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DANA MARIE WICKSTROM (Private).

WIDNEY ⁽¹⁾. Parents: DR. JOSEPH POMEROY WIDNEY and IDA D. TUTHILL .

ARABELLA ERWIN WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1843. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

ARABELLA MACLAY WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1869. Parents: JOHN WIDNEY and SARAH ANN WYMAN.

ARTHUR BARNES WIDNEY (Private). Parents: JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY and MARY BARNES.

CHARLES WILSON WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1845. He died in 1850. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

ELIZABETH WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1848. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

She was married to JOSEPH LEGGETT (COUNSELLOR AT LAW) on 2 Jun 1874. Children were: JOSEPH WILLIAM LEGGETT, BESSIE ARABELLA LEGGETT , WILSON WIDNEY LEGGETT, CHARLES JOHN LEGGETT, JOHN WIDNEY LEGGETT, ROBERT MACLAY LEGGETT.

ELIZABETH WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1887. She died in 1888. Parents: WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY and ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT.

EMMA WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1878. Parents: WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY and ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT.

ERWIN WILSON WIDNEY (Private). Parents: WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY and ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT.

FRANK SEYMOUR WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1866. Parents: JOHN WIDNEY and SARAH ANN WYMAN.

IDA ARABELLA WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1876 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. Parents: SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY and ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS .

JOHN WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born on 14 Mar 1837 in PIQUA, MIAMI CO., OHIO. He served in the military CIVIL WAR. DURING THE CIVIL WAR HE WAS COMMISSIONED 1ST LIEUTENANT OF THE SANTA CLARA LIGHT INFANTRY, AND TOOK CHARGE OF THE ARMS, AMMUNITION AND ARMORY. He was a MERCANTILE BUSINESS in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS ALSO APPOINTED THE FIRST TREASURER OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS RE-ELECTED FOR SEVERAL TERMS.

HE HAS BEEN A TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC FOR 20 YEARS, ALWAYS BEING PLACED ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHERE HIS EMINENT BUSINESS TALENT HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH REMARKABLE SUCCESS.

HE WAS ALSO APPOINTED A TRUSTEE OF THE HOUSE FOR FEEBLE MINDED CHILDREN, A STATE INSTITUTION, AND HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ITS EXECUTIVE AND VISITING COMMITTEE.

HE RETIRED FROM HIS MERCANTILE PURSUITS AFTER 30 YEARS (1837), AND WENT INTO REAL ESTATE ENTERPRISES. He was METHODIST in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. HE HAS BEEN A TRUSTEE AND STEWARD IN THAT CHURCH FOR 20 YEARS, ALSO TREASURER AND DISTRICT STEWARD FOR 12 YRS. AT AN EARLY AGE HE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA BY WAY OF PANAMA AND LOCATED IN SANTA CLARA, WHERE HE HAS STARTED UP HIS MERCANTILE BUSINESS. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

He was married to SARAH ANN WYMAN on 3 May 1864. Children were: FRANK SEYMOUR WIDNEY , ARABELLA MACLAY WIDNEY, JOHN WIDNEY, MARY ELIZABETH WIDNEY.

JOHN WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1871. He died in 1872. Parents: JOHN WIDNEY and SARAH ANN WYMAN.

JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1800 in PIQUA, MIAMI CO., OHIO. He died in 1852 in OHIO. HE'S OF PIQUA, OHIO

He was married to ARABELLA MACLAY on 28 Jan 1836. BY HIS FIRST WIFE THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN, ALL OF WHICH DIED IN INFANCY.
AND NO CHILDREN BY HIS SECOND WIFE. Children were: JOHN WIDNEY, JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY, MARY JOHNSTON WIDNEY, DR. JOSEPH POMEROY WIDNEY , ARABELLA ERWIN WIDNEY, CHARLES WILSON WIDNEY, ELIZABETH WIDNEY, WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY, SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY .

DR. JOSEPH POMEROY WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born on 26 Dec 1841 in MIAMI CO., OHIO. He was educated DOCTOR in 1866 in SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. HE STUDIED IN THE PIQUA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IN 1861 ENTERED THE MIAMI UNIVERSITY DURING THE SOPHOMORE YEAR. BEFORE GRADUATING HE TRANSFERRED HIS STUDIES TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, GRADUATING FROM THAT INSTITUTION WITH THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS IN 1864, THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS BEING CONFERRED UPON HIM A FEW YEARS LATER. HE ENTERED UPON THE PROFESSION OF MEDICINE TAKING HIS COARSE AT THE TOLAND MEDICAL COLLEGE, SANFRANCISCO, NOW THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GRADUATING IN 1866 WITH THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE. He died on 4 Jul 1938 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. He served in the military CIVIL WAR. DURING THE CIVIL WAR, HE SERVED DURING THE YEAR 1862 IN THE OHIO VOLUNTEERS.
HE SERVED ALSO, AFTER GRADUATING FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL, AS ASSISTANT SURGEON IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING THE YEARS OF 1867 AND 1868. THIS SERVICE WAS CHIEFLY IN ACTIVE PRACTICE WORK IN THE INDIAN WARS OF ARIZONA. HE RETIRE FROM THE ARMY IN THE AUTUMN OF 1868, AND WENT BACK TO OPEN UP HIS PRACTICE IN LOS ANGELES. He was a DOCTOR in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. IN 1868 AFTER LEAVING THE ARMY, HE WENT BACK TO LOS ANGELES AND OPENED UP HIS DOCTOR'S PRACTICE.
HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND HAS FOR YEARS BEEN AT THE HEAD OF THE CITIZEN'S HARBOR COMMITTEE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAN PEDRO HARBOR. HE WAS ALSO AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE ORIGINATED AND HAS BEEN ACTIVELY IDENTIFIED WITH THE RECENT MOVEMENT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW STATE OF SOUTHERN CALIFRONIA, AND ALSO THE MOVEMENT FOR THE ACQUISTION OF THE PENINSULA OF LOWER CALIFORNIA FROM MEXICO. HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND TRUSTEE IN A NUMBER OF ITS COLLEGES EVER SINCE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION. HE HELD FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE PROFESSORSHIP OF ENGLISH LITEATURE IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.
IN 1885 HE ORGANIZED AND ENDOWED THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFRONIA OF WHICH HE IS DEAN.
HE WAS DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MEDICINE OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

He was married to IDA D. TUTHILL in May 1869. Children were: WIDNEY, WIDNEY, WIDNEY.

He was married to MARY BRAY on 27 Dec 1882. THERE WERE NO CHILDREN FROM THIS MARRIAGE.

JOSEPH WILSON WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1879. He died in 1884. Parents: JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY and MARY BARNES.

KATE BELL WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1879. Parents: WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY and ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT.

MARTHA FRANCES WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1874. Parents: JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY and MARY BARNES.

MARY ELIZABETH WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1875. Parents: JOHN WIDNEY and SARAH ANN WYMAN.

MARY ELIZABETH WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1885 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. She died in 1886 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. Parents: SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY and ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS.

MARY HELLEN WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1869. Parents: JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY and MARY BARNES.

MARY JOHNSTON WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1840. She died in 1843. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

MARY LOUISE WIDNEY (Private). Parents: WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY and ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT.

NINA BELVIDERE WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1874 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. Parents: SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY and ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS .

ROBERT JOHNSTON WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1871. Parents: JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY and MARY BARNES.

JUDGE ROBERT MACLAY WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born on 23 Dec 1838 in PIQUA, MIAMI CO., OHIO. He was ADVENTURE in 1854 in ROCKY MOUNTAINS\GREAT PLAINS. AT THE AGE OF 16, HE LEFT OHIO AND FOR TWO YEARS, WITH AXE, KNAPSACK AND RIFLE, LED AN ADVENTUROUS LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE GREAT PLAINS. IN 1857, HE CROSSED OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, WHERE IN 1858 ENTERED UNIVERSITY. He was a JUDGE in 1871 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. HE WAS APPOINTED JUDGE OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND IN 1876 HE WAS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
IN 1888 HE VISITED ALASKA, AND IN THE SAME YEAR HIS ALMA MATER CONFERRED UPON HIM THE DEGREE OF LL.D
HE WAS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY BANK OF LOS ANGELES, AND HAS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENDOWMENT F THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH ITS NUMEROUS BRANCHES, A FUND REACHING TO 4,000, 000.00 AT THAT TIME.
BESIDES BEING THE LEADING MOVER IN OTHER ENTERPRISES, JUDGE WIDNEY IS PRESIDENT OF THE HESPERIA LAND AND WATER COMPANY, ONE OF THE LARGEST CORPORATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. He died in CALIFORNIA. He was educated. IN 1858 HE ENTERED THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, GRADUATING FROM THAT INSTITUTION IN 1862, WITH THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS; THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS BEING CONFERRED UPON HIM A FEW YEARS LATER.
IMMEDIATELY UPON GRADUATING HE WAS ELECTED PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC. IN 1865, HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW. TWO YEARS LATER HE MOVED TO LOS ANGELES, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THEN A SMALL TOWN WITH BUT LITTLE COMMUNICATION WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
PERCEIVING THE GREAT NATURAL BEAUTY AND ADVANTAGES OF THE PLACE, MR. WIDNEY SETTLED THERE AND BENT HIS ENERGIES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHICH WAS CONCEDED TO BE THE "GARDEN SPOT" OF AMERICA. HE IMMEDIATLEY BECAME ASSOCIATED WITH SCHEMES FOR IMPROVEMENTS BEING ELECTED THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST CHAMBE OF COMMERCE IN LOS ANGELES. He was METHODIST in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. HE CALLED THE FIRST MEETING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
IN 1889 HE WAS APPOINTED BY THE BISHOPS OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ON THE COMMISSION OF 14, TO FRAME THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE QUADRENNIAL CONFERENCE OF THAT CHURCH.

IN 1881 HE PUBLISHED A BOOK OF 280 PAGES ON THE PLAN OF CREATION, BESIDES WHICH HE HAS CONSTANTLY WRITTEN ARTICLES FOR LEADING PERIODICALS ON THE RESOURCES AND FUTURE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ALSO ON THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES OF THE DAY. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

He was married to MARY BARNES on 11 Nov 1868. Children were: MARY HELLEN WIDNEY , ROBERT JOHNSTON WIDNEY, MARTHA FRANCES WIDNEY, JOSEPH WILSON WIDNEY , ARTHUR BARNES WIDNEY.

RUTH JOHNSON WIDNEY (Private). Parents: SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY and ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS.

SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born on 15 Nov 1852 in PIQUA, MIAMI CO., OHIO. He was educated BUSINESS in 1871 in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. HE FIRST ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, IN SANTA CLARA THEN IN 1871, HE CHANGED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WHERE HE STAYED FOR TWO YEARS. He was a BUSINESS in 1874 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. HE FIRST MOVED FROM SANTA CLARA TO OAKLAND IN 1871, AND T0 LOS ANGELES IN 1874 WHERE HE IS ENGAGED IN BUSINESS. He Politics in 1888 in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1888 HE TOOK THE FIELD FOR THE PROHIBITION TICKET IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SPEAKING THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK BEFORE THE LARGEST AUDIENCES EVER GATHERED IN THAT SECTION OF THE STATE; BEING THE LEADER OF THE PROHIBITION MOVEMENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. He died in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. He was METHODIST. HE ENGAGED LARGELY IN TEMPERANCE WORK, SPEAKING FREQUENTLY FROM THE PULPIT AND PLATFORM. HE WAS REPEATEDLY TENDERED A PREACHER'S LICENSE BY THE METHODIST CHURCH, BUT REFUSED IT. MOVED TO CALIFORNIA WHEN HE WAS 9 YEARS OLD. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

He was married to ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS on 21 Apr 1874 in OAKLAND, ALAMEDA CO., CALIFORNIA. Children were: NINA BELVIDERE WIDNEY, IDA ARABELLA WIDNEY, SAMUEL FREEMAN WIDNEY, WILSON DENMARK WIDNEY, MARY ELIZABETH WIDNEY, RUTH JOHNSON WIDNEY.

SAMUEL FREEMAN WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1881 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. He died in 1881 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. Parents: SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY and ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS.

WILLIAM MARCUS WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born in 1876. He died in 1877. Parents: WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY and ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT.

WILLIAM WILSON WIDNEY⁽¹⁾ was born on 25 Dec 1850 in PIQUA, MIAMI CO., OHIO. He was educated in 1862 in SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. HE ENTERED THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, AT SANTA CLARA. He was a MERCANTILE BUSINESS 1868 TO 1872 in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. AFTER 1872 HE WENT INTO THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS. He died in LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES CO., CALIFORNIA. Parents: JOHN (WILSON?} WIDNEY and ARABELLA MACLAY.

He was married to ELIZABETH ASCENETH SERROT on 13 May 1875. Children were: WILLIAM MARCUS WIDNEY, EMMA WIDNEY, KATE BELL WIDNEY, MARY LOUISE WIDNEY, ELIZABETH WIDNEY, ERWIN WILSON WIDNEY.

WILSON DENMARK WIDNEY (Private). Parents: SAMUEL ALEXANDER WIDNEY and ANNA ELIZABETH JENKINS.

VIOLET SOPHIA WIGHT (LARSEN) (Private). Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and CYNTHIA ELNORA NIELSON.

She was married to JACK BATEMAN on 19 Nov 1929 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. She filed for divorce on 14 Jan 1930 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA.

WIGHT ⁽¹⁾ Parents: LYMAN WIGHT and HARRIET BENTON.

WIGHT ⁽¹⁾ was born in CLAY CO., MISSOURI. Parents: LYMAN WIGHT and HARRIET BENTON.

ABBOTT WIGHT⁽¹⁾ was born on 23 Feb 1787 in OXFORD, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS. He died on 15 Jun 1863. Parents: LEVI WIGHT and SARAH CORBIN.

He was married to ALICE CABOT.

ALICE ELNORA WIGHT (Private). Parents: CHARLES ORA WIGHT and SADIE VENEMA.

ALMEDA WIGHT⁽¹⁾ died in 1887. NOTED IN CYNTHIA'S JOURNAL ON 14 APRIL 1887: I WENT TO THE FUNERAL OF ALMEDA WIGHT WHO DIED OF CHILD BED FEVER, HAVING TWINS WHO DIED, THE GIRL 5 DAYS OLD AND THE BOY 5 MONTHS OLD. Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.

ALMINA WIGHT⁽¹⁾ Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.

ALTHEA WIGHT⁽¹⁾ was born on 16 Nov 1865 in HYDE PARK, CACHE CO., UTAH. She died on 20 Aug 1935 in BRIGHAM CITY, BOX ELDER CO., UTAH. DIED ON A SATURDAY.

Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.

She was married to LORENZO PETT on 5 Sep 1888 in LOGAN, CACHE CO., UTAH. She was sealed to spouse on 5 Sep 1888 in the Logan, Utah LDS temple.

BARBARA JEAN WIGHT (Private). Parents: CHARLES ORA WIGHT and SADIE VENEMA.

BESSIE WIGHT⁽¹⁾ Parents: HANS ENOCH NEILSON WIGHT and ALICE MCCLUNG.

She was married to J. MERLIN SHAFFER on 29 Mar 1934 in CARDSTON, ALBERTA, CANADA. Children were: ELIZABETH SHAFFER, JOHN HOWARD SHAFFER.

BETSEY WIGHT⁽¹⁾ was born on 20 Oct 1808 in OPPENHEIM, FULTON CO., NEW YORK. Parents: WILLIAM WIGHT and ABIGAIL CUDWORTH.

She was married to SAMUEL CROWELL.

CALEB WIGHT⁽¹⁾ HE SPELLED HIS SURNAME "WHITE", AS EVERYONE MISSPELLED THE NAME. Parents: LEVI WIGHT SR. and SUSANNAH BASTOW.

CAROLINE WIGHT⁽¹⁾ Parents: JOSEPH MORONI WIGHT and MARY HURREN.

CHARLES WIGHT⁽¹⁾ was born on 5 May 1831 in HUME, ALLEGANY CO., NEW YORK. He died on 2 Jun 1911. Parents: LEWIS WIGHT and NANCY URANIA ELLIOTT.

He was married to SARAH ELLEN LOVELASS.

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