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Entry Date: 2009-05-05 01:35:17
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Wm. Randy Bellamy |
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| Visitor Comments: I was a Rialto resident from ages 0 to 20. I was born in 1964 and have fond memories of early Rialto. I still feel a very strong connection to the city.
I love your website. It has lots of great information and helped to answer some of my questions about Rialto in the 1950's-1970's.
Thank you John and Cheryl
Very respectfully
Randy Bellamy |
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Entry #: 10 |
Entry Date: 2009-04-16 00:51:31
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Karen Kimball |
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7 |
Visitor Comments: This is for Eric Forbes and anyone else interested in the Sweesy family. Yes, George Washington Sweesy and Merle Sweesy Casey are related. George's father, Thomas, was married twice. George came from wife #1, Alice Forbes, who died in 1846 in PA. Thomas married wife #2, Elizabeth King. Thomas and Elizabeth had two children, Mathias Verdon and Alcinous Young. Mathias Verdon. a lawyer in Halstead, married Lauretta Norris. The following is from "A History of Rialto", 1976:"In early 1887 a group of Kansas methodists, headed by the Reverend T.C. Miller, arrived in the area looking for a site for a Methodist College. . . .These first settlers included the following men and their families: . . . M.V. Sweesy, John M. Sweesy . . . W.D. Humphrey . . .The first officers of this [Methodist] church were . . . J.W. Sweesy . . . Mathias Sweesy. Mr. M. V. Sweesy had charge of the Sunday School at the Methodist Church . . .Mrs. Sweesy was the organist. Mrs. Sweesy was also a very competent teacher of music.
Mathias V. Sweesy had practiced law and also worked on a newspaper in both Kansas and Iowa. After settling in Rialto he worked for a while on a newspaper in Riverside, and then he helped organize the Pioneer Abstract and Title Company which had its office in San Bernardino. In the Great Register of San Bernardino County, Rialto Section for 1894, Mr. Sweesy lists his occupation as “examiner of titles.” Mr. Sweesy also planted Rialto’s first orange grove, in 1888, west of Willow between Foothill and Etiwanda Avenues. during the first decade, Mr. Sweesy did a great deal to get the new town of Rialto started well, working with the water company, the school board, and the church. Later Mr. and Mrs. Sweesy spent considerable time in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. For a time Mrs. Sweesy was supervisor of music in the Pasadena City Schools, later in the Berkeley schools, and finally was a professor of music at Mills College. Until their family was grown, however, Mr. and Mrs. Sweesy maintained their home in Rialto.” Merle is the daughter of Mathias V. and Lauretta. So George Washington was Merle's uncle.
I believe George Washington (my great-great grandfather) is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in East Los Angeles. Yes he died in Redlands, but his wife Nancy had died in 1899 in Los Angeles, and he probably wanted to be buried with her.
I am also interested in W.D. Humphrey mentioned in the excerpt above - George W.'s wife was Nancy Elinor Humphrey and W.D. was her brother. William David Humphrey died in Rialto in 1926, and the same "History of Rialto" mentions he had two daughters, Leota Wilkerson and Laura Stewart, who live in Rialto as on 1976. I'd love to hear from descendants of this family. |
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Entry #: 9 |
Entry Date: 2009-03-19 09:28:13
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Ronnie |
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10 |
| Visitor Comments: Cheryl
Great job your doing.
Ronnie |
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Entry #: 8 |
Entry Date: 2009-02-09 19:34:01
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Ronnie Featherstone |
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10 |
| Visitor Comments: What a great job you've done with all the history & photos. The articles are great to read too. Thank you very much for taking us back to the good old days.
Ronnie |
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Entry #: 7 |
Entry Date: 2009-01-23 23:20:05
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Gail Woodbury |
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8 |
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Entry #: 5 |
Entry Date: 2008-04-18 23:44:25
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Janice |
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10 |
| Visitor Comments: I was looking at your site and it's impressive. I found the Raulstons (Annie and George)they are buried at Montecito. They lived at the house on the corner of Fourth and Pedley in San Bernardino. The address is 8118 Pedley. They had no children of their own and "adopted" my Great-Grandparents (Arthur and Lula Humphries, also buried there on Oak) When Mrs Raulston passed away they left the house to my Great-Grandparents and they owned the house until they passed away in 1981. My Great-Aunt lives on Monterey in San Bernardino. She says the Mr Raulston worked at the California Theater running the movies.
The Raulston house still stands and is for sell now.
Thanks for putting your together  |
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Entry #: 4 |
Entry Date: 2007-07-28 22:41:51
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Debbie Blake |
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10 |
| Visitor Comments: I am so grateful for the time and effort you have put into this site. I have been looking for my great grandfather and could not find him. I was searching the web one night and there he was on your site.
I will also be grateful for the work you are doing! |
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Entry #: 3 |
Entry Date: 2007-07-28 09:08:30
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Eric Forbes |
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10 |
Visitor Comments: Appreciate the opportunity to send a note about this wonderful site which has sparked renewed interest in the subject of the Sweesy family, their migration from Kansas, the founding of Redlands, etc. I am particularly interested in the whereabouts of George Washington Sweesy, a civil war veteran, is said to have passed away on December 18, 1927 in Redlands. His son, John LeRoy Sweesy, is buried at Hillside Memorial Park, but there appears to be no record of George. There must be some connection between George
and Merle Sweesy Casey as they both come from Halstead KS. George is from IA but was originally from PA. Anything you can share would be helpful. |
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Entry #: 2 |
Entry Date: 2007-07-14 16:39:27
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Kathy Shaw |
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10 |
Visitor Comments: I was just surfing through various genealogy cemetery web sites and found yours. I've been working on my family for years and I love trapizing around in cemeteries. I grew up in Rialto and still live here and although I have no family in that cemetery, I just wanted to give you kudos for the excellent job you have done. I wish that the cemeteries I look through had such detailed records as you have recorded.thank you, Kathy Shaw |
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