native of Michigan, and son of George Griffing Byrne and his wife Henrietta, both of prominent Jackson families. He was in the hardware business even in the early days, and came to Santa Cruz from Jackson thirty-four years ago, to be with his uncle, the late C. B. Byrne, in the firm of Heath and Byrne. The next year he married Miss Helen Graves, between whom and himself there has ever since been perfect harmony. They have brought up a family of whom any one would be proud; have given them all the best education to be had, all who are old enough being now college graduates, and the younger ones at sohool. Twenty-five years ago he, with bis brother Walter, bought out Heath & Byrne, and have made Byrne Bros, a synonym for dependability and progressiveness through a large territory. It is now a large business. Mr. Byrne was interested in civic improvement, was a Mason, a faithful and helpful member of the Congregational church over a period of many years, and, to his death; and a charter member of the Y. M. C. A. here. He was domestic in taste, and was more happy at home than anywhere else. But he was a genial friend and acquaintance, with a large circle of friends. He was a sterling citizen, an example to all who knew him, in his unostentatious way of meeting the problems and duties of life. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Helen Byrne, and children as follows: Walter G., an architect of Los Angeles; Mrs. Harriet Olmstead of Los Angeles; George G., who is connected with the store In Santa Cruz; Gertrude, who after graduating from the University of California, is now taking a course in nursing in a San Francisco hospital; Helen, a teacher: at Covina; Carleton, a student at Stanford university, and, Howard at home. There are two brothers, Robert E. of Florida and Walter C. of this: city, and three sisters, Clara of San Jose, Susan of the faculty of the California Teachers College at San Jose, and Josephine, an instructor in the Drexel school near Palo Alto.
• Occupation: Hardware merchant
• Census: 8 Jun 1880, 137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
• Voter Registration: 18 Sep 1888, 333 Eddy Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
• Residence: 1890, 312 Eddy Street, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
• Voter Registration: 1892, 326 Seventeenth Street, San Francisco, San Franciso, CA USA
• Residence: 1900, Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California
• Residence: 1910, Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California
• Residence: 1910, r. 326 King, Santa Cruz, CA
• Residence: 1914, 320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, 320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

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Census:
Maple Ave / Byrne, George Jr / White / Male / Age 16 / Son / Single / Occupation: At School / Birthplace Mich / Birthplace of Father Conn / Birthplace of Mother Penn

Voter Registration:
2nd Floor, Room F, listed as Salesman (3rd Precinct, 38th Assembly District)

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Working as salesman for Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson

Voter Registration:
“Traveling Salesman” living in Upstairs

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35 Byrne, George G Progressive Merchant 320 King Street, Santa Cruz

Census:
320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA USA / Byrne, George G / Head / Owns Home / Male / White / Age 55 / Married / Can Read / Can Write / Born in Michigan / Father Born in Connecticut / Mother Born in Pennsylvania / Speaks English / Occupation Dealer / Industry Hardware / Employment Type Own Account

George married GRAVES, Helen Fidelia on 17 Dec 1890 in Portland, OR, USA. Helen (daughter of GRAVES, Sewell Fogg and BATCHELDER, Amelia Aldea) was born on 28 Sep 1867 in Bath, Maine, USA; died on 25 Sep 1948 in ALAMEDA, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 13 Jul 1870, Table Rock, Sierra, CA USA
• Census: 23 Jun 1880, Empire City, Coos, OR, USA
• Residence: 1900, Santa Cruz Ward 3, Santa Cruz, California
• Residence: 1910, Santa Cruz Ward 4, Santa Cruz, California
• Residence: 1914, 320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Census: 3 Jan 1920, 320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1935, 350 Laurel Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Census: 5 Apr 1940, 350 Laurel Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

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Census:
Graves, Helen F / Age 2 / Female / White / / / / / Birthplace Maine

Census:
Graves, Helen P / W / F / 12 / Daughter / Single / / / At Home / School / Maine / Mass / Maine

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36 Byrne, Mrs. Helen G. Progressive Housewife 320 King Street, Santa Cruz

Census:
320 King Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA USA / Byrne, Helen G / Wife / / Female / White / Age 52 / Married / Can Read / Can Write / Born in Maine / Father Born in Massachusetts / Mother Born in Massachusetts / Speaks English / / /

Census:
350 Laurel Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA / Byrne, Helen G / Head / Female / White / Age 72 / Widowed / Attended School No / Grade Completed 12 / Birthplace Main / Residence City in 1935: Santa Cruz / Not at Private Work / Not at Public Work / Not Seeking Work / Does not have job / / / / / Income from other sources--

Justin married ALDERMAN, Lon. Lon was born in Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]