Father's Birthplace: Switzerland
Mother's Name: Mary Ballester
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
ROBERT ANTHONY BALESTER of Watsonville, California married ALVERA DAVIS, on June 5th, 1920 in San Francisco. Alvera is the daughter of James Nelson Davis and Elizabeth Almira Brittan of Colusa (Glenn) County, California.
The wedding was held at the home of Alvera's sister, Susie Davis Boynton and her husband Senator Albert Eugene Boynton. After the wedding, the couple sailed to Hawaii, where they made their home for many years. Mr. Balestar ran a grocery store called McBryde's in Hawaii. They eventually moved back to Santa Rosa, California where they resided for a good while longer.
The couple did not have children.
Both Alvera and Robert are interred in Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Sonoma County California.
NEWS: "The Island Garden" Newspaper, 13 September 1921 issue
DRIVER IS FINED ... LOSES LICENSE
... It all happened last Thursday at Eleele. R.A. Balester, manager of the McBryde Store, was leaving his place of business to go home for dinner. He knew that autos had a careless way of going by his place without watching the road very closely, so he was clear off the road, walking in the grass.
Another auto had a blow out in front of his store and was changing his tire. K.S. came along just at that time in a Buick Car 944 which he had rented at Watase at Hanapepe. Changing a tire was evidently a great novelty to K.S. because he decided it was more worthwhile to watch the process than to look ahead at the road. And yet he didn't care to stop his car or to slow down.
Mr. Balester saw the car coming an tried to avoid it. He dodged to the right, but he was not as speedy as the car. So the Buick knocked him down, ran over him and dragged him along the road about 30 feet before the car could be stopped.
Mr. Balester was considerably injured and bruised and had to be taken to the Eleele Hospital for medical attention. His injuries, however were not serious.
Mother's Name: Mary Ballester
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
ROBERT ANTHONY BALESTER of Watsonville, California married ALVERA DAVIS, on June 5th, 1920 in San Francisco. Alvera is the daughter of James Nelson Davis and Elizabeth Almira Brittan of Colusa (Glenn) County, California.
The wedding was held at the home of Alvera's sister, Susie Davis Boynton and her husband Senator Albert Eugene Boynton. After the wedding, the couple sailed to Hawaii, where they made their home for many years. Mr. Balestar ran a grocery store called McBryde's in Hawaii. They eventually moved back to Santa Rosa, California where they resided for a good while longer.
The couple did not have children.
Both Alvera and Robert are interred in Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Sonoma County California.
NEWS: "The Island Garden" Newspaper, 13 September 1921 issue
DRIVER IS FINED ... LOSES LICENSE
... It all happened last Thursday at Eleele. R.A. Balester, manager of the McBryde Store, was leaving his place of business to go home for dinner. He knew that autos had a careless way of going by his place without watching the road very closely, so he was clear off the road, walking in the grass.
Another auto had a blow out in front of his store and was changing his tire. K.S. came along just at that time in a Buick Car 944 which he had rented at Watase at Hanapepe. Changing a tire was evidently a great novelty to K.S. because he decided it was more worthwhile to watch the process than to look ahead at the road. And yet he didn't care to stop his car or to slow down.
Mr. Balester saw the car coming an tried to avoid it. He dodged to the right, but he was not as speedy as the car. So the Buick knocked him down, ran over him and dragged him along the road about 30 feet before the car could be stopped.
Mr. Balester was considerably injured and bruised and had to be taken to the Eleele Hospital for medical attention. His injuries, however were not serious.
Father's Birthplace: Switzerland
Mother's Name: Mary Ballester
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
ROBERT ANTHONY BALESTER of Watsonville, California married ALVERA DAVIS, on June 5th, 1920 in San Francisco. Alvera is the daughter of James Nelson Davis and Elizabeth Almira Brittan of Colusa (Glenn) County, California.
The wedding was held at the home of Alvera's sister, Susie Davis Boynton and her husband Senator Albert Eugene Boynton. After the wedding, the couple sailed to Hawaii, where they made their home for many years. Mr. Balestar ran a grocery store called McBryde's in Hawaii. They eventually moved back to Santa Rosa, California where they resided for a good while longer.
The couple did not have children.
Both Alvera and Robert are interred in Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Sonoma County California.
NEWS: "The Island Garden" Newspaper, 13 September 1921 issue
DRIVER IS FINED ... LOSES LICENSE
... It all happened last Thursday at Eleele. R.A. Balester, manager of the McBryde Store, was leaving his place of business to go home for dinner. He knew that autos had a careless way of going by his place without watching the road very closely, so he was clear off the road, walking in the grass.
Another auto had a blow out in front of his store and was changing his tire. K.S. came along just at that time in a Buick Car 944 which he had rented at Watase at Hanapepe. Changing a tire was evidently a great novelty to K.S. because he decided it was more worthwhile to watch the process than to look ahead at the road. And yet he didn't care to stop his car or to slow down.
Mr. Balester saw the car coming an tried to avoid it. He dodged to the right, but he was not as speedy as the car. So the Buick knocked him down, ran over him and dragged him along the road about 30 feet before the car could be stopped.
Mr. Balester was considerably injured and bruised and had to be taken to the Eleele Hospital for medical attention. His injuries, however were not serious.
Mother's Name: Mary Ballester
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland
ROBERT ANTHONY BALESTER of Watsonville, California married ALVERA DAVIS, on June 5th, 1920 in San Francisco. Alvera is the daughter of James Nelson Davis and Elizabeth Almira Brittan of Colusa (Glenn) County, California.
The wedding was held at the home of Alvera's sister, Susie Davis Boynton and her husband Senator Albert Eugene Boynton. After the wedding, the couple sailed to Hawaii, where they made their home for many years. Mr. Balestar ran a grocery store called McBryde's in Hawaii. They eventually moved back to Santa Rosa, California where they resided for a good while longer.
The couple did not have children.
Both Alvera and Robert are interred in Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Sonoma County California.
NEWS: "The Island Garden" Newspaper, 13 September 1921 issue
DRIVER IS FINED ... LOSES LICENSE
... It all happened last Thursday at Eleele. R.A. Balester, manager of the McBryde Store, was leaving his place of business to go home for dinner. He knew that autos had a careless way of going by his place without watching the road very closely, so he was clear off the road, walking in the grass.
Another auto had a blow out in front of his store and was changing his tire. K.S. came along just at that time in a Buick Car 944 which he had rented at Watase at Hanapepe. Changing a tire was evidently a great novelty to K.S. because he decided it was more worthwhile to watch the process than to look ahead at the road. And yet he didn't care to stop his car or to slow down.
Mr. Balester saw the car coming an tried to avoid it. He dodged to the right, but he was not as speedy as the car. So the Buick knocked him down, ran over him and dragged him along the road about 30 feet before the car could be stopped.
Mr. Balester was considerably injured and bruised and had to be taken to the Eleele Hospital for medical attention. His injuries, however were not serious.
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