Rachel Hastings Granger Wegeforth was born to Ralph Granger and Jessie Fremont Granger (Hastings).
Rachel had 3 brothers.
Rachel Granger Wegeforth, 93, a pioneer community leader and the widow of Harry M. Wegeforth, a founder of the San Diego Zoo, died Friday in the California Convalescent Hospital.
Private family services on Tuesday will be followed by followed by entombment in the family crypt at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wegeforth was born Jan. 10, 1893, in National City. She was graduated from The Bishop's School in La Jolla.
She was the daughter of the late Ralph Granger, known as "the silver king," owner of the King Midas and the Last Chance, two of the biggest silver mines in Colorado. "He was said to have been worth $10 million by 1905, a tremendous fortune in those days," Lester Wegeforth recalled. "At one time he owned most of Broadway" in downtown San Diego. The Granger Building, at Fifth Avenue and Broadway, constructed in 1904, is a major structure in the Gaslight Quarter.
Rachel Granger and Harry Wegeforth were married in 1916 in San Diego. She raised Arabian Horses on a five-acre ranch in Marston Hills near Balboa Park. An accomplished horsewoman, she showed and rode her Arabians in shows throughout the region.
In the 1920s, she founded the Silvergate Riding Club, with headquarters in Balboa Park. She planned and laid out the riding trails through the park, Mr. Wegeforth said. In recent years, the club moved to Bonita.
Mrs. Wegeforth was a fine artist, working in watercolor and oils and specializing in florals. She studied with the late Reginald Poland, then director of the San Diego Museum of Art.
She also became a specialist in the history and mores of the Paiute Indians. The Wegeforths had a ranch at Wynola, near Julian, and one of the long-time employees was a Paiute. She became interested in his people, studied them, assisted them financially, and collected many of their artifacts, which were displayed in the Wynola ranch home.
Mrs. Wegeforth was involved in many community projects and was an active in various organizations, including the Zoological Society, University Club, Junior League and San Diego Yacht Club.
She is survived by two sons, Milton Granger Wegeforth of Point Loma and Lester Paul Wegeforth of La Jolla; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Contributor: Jerry Huffman (46859530) • [email protected])
Rachel had 3 brothers.
Rachel Granger Wegeforth, 93, a pioneer community leader and the widow of Harry M. Wegeforth, a founder of the San Diego Zoo, died Friday in the California Convalescent Hospital.
Private family services on Tuesday will be followed by followed by entombment in the family crypt at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wegeforth was born Jan. 10, 1893, in National City. She was graduated from The Bishop's School in La Jolla.
She was the daughter of the late Ralph Granger, known as "the silver king," owner of the King Midas and the Last Chance, two of the biggest silver mines in Colorado. "He was said to have been worth $10 million by 1905, a tremendous fortune in those days," Lester Wegeforth recalled. "At one time he owned most of Broadway" in downtown San Diego. The Granger Building, at Fifth Avenue and Broadway, constructed in 1904, is a major structure in the Gaslight Quarter.
Rachel Granger and Harry Wegeforth were married in 1916 in San Diego. She raised Arabian Horses on a five-acre ranch in Marston Hills near Balboa Park. An accomplished horsewoman, she showed and rode her Arabians in shows throughout the region.
In the 1920s, she founded the Silvergate Riding Club, with headquarters in Balboa Park. She planned and laid out the riding trails through the park, Mr. Wegeforth said. In recent years, the club moved to Bonita.
Mrs. Wegeforth was a fine artist, working in watercolor and oils and specializing in florals. She studied with the late Reginald Poland, then director of the San Diego Museum of Art.
She also became a specialist in the history and mores of the Paiute Indians. The Wegeforths had a ranch at Wynola, near Julian, and one of the long-time employees was a Paiute. She became interested in his people, studied them, assisted them financially, and collected many of their artifacts, which were displayed in the Wynola ranch home.
Mrs. Wegeforth was involved in many community projects and was an active in various organizations, including the Zoological Society, University Club, Junior League and San Diego Yacht Club.
She is survived by two sons, Milton Granger Wegeforth of Point Loma and Lester Paul Wegeforth of La Jolla; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Contributor: Jerry Huffman (46859530) • [email protected])
Rachel Hastings Granger Wegeforth was born to Ralph Granger and Jessie Fremont Granger (Hastings).
Rachel had 3 brothers.
Rachel Granger Wegeforth, 93, a pioneer community leader and the widow of Harry M. Wegeforth, a founder of the San Diego Zoo, died Friday in the California Convalescent Hospital.
Private family services on Tuesday will be followed by followed by entombment in the family crypt at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wegeforth was born Jan. 10, 1893, in National City. She was graduated from The Bishop's School in La Jolla.
She was the daughter of the late Ralph Granger, known as "the silver king," owner of the King Midas and the Last Chance, two of the biggest silver mines in Colorado. "He was said to have been worth $10 million by 1905, a tremendous fortune in those days," Lester Wegeforth recalled. "At one time he owned most of Broadway" in downtown San Diego. The Granger Building, at Fifth Avenue and Broadway, constructed in 1904, is a major structure in the Gaslight Quarter.
Rachel Granger and Harry Wegeforth were married in 1916 in San Diego. She raised Arabian Horses on a five-acre ranch in Marston Hills near Balboa Park. An accomplished horsewoman, she showed and rode her Arabians in shows throughout the region.
In the 1920s, she founded the Silvergate Riding Club, with headquarters in Balboa Park. She planned and laid out the riding trails through the park, Mr. Wegeforth said. In recent years, the club moved to Bonita.
Mrs. Wegeforth was a fine artist, working in watercolor and oils and specializing in florals. She studied with the late Reginald Poland, then director of the San Diego Museum of Art.
She also became a specialist in the history and mores of the Paiute Indians. The Wegeforths had a ranch at Wynola, near Julian, and one of the long-time employees was a Paiute. She became interested in his people, studied them, assisted them financially, and collected many of their artifacts, which were displayed in the Wynola ranch home.
Mrs. Wegeforth was involved in many community projects and was an active in various organizations, including the Zoological Society, University Club, Junior League and San Diego Yacht Club.
She is survived by two sons, Milton Granger Wegeforth of Point Loma and Lester Paul Wegeforth of La Jolla; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Contributor: Jerry Huffman (46859530) • [email protected])
Rachel had 3 brothers.
Rachel Granger Wegeforth, 93, a pioneer community leader and the widow of Harry M. Wegeforth, a founder of the San Diego Zoo, died Friday in the California Convalescent Hospital.
Private family services on Tuesday will be followed by followed by entombment in the family crypt at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wegeforth was born Jan. 10, 1893, in National City. She was graduated from The Bishop's School in La Jolla.
She was the daughter of the late Ralph Granger, known as "the silver king," owner of the King Midas and the Last Chance, two of the biggest silver mines in Colorado. "He was said to have been worth $10 million by 1905, a tremendous fortune in those days," Lester Wegeforth recalled. "At one time he owned most of Broadway" in downtown San Diego. The Granger Building, at Fifth Avenue and Broadway, constructed in 1904, is a major structure in the Gaslight Quarter.
Rachel Granger and Harry Wegeforth were married in 1916 in San Diego. She raised Arabian Horses on a five-acre ranch in Marston Hills near Balboa Park. An accomplished horsewoman, she showed and rode her Arabians in shows throughout the region.
In the 1920s, she founded the Silvergate Riding Club, with headquarters in Balboa Park. She planned and laid out the riding trails through the park, Mr. Wegeforth said. In recent years, the club moved to Bonita.
Mrs. Wegeforth was a fine artist, working in watercolor and oils and specializing in florals. She studied with the late Reginald Poland, then director of the San Diego Museum of Art.
She also became a specialist in the history and mores of the Paiute Indians. The Wegeforths had a ranch at Wynola, near Julian, and one of the long-time employees was a Paiute. She became interested in his people, studied them, assisted them financially, and collected many of their artifacts, which were displayed in the Wynola ranch home.
Mrs. Wegeforth was involved in many community projects and was an active in various organizations, including the Zoological Society, University Club, Junior League and San Diego Yacht Club.
She is survived by two sons, Milton Granger Wegeforth of Point Loma and Lester Paul Wegeforth of La Jolla; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Contributor: Jerry Huffman (46859530) • [email protected])
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