Lida's parents were:
Clement Francis Hyatt, b. Oct. 1854 in SC. and d. Feb. 27, 1926 in Monterey County, CA. &
Minnie Elouise Branch, b. Jun. 2, 1867 in FL. and d. Jan. 23, 1958 in Monterey County, CA.
Clemont and Minnie Hyatt's children were:
1. Mary Ethel Hyatt, b. Dec. 21, 1887 in CA.and d. Oct. 11, 1977 in Monterey County, CA.
2. Edith Hyatt, b. Apr. 28, 1889 in Ventura, Ventura county, CA. and d. Feb. 4, 1978 in Jackson, Amador county, CA. Edith marr. Virgil Eldon Sidney Murray on Apr. 8, 1930 in OR.
3. Ida Gertrude Hyatt, b. Jan. 13, 1891 in CA. and d. Oct. 1, 1975 in Santa Clara county, CA. Ida marr. Emil E. Shifley.
4. Lida Lenore Easton, b. Mar. 1893 in CA. and d. Apr. 16, 1930 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo county, CA. Lida marr. Horace Robert Easton.
5. Edwin Branch Hyatt, b. Jul. 19, 1895 in Ventura, Ventura county, CA. and d. Jan. 28, 1980 in Silverton, Marion county, OR. Edwin marr. Manda Isabel Hanson.
6. Eloise Hyatt, b. Apr. 27, 1898 in CA. and d. Nov. 19, 1982 in San Luis Obispo county, CA. Eloise marr. George L. Stoltenberg.
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In the Jun. 12, 1900 U. S. census, 7 yr. old Lida Hyatt, b. Mar. 1893 in CA., was living in Saticoy, Ventura, CA. with her
45 yr. old father, Clemont (Clement) F. Hyatt, a carpenter, b. Oct. 1854 in SC.
33 yr. old mother, Minnie E Hyatt, b. Jun. 1867 in FL.
12 yr. old sister, Ethel M Hyatt, attending school, b. Dec. 1887 in CA.
11 yr. old sister, Edith Hyatt, attending school, b. Apr. 1889 in CA.
9 yr. old sister, Ida G Hyatt, b. Jan. 1891 in CA.
4 yr. old brother, Edwin B Hyatt, b. Jul. 1895 in CA.
2 yr. old sister, Eloise Hyatt, b. Apr. 1898 in CA.
Clemont and Minnie had been married for 14 years.
Minnie was the mother of 7 children, 6 still alive by this census.
Clemont's parents were both b. in SC.
Minnie's father was b. in NC. and her mother in AL.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 17 yr. old Lida L Hyatt, b. in CA., was attending school and living on 9th St. in Pacific Grove, Monterey county, CA. with her
52 yr. old father, Clement F Hyatt, a house carpenter, b. in SC.
42 yr. old mother, Minnie E Hyatt, b. in FL.
22 yr. old unmarried sister, M. (Mary) Ethel Hyatt, a book keeper in the grocery business, b. in CA.
20 yr. old unmarried sister, Edith Hyatt, a distributor in the laundry business, b. in CA.
19 yr. old unmarried sister, Ida G Hyatt, the manager of an M. U. Telephone Co.office, b. in CA.
14 yr. old brother, Edwin B Hyatt, b. in CA.
11 yr. old sister, Eloise Hyatt, b. in CA.
Edith had been out of work for 8 weeks, and Ida for 21 weeks.
Clement's parents were both b. in SC.
Minnie's father was b. in NC. and her mother in AL.
This was a first marriage for Clement and Minnie. They had been marr. for 25 years.
Minnie was the mother of 8 children, only 6 still alive by this census.
It was in Pacific Grove where Horace Robert Easton met his future wife, Lida Lenore Hyatt. They had both gone to see the same basketball game. Lida was a small, dark, beautiful and delicate woman. Horace was tall, very handsome and more than a little charming. This chance meeting turned into a romance and they were married on Jan. 1, 1919. Afterwards, Horace took his bride to Indian Valley.
Horace/Robert and Lida Easton's children were:
1. Rockwell Robert "Rocky Bob" Easton, b. Nov. 21, 1919 in Bradley, Monterey County, CA. and d. May 1, 1945 in Germany.
2. Marjorie "Margie" Elizabeth Easton, b. Jun. 22, 1921 in Monterey, Monterey County, CA., and d. Feb. 18, 2005. Marjorie marr. Burton Stokes.
3. Phyllis Audrey Easton, b. Dec. 21, 1924 in Pacific Grove, Monterey county, CA. and d. Apr. 6, 2008 in Mountain Grove, Wright county, MO. Phyllis marr. Thomas Findley Medlen.
4. Helen Jean "Jeannie" Easton, b. Oct. 31, 1926 in Pacific Grove, Monterey county, CA. and d. Dec. 26, 2005 in Santa Rosa, CA. Helen marr. Robert J. Wardwell on Apr. 23, 1950.
Horace and Lida had four children - Bob, Margie, Phyllis and Jeannie. Lida traveled to Pacific Grove every time she had a child and then returned to Indian Valley.
While Horace worked the land and did the errands, Lida made the bread, washed the clothes and taught school to the children of the valley - all eight of them. She worked hard and her life was very lonely. Her relationship with her mother-in-law was very close. Their mutual love was a bond that went deep.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 26 yr. old Lida L Easton, b. in CA., was living in Bradley, Monterey, CA. with her
26 yr. old husband, Horace R Easton, a farmer engaged in general farming, b. in CA.
2 mth. old Rockwell R Easton, b. in CA.
23 yr. old sister-in-law, Helen L Easton, a public school teacher, b. in CA.
Lida's father was b. in the U.S. and her mother in FL.
Horace & Helen's father was b. in UT. and his mother in CA.
In the 1930 U. S. census, 37 yr. old Lydia (Lida) L Easton, a homemaker and public school teacher, b. in CA., was living in Bradley, Monterey, CA. with her
37 yr. old husband, Horace Easton, a farmer, b. in CA.
10 yr. old son, Robert R Easton, b. in CA.
8 yr. old daughter, Marjorie Easton, b. in CA.
5 yr. old daughter, Phyllis A Easton, b. in CA.
3 yr. 10 mth. old daughter, Helen Jean Easton, b. in CA.
Lida was 25 yrs. old and Horace was 37 at the time of their first marriages.
Lida's parents were both b. in the U.S.
Horace's father was b. in UT. and his mother in CA.
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA.), P. 21, Col. 5
Thu., Apr. 17, 1930
Mrs. Lidia Easton Called by Death
MONTEREY, April 17 - Word was received here late yesterday of the death, at an Atascadero hospital, of Mrs. Lida Hyatt Easton, wife of Horace R. Easton of San Miguel and a relative of several Monterey peninsula residents. Mrs. Easton succumbed to a brief attack of pneumonia. Beside her widower and four children, she leaves her mother, Mrs. M. E. Hyatt of Pacific Grove; four sisters, Mrs. E. E. Schifley, Mrs. George Stoltenberg and Miss Ethel Hyatt, all of Pacific Grove, and Mrs. Virgil E. Murray of Corvallis, Oregon, and a brother, Edwin B. Hyatt, also of Corvallis.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in the Christian church in this city, with the Rev. Lee Sadler officiating.
1930 was the year life changed for the Easton families - Lida Easton died - a victim of hepatitis, according to the family. With her death, Horace was left grief-stricken. He was also left with four small children he did not know how to care for or rear alone. Family members pitched in to help raise the children. The family broke into three parts - the youngest child, Jeannie, went to Helen in Salinas; Phyllis, Marjorie and Bob (Rockwell Robert Easton) spent the summer with their Granny (Mame Easton) and Granddad (Robert Easton) in Indian Valley; and Horace grieved alone.
Robert and Mame stayed in Indian Valley for about seven more months and then decided that managing the ranch alone was just too difficult and too lonely. Robert was 77 by this time and Mame was in ill health much of the time. They rented out the property and moved into a small cottage built for them in Buena Vista, where Helen lived with her family outside of Salinas.
Lida's parents were:
Clement Francis Hyatt, b. Oct. 1854 in SC. and d. Feb. 27, 1926 in Monterey County, CA. &
Minnie Elouise Branch, b. Jun. 2, 1867 in FL. and d. Jan. 23, 1958 in Monterey County, CA.
Clemont and Minnie Hyatt's children were:
1. Mary Ethel Hyatt, b. Dec. 21, 1887 in CA.and d. Oct. 11, 1977 in Monterey County, CA.
2. Edith Hyatt, b. Apr. 28, 1889 in Ventura, Ventura county, CA. and d. Feb. 4, 1978 in Jackson, Amador county, CA. Edith marr. Virgil Eldon Sidney Murray on Apr. 8, 1930 in OR.
3. Ida Gertrude Hyatt, b. Jan. 13, 1891 in CA. and d. Oct. 1, 1975 in Santa Clara county, CA. Ida marr. Emil E. Shifley.
4. Lida Lenore Easton, b. Mar. 1893 in CA. and d. Apr. 16, 1930 in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo county, CA. Lida marr. Horace Robert Easton.
5. Edwin Branch Hyatt, b. Jul. 19, 1895 in Ventura, Ventura county, CA. and d. Jan. 28, 1980 in Silverton, Marion county, OR. Edwin marr. Manda Isabel Hanson.
6. Eloise Hyatt, b. Apr. 27, 1898 in CA. and d. Nov. 19, 1982 in San Luis Obispo county, CA. Eloise marr. George L. Stoltenberg.
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In the Jun. 12, 1900 U. S. census, 7 yr. old Lida Hyatt, b. Mar. 1893 in CA., was living in Saticoy, Ventura, CA. with her
45 yr. old father, Clemont (Clement) F. Hyatt, a carpenter, b. Oct. 1854 in SC.
33 yr. old mother, Minnie E Hyatt, b. Jun. 1867 in FL.
12 yr. old sister, Ethel M Hyatt, attending school, b. Dec. 1887 in CA.
11 yr. old sister, Edith Hyatt, attending school, b. Apr. 1889 in CA.
9 yr. old sister, Ida G Hyatt, b. Jan. 1891 in CA.
4 yr. old brother, Edwin B Hyatt, b. Jul. 1895 in CA.
2 yr. old sister, Eloise Hyatt, b. Apr. 1898 in CA.
Clemont and Minnie had been married for 14 years.
Minnie was the mother of 7 children, 6 still alive by this census.
Clemont's parents were both b. in SC.
Minnie's father was b. in NC. and her mother in AL.
In the 1910 U. S. census, 17 yr. old Lida L Hyatt, b. in CA., was attending school and living on 9th St. in Pacific Grove, Monterey county, CA. with her
52 yr. old father, Clement F Hyatt, a house carpenter, b. in SC.
42 yr. old mother, Minnie E Hyatt, b. in FL.
22 yr. old unmarried sister, M. (Mary) Ethel Hyatt, a book keeper in the grocery business, b. in CA.
20 yr. old unmarried sister, Edith Hyatt, a distributor in the laundry business, b. in CA.
19 yr. old unmarried sister, Ida G Hyatt, the manager of an M. U. Telephone Co.office, b. in CA.
14 yr. old brother, Edwin B Hyatt, b. in CA.
11 yr. old sister, Eloise Hyatt, b. in CA.
Edith had been out of work for 8 weeks, and Ida for 21 weeks.
Clement's parents were both b. in SC.
Minnie's father was b. in NC. and her mother in AL.
This was a first marriage for Clement and Minnie. They had been marr. for 25 years.
Minnie was the mother of 8 children, only 6 still alive by this census.
It was in Pacific Grove where Horace Robert Easton met his future wife, Lida Lenore Hyatt. They had both gone to see the same basketball game. Lida was a small, dark, beautiful and delicate woman. Horace was tall, very handsome and more than a little charming. This chance meeting turned into a romance and they were married on Jan. 1, 1919. Afterwards, Horace took his bride to Indian Valley.
Horace/Robert and Lida Easton's children were:
1. Rockwell Robert "Rocky Bob" Easton, b. Nov. 21, 1919 in Bradley, Monterey County, CA. and d. May 1, 1945 in Germany.
2. Marjorie "Margie" Elizabeth Easton, b. Jun. 22, 1921 in Monterey, Monterey County, CA., and d. Feb. 18, 2005. Marjorie marr. Burton Stokes.
3. Phyllis Audrey Easton, b. Dec. 21, 1924 in Pacific Grove, Monterey county, CA. and d. Apr. 6, 2008 in Mountain Grove, Wright county, MO. Phyllis marr. Thomas Findley Medlen.
4. Helen Jean "Jeannie" Easton, b. Oct. 31, 1926 in Pacific Grove, Monterey county, CA. and d. Dec. 26, 2005 in Santa Rosa, CA. Helen marr. Robert J. Wardwell on Apr. 23, 1950.
Horace and Lida had four children - Bob, Margie, Phyllis and Jeannie. Lida traveled to Pacific Grove every time she had a child and then returned to Indian Valley.
While Horace worked the land and did the errands, Lida made the bread, washed the clothes and taught school to the children of the valley - all eight of them. She worked hard and her life was very lonely. Her relationship with her mother-in-law was very close. Their mutual love was a bond that went deep.
In the 1920 U. S. census, 26 yr. old Lida L Easton, b. in CA., was living in Bradley, Monterey, CA. with her
26 yr. old husband, Horace R Easton, a farmer engaged in general farming, b. in CA.
2 mth. old Rockwell R Easton, b. in CA.
23 yr. old sister-in-law, Helen L Easton, a public school teacher, b. in CA.
Lida's father was b. in the U.S. and her mother in FL.
Horace & Helen's father was b. in UT. and his mother in CA.
In the 1930 U. S. census, 37 yr. old Lydia (Lida) L Easton, a homemaker and public school teacher, b. in CA., was living in Bradley, Monterey, CA. with her
37 yr. old husband, Horace Easton, a farmer, b. in CA.
10 yr. old son, Robert R Easton, b. in CA.
8 yr. old daughter, Marjorie Easton, b. in CA.
5 yr. old daughter, Phyllis A Easton, b. in CA.
3 yr. 10 mth. old daughter, Helen Jean Easton, b. in CA.
Lida was 25 yrs. old and Horace was 37 at the time of their first marriages.
Lida's parents were both b. in the U.S.
Horace's father was b. in UT. and his mother in CA.
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA.), P. 21, Col. 5
Thu., Apr. 17, 1930
Mrs. Lidia Easton Called by Death
MONTEREY, April 17 - Word was received here late yesterday of the death, at an Atascadero hospital, of Mrs. Lida Hyatt Easton, wife of Horace R. Easton of San Miguel and a relative of several Monterey peninsula residents. Mrs. Easton succumbed to a brief attack of pneumonia. Beside her widower and four children, she leaves her mother, Mrs. M. E. Hyatt of Pacific Grove; four sisters, Mrs. E. E. Schifley, Mrs. George Stoltenberg and Miss Ethel Hyatt, all of Pacific Grove, and Mrs. Virgil E. Murray of Corvallis, Oregon, and a brother, Edwin B. Hyatt, also of Corvallis.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in the Christian church in this city, with the Rev. Lee Sadler officiating.
1930 was the year life changed for the Easton families - Lida Easton died - a victim of hepatitis, according to the family. With her death, Horace was left grief-stricken. He was also left with four small children he did not know how to care for or rear alone. Family members pitched in to help raise the children. The family broke into three parts - the youngest child, Jeannie, went to Helen in Salinas; Phyllis, Marjorie and Bob (Rockwell Robert Easton) spent the summer with their Granny (Mame Easton) and Granddad (Robert Easton) in Indian Valley; and Horace grieved alone.
Robert and Mame stayed in Indian Valley for about seven more months and then decided that managing the ranch alone was just too difficult and too lonely. Robert was 77 by this time and Mame was in ill health much of the time. They rented out the property and moved into a small cottage built for them in Buena Vista, where Helen lived with her family outside of Salinas.
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