BYRNE, Hugh Drennan

Hugh married THOMAS, Merry Ruth [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BYRNE, Zoe Megan

Hugh married ASIMOV, Nanette Joan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Jack
• Education: Stanford University, BA Journalism
• Occupation: Editor, SRI International
• Religion: Episcopal
• Cause of Death: Heart attack
• Residence: 1962-1993, 3702 Redwood Circle, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA USA

Notes:

Birth:
Born at 7:30 p.m., 7 lbs 8 oz

Died:
Heart attack while walking with wife.

John married TRAPNELL, Sarah Valentine on 9 Feb 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany. Sarah (daughter of TRAPNELL, Valentine Coles and BROWN, Jean Hamilton Roxburgh) was born on 28 May 1937 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA; was christened on 6 Nov 1947 in St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA; died on 18 Apr 2006 in 3702 Redwood Circle, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA; was buried in Jun 2006 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish, 330 Ravenswood, Menlo Park, San Mateo, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Sally
• Education: University High School, Los Angeles. BA English, Stanford University - Phi Beta Kappa
• Religion: Episcopal
• Residence: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California
• Cause of Death: Aneurysm
• Residence: 1944, 3205 Overland Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Residence: 1948, 10577 Rochester Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Residence: 1948, 1840 N Beverly Glen Blvd, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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• Obituary: From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8 Jan 1989: John Drennan Byrne Private services will be held for John Drennan Byrne of Santa Cruz, who died Saturday after several months of declining health. He was 84. A Santa Cruz native, Mr. Byrne's family has lived in the area for more than 125 years. He was born in a house on Walnut Avenue and attended the original Mission Hill School and Santa Cruz High School. After graduation from Stanford University, Mr. Byrne joined the firm his father and uncle had founded, Byrne Bros. Hardware. The business closed in 1967, when the partners retired. From 1955 to 1971 Mr. Byrne was a member of the Santa Cruz Library Board, which oversaw the construction of both the main library downtown and the east-side branch. For 39 years Mr. Byrne was secretary of the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz. In 1972 he was named a Paul Harris Fellow, one of the highest honors of Rotary International. After his retirement, Mr. Byrne participated in the Local History Project at UCSC, identifying and cataloging photographs and other local historical material. He also returned to his hobby of amateur radio. He was a pioneer in amateur radio, using a spark-gap transmitter as a young man, and was a regular participant in the California weather network and the Professional Loafers Net. He also repaired old clocks. He is survived by his wife, Vivian E. Byrne of Santa Cruz; his daughter, Catherine B. Boxwell of Sunnyvale; his son, John A. Byrne of Palo Alto; his sisters, Barbara Byrne of Chula Vista, Louise B. Shreve of Menlo Park and Miriam B. Kerr of San Diego; his brother, Gilbert G. Byrne of Redwood City; four grandsons; and a great-grand-aughter. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arnold's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Polio Plus Project through the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz, P.O. Box 497, 950610, or to a favorite charity.
• Occupation: Byrne Brothers Hardware, Santa Cruz, California. Worked for father and eventually purchased business.
• Cause of Death: Urosepsis (sepsis) + Congestive Cardiac Failure
• Residence: 1910, 52 Walnut, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1920, 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1930, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: Feb 1933, 396 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA

John married EBI, Vivian Irene on 17 Nov 1929 in Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, USA. Vivian (daughter of EBI, Alvin Dryden and AUSTIN, Grace Alma) was born on 19 Nov 1907 in Hollister, San Benito, California, USA; died on 20 May 1999 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA; was buried in Jun 1999 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish, 330 Ravenswood, Menlo Park, San Mateo, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1910, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1920, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1930, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: Feb 1933, 396 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA

Notes:

Married:
JPG, Genealogy/Reunion/documents/JDB-VIE Announce008.jpg, John D Byrne - Vivian Irene Ebi wedding announcment, DOCUMENT, Santa Cruz Sentinel Social column

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• Also Known As: Coles Trapnell
• Obituary: From San Francisco Chronicle: Coles Trapnell Los Angeles -- Coles Trapnell, who wrote and produced the early “Maverick” TV series and edited “Four Star Playhouse,” died Friday in Los Angeles of coronary thrombosis. He was 88. Mr. Trapnell joined RKO as a reader in 1936 and soon after became a story editor and associate producer at 20th Century-Fox. “Four Star Playhouse,” which was telecast first in 1954, was a dramatic series that starred Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, Dick Powell and David Niven. Mr Trapnell was with the show until it closed in 1956. Mr. Trapnell wrote and produced the “Maverick” cowboy series from 1959 to 1962 and later wrote for the series “Lawman” and “Yancy Derringer.” He also wrote a how-to book for screenwriters titled “Teleplay.” He was a story editor for Universal Studios from 1962 until his retirement in 1975. Mr. Trapnell is survived by his daughters, Sarah Trapnell Byrne of Palo Alto and Jane Trapnell Marino of New York; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
• Obituary: Los Angeles Times, Feb 4, 1999 Coles Trapnell; Television Writer Produced 'Maverick' February 04, 1999 |MYRNA OLIVER | TIMES STAFF WRITER Coles Trapnell, early television writer and producer whose series included "Maverick," has died at age 88. Trapnell, also a longtime story editor at Universal Studios who taught script writing at L.A. Valley College, died Friday of a heart attack at a retirement home in Los Angeles. In the mid-1950s, Trapnell served as story editor of the classic live television series "Four Star Playhouse," a collaboration of performers Charles Boyer, Ida Lupino, David Niven and Dick Powell. "With the number of dramatic shows on TV increasing each year," Trapnell told The Times in 1954, "competition for good stories is now a dead serious business." In those years Trapnell selected 80 scripts a year to supply "Four Star" and two half-hour shows, "The Star" and "The Story." In addition to currying known Hollywood writers, Trapnell sought top-quality material in UCLA theater arts classes and trade publications. From 1959 to 1962, Trapnell wrote his own stories and produced Warner Bros.' "Maverick," which launched James Garner as a star. Trapnell also wrote for the Western series "Lawman" and "Yancy Derringer." A native of New York, Trapnell was educated at Virginia Military Institute and New York University and began his career as a journalist on the Glen Cove Record. He moved to Hollywood in 1936 as a reader at RKO and then worked for 20th Century Fox as story editor and associate producer until 1953. He was story editor at Universal from 1962 until his retirement in 1975. In 1966, Trapnell wrote a well-received book titled "Teleplay," a guide for aspiring scriptwriters. Survivors include two daughters, Sarah Trapnell Byrne of Palo Alto and Jane Trapnell Marino of New York, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, in Westwood Memorial Park. The family has asked that any memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Assn.
• Occupation: Film and television writer, producer, and story editor.
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Cause of Death: Coronary thrombosis
• Residence: 1917, 124 South, Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manhattan Assembly District 23, New York, New York
• Education: 4 Jun 1926, Friends Academy, Locust Valley, Nassau, NY USA
• Education: 1930, Virginia Military Institute
• Arrival: 1 Sep 1933, New York, New York

Notes:

Birth:
New York Medical College and Hospital for Women (Homoeopathic)

Baptized at home by his uncle, Rev. Henry Felix Kloman. Sponsors include Charlotte Bruce, and Edna would later marry her widowed husband, Alfred.

Education:
High school diploma from Friends Academy

Buried:
Appropriately buried on Valentine’s Day

Valentine married BROWN, Jean Hamilton Roxburgh on 24 May 1930 in Grace Church Chantry, New York, NY, USA. Jean (daughter of BROWN, Joseph and JOHNSTON, Isabelle Adams) was born on 25 May 1905 in 8 Wood Street, Partick, Lanark County, Scotland; died on 13 Aug 1985 in LOS ANGELES, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigration: 14 May 1911, Liverpool, England to Ellis Island
• Residence: Jun 1911, 3 Houston Street, New York, NY, USA
• Education: 26 Jan 1922, Bay Ridge High School, 350 67th Street, Bay Ridge Brooklyn, New York USA
• Education: 11 Jun 1925, Adelphi College, Brooklyn, NY USA

Notes:

Birth:
When and Where Born: 1905 / May Twenty-Fifth / 4h 45m P.M. / 8 Wood Street Partick

Education:
High School Diploma

Education:
BA Degree

Notes:

Wedding invitation: “Mr & Mrs. Joseph Brown announce the marriage of their daughter, Jean Hamilton, to Mr. Valentine Coles Trapnell, on Saturday, May the twenty-fourth, Nineteen hundred and thirty, Grace Church Chantry, New York”

Married:
Married by Reverend Edward Felix Kloman

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• Residence: United States
• Census: 8 Jun 1880, 137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
• Residence: 1900, Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California
• Residence: 1910, r. 52 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz
• Residence: 23 Apr 1910, 52 Walnut, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Civil: 21 Mar 1922
• Arrival: Jul 1922, San Francisco, California
• Residence: 1930, 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1935, 28 Union Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Notes:

Santa Cruz Evening News, 10 Sep 1923, Page 2 Col 3:

Santa Cruzans return from Oriental Trip

After a trip of two months, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Byrne and Mrs. Ethelbert Lardin have returned from the Orient. Upon leaving San Francisco on the liner President, their first stop was made at Honolulu and this was followed by visits to Japan, China and the Phillipines. The Santa Cruzans enjoyed a most wonderful trip and spent the major portion of their time traveling in Japan and China.

Santa Cruz Sentinel shows a Walter Byrne in Santa Cruz on 06 Jan 1891, as Treasurer for local Baptist Church Sunday School. Same Walter?

Census:
Maple Ave / Byrne, Walter / White / Male / Age 12 / Son / Single / Occupation: At School / Birthplace Mich / Birthplace of Father Conn / Birthplace of Mother Penn

Walter married DRENNAN, Mabel Louise on 6 Jun 1899 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA. Mabel (daughter of DRENNAN, Samuel and FERNALD, Olive Louisa) was born on 21 Feb 1874 in 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA; was christened on 6 Sep 1874 in First Congregational Church, Lincoln and Center Streets, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA; died on 15 Sep 1941 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA; was buried on 18 Sep 1941 in IOOF Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Education: San Jose Normal School (aka San Jose State)
• Obituary: From the Santa Cruz Evening News Mrs. Mabel D. Byrne, 67, S. C. Leader, Succumbs Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Drcnnan Byrne, 67, one of Santa Cruz' most esteemed women, who died at 11 o'clock Monday night at a local hospital, will be held at 10 a. m. Thursday from Wessendorf's mortuary. Private interment will follow in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. She had been ill since Sept. 5, when she suffered a stroke. Prominent in the church, educational, civic and social life in her native Santa Cruz, Mrs. Byrne will be mourned by the entire community in whose betterment she maintained an active leadership. Mrs. Byrne was born in the pioneer Drennan home on Church street, which recently was razed for the Wessendorf mortuary parking lot. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Louisa Drennan. The mother was one of the early teachers in the public schools and was a leader in the church, club and civic life. Her father was a prominent citizen and for years a leading realtor and insurance agent. Mrs. Byrne attended the schools of the city, was graduated from the San Jose State Normal school, now known as San Jdse state college, and then was recognized as a teacher of unusual ability in the Mission Hill school. LEADER A woman with a keen mind and intellect she was a leader in all that stood for the best progress of the city. She figured in civic and social life, but above all her church life was always first; As a girl she united with the Congregational church. She was as an infant baptized in this church and the baptismal robe worn by her was worn by children of her own family for the sacred ceremonial. AFTERNOON CLUB She was one of the early members of the Saturday Afternoon Club, now the Santa Cruz Woman's club. From the beginning she was a member of the Friday Shakespeare club, also of the Santa Cruz Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and of the Decorative Art Society. She had served a number of times on the Santa Cruz Council of the Young Women's Christian Association and was interested in all the work for young people. In this city she was married to Walter C. Byrne. The wedding was at the family home on Church street Her husband preceded her in death about a year. He was prominent in the business life of the community and was connected with the Byrne Bros, store in the Drennan block. Surviving her are children, Barbara, of the high school faculty at San Diego, Gilbert and John, Santa Cruz; Mrs. George Shreve, Redwood City; Mis. Paul Kerr, Daley City; and a sister, Mrs. R. B. H. Collier, of Berkeley.
• Occupation: Teacher prior to marrying
• Cause of Death: Complications of stroke
• Residence: 1892, 45 Church Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1900, Santa Cruz Ward 2, Santa Cruz, California
• Census: 23 Apr 1910, 52 Walnut, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1920, 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Arrival: 13 Jul 1922, San Francisco, California
• Residence: 1930, 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Mrs. Byrne was born in the pioneer Drennan home on Church street, which recently was razed for the Wessendorf mortuary parking lot.

Residence:
Drennan, Mabel L Miss, Student, res 45 Church Street

Notes:

San Francisco Call, June 7, 1899:

Walter C. Byrne and Miss Mabel Drennan were married this morning at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Louisa Drennan.

The interior of the home presented a beautiful appearance. The back parlor, where the ceremony was solemnized, was decorated with festoons of smilax, woodwardia ferns and the pure white wax lily, which was the only flower used. The main parlor was decorated with sweet peas. The young couple stood in the bay-win-dow and the beautiful Episcopal service was road by Rev. James B. Orr of the First Congregational Church. The bride was gowned in a silk dress of blue— the same one used by her mother at her wedding. Miss Drennan was attended by her sister, Miss Dora Drennan, and Mr. Byrne by Thomas G. McCreary. A wedding breakfast followed the ceremony. The tables had been placed in the lawn under the trees, and in this natural garden spot with the addition of immense clusters of azaleas the breakfast was enjoyed.

Mrs. Byrne is a native of Santa Cruz and a graduate of the local high school and the State Normal School. For a number of years she has taught in the Santa Cruz schools.

Mr. Byrne is a member of the firm of Byrne Bros.

Married:
Samuel Drennan House on Church Street

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• Residence: Not Stated, San Benito, California
• Residence: 1900, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1906, Enterprise Precinct, Hollister, San Benito, CA
• Residence: 1910, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1916, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1920, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1930, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA

Alvin married AUSTIN, Grace Alma on 5 Jan 1907 in San Benito, CA. Grace (daughter of AUSTIN, George Washington and RUE, Anna Marie) was born on 30 Sep 1885 in Hollister, San Benito, California, USA; died on 21 Jun 1986 in Hollister, San Benito, California, USA; was buried on 24 Jun 1986 in IOOF Cemetery, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Nanna
• Residence: 1900, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1910, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1916, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1920, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA
• Residence: 1930, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA

Notes:

Buried:
Graveside ceremony, officiated by Rev. Norval Holland of St Luke’s Episcopal

Notes:

Witness: Alice M. EBI

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• Education: 1899-1901: The Episcopal High School of Virginia
• Vital: VA
• Served in military: Y
• Occupation: Attorney, Judge Advocate General’s Dept.
• Census: 22 Jun 1900, Episcopal High School, Falls Church, Fairfax, VA, USA
• Census: 1910, 487 W. 135th Street, New York, NY, USA
• Residence: 1910, 12-Wd Manhattan, New York, New York
• Residence: 1916, 124 South, Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manhattan Assembly District 23, New York, New York

Notes:

Named for his mother’s first cousin, Thomas Allen Tidball.

Census:
Trapnell, Thomas T / Pupil / White / Male / Born Jul 1884 / Age 15 / Place of Birth Virginia / F B Virginia / M B Maryland / Occup. At School

Census:
Trapnell / Thomas / Head / White / Male / 26 / Married / Married 1yr / /Born W. Virginia / F B Maryland / M B Virginia / Occup Lawyer in a Bank

Thomas married VALENTINE, Edna Sarah on 20 Feb 1909 in Brookhaven, Long Island, and was divorced on 19 Aug 1922 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. Edna (daughter of VALENTINE, Jacob Lewis and BARTEAU, Sarah Baldwin) was born on 31 Aug 1882 in Brookhaven, Long Island; died on 23 Jul 1971 in Santa Monica, Ca; was buried in Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1900, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York
• Census: 1910, 487 W. 135th Street, New York, NY, USA
• Residence: 1916, 124 South, Bluefield, Mercer, WV, USA
• Residence: 1920, Manhattan Assembly District 23, New York, New York
• Residence: 1920, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York
• Residence: 1921, 601 W 169th Street, Manhattan, NY, USA
• Residence: 1930, Queens, Queens, New York

Notes:

Census:
Trapnell / Edna / Head / White / Female / 27 / Married / Married 1yr /0 children/Born New York / F B New York / M B New York / Occup (illegible, possibly ‘none’ as she was pregnant)

Buried:
She also appears to be on the monument for Alfred Bruce at Mt Vernon Cemetery in West Boylston, MA

Notes:

Tom and Edna had a difficult marriage, and difficulty obtaining a divorce. The requirements for divorce in NY in the early 20s required evidence of infidelity, including witnesses. Their divorce process ran into trouble when the court appointed referee did not initially think there were sufficient grounds. After another two months of wrangling, the court granted a divorce.

Divorced:
After being denied 2 months earlier, divorce granted.

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• Physical Description: Stature: 5 ft 8 “-Forehead: Medium-Eyes: Brown-Nose: Broad-Mouth: Medium-Chin: Medium-Hair: Brown-Complexion: Medium-Face: Thin-
• Hair color: Brown
• Height: 5’ 8”
• Obituary: BROWN -- JOSEPH, on May 27, 1957 in his 89th year, of 455 56th St., Bklyn. Beloved husband of Isabelle and devoted father of Jean Trapnell, Hugh, George and Ethel; also six grandchildren. Services at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 Fifth Ave., Bklyn, Tues 8:30 p.m..
• Occupation: Shipfitter
• Arrival: 1909
• Emigration: 1 Aug 1909, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Naturalization: 6 May 1915, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Residence: 27 Jun 1919, 724 59 Street, Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York
• Residence: 1930, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
• Residence: 1957, 455 56th Street, Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA

Notes:

Residence:
From obit (see notes)

Joseph married JOHNSTON, Isabelle Adams about 1903. Isabelle (daughter of JOHNSTON, James and HAMILTON, Jean) was born in Mar 1875 in Greenoch, Scotland; died about 1972 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1881, Rock Vale Cottage, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
• Immigration: 14 May 1911, Ellis Island, MS Columbia, Gourock Scotland
• Residence: Jun 1911, 3 Houston Street, New York, NY, USA
• Residence: 1920, Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York
• Census: 1930

Notes:

Immigration:
Ship = Columbia, Arrival = 14 May 1911, Name = Bella Brown, Age = 36, Occu = Nil, Read = Y, Write = Y, Nationality = Scotish, Race = Scotch, Last place = Scotland, Gourock, going to Janet Johnston 3 Houston Street