According to Chatsworth homesteader Clyde Dayton, he kept bees in "Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, and California" but had temporarily migrated to Colorado during the bee season of 1892 before permanently settling in southern California during the bee season of 1893. Once in California, he lived in Pasadena, Florence, and Dayton Canyon.* (See bio for Lulu [Adkisson] Dayton for an inclusive sketch.)
Owensmouth Gazette (Owensmouth, Calif., April 20, 1922, p. 4):
"MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF DAYTON'S [DAYTONS]
"The almost incinerated remains of Clyde W. Dayton, aged about 60 [he was 60] and his wife Lulu McCampbell Woolsey [Adkisson] Dayton, aged 50 [52], were found Sunday in the chared [charred] remains of their corrugated iron cabin on the hillside of their homestead in Dayton's canyon.
"Mr. Dayton, after whom the canyon was named was a pioneer, having lived there for many years, some say 40 [actually, 19], he was known as the 'Red [Ripe] Honey Man,' many of his letters coming so addressed. The couple lived almost the lives of hermits, though reputed to be fairly well off. Mr. Dayton was peculiar especially in the matter of foods and spent much of his time in advocating his theories.**
"The belief appears to prevail that the tragedy occurred Wednesday evening, at any rate everything points to the fact that things had been as discovered for some time.
"The fact that there did not appear to be sufficient combustable [combustible] material in the house to so badly consume the bodies leads to the belief of foul play and purposeful burning."
(*American Bee Journal for June 15 and 22, 1893, and August 22, 1895; Bee-Keepers' Review for June 10, 1894.)
(**A prolific writer, he shared his beliefs about food and health via articles in the Owensmouth Gazette and in pamphlets that he printed at his homestead. He also wrote for and submitted advertisements in apicultural publications such as the American Bee-Keeper, the American Bee Journal, the Bee-Keepers' Review [succeeded by the Domestic Beekeeper], Gleanings in Bee Culture, the Progressive Bee-Keeper, and the Western Honey Bee. He self-published a book, The Queen-Restrictor, in 1890 in Bradford, Iowa.)
Owensmouth Gazette (Owensmouth, Calif., April 20, 1922, p. 4):
"MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF DAYTON'S [DAYTONS]
"The almost incinerated remains of Clyde W. Dayton, aged about 60 [he was 60] and his wife Lulu McCampbell Woolsey [Adkisson] Dayton, aged 50 [52], were found Sunday in the chared [charred] remains of their corrugated iron cabin on the hillside of their homestead in Dayton's canyon.
"Mr. Dayton, after whom the canyon was named was a pioneer, having lived there for many years, some say 40 [actually, 19], he was known as the 'Red [Ripe] Honey Man,' many of his letters coming so addressed. The couple lived almost the lives of hermits, though reputed to be fairly well off. Mr. Dayton was peculiar especially in the matter of foods and spent much of his time in advocating his theories.**
"The belief appears to prevail that the tragedy occurred Wednesday evening, at any rate everything points to the fact that things had been as discovered for some time.
"The fact that there did not appear to be sufficient combustable [combustible] material in the house to so badly consume the bodies leads to the belief of foul play and purposeful burning."
(*American Bee Journal for June 15 and 22, 1893, and August 22, 1895; Bee-Keepers' Review for June 10, 1894.)
(**A prolific writer, he shared his beliefs about food and health via articles in the Owensmouth Gazette and in pamphlets that he printed at his homestead. He also wrote for and submitted advertisements in apicultural publications such as the American Bee-Keeper, the American Bee Journal, the Bee-Keepers' Review [succeeded by the Domestic Beekeeper], Gleanings in Bee Culture, the Progressive Bee-Keeper, and the Western Honey Bee. He self-published a book, The Queen-Restrictor, in 1890 in Bradford, Iowa.)
According to Chatsworth homesteader Clyde Dayton, he kept bees in "Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, and California" but had temporarily migrated to Colorado during the bee season of 1892 before permanently settling in southern California during the bee season of 1893. Once in California, he lived in Pasadena, Florence, and Dayton Canyon.* (See bio for Lulu [Adkisson] Dayton for an inclusive sketch.)
Owensmouth Gazette (Owensmouth, Calif., April 20, 1922, p. 4):
"MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF DAYTON'S [DAYTONS]
"The almost incinerated remains of Clyde W. Dayton, aged about 60 [he was 60] and his wife Lulu McCampbell Woolsey [Adkisson] Dayton, aged 50 [52], were found Sunday in the chared [charred] remains of their corrugated iron cabin on the hillside of their homestead in Dayton's canyon.
"Mr. Dayton, after whom the canyon was named was a pioneer, having lived there for many years, some say 40 [actually, 19], he was known as the 'Red [Ripe] Honey Man,' many of his letters coming so addressed. The couple lived almost the lives of hermits, though reputed to be fairly well off. Mr. Dayton was peculiar especially in the matter of foods and spent much of his time in advocating his theories.**
"The belief appears to prevail that the tragedy occurred Wednesday evening, at any rate everything points to the fact that things had been as discovered for some time.
"The fact that there did not appear to be sufficient combustable [combustible] material in the house to so badly consume the bodies leads to the belief of foul play and purposeful burning."
(*American Bee Journal for June 15 and 22, 1893, and August 22, 1895; Bee-Keepers' Review for June 10, 1894.)
(**A prolific writer, he shared his beliefs about food and health via articles in the Owensmouth Gazette and in pamphlets that he printed at his homestead. He also wrote for and submitted advertisements in apicultural publications such as the American Bee-Keeper, the American Bee Journal, the Bee-Keepers' Review [succeeded by the Domestic Beekeeper], Gleanings in Bee Culture, the Progressive Bee-Keeper, and the Western Honey Bee. He self-published a book, The Queen-Restrictor, in 1890 in Bradford, Iowa.)
Owensmouth Gazette (Owensmouth, Calif., April 20, 1922, p. 4):
"MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF DAYTON'S [DAYTONS]
"The almost incinerated remains of Clyde W. Dayton, aged about 60 [he was 60] and his wife Lulu McCampbell Woolsey [Adkisson] Dayton, aged 50 [52], were found Sunday in the chared [charred] remains of their corrugated iron cabin on the hillside of their homestead in Dayton's canyon.
"Mr. Dayton, after whom the canyon was named was a pioneer, having lived there for many years, some say 40 [actually, 19], he was known as the 'Red [Ripe] Honey Man,' many of his letters coming so addressed. The couple lived almost the lives of hermits, though reputed to be fairly well off. Mr. Dayton was peculiar especially in the matter of foods and spent much of his time in advocating his theories.**
"The belief appears to prevail that the tragedy occurred Wednesday evening, at any rate everything points to the fact that things had been as discovered for some time.
"The fact that there did not appear to be sufficient combustable [combustible] material in the house to so badly consume the bodies leads to the belief of foul play and purposeful burning."
(*American Bee Journal for June 15 and 22, 1893, and August 22, 1895; Bee-Keepers' Review for June 10, 1894.)
(**A prolific writer, he shared his beliefs about food and health via articles in the Owensmouth Gazette and in pamphlets that he printed at his homestead. He also wrote for and submitted advertisements in apicultural publications such as the American Bee-Keeper, the American Bee Journal, the Bee-Keepers' Review [succeeded by the Domestic Beekeeper], Gleanings in Bee Culture, the Progressive Bee-Keeper, and the Western Honey Bee. He self-published a book, The Queen-Restrictor, in 1890 in Bradford, Iowa.)
