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John “Big John” McWilliams Jr.

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John “Big John” McWilliams Jr.

Birth
Odell, Livingston County, Illinois, USA
Death
20 May 1962 (aged 81)
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Specifically: Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles Co., California Add to Map
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A conservative businessman originally from Illinois who managed real estate holdings in the Pasadena-Los Angeles region. Son of John McWilliams Sr. and Clara Dana who were married in Livingston Illinois and died in Pasadena. John graduated in the class of 1901 from Princeton where he studied history. He met his first wife Julia Carolyn (Caro) Weston in Chicago in 1903, married her on January 21 1911, and moved to Pasadena to take over his father's land management business.

Their children include Julia McWilliams Child, John McWilliams III, and Dorothy D. (Dort) McWilliams Cousins. His second wife was Philadelphia McWilliams.

Please contact contributor if you know where he is buried.
A conservative businessman originally from Illinois who managed real estate holdings in the Pasadena-Los Angeles region. Son of John McWilliams Sr. and Clara Dana who were married in Livingston Illinois and died in Pasadena. John graduated in the class of 1901 from Princeton where he studied history. He met his first wife Julia Carolyn (Caro) Weston in Chicago in 1903, married her on January 21 1911, and moved to Pasadena to take over his father's land management business.

Their children include Julia McWilliams Child, John McWilliams III, and Dorothy D. (Dort) McWilliams Cousins. His second wife was Philadelphia McWilliams.

Please contact contributor if you know where he is buried.


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