BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE SHURTLEFF AND LAWTON FAMILIES (CHRONOLOGICAL)

** All Text on these chapter pages has been copied verbatim – with permission – from this book: “Shurtleff Family Genealogy & History – Second Edition 2005” by William Roy Shurtleff & his dad, Lawton Lothrop Shurtleff ** Text in pdf convert to word doc – any spelling errors from the book may or may not have been fixed. **

1 De Zeng family. 1784-1882. Bible records. Births, marriages and deaths. 1 p. Copied by Bill Dean 1985. Bible now owned by Theresa Potlach. Summary: For Ernestine de Zeng and her siblings.

2 Hudson and Houghteling. 1818. Druggist & Apothecary (Ad). Geneva Gazette. May 27. p. 3, col. 3. Address: Geneva, New York.

3 Geneva Gazette. 1819. Hudson and Houghteling (Ad). April 21. p. 3, col. 3. Address: Geneva, New York.

4 Lawton, Frank and Fannie. 1852-1923. Bible records. Births, marriages and deaths. 1 p. Bible now owned by Bimelyn Seymour Piper of Petaluma, California. Summary: Measuring 11 by 13 by almost 4 inches thick, and weighing 12 pounds, it contains 3 pages of genealogical information.

5 Rogers, Fannie. 1867-1882. Cash book. Scrapbook and diary. San Francisco and Santa Rosa. 100 p. Address: San Francisco and Santa Rosa.

6 de Lancey, Edward F. 1871. Biography of Baron de Zeng. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 2(2):49-53. April.

7 Clyde Times. 1872. Abraham Houghteling shot dead by his nephew. Feb. 2. p. 3. Col. 2. Address: Clyde, New York.

8 Sacramento Union (California). 1872. Obituary: Frances Rogers. June 15. p. 5, col. 6. Address: California.

9 de Zeng, Philip Mark. 1874. The descendants of Frederick Augustus, Baron de Zeng. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 5(1):8-12. Jan. [1 ref]

10 Clyde Times. 1877. Obituary: Charles D. Lawton. Sept. 6. Summary: Died 31 Aug. 1877 in Clyde, for more than 40 years a resident of this town.

11 Wayne Democratic Press. 1886. Obituary: Susan A. Lawton. July 28.

12 Mountain View Cemetery. 1888-1987. Lawton family records. Ledger 11/4325-L. Plot 26, Lot 44. 1 p. Summary: Cemetery started in 1857 by Lake Merritt, and in 1863 at this site. Hay is Plot 36, Lot 152. Roy L. Shurtleff is Columbarium, Sec. 14, Niche 2 T-3. Address: 5000 Piedmont Ave., Oakland, CA 94611. Phone 415-658­2588..

13 Conover, George S. 1893. History of Ontario County. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co. p. 286-88. [1 ref]

14 Thomas, Lawrence Buckley. 1896. The Thomas Book, giving the genealogies of Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K.G., the Thomas family descended from him, and of some allied families. New York City: The Henry T. Thomas Co. p. 293, 359-61. Address: New York.

15 Lawton, Frank H. 1900? Lawton genealogy notes. Berkeley, California: Unpublished manuscript. 1 p. Summary: A handwritten page of birth and death dates and places for Frank’s parents and siblings. Address: Berkeley, California.

16 Berkeley High School. 1902-1916. 0!la Podrida (Berkeley High School Yearbook). Founded in 1895. 01la means “earthen pot.” 01la podrida means “favorite Spanish stew” or “potpourri.” Summary: All of Frank Lawton’s children and Roy Shurtleff went to Berkeley High. Their activities and photos are given in these year books (especially in the year they graduated), from Winnie in 1902 to Dorothy in 1916. Helen Lawton graduated in June 1912, Harry Peet (and Elizabeth and Guy Witter) in Dec. 1912, Don Lawton in Dec. 1914, and Dorothy Lawton in June 1916. For example, in the 1902 edition, Winifred “Winnie” Lawton appears on pages 29 (photo and signature), 39 (Appearance: Unassuming. Chief accomplishment: Talking and talking. Quotation: “Eager interest in doing good”), 48 (“And Winnie Lawton keeps a dancing school, Where grace and beauties rare are all the rule”), 99 (What I came to Berkeley High School for. Lawton: To talk, talk, talk), 89 (The Onlooker – Winnie Lawton “Her wit was more than man, her innocence a child”).

Roy Shurtleff appears in most issues from Dec. 1905 to Dec. 1906, and many poems and stories of his are included. Address: Berkeley, California.

17 University of California. 1902-1917. Blue & Gold (Yearbook). Summary: Details on the college activities of Shurtleffs and Lawtons, especially in the “Senior Record” for the year they graduated. Note: The year of publication of any given issue is the year after the senior class graduated. So see the 1913 yearbook for the Class of 1912.

18 Grip’s historical souvenir of Clyde, N.Y. 1905. Syracuse, New York. p. 9, 15-17, 28-30, 34-38, 46-47, 51. [2 ref] Address: Syracuse, New York.

19 Shurtleff, Hazle. 1906-1930. Shurtleff-Lawton family photograph album. 138 p. Blue, with Big-C on cover. 12 x 15 inches. Summary: Contains many excellent and early photographs, plus numerous newspaper clippings describing the engagement and marriage of Hazle C. Lawton and Roy L. Shurtleff.

20 Lawton, Helen; Martin, L. Edward; Martin, Minnie. 1909-1960. Letters. 9 p. Unpublished typescript. Summary: These letters handwritten by Helen, Ed, and Minnie are owned by Marilyn Martin Zurcher. Typed highlights are owned by William Shurtleff.

21 Shurtleff, Benjamin (6th). comp. 1912. Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts. 2 vols. Revere, Massachusetts. Self published. 1496 p. Summary: From 1912 until his death in 1952, Benjamin continued to gather material related to this genealogy. It was all later transferred to Roy L. Shurtleff. Address: Revere, Massachusetts.

22 Lawton, William D. 1919. Lawton genealogy. Thomas Lawton of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and descendants. New York City: Unpublished manuscript. 6 p. [1 ref] Summary: Traces the Lawton line to its immi grant ancestor, Thomas Lawton, in Ports­mouth, Rhode Island, in about 1638. An extremely valuable document. Address: New York City.

23 Jackson, Amanda Davis. 1924. History of Amanda Davis Jackson. Unpublished manuscript. 1 p. Summary: She was born on 11 Dec. 1863 in Nowaday County, Missouri. Address: Wyoming.

24 Bimey, David. 1927. Bimey [family history and genealogy]. 12 p. Summary: This unpublished collection of documents was compiled by the Rev. James Gillespie Birney. It contains details on: James Birney (1767-1839), James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857), descendants of James G. Bimey: Dion, Anna Lemond and Robert Bimey, Charles Seymour, Clinton Seymour, Agnes Birney, Leila Callan, Frances Callan. McDowell.

25 Malone, Dumas. 1928. Gen. Robert Alexander Lawton (1818-1896); Henry Ware Lawton (1843-1899). In: Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. Vol 11. p. 61-63. [20 ref]

26 Berkeley Daily Gazette. 1930. Obituary: Fannie R. Lawton. Nov. 8. p. 14. Sat. evening. Address: Berkeley, California.

27 Lawton, Frank H. 1933. Last will and testament. Probate records. 40 p. Summary: Don Lawton and Roy Shurtleff were trustees. He divided his estate among his children. Address: Berkeley, California.

28 Miller, Nancy 1934-1937. Daily diary * Address: Orinda, California.

29 Meek, Charles A. 1934. Genealogy: Avery-Meek. Berkeley, California: Self-published. 9 p. Summary: A history of key members of the Avery Meek, and Avann families. Charles Meek was Roy Shurtleffs half-brother. Address: Berkeley, California.

30 Berkeley Daily Gazette. 1934. Aged retired man takes his own life [Frank Lawton]. July 24. p. 1. Tuesday evening. Summary: He committed suicide on 23 July 1934 at his home in Berkeley. He retired 15 years ago. Address: Berkeley, California.

31 Lawton, Billie. 1936. Diary of trip to New York to visit Roy and Hazle Shurtleff. 40 p. Unpublished manuscript.

32 Shurtleff, Hazle Lawton. 1937. Our first European trip. Unpublished manuscript. 45 p. Summary: A log of the 2-month family trip to England, France, Germany, Netherlands, by Roy, Hazle, and Nancy Shurtleff.

33 Shurtleff, Hazle Lawton. 1938-1947. Poems and letters. Address: Martinez and Orinda, California.

34 Shurtleff, Lawton. 1940. One autumn after noon. Oregon City Oregon. Unpublished man­uscript. 9 p. Summary: A description of Lawton and Bobbie’s life and dogs, Peter and Popo. Address: Oregon City Oregon.

35 Shurtleff, Roy L.; Shurtleff, Lawton L. 1941­1963. Shurtleff family journal. 63 p. Summary: The first 16 pages, written by Roy in 1941, contain the most detailed recollections of his early years. Address: California.

36 Shurtleff, Hazle Lawton. 1946-1948. Yearly appointment calendars. 12 p. each. Summary: Give a detailed record of her daily activities and names of many friends. Facing pace for each month is a large (8.5 x 11-inch) photograph of Hazle’s houses or family. Address: Martinez and Orinda, California.

37 Allen, Walter C. 1948. Society of California Pioneers, commemorative edition. San Francisco: Society of California Pioneers. 134 p. May 1. * Summary: Lists all members from time of founding in 1850 to date of publication. Thomas Rogers was an early member. He arrived in California (probably San Francisco) on 8 Nov. 1849.

38 Shurtleff and Miller families. 1949-75. Interlachen log. Echo Lake, California. 72 p. Unpublished manuscript. Handwritten. Summary: The inside front cover describes the general purpose of the log, followed by a list of staples and first aid supplies to be left by the departing family. The first entry is dated 16 Aug. 1949 by the Miller family. In 1969 the Eugene Shurtleff family took full possession of the house. The inside back cover gives “Agreement on Use of Interlachen Property” (House and Grounds, Boats, General), and Closing Inventory. Note: This cabin was built in 1934 by Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Macondry. The DA speedboat was purchased in 1935, renamed Triad in 1950. Address: Echo Lake, California.

39 Shurtleff and Miller families. 1952-72. Echo Lake guest book. Echo Lake, California. 146 p. Unpublished manuscript. Handwritten. Summary: The first entry is dated 13 June 1952, and the last 4 Sept. 1972. See p. 142 for a history of the house and its furniture. Address: Echo Lake, California.

40 Shurtleff, Roy L. 1952. Saving and finance: Letters to grandsons Bill and Bob Shurtleff. 2 p. each. Summary: Describes how, for the past 10 years, Roy has bought an $18.75 U.S. Savings Bond each month for each of his grandchildren. After 10 years each is worth $25.00, growing at 2.9’70 a year.

41 Construction Illustrated.1952. Contractors develop new methods to speed up, cut costs on tilt-up jobs: Techniques eliminate bracing, simplify erection. 4(1):12-15. Jan. Summary: Discusses the work and innovation of Bayshore Construction Company (Berkeley, California), established in December 1949. A photo shows the company’s owners: Edward L. Martin, Herbert H. Hastings, and James M. Ashlock.

42 Ryder, David W. 1954. Forty years: Blyth & Co., Inc. A profile. San Francisco, CA: Blyth & Co. 55 p. Summary: To commemorate the firm’s fortieth anniversary. At the back is a “Roll Call,” show ing when each employee joined the firm. Book has no index and pages are unnumbered. Address: San Francisco, California.

43 Berkeley Gazette.1955. Pair work way through UC, rival Horatio Alger. Sept. 5. Summary: About Ed Martin and Herbert Hastings. Address: Berkeley, California.

44 Martin, Minnie J. 1955. Pioneering in Wyoming. Unpublished manuscript. 10 p. Address: Wyoming.

45 Seymour, Jack. 1955. Re: Flying for the King of Saudi Arabia at Jedda. Letter to his mother, Winnie Seymour, in California, Nov. 23. 1 p. Typed.

46 Harris, Michael. 1956. Story of 2 builders. $2000 start makes millionaires in 7 years [Ed Martin and Hubert Hastings]. San Francisco Chronicle. Sept. 30. p. 3E. Sunday. Address: San Francisco.

47 Martin, Lemuel Emery; Martin, Robert Allen; Helvey, Lona. 1960-1970. Martin-Jackson family records. Wyoming. Family group records. 40 p. Address: Wyoming.

48 Shurtleff, Lawton & Bobbie. 1960-? Log of the Lake Tahoe cabin. * Address: Lake Tahoe, California.

49 Spomer, Gertrude. 1960. Your column: Tribute to Mrs. L.E. Martin of Sheridan, Wyoming. Sheridan Press (Wyoming). March 12. Address: Sheridan, Wyoming.

50 Shurtleff, Roy L. 1960. Biography, For San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. Unpublished manuscript. 2 p. Address: San Francisco, California.

51 Shurtleff, Lawton & Bobbie; Shurtleff, Gene & Betty; Miller, Nance & Willard. 1962. The high road. To dad [Roy Shurtleff] on his 75th birth day. 1 p. Happy birthday and our love. 19 Sept. , 1962. Summary: A poem depicting and summarizing Roy’s life and values.

52 Soher, Hubert H. 1964. The Blyth story. Fifty years of investment banking (1914-1964). San Francisco: Blyth & Co., Inc. 124 p. Summary: To commemorate the firm’s 50th anniversary. The best source on Roy Shurtleffs business activities and contributions. Gives dates that each employee joined the company. No index. Address: San Francisco, California..

53 Kelly, Nonie Peet. 1964. Visit with Grace and Price Rainier at Palais de Monaco. Letter to Harry and Dorothy Peet from Monaco. 7 p. Address: Monaco.

54 Seymour, Winifred L. 1967. Re: Lawton family history. Letter to Marilyn Zurcher, Jan. 9. 2 p. Handwritten Summary: “Dear Merry Marilyn – Grandmother Lawton [Fannie Rogers] was born in San Francisco on March 7, 1859 and died in Nov. 1930. Her maiden name was Fannie Rogers [Frances Marion Rogers]. Her people came from the South. Her father was a sea captain and owned his own ship which he sailed from the South into San Francisco. He built one of the first wooden houses on Nob Hill and built it something like the shape of a ship… I believe I told you that grandmother Lawton was related to Robert E. Lee. She told me she had seen leters from him to members of her family.” Address: 2609 Webster St., Berkeley, California 94705.

55 Kentucky Advocate.1968. James Bimey and his home. July 14. p. 8-9. Sunday. [1 ref] Address: Kentucky.

56 Shurtliff, Alfred Jonathan. 1970? The descendants of Luman Andros Shurtleff. First edition. Pocatello, Idaho: Self-published. 417 p. Address: 225 South 10th Ave., Pocatello, Idaho.

57 Sheridan Press (Wyoming).1971. They’ve known a century of life: Mrs. Minnie Martin. Jan 9. p. 8. * Summary: She was born on 11 Jan 1871 in Clarinda, Iowa.

58 Lawton, Carol. comp. 1972. Golden Wedding Anniversary album for Don and Billie Lawton. Piedmont, California. 70 p. * Address: Piedmont, California.

59 Shurtleff, Roy L. (8th). 1976. Descendants of William Shurtleff. 2 vols. Revised. San Francisco, CA: Self published. 1205 p. Based on the original edition published in 1912 by Benjamin Shurtleff. [1 ref] Summary: Includes many memories of Roy Shurtleff’s early life (p. 488-90). Address: 898 Francisco, San Francisco, California.

60 Shurtleff, Eugene. comp. 1977. The family history of Roy L. Shurtleff [A photograph album to commemorate Roy’s 90th birthday]. San Francisco. 42 p. 13 x 13 inches.

61 Shurtleff, Roy L. 1979. Recollections of financing the purchase of Thorsen Tool Co. from Sherm Haskins. Letter to Lawton Shurtleff, July 19. 2 p. Includes Thorsen balance sheet for December 31, 1941.

62 Whitney, Peter D. 1979. How Montgomery St. recalls the collapse. San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle. Sunday, Oct. 21. Section C. p. 10. Summary: An interview with Roy Shurtleff, age 92, in his office.

63 Shurtleff, Roy L. 1981. Will of Roy L. Shurtleff. San Francisco. 3 p.

64 Shurtleff, Roy L. 1982. The University’s class of 1912, investment banking, and the Shurtleff family history. 69 p. University of California History Series, Oral History Program. Summary: Based on interviews conducted by Harriet Nathan in 1981. Introduction by Eugene A. Shurtleff. Contains a good deal of original information. Indexed.

65 Kroll, Jack; Sullivan, Scott. 1982. Portrait of a lady [Obituary for Grace Kelly]. Newsweek. Sept. 27. p. 36-42, 47.

66 People Weekly. 1982. A life of Grace [Obituary for Grace Kelly]. Sept. 27. p. 30-33.

67 Shurtleff, William Roy. 1983-1987. Interviews for Shurtleff-Lawton family history. 250 p. Address: P.O. Box 234, Lafayette, California 94549.

68 San Francisco Chronicle 1984. Dean Witter picks new boss: Corporate move. Oct. 31. p. 27. Summary: “Stephen R. Miller, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, was named president of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. yesterday… Besides his new position… Miller will become chairman and chief executive of Dean Witter’s individual financial services division.” A photo shows Stephen Miller, age 40.

69 Wall Street Journal 1984. Dean Witter financial services Group, subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck & Co., named Stephen Miller chairman and CEO; he was also named president of Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. Oct. 31. p. 26, col. 3. * Summary: This is the best and most accurate article on Steve Miller’s promotion.

70 San Francisco Chronicle. 1985. Obituary. Roy L. Shurtleff. June 18. p. 16. Address: San Francisco.

71 Nelson, Edward P. 1985. Inventory and appraisement of the estate of Roy L. Shurtleff. San Francisco. 7 p. Address: Chickering & Gregory Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 2300, San Francisco, CA 94111.

72 Kelly, Nonie Peet. 1987. Memories of the Lawton family. San Diego, California. Jan. 28.8 p.

73 Shurtleff, Eugene A. 1987. The adult years of Eugene A. Shurtleff. A chronological listing of notable events from 1939 to the present. San Francisco. Unpublished manuscript. 5 p. Address: Green Street, San Francisco.

74 Parker, Jean Lawton. 1987. Harry Rogers Lawton and Beatrice Joyce Birbeck. Walnut Creek, California. Unpublished manuscript. March. 20 p.

75 Kelly, Nonie Peet. 1987. Memories of Harry and Dorothy Peet, and our family. San Diego, California. March. 24 p.

76 Hunter, Deck. comp. 1992. Big Horn City, Wyoming Territory. Vol. 3. The people in the area. Big Horn, Wyoming: Published by the author. 472 p. * Summary: Contains a biography of W. E. Jackson on p. 176. The books is compiled from records and photos dating from 1880 to 1900. Address: P.O. Box 98, Big Horn, Wyoming 82833.

77 Shurtleff, William. comp. 1993. The Miller and Simmons Families: Genealogy and History. Lafayette, California: Pine Hill Press. 2 vols. [175 ref] Summary: Contents: Volume I. Introduction and overview. How to use this book. How to read a descendants chart.

Part I. The Miller Line (From Norway and Wisconsin): The descendants of Peter Miller (1803), and Jacob Miller (1830) and Karen Christopherson (1826). Miller family group records. Documents on the Norway Wisconsin Miller line.

Part II. The Simmons Line: The descen­dants of Moses Simmons (Immigrated in 1621). Simmons family group records. Documents on early Simmons families. Simmons family Bible records. Documents on Gustavus Lincoln Simmons and Celia Maria Crocker. Volume II. Documents on Gustavus Crocker Simmons and Gertrude Miller, Samuel Ewer Simmons and Evelyn Gladys Crow.

Part III. The Miller Line (From New York and Sacramento): The descendants of Martin Miller (1760), and Henry Miller (1806) and Nancy Robinson (1808). Miller family group records. Documents on the New York-Sacra­mento Miller Line.

Part IV. Allied lines: La Barge line. Lincoln (2 lines). Peirce line. Reed / Read / Reade line. Shurtleff line. Weeks/Ewer/Crocker lines. Directory of living relatives. Index. Address: Lafayette, California.

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