Unknown — Unknown Unknown. Unknown was born , Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 127320917
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 127320917
• Race: White
• Race: White
• Birth: Abt 1867, Kentucky, USA
• Birth: Abt 1867, Kentucky, USA
• Residence: 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; 204 San Jose Ave; Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
• Residence: 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; 204 San Jose Ave; Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Boarder

Notes:

According to the 1900 Census, Kate was born in Feb, 1870 in Louisville, Kentucky. I don't know the names of her parents. Her maiden name comes from the birth record of her son, James, in Washington state. Note that her death record attached here states she was "about 52", which led the doctor to give her birthdate as 1867.

Kate married Robert January Huston on June 5, 1888 in Floyd County, Indiana.

The couple had three children, with only two living when the 1900 Census was taken. Their names were Vance Morton Huston and James Mallernee Huston.

Census records and city directories show Robert practicing medicine in San Francisco from at least 1898-1905. I assume Kate was living with her family, even though she is not listed in the directories.

In 1905, Kate and Robert separated. He left the United States for Japan with his two young sons. The sons eventually came back to the United States, but Robert died there in 1920.

According to the California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979, Kate died at San Francisco General Hospital. Her cause of death was "hepatic cirrhosis and chronic myocarditis." Her specific records were from the Halsted & Co. Funeral Home.

This record also says that she was buried in Pacific Grove, which would be El Carmelo Cemetery.

On April 3, 2014, I spoke with Darlene at the cemetery office. She stated that Kate is listed under the last name of Houston. She said she would correct the record and/or cross reference the correct spelling of Huston with her burial information in her office.

Darlene also told me that Kate was buried on April 7, 1919 and gave me her location in the cemetery, which I have included below.


According to the 1900 Census, Kate was born in Feb, 1870 in Louisville, Kentucky. I don't know the names of her parents. Her maiden name comes from the birth record of her son, James, in Washington state. Note that her death record attached here states she was "about 52", which led the doctor to give her birthdate as 1867.

Kate married Robert January Huston on June 5, 1888 in Floyd County, Indiana.

The couple had three children, with only two living when the 1900 Census was taken. Their names were Vance Morton Huston and James Mallernee Huston.

Census records and city directories show Robert practicing medicine in San Francisco from at least 1898-1905. I assume Kate was living with her family, even though she is not listed in the directories.

In 1905, Kate and Robert separated. He left the United States for Japan with his two young sons. The sons eventually came back to the United States, but Robert died there in 1920.

According to the California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979, Kate died at San Francisco General Hospital. Her cause of death was "hepatic cirrhosis and chronic myocarditis." Her specific records were from the Halsted & Co. Funeral Home.

This record also says that she was buried in Pacific Grove, which would be El Carmelo Cemetery.

On April 3, 2014, I spoke with Darlene at the cemetery office. She stated that Kate is listed under the last name of Houston. She said she would correct the record and/or cross reference the correct spelling of Huston with her burial information in her office.

Darlene also told me that Kate was buried on April 7, 1919 and gave me her location in the cemetery, which I have included below.


Buried:
El Carmelo Cemetery; Site 4, Lot 26, Block 3, Section B

El Carmelo Cemetery; Site 4, Lot 26, Block 3, Section B

Died:
San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco General Hospital

Kate married Robert January Huston 5 Jun 1888, Floyd County, Indiana, USA. Robert (son of James Alexander Lee Huston and Elizabeth Morgan Johnson) was born 14 Sep 1865, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; died 9 Jul 1920, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; was buried , Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 127123088
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 127123088
• Race: White
• Race: White
• Residence: 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; 204 San Jose Ave; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
• Residence: 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; 204 San Jose Ave; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
• Departure: 24 Nov 1911, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; on the steamship China; Age: 20
• Departure: 24 Nov 1911, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; on the steamship China; Age: 20
• Arrival: 7 Dec 1911, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; from Kobe, Japan on the steamship China; Age: 20
• Arrival: 7 Dec 1911, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; from Kobe, Japan on the steamship China; Age: 20
• Arrival: 14 Dec 1911, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; on the steamship China; Age: 20
• Arrival: 14 Dec 1911, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; on the steamship China; Age: 20
• _MDCL: Between 1916 and 1932, California, USA; schizophrenia
• _MDCL: Between 1916 and 1932, California, USA; schizophrenia
• Occupation: 1918, Los Angeles County, California, USA; waiter
• Occupation: 1918, Los Angeles County, California, USA; waiter
• Residence: 1918, Los Angeles County, California, USA
• Residence: 1918, Los Angeles County, California, USA
• Residence: Between 1918 and 1932, Patton, San Bernardino County, California, USA; California State Hospital for the Inebriated and Insane, aka Patton State Mental Hospital; Age: 28; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Inmate
• Residence: Between 1918 and 1932, Patton, San Bernardino County, California, USA; California State Hospital for the Inebriated and Insane, aka Patton State Mental Hospital; Age: 28; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Inmate
• _FUN: 24 Oct 1932, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Forest Lawn Memorial Park
• _FUN: 24 Oct 1932, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Notes:

Vance was the son of Robert January Huston and his wife, Kate Francis. He was actually born in Chehalis County, Washington but that's now Grays Harbor County.

For years I have looking for documents pertaining to my grandfather's brother, Robert Huston, but couldn't find anything past the 1880 Census. Then today I found that someone on Ancestry had copied my mother's information. I checked that tree, and found the missing Robert, my mother's uncle.

From there I found that he was married and had two sons, Vance and James. I found information on both of them, including a memorial here on Find A Grave for James. There was none for Vance.

From what I could find, Robert and his wife separated and Robert took both boys and went to Japan. The first record of them that I found was a Certificate of Registration of American Citizen, completed on Aug 31, 1907 in Nagasaki, Japan. Robert and his sons were then living in Shimonoseki, Japan. The same documents were found for 1909 and 1911. Others may exist as well.

In 1911, Vance returned to the United States. I haven't found any records for him from 1911 until 1920. In the 1920 Census, Vance is listed as living at the California State Hospital, aka Patton Mental Hospital, in San Bernardino County, California. It was there that he died on October 21, 1932.

Vance's death certificate, which I received in April, 2014, offered some new information. Prior to entering the hospital, he lived in Los Angeles County and worked as a waiter. Vance was admitted to Patton Mental Hospital on October 4, 1918.

His cause of death is listed as chronic myocarditis, with a 16 year history of dementia praecox. According to Wikipedia, "Dementia praecox (a 'premature dementia' or 'precocious madness') refers to a chronic, deteriorating psychotic disorder characterized by rapid cognitive disintegration, usually beginning in the late teens or early adulthood." Today we know this as schizophrenia.

Vance was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. His brother James was laid to rest next to him in 1960.



Vance was the son of Robert January Huston and his wife, Kate Francis. He was actually born in Chehalis County, Washington but that's now Grays Harbor County.

For years I have looking for documents pertaining to my grandfather's brother, Robert Huston, but couldn't find anything past the 1880 Census. Then today I found that someone on Ancestry had copied my mother's information. I checked that tree, and found the missing Robert, my mother's uncle.

From there I found that he was married and had two sons, Vance and James. I found information on both of them, including a memorial here on Find A Grave for James. There was none for Vance.

From what I could find, Robert and his wife separated and Robert took both boys and went to Japan. The first record of them that I found was a Certificate of Registration of American Citizen, completed on Aug 31, 1907 in Nagasaki, Japan. Robert and his sons were then living in Shimonoseki, Japan. The same documents were found for 1909 and 1911. Others may exist as well.

In 1911, Vance returned to the United States. I haven't found any records for him from 1911 until 1920. In the 1920 Census, Vance is listed as living at the California State Hospital, aka Patton Mental Hospital, in San Bernardino County, California. It was there that he died on October 21, 1932.

Vance's death certificate, which I received in April, 2014, offered some new information. Prior to entering the hospital, he lived in Los Angeles County and worked as a waiter. Vance was admitted to Patton Mental Hospital on October 4, 1918.

His cause of death is listed as chronic myocarditis, with a 16 year history of dementia praecox. According to Wikipedia, "Dementia praecox (a 'premature dementia' or 'precocious madness') refers to a chronic, deteriorating psychotic disorder characterized by rapid cognitive disintegration, usually beginning in the late teens or early adulthood." Today we know this as schizophrenia.

Vance was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. His brother James was laid to rest next to him in 1960.


Buried:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park; Resthaven Section, Lot 177, Space 2. He has no stone.

Forest Lawn Memorial Park; Resthaven Section, Lot 177, Space 2. He has no stone.

Died:
California State Hospital for the Inebriated and Insane; Age: 41

California State Hospital for the Inebriated and Insane; Age: 41

Other Events:

• Education: Yokohama, Japan; St. Joseph's College, an international school, mainly attended by foreign children from kindergarten through high school
• Education: Yokohama, Japan; St. Joseph's College, an international school, mainly attended by foreign children from kindergarten through high school
• Alternate Place of Birth: Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
• Alternate Place of Birth: Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA
• Alternate Place of Birth: Quinault, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Alternate Place of Birth: Quinault, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 85431338
• Find A Grave Memorial Number: 85431338
• Race: American
• Race: American
• Race: White
• Race: White
• Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; StreetAddress: 5527 Kenwood; MaritalStatus: Single
• Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA; StreetAddress: 5527 Kenwood; MaritalStatus: Single
• Alternate Date of Birth: 3 Oct 1894
• Alternate Date of Birth: 3 Oct 1894
• Residence: 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; 207 San Jose Ave; Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
• Residence: 1900, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; 207 San Jose Ave; Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder
• Departure: 6 Aug 1912, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; on the Nile, a British Steamship owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
• Departure: 6 Aug 1912, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; on the Nile, a British Steamship owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company
• Arrival: 26 Aug 1912, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; from Kobe, Japan on the Nile; Age: 19
• Arrival: 26 Aug 1912, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; from Kobe, Japan on the Nile; Age: 19
• Residence: 1916, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; Age: 20
• Residence: 1916, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA; Age: 20
• Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; 2715 Eden Ave
• Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; 2715 Eden Ave
• Physical Description: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair; slightly bald
• Physical Description: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair; slightly bald
• Occupation: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; student at the University of Chicago
• Occupation: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; student at the University of Chicago
• Residence: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
• Residence: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; 5527 Kenwood
• Residence: Jun 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; 5527 Kenwood
• _MILT: 21 Dec 1917, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; enlisted in the United States Army. "called to active service and transferred to Students' Army Training Corps, University of Cincinnatti"; Age: 23 2/12 Years
• _MILT: 21 Dec 1917, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; enlisted in the United States Army. "called to active service and transferred to Students' Army Training Corps, University of Cincinnatti"; Age: 23 2/12 Years
• _MILT: 20 Dec 1918; honorable Discharge from the US Army Students' Army Training Corps.
• _MILT: 20 Dec 1918; honorable Discharge from the US Army Students' Army Training Corps.
• Occupation: Between 1921 and 1960, California, USA; physiciam, specializing in the eye, ear, and nose
• Occupation: Between 1921 and 1960, California, USA; physiciam, specializing in the eye, ear, and nose
• _DEG: 1921, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati
• _DEG: 1921, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Doctor of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati
• Departure: 2 Jul 1926, Cherbourg, France; to New York on the Orca
• Departure: 2 Jul 1926, Cherbourg, France; to New York on the Orca
• Arrival: 12 Jul 1926, New York, New York, USA; from Cherbourg, France on the Orca; Age: 31
• Arrival: 12 Jul 1926, New York, New York, USA; from Cherbourg, France on the Orca; Age: 31
• Occupation: 1930, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; physician
• Occupation: 1930, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; physician
• Residence: 1930, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1930, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
• Residence: 1935, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA
• Residence: 1935, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA
• Residence: Sep 1936, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; 1526 Carol Ave.
• Residence: Sep 1936, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; 1526 Carol Ave.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; 1240 Bellevue Ave; Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Roomer
• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; 1240 Bellevue Ave; Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Roomer
• Occupation: 1941, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; Physician, specializing in the eye, ear, nose and throat, at 1205 Burlingame Ave.
• Occupation: 1941, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; Physician, specializing in the eye, ear, nose and throat, at 1205 Burlingame Ave.
• Residence: 1941, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; 1244 Bellevue Ave
• Residence: 1941, Burlingame, San Mateo County, California, USA; 1244 Bellevue Ave
• Physical Description: Apr 1942, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA; 5'9", 155 lbs, with blue eyes and brown hair. He had a light complexion.
• Physical Description: Apr 1942, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA; 5'9", 155 lbs, with blue eyes and brown hair. He had a light complexion.
• Occupation: Apr 1942, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA; Physician at 1101 Thompson St.
• Occupation: Apr 1942, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA; Physician at 1101 Thompson St.
• Residence: Apr 1942, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA; 418 Thompson St.
• Residence: Apr 1942, Martinez, Contra Costa County, California, USA; 418 Thompson St.
• Occupation: 1946, San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA; Physician at 1500 Washington Ave. (eye, ear, nose and throat)
• Occupation: 1946, San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA; Physician at 1500 Washington Ave. (eye, ear, nose and throat)
• Departure: 26 May 1953, Genoa, Italy; on the Independence with his wife, Shirley
• Departure: 26 May 1953, Genoa, Italy; on the Independence with his wife, Shirley
• Arrival: 3 Jun 1953, New York, New York, USA; from Genoa, Italy on the Independence with his wife, Shirley; Age: 58
• Arrival: 3 Jun 1953, New York, New York, USA; from Genoa, Italy on the Independence with his wife, Shirley; Age: 58
• Occupation: 1955, San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA; Physician at 20 Estudillo Ave
• Occupation: 1955, San Leandro, Alameda County, California, USA; Physician at 20 Estudillo Ave
• Residence: 1955, Orinda, Contra Costa County, California, USA
• Residence: 1955, Orinda, Contra Costa County, California, USA
• _FUN: 18 Jul 1960, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; at Wee Kirk 'o the Heather at Forest Lawn Memorial Park
• _FUN: 18 Jul 1960, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; at Wee Kirk 'o the Heather at Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Notes:

James was the son of Robert January Huston and his wife, Kate Francis.

There are discrepancies as to his place of birth. I know that he was born in the state of Washington. During his life, James stated that he was born in Granville, Quinault and Tacoma.

His birth record at the Washington State Digital Archives states he was born in Granville, Washington, which at the time was in Chehalis County. I believe that the record, written at the time of his birth, is correct.

Another problem in writing about James is that there are variations in his birthdate. The date on his birth record at the Washington State Digital Archives says he was born on October 6, 1893. The 1900 Census states that he was born in October, 1893. However, his WWI and WWII Draft Registrations list his birthday as Oct 3, 1894. Two passenger lists also use that date. His California Death Index shows he birthday as being Oct 3, 1896. I think we can discount this record. So, was he born in 1893 or 1894? Was he born on the 3rd or the 6th of October? I think the year was 1893, as that is what his birth record says and what his parents gave to the census taker in 1900. As to the date, I would say that the 6th is probably correct. His father is the person who filed the birth with the county in Washington, so I believe he would know the date his son was born. I could be wrong, though!

Robert and Kate Huston separated in about 1905. Robert left the United States for Japan, taking his two young sons with him. James and his brother, Vance, attended St. Joseph's College in Yokohama. This was a school, mainly attended by foreign children, from kindergarten through secondary school.

Passenger records show that Vance returned to the United States in 1911. James is shown on the passenger list of the steamship Nile, departing from Kobe, Japan on August 6, 1912 and arriving in San Francisco on August 26th, with a stop along the way in Honolulu. The Nile was a British steamship, owned by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.

Kate Huston passed away in San Francisco in 1919 and Robert in Japan the following year.

Records on the Internet show that James attended college at Stanford University in California, the University of Chicago, where he was enrolled in 1917 when he registered for the WWI Draft. He graduated in 1921 with a degree in medicine from the University of Cincinnati.

In about 1918, James married Jennie H. Stout. They came to Caifornia where James established himself as a physician, specializing in eyes, ears and the nose. I can't find any record of any children born to them. They were divorced in about 1936.

A city directory in 1936 shows James living alone at 1526 Carol, in Burlingame, California. In 1937, James is living with a wife, Julia M. Huston. Either James and Julia were divorced or Julia passed away, because James went on to marry Shirley J Stefan on January 27, 1951 in Alameda County, California.

James made several trips abroad. Passenger lists show James and Jennie returning from the Panama Canal Zone in 1924. In 1926, they must have gone to Europe, as a record exists of Jennie returning on the Orbita, from Cherbourg, France, arriving on June 28, 1926. James came home on the Orca, departing from Cherbourg and arriving in New York on July 12, 1926. Why they came home separately is unknown.

In 1953, James and his third wife, Shirley, visited Italy. They returned on the Independence, leaving Genoa on May 26, 1953 and arriving in New York on June 3rd.

Sometime after they were married, James and Shirley moved to Los Angeles County, California. It was there that James passed away on July 15, 1960. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, next to his brother Vance, who had died in 1932.


Birth:
In 1893, Grays Harbor County was Chehalis County.

In 1893, Grays Harbor County was Chehalis County.

Buried:
Forest Lawn; Resthaven Section, Lot 177, Space 1

Forest Lawn; Resthaven Section, Lot 177, Space 1

Died:
Age: 63

Age: 63

James married Julia Mary Veres 5 Sep 1936, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Julia (daughter of Steve Veres and Bertha Dania) was born 15 Feb 1911, Contra Costa County, California, USA; died 18 Sep 1950, Alameda County, California, USA; was buried 21 Sep 1950, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

James married Shirley Janice Stefan 27 Jan 1951, Alameda County, California, USA. Shirley (daughter of Frank Nicholas Stefan and Evelene Gladys Hinkson) was born 9 Dec 1918, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, USA; died 8 Jun 1999, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

James married Jennie H Stout 20 Feb 1919, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. Jennie (daughter of Theodore Stout and Laura F. Sheldon) was born 14 Jan 1877, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; died 14 Sep 1963, Sonoma County, California, USA; was buried Sep 1963, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA. [Group Sheet]