VAIL, Walter Lennox Jr.
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VAIL, Walter Lennox Jr. (1885-1931), second of seven children born to Walter Lennox Vail and his wife, Margaret Russell Newhall Vail. He married Ellen (“Nell”) Ross Barrere, and they had two sons:
- Granville Vail (1911-1999)
- Walter Lennox Vail III (1912-1994)
Walter Lennox Vail, Jr. died under mysterious circumstances in South America in 1931.
In the News~
May 20, 1911 [LAT]: “San Diego. Huntington and Vail give an option on Warner Springs Ranch. That H. E. Huntington and Walter Vail, owners of the famous Warner Springs Ranch of 55,000 acres, have given an option to dispose of their holdings to capitalists who promise to launch an immense irrigation project, is asserted here…”
December 31, 1912 [SBMP]: “J. V. Vickers, owner of Santa Rosa Island, dies at Los Angeles. Well known cattle man and miner drops dead while playing dominoes. J. V. Vickers, who with Walter Vail owned Santa Rosa Island, died suddenly of apoplexy while playing a game of dominoes in his Los Angeles home Saturday evening. Aside from being a member of the cattle firm of Vail & Vickers, he was a director of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, a man of many affairs, and former member of the Arizona legislature. He was largely interested in mines. ‘Its your move,’ he remarked to his opponent in the game as he was stricken. Walter Vail Jr., a son of the late partner in the firm [Vail & Vickers], arrived in Santa Barbara yesterday to visit Frank Pepper, the manager of Santa Rosa Island, now ill at Cottage Hospital.”
