L.G. married Bratt, R.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; : 4m; Address:
  95 High St
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; : 5y; Address:
  42 Broad Street
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; United STates
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Salmanca, Cattaraugus, New York; : 10y; Address:
  25 Church St
• Occupation: 15 Apr 1910, Salmanca, Cattaraugus, New York; Bookkeeper, Accountant
• Military Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918
• Occupation: 12 Sep 1918, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; Stenographer, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway; : 18y; Address:
  76 Waite
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 30y; Address:
  5918 York Blvd
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Bookkeeper
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California; : 40y; Address:
  1326 S. Fifth St
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1940, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California; Accountant
• Military Begining: 17 Sep 1942, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
• Military End: 3 Sep 1946
• Military Begining: 3 Jan 1952
• Military End: 20 Jan 1954

Notes:

Military Draft Registration:
Lists Occupation as Stenographer for B R & P

Occupation:
Industry: Oil Will Refinery
Class of worker: Wage earner

Occupation:
Industry: Oil Business
Class of worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Military Begining:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA,
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Bookkeepers and cashiers, except bank cashiers
Single, without children
Height: 71 (In); Weight: 198
(Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. )

Military End:
US Army

Military Begining:
Korean War, US Army

Paul married Houng, Sook on 17 Sep 1953 in Seoul, Korea. Sook (daughter of Houng, Suongi and Lee, Chungshan) was born on 25 Aug 1920 in Seoul, Kyung Gi-Do, Korea; died on 21 Nov 2005 in Sequim, WA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Emigration: 13 Jan 1954, Seattle, Washington; : 33y
• Naturalization: 25 Oct 1957, Los Angeles, California, USA; : 37y
• Residence: 1993, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA; Address:
  1560 Kenmore Rd, Pasadena, CA, 91106-4521
• Residence: 1995, Sequim, Washington; Address:
  128 Hurricane Ridge Dr, Sequim, WA, 98382-9374

Notes:

Emigration:
Ship passage, Yokohama Japan to Seattle WA, Ship General Hugh J Gaffey
lists address: 285 South San Gabriel Bl. Pasadena CA

Notes:

Married:
(Date from Naturalization papers)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 7y; Address:
  240 E 67th Street
• Education: Between 1951 and 1955, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; UCLA, Attended classes
• Education: 1956, Eugene, Lane County, Oregon; University of Oregon, Eugene, where he earned a BS
• Graduation: 10 Jun 1956, University of Oregon
• Occupation: Abt 1957; Aerospace Engineer
• Residence: 1957, San Dimas, CA; Address:
  409 W. 5th Ave
• Residence: 1958, Pomona, CA; Address:
  1829 W. Dennison St.
• Residence: 1966, Claremont, Los Angeles, California; Address:
  3411 N. Grand Ave.

Notes:

Descendants of Albert Andriessan person (12748.66342)
Gerrit Bratt -- Born at Los Angeles General Hospital (now called LA County, USC Medical Center), in 1933 to Marjorie (Hawkins-Bratt-McClaugherity) and Edward Bratt. Gary grew up with an older sister, Shirley, in various neighborhoods of Los Angeles California. Both his father and mother worked for the phone company. According to Shirley, when Gary was an infant, a care-giver had come to their home with a fever and given it to Gary. After this, Gary developed asthma and was never without an inhaler (there is no certainty that this fever had anything to do with his asthma). Given many of his mountaineering exploits, later in his life, it is a testament to his fortitude, that he was able to pursue these passions, despite this challenge.

In his youth, Gary developed a love of technology of the day -- he built radio sets and worked on cars. Of the two, he could work on one of them in his small bedroom at home. His sister, Shirley, was attending college at Brigham Young University, Provo (Utah) when Gary's father died suddenly at the age of 43. Even though Gary was in High School, Shirley returned home to help their mother, Marjorie keep house. His love of electronics became more focused when he was attending classes at UCLA. (It is said he suffered a crisis of purpose during his senior year and failed a class in his major, certainly due to lack of attention and focus, rather than ability). The next year, he completed his BS degree at University of Oregon, in Eugene. He later earned a masters degree in control systems engineering from California State University, Fullerton.

Following the completion of what would have been his senior year at UCLA, he married Morneen K Cutter in 1955. The two then spent a year in Eugene, Oregon. while Gary finished his degree. The couple then returned to Southern California and Gary took a job with General Dynamics / Convair, at their aerospace plant in Pomona (straddling the Corona Expressway and Mission Bl (Today, this is Hwy 71 and Mission)). He worked at this location for the remainder of his life. While most of his work was classified, he was primarily focused on flight control systems for GD's Standard Missile (I believe this was a non nuclear tactical weapon system). The GD Pomona division was also the developer of the PHALANX gun. A 20mm, radar controlled Gatling gun capable of firing 75 rounds per second. He would frequently talk about this system. I do not know if he worked on this system. While this was an intense time during the cold-war with Russia, Gary was always internally conflicted with his contributions to the military industrial complex.

In Southern California, Gary and Miki first took up residence in an apartment, in San Dimas. This is where they lived when their first child, a daughter Renata, was born in 1957. Shortly thereafter, they rented a house on Denison St. in Pomona, just blocks from the GD Pomona plant. This is where their two sons, Edward and David were both born. After plans for building a custom home in Claremont, near Claremont High School fell through, the found a mid-century modern home in the middle of a lemon and grapefruit grove just outside of, the then northern limits of, Claremont (this area was later annexed by the city). Late in the fall of 1965, they moved to this home, where they remained the rest of their lives.

Gary and Miki loved the outdoors. They had met while both were participating in outdoor activities with the Bruin Mountaineering Club. In 1953, Gary and friends from the club climbed Mt. Robson (12,972 ft) in the Rainbow Range of the Canadian Rockies (The highest peak in the Canadian Rockies). Wikipedia has the following quote about this peak, "Although the mountain is under 4,000 m (13,123 ft), there is no easy way to the summit and bad weather commonly rebuffs most summit attempts." This was a summer expedition that he spoke of to many climbing groups. This is described in "Trial by weather -- 1953 ascents of Mount Robson" by Don Claunch, The Mountaineer, p 20-23, Washington, Dec. 1953 [1]. He was accompanied by Jon Gardey, Jack Lasner, Norman Sanders, and the author, Don Claunch. Gery submitted a letter describing the climb, to the American Alpine Journal, which was published in 1954 [2].

As a family, we journeyed to many mountain and desert camping locations, throughout the western united states. For many years between the mid 1960's through the early 80's, we would return to Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Both Gary and Miki loved the local mountainscape and car-camping at the now closed Sierra Club campground, surrounding the natural soda springs. We weathered many afternoon thunderstorms in Parsons' Memorial Lodge. Gary climbed many of the peaks in that area, leading his sons David and Ed to the summit of Cathedral Peak (10,912 ft) in the mid 1970's. He attempted Mt. Lyell (13'120 ft) a few times, but was never able to summit. David did eventually summit this peak during a summer research expedition. Gary and David climbed Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft), via the exposed Mountaineer's route with a Sierra Club group in the early 1970's.

Another of Gary's passions was classical music. In the 1960's and early 1970's he and Miki held season tickets to the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra, Thursday night, "Premiere," series. They would pile us all into the car and drop us with our Grandma Lenore (Speidel-Smith-Dawson) who lived on Shatto St. in Los Angeles, just blocks from the Dorthy Chandler Auditorium. They would attend the concert, return to Grandmas, pile us all back into the car and drive home. This love of music was conveyed to his daughter Renata who has become a very well respected musician in her own right. Learning Cello with classical training, she is now a very accomplished Jazz and Fiddle Cellist, ensemble player, and clinician. Gary played several instruments, including the Piano, Oboe and Recorder. Very few gatherings would occur without some type of singing or playing.

Throughout his life, he and Miki maintained close ties with many of their friends from the UCLA, in particular, former members of the Bruin Mountaineers from 1953-55. They continued to organize and join group camping trips, though our members dwindled to a more common few. They also hosted an annual holiday party. I'm told that originally it was a Halloween party, but it became a winter solstice party after they moved to Claremont. (Rumor is, they tried to cancel it after they relocated, but the club members, unbeknownst to the hosts, decided to converge anyway. They called it a surprise housewarming party.) This gathering continued as an annual event until Miki's passing in 1996. This evening f?te would frequently last well into the evening with many attendees bringing sleeping bags, pitching tents on the lawn (the house was located in a citrus orchard with no nearby neighbors), curling up on any flat surface of the house, or in their cars -- spilling into breakfast and maybe a mid-morning hike the following day.

In 1982, Gary was diagnosed with Leukemia. He had just begun chemotherapy treatment when he died, suddenly in Sept. of that year. He was 49 years old. His wife, Miki continued working in local politics and city organizations until she died in 1996. His mother, Marjorie died in 2006. His two sons share his passion for the outdoors. David continues to explore outdoor locations frequently and is an accomplished hang-glider (he earns a living as a carpenter). Ed sailed actively around Southern California and in the San Francisco Bay. Ed followed Gary's passion for electronics and has worked in technology since earning a BS. His sister Shirley still lives in Torrance California.
(Fathers day, 2016)

[1] https://www.mountaineers.org/about/history/the-mountaineer-annuals/indexes-annuals-maos/the-mountaineer-1953
[2] http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12195419400/North-America-Canada-British-ColumbiaAscent-of-Mt-Robson

Died:
Ashes spread Tolumene Meadows, Tolumene Co. California 37.8864136,-119.3641185)

Gerrit married Cutter, Morneen Kamiki on 10 Sep 1955 in Community Methodist Church. Morneen (daughter of Cutter, Robert Ahern and Smith, Katherine Elizabeth) was born on 26 Apr 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; died on 15 Oct 1998 in Claremont, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA; Assistant City Planner
• Arrival: 11 Nov 1933, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; from Honolulu, HI; : 6m
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, San Fernando, Los Angeles, CA; : 7y; Address:
  600 Harper

Notes:

Birth:
Born 9:45 AM
Weight: 7.25 lbs
Named a few days after birth
In a letter from Katherine to her mother (Lenore), she writes: "We aren't going to spoil her in fact we're going to be careful to see that other folks don't. She won't be picked up or rocked it would be fun to rock her when she's awake but she will be sweeter without so much attention."
In the early days, Katherine writes of having house-help "a Japanese girl." She came half day every day (2:30 in the afternoon until the dinner dishes are done") and full day on Saturday. They paid her $2.50/week. Katherine writes: "Did you ever hear of anyone working so cheap?" Compare this to a later letter where she complains about the high prices of food. She describes her grocery bill at $35/mo (maybe that's what they could afford?). Says "... I run short sometimes if I don't be awful careful."

Arrival:
Traveling with her mother, Katherine Cutter. Ship Lurline. Departed Honolulu Nov. 4, 1933.

Died:
Ashes spread Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park (37.8864136,-119.3641185), Mt. Baldy, Angelese National Forest, and Island of Lesbos, Greece.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; : 27y; Address:
  95 High St
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1900, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; Flagman, RRO
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; : 39y; Address:
  42 Broad Street
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; United States
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1905, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; Conductor, Railroad
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Salmanca, Cattaraugus, New York; : 35y; Address:
  25 Church St
• Occupation: 15 Apr 1910, Salmanca, Cattaraugus, New York; Conductor

Notes:

Occupation:
General nature of industry, business or establishment: Steam Railroad
Whether employer, employee, or working on own account: Wage earner

James married Ella L about 1899. Ella (daughter of Hood) was born on 23 Dec 1875 in Pennsylvania; died on 11 Apr 1968 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; : 24y; Address:
  95 High St
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1900, Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; None
• Census: 1 Jun 1905, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; : 31y; Address:
  42 Broad Street
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1905; Unites States
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1905, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA; House work
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Salmanca, Cattaraugus, New York; : 39y; Address:
  25 Church St
• Occupation: 15 Apr 1910, Salmanca, Cattaraugus, New York; None
• Census: 1 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 53y; Address:
  5918 York Blvd
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; None
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California; : 64y; Address:
  1326 S. Fifth St
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1940, Monrovia, Los Angeles, California; None

Notes:

Mother's maiden name from California Social Security Death Index

Notes:

(Listed in Social Security Application of Sook H Ray)

Suongi + Lee, Chungshan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Listed in Social Security Application of Sook H Ray)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 4y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Census: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 9y; Address:
  120 Lark
• Nationality: 1 Jun 1915; U.S.
• Occupation: 1 Jun 1915, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; School
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; : 14y; Address:
  120 Lark St.
• Occupation: 7 Jan 1920, Albany, Albany, New York, USA; None
• Residence: 1922, West Virginia, USA
• Education: May 1924, Buckhannon, West Virginia, USA; Buckhannon-Upshur High School, High School Diploma
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange, California; : 24y; Address:
  1009 Walnut St.
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1930; Draftsman for Telephone Company
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1930, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange, California; Draftsman for Telephone Company
• Census: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 34y; Address:
  240 E 67th Street
• Occupation: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Telephone Installer

Notes:

Moved to West Virginia with sister and her husband, Phil Browning. In her letter (to Gary and Miki Bratt), she writes: "... When Phil and I moved to West Va. in 1922, your Dad came to live with us and was the most popular boy in his high school class. After he graduated, he intended to go on to W. Va Wesleyan -- he was quite an artist and as I remember it, he was interested in architecture. But my dad died and Ed went west with Ger as you know. I had taken Mothers place raising him (he was about 8 yrs when mother died) and no would could have been any prouder than I was over _that child_ your Dad, Gary.

Descendants of Albert Andriessan person (12748.6634)

Occupation:
Industry: Telephone
Class of worker: Wage earner

Edward married Hawkins, Marjorie on 29 Jul 1929. Marjorie (daughter of Hawkins, Leo Chase and Devine, Amelia Emma) was born on 23 Feb 1910 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah; died on 1 May 2006 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 25 Feb 1910, Bountiful, Davis, Utah
• Census: 9 May 1910, Bountiful, Davis, Utah; : 2m
• Census: 14 Jan 1920, Bountiful, Davis, Utah; : 9y
• Census: 9 Apr 1930, Bountiful, Davis, Utah; : 20y; Address:
  2 East 3 North
• Occupation: 9 Apr 1930, Bountiful, Davis, Utah; Servant
• Census: 12 Apr 1930, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange, California; : 20y; Address:
  1009 Walnut St.
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1930, 4th Ward, Santa Ana, Orange, California; Telephone Switchboard Operator
• Occupation: Abt 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Telephone Switchboard Operator
• Census: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; : 30y; Address:
  240 E 67th Street
• Occupation: 13 Apr 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Telephone Switchboard Operator
• Residence: 1967, Sedona, Arizona; Address:
  2330 Road Runner Road, Sedona, AZ, USA

Notes:

Occupation:
Industry: Private Family
Class of worker: Wage or Salary

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Laurie Brooks
• Occupation: Newspaper copy editor
• Census: 15 Apr 1910, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; : 3y; Address:
  North Lincoln
• Occupation: 15 Apr 1910, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; None
• Census: 9 Jan 1920, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; : 12y; Address:
  217 W. Chapel
• Occupation: 9 Jan 1920, Santa Maria, San Louis Obispo, California; None
• Arrival: 23 Jan 1932, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; From Wilmington, CA; : 24y

Robert married Smith, Katherine Elizabeth on 22 Jul 1932 in Honolulu, HI, and was divorced on 6 Sep 1935 in Orange County, California. Katherine (daughter of Smith, William Jasper and Speidel, Lenore Frances) was born on 29 Aug 1913 in Fullerton, Orange, California; died on 8 Jul 1986 in El Segundo, California; was buried on 8 Jul 1986 in Anaheim, Orange, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Katherine Elizabeth Cutter
• Census: 1920, Fullerton, Orange, California; : 6y; Address:
  Farm West Walnut St.
• Census: 7 Jan 1920, Fullerton, Orange, California; : 6y
• Occupation: 7 Jan 1920, Fullerton, Orange, California; None
• Census: 29 Apr 1930, St. Petersburg, Florida; : 20y; Address:
  234 2nd Ave North
• Census: 29 Apr 1930, Fullerton, Orange, California; : 16y; Address:
  Box 822 S. Richmond (Richman)
• Occupation: 29 Apr 1930, Fullerton, Orange, California; None
• Arrival: 22 Jul 1932, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; From Los Angeles; : 18y
• Arrival: 11 Nov 1933, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
• Census: 1 Apr 1940, San Fernando, Los Angeles, CA; : 26y; Address:
  600 Harper
• Occupation: 1 Apr 1940, San Fernando, Los Angeles, CA; None

Notes:

Arrival:
Ship City of Los Angeles (V.119)

Arrival:
Ship Lurline, Honolulu Nov 4, 1933, Arrived Nov 11, 1933

Notes:

Marriage Certificate indicates date of marriage July 22, 1932.

Married:
divorce

Personal files: Letters July 16-18, 1932 aboard SS City of Los Angeles. Describes a lovely passage. Says they will "make a big success of our marriage." Writes "They have some swell eats."