George David Adamson
1910 - 2002 (92 years)-
Name George David Adamson [1, 2, 3] Born 30 May 1910 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada [1, 2, 4, 5] Gender Male Residence Between 1924 and 1997 California, USA [2] Arrival 3 Mar 1924 Seattle, King County, Washington, USA [4, 6] Canadian Pacific Steamship Company Address Mar 1933 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Address:
3260 Descanso DrOccupation Mar 1933 Los Angeles County, California, USA [1] stock keeper in a stationary store Residence 1935 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [7] Address Dec 1938 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [4] Address:
1184 Madison Ave.Physical Description Dec 1938 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [4] medium complexion with gray eyes and brown hair. 5'10" tall and weighing 142 lbs. He has a birthmark on his right forearm Occupation Dec 1938 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [4] delivery salesman Address 14 Aug 1939 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [6] Address:
4540 Paulhan Ave.Address 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [8] Address:
1641 Alexandria (apartments)Find A Grave Memorial Number 94442726 Race White [9] Occupation California, USA [2] worked for 30 years for Southern Pacfic Railroad, first as a fireman and later an engineer. Occupation 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [10] salesman and delivery for a bottled water company Residence 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [11] StreetAddress: North Alexandria; Age: 29; Occupation: Delivery Salesman; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker in private work; EnumerationDistrict: 60-108; GradeCompleted: High School, 3rd year; HomeOwnership: Rented; HoursWorked: 50; Income: 1600; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; ValueOfHome: 35; WeeksWorked: 52; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head Residence Between 1997 and 2002 Utah, USA [2] Died 16 Jul 2002 Utah, USA [2] Buried 20 Jul 2002 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA [2] - Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park
Person ID I1914 obenlandGenealogy Last Modified 9 Aug 2018
Father John Adamson, b. Scotland Relationship natural Mother Mary Hunter, b. Scotland Relationship natural Family ID F2897 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Geraldine Cecilia Huston, b. 21 Aug 1915, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA , d. 17 Oct 1968, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 53 years) Married 2 Mar 1933 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA [1] _SEPR Bef 14 Aug 1939 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Divorced 28 Jun 1940 Los Angeles County, California, USA [12] Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 Family ID F682 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Wanda Fay Larsen, b. 22 Feb 1914, Utah, USA , d. 26 Jan 1999, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA (Age 84 years) Married 11 Nov 1939 Los Angeles County, California, USA Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 Family ID F8560 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - George David Adamson peacefully left this life on Tuesday, July 16, 2002.
George was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 30, 1910, to Mary Hunter and John Adamson. Moved to California as a young man where he spent more than 75 years. Married Wanda Fay Larsen on November 11,1939, in Los Angeles. Loving father to Barbara Jean and devoted grandfather to Kameo, Kory, Kevin, and Kanon. Moved to Utah in 1997 to be near family.
George was an honorable man who lived the Golden Rule each day. He worked on the Southern Pacific Railroad for 30 years, first as a fireman, then as an engineer, and retired in Riverside, California. George was an avid reader who also enjoyed billiards, crossword puzzles, and playing Dominoes and Scrabble with his daughter and grandchildren.
George is survived by his daughter Barbara Jean Topham; grandsons Kory and Kanon Koontz, and their wives respectively, Colleen and Lesli; and nine great-grandchildren (Allie, Kirsten, Jackie, Chandler, Jamie, Alyssa, Hunter, Kaitlyn, and Kody). Preceded in death by wife of fifty-nine years, Wanda; sister, Robin Lawson; and grandchildren Kameo Ryser and Kevin Koontz.
Graveside services to be held on Saturday, July 20, at 10:00 a.m. at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 Highland Drive.
Special thanks to Golden Living Retirement Center and to the staff at Care Source Hospice.
- George David Adamson peacefully left this life on Tuesday, July 16, 2002.
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Sources - [S2329] Geraldine Cecilia Huston and George David Adamson Marriage Record, California State Board of Health, (Name: Bureau of Vital Statistics; Location: Los Angeles, CA; Date: 24 April 1978;), Huston #9, received 25 April 1978 in resonse to my (Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder) request of 14 April 1978.
Certified copy of marriage record, Local Registered #2704 for Geraldine Cecilia Huston and George David Adamson - [S5469] George David Adamson Obituary, The Salt Lake Tribune, (Name: Tribune Publishing Company; Location: Salt Lae City, UT; Date: 18 Jul 2002;), accessed 28 Jun 2018.
Record for George David Adamson - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S5364] George David Adamson Declaration of Intent, National Archives and Records Administration, (Location: Washington DC; Date: 6 Dec 1938;), 75379., US Naturalization Records, 1840-1957, CA District Courts, Roll 237, Petitions for Naturalizations 67237-67762, 30 Nov 1939 - 8 Dec 1939; accessed 21 Mar 2018.
Record for George David Adamson - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S5365] George David Adamson Petition for Naturalization, National Archives and Records Administration, (Location: Washington DC; Date: 14 Aug 1939;), 67412., US Naturalization Records, 1840-1957, CA District Courts, Roll 237, Petitions for Naturalizations 67237-67762, 30 Nov 1939 - 8 Dec 1939; accessed 21 Mar 2018; accessed 21 Mar 2018.
Record for George David Adamson - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S733] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00394; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 60-108.
Record for Wanda Adamson1940 United States Federal Census - Wanda Fay Larsen - [S2330] Geraldine Cecilia Huston and George David Adamson Divorce, Superior Court of the State of California, (Name: Clerk of the Court; Location: Los Angeles, CA; Date: 28 Jun 1940;), Huston #4; received copy from George Adamson during his personal visit to me on 15 Jun 1978 in response to my (Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder) letter of 10 April 1978.
Final Judgement of Divorce; Case D 180 546 from 1940 for Geraldine Adamson and George Adamson
- [S2329] Geraldine Cecilia Huston and George David Adamson Marriage Record, California State Board of Health, (Name: Bureau of Vital Statistics; Location: Los Angeles, CA; Date: 24 April 1978;), Huston #9, received 25 April 1978 in resonse to my (Cecilia Obenland Backhaus Joder) request of 14 April 1978.