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<span style="color:#006400">'''LATIMER, Benjamin Fleetwood'''</span> (1840-1915), Catalina Island resident for many years. He was born in South Carolina. | <span style="color:#006400">'''LATIMER, Benjamin Fleetwood'''</span> (1840-1915), Catalina Island resident for many years. He was born in South Carolina. | ||
In 1860 he married Eugenia Hoskins (1842-1922) and they had 8 children. All three sons died young: | In 1860 he married Eugenia Hoskins (1842-1922) and they had 8 children. All three sons died young: | ||
: 1. Repps Anna "Eppie" Latimer (1862-1885) | |||
: 2. Lou M. Latimer (1866-1870) | |||
: 3. Elizabeth Irene Latimer (1868-1952) | |||
: 4. Oliver Latimer (1870-1870) | |||
: 5. Benjamin Fleetwood Latimer (1875-1875) | |||
: 6. Eugenia Latimer (1876-1953) | |||
: 7. Dottie Hoskins Latimer (1880-1966) | |||
: 8. Leota Latimer (1883-1947) | |||
The family moved from Texas to Avalon in 1890. | The family moved from Texas to Avalon in 1890. By 1904 they were living at the Isthmus. | ||
By the 1910 census he was living in Avalon with his daughter Dottie and her family (husband and son.) | By the 1910 census he was living in Avalon with his daughter Dottie and her family (husband and son.) | ||
He died in Los Angeles on July 2, 1915 and is buried in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. | He died in Los Angeles on July 2, 1915 and is buried in the Santa Barbara Cemetery. | ||
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=====<span style="color:#006400">In the News~</span>===== | =====<span style="color:#006400">In the News~</span>===== | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 6 August 2024
LATIMER, Benjamin Fleetwood (1840-1915), Catalina Island resident for many years. He was born in South Carolina. In 1860 he married Eugenia Hoskins (1842-1922) and they had 8 children. All three sons died young:
- 1. Repps Anna "Eppie" Latimer (1862-1885)
- 2. Lou M. Latimer (1866-1870)
- 3. Elizabeth Irene Latimer (1868-1952)
- 4. Oliver Latimer (1870-1870)
- 5. Benjamin Fleetwood Latimer (1875-1875)
- 6. Eugenia Latimer (1876-1953)
- 7. Dottie Hoskins Latimer (1880-1966)
- 8. Leota Latimer (1883-1947)
The family moved from Texas to Avalon in 1890. By 1904 they were living at the Isthmus. By the 1910 census he was living in Avalon with his daughter Dottie and her family (husband and son.) He died in Los Angeles on July 2, 1915 and is buried in the Santa Barbara Cemetery.
In the News~
February 1, 1904 [Catherine Maclean Loud diary] Thirty-seven business men of Avalon went to the Isthmus on the steamer Torqua, with Capt. Vincent Moricich at the wheel and Jack Crow the engineer. The men visited B. F. Latimer. Ed Stanton placed the Torqua at the disposal of the men. Mrs. C. A. Bryant, the wife of the manager of the Avalon Stage Co., is here. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Waller found a paper nautilus (Argonauta Pacifica) at Camp Whittier. It is 3 ½ inches across. It was placed in the aquarium.
February 2, 1904 [LAT/SCat]: “Avalon. The businessmen of Avalon had a gala time yesterday afternoon and evening when they went in a body to make a call on B. F. Latimer, the host of ‘The Barracks’ at the Isthmus. Through the kindness of Ed Stanton, superintendent of the island, the steamer Torqua was placed at the disposal of the party, Captain Vincente Moricich at the wheel and Jack Crow, engineer.”
February 2, 1904 [LAH]: “Banning Company places theie power yacht Torqua at their disposal, are guests of Landlord Latimer. Avalon, Feb. 1.— The most important social event of the year was pulled off yesterday when the business men of the island attended a banquet at the Isthmus. Through the courtesy of Superintendent Stanton of the Banning company the yacht Torqua was placed at the disposal of the party and forty enthusiasts, headed by Messrs. Bloseu, Fairchild, Johnson and Scott with musical instruments, and Clarence Weaver with a hand organ—not musical—marched along for a record run up the coast...”
