Edna Elizabeth Lee and William David Persons
WILLIAM DAVID PERSONS was born August 8, 1879 in Pierce County, Wisconsin,250, 9494 and died August 10, 1965 in Uplands, San Bernardino, California.250, 9494 He is buried in Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, Los Angeles, California.456
He married EDNA ELIZABETH LEE on June 20, 1913 in Los Angeles County, California,9495 daughter of EVELINE ALTA ENGLE and ALONZO W. LEE. She was born August 6, 1888 in California,250 and died October 6, 1957 in Los Angeles County, California.250 She is buried in Pomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, Los Angeles, California.456
Children of EDNA ELIZABETH LEE and WILLIAM DAVID PERSONS:
- MARIE ALICE PERSONS, b. January 16, 1914, California;250 d. February 9, 1997, Orange County, California.250
- HARRISON ARTHUR PERSONS, b. July 18, 1918, Los Angeles County, California;100 d. 2008.456
- ROBERT WILLIAM PERSONS, b. February 25, 1920, Walnut, Los Angeles, California;4532 d. November 18, 2005.4532
Personal Information
William D. Persons
- was a citrus grower9494
- was a member of the Masonic Lodge9494
- was a member of the Claremont Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles County, California. 9494
Marriage Announcements and News
Pomona Daily Review, June 23, 19139495
Quiet Wedding Solemnized Friday Evening
The wedding of William D. Persons and Miss Edna Lee, daughter of A. W. Lee of Walnut, took place Friday evening at the residence of Rev. W. F. Harper, pastor of the First Baptist church. The bride wore a tailored suit of cream white serge, and immediate after the ceremony they left on their wedding trip. Upon their return they will live on the ranch owned by Mr. Persons at Walnut.
Obituaries
Pomona Progress-Bulletin, August 10, 19649494
William D. Persons
William David Persons of 1204 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, formerly for more than half a century a Walnut district resident, died in San Antonio Community Hospital, Upland, at 12:23 this morning. He had been in failing health for a year. Mr. Persons was born Aug. 8, 1879, in Pierce County, Wis. He came to California from Wisconsin in 1902, and from then until 1958 he lived in the Walnut district, where he was a citrus grower, active in community affairs, and during most of that time served on the school board. He moved to Claremont in 1959.
Mr. Persons was a member of La Puente Lodge 446, F&AM, and of the Claremont Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary C. Persons; two sons, Harrison A. Persons of Pomona and Robert W. Persons of Claremont; a daughter, Mrs. Robert S. Harvey of Fullerton; two brothers, Harry A. Persons of Pomona and Joe L. Persons of La Verne; a sister, Mrs. Grace L. Garner of Pomona; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9:30 in Todd Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Kenneth McCandless, pastor of the Claremont Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will be made in Pomona Cemetery where the Masonic ritual will be conducted by La Puente Lodge 446.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 145 W. Badillo St., Covina.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| July 6, 1900761 | San Jose, Los Angeles, California | |
| April 19, 1910352 | San Jose, Los Angeles, California | |
| January 26, 1920353 | San Jose, Los Angeles, California |
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| April 2, 1930337 | San Jose, Los Angeles, California |
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| April 16, 19402537 | San Jose, Los Angeles, California |
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