Gratian Glaize or Gless

Other Events:

• Courtcase: #6585 Guardianship of Gless
• Tax Assessments: TA 1870-71: 2,000 sheep - $3,000, 6 rams = $30, 1 California horse - $25, 3,750 lbs/wool = $225, Small house & sheep corral = $200 (Rosa Castilla)

Family/Spouse: Marie Oxarart. Marie (daughter of Dominique Oxarart and Marie Elizondo) was born on 28 May 1830 in Gasteaguerre, Urepel, France; died on 14 May 1901 in Gardena, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Address:
  1881 Los Angeles City Directory
  Anaheim Landing, California
• Census: 1880, San Juan Capistrano, California; California, Los Angeles, San Juan, District 026, page 6
• Census: 1910, Santa Ana, California; California, Orange, Santa Ana Ward 5, District 0059, page 34

Notes:

The administrator of her estate was her son-in-law PD Amestoy. (source interview with Simon Amestoy).

Census:
Pedro and Juanita Larre were living in San Juan with their two children Simon 4 years old and Maria 5 months as well as two servants B. Arambel 25 years old and Juan Arambel 22. Pedro was 38 years old and Juanita was 20. Pedro and the two Arambels were born in France and Juanita in California. He was a sheep farmer, his wife a housewife and the two Arambel's were sheep herders.

Census:
Juanita Larre, 49 years old, widow was living alone in Santa Ana. She was a widow and had 5 children and all were living. She was born in California and her parents were French. She was a housekeeper.

Died:
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, 6 Mar 1912
LARRE, March 4 Mrs. Juanita Gless Larre, Beloved mother of Simon Larre, Mrs. P. D. Amestoy, Baxile, Clemence and Peter Larre, age 52.
Funeral, Thursday, March 7 at 8:30 am from parlors of Cunningham & O'Connor. Requiem mass at Sait Mary's Church, Boyle Heights at 9:30 am. Internment Calvary Church.

Juana married Pierre/Pedro Larre on 16 Dec 1878 in Los Angeles, California. Pierre/Pedro was born about 1843 in France; died on 7 Feb 1891 in Inharabia, Urepel, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Address:
  1884 Los Angeles City Directory
  154 Alameda, Los Angeles, Occupation: Barkeeper
• Residence: Address:
  1890 Los Angeles City Directory
  47 Boyle Ave, Boyle Heights, Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: Address:
  1893 & 1899 Los Angeles City Directory
  131 Boyle Ave., Boyle Heights, Occupation: Rancher
• Courtcase: #2819 Ordoqui v. Irilarry 12/5/1883 #7910 Lazzarovich v. Gless, Biscailuz 6/4/1888 #8590 Gless v. Save 9/4/1888 #9119 Dominguez v. Gless 11/20/1888 #9321 Ituralde v. Etcheandy & Gless 12/17/1888 #19167 Bauchet et al v. Gless et al 2/25/1893 #19931 So Pacific RR Co v. Amestory et al 8/2/1893 #24130 D'hospital v. Iribarne 9/18/1895 #22446 Amestoy & Gless v. Freeman 3/14/1899 #29706 Insolvency of Gless & Co. 12/11/1897 #18856 Arrambide, Oxarart v. Gless 12/23/1892 #18881 Arrambide, Oxarart v. Gless 12/28/1892 #1325 Estate of Save 12/19/1895 #13576 Estate of Gless 10/14/1908 #6585 Guardianship of Gless 9/11/1903 #11488 Estate of Miguel Leonis
• Census: 1880, Los Angeles, California; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, District 21, page 43
• French Benevolent Society: 08 Jun 1884; Record #1420
• Voter Registration: 22 Sep 1884; VR #2187: He was 22 years old, occupation - Clerk
• Voter Registration: 30 Mar 1888; VR #3822: He was 26 years old, farmer, and resided in 4th ward.
• LA Miscellaneous: 19 Nov 1889; Gless & D. Amestoy Deed

Notes:

Birth:
Also listed as Copperopolis

Courtcase:
He was interpreter in Basque for court cases & for Jean C. Leonis on contract.
He received Rancho El Encino + $29,031.15 from his uncle, Gaston Oxarart's estate.
In 1888, he owned northeast corner of 1st & Spring St. known as the Post Office Block & Old Fellows Building.
He agreed to pay M.V. Biscailuz $60,000 to handle the estate of Gaston Oxarart for him.
He was in partnership with one John Hausen in 1896-1897 of wholesale butchers in killing & selling hogs, sheep & cattle. He also at this time was engaged in general farming, insurance and caring for proerty in Los Angeles County. They declared bankruptcy in 1897.
His property in 1897: some butchering equipment of company and inividually he owns 2 lots in Rosecrans Tract. He also has real estate in Basses Pyrenees, France and alos notes and mortgages there which are being held by one Michel Etcheverry of Aldude for collection.

Census:
Simon G. Gless was living on Alameda St. at the Ballade Hotel as boarders with Pascal & Marie Ballade along with his mother and step-father Marie and Jean Arroqui and his sister Marie (15 years) and other boarders and families. He was 18 years old.

Died:
Simon F. Gless, 41 years old, married, born in California, died of chronic intestinal nephritis.

Simon married Juanita Amestoy on 18 Oct 1886 in San Francisco, California. Juanita (daughter of Dominique/Domingo Amestoy and Marie Elisabeth Aycaguer) was born on 18 Apr 1865 in Los Angeles, California; died on 04 May 1929 in Los Angeles, California; was buried in Calvary Cemetary, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Address:
  1896 Los Angeles City Directory
  462 Aliso, Los Angeles
• Census: 1880, Los Angeles, California; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, District 21, page 43
• Census: 1900, Los Angeles, California; California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Ward 8, District 80, page 11

Notes:

Census:
Marie Gless was living on Alameda St. at the Ballade Hotel as boarders with Pascal & Marie Ballade along with her mother and step-father Marie and Jean Arroqui and her brother Simon (18 years) and other boarders and families. She was 15 years old.

Census:
She was a widow, living on N. Alameda with her 3 children and a boarder, Jeanne Itzaina. She was born Nov 1866.

Died:
She was 44 years old when she died.

Marie/Mary married Celestin Save on 12 Jan 1882 in Los Angeles, California. Celestin was born in 1853 in France; died on 31 Jul 1895 in Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Address:
  1899 Los Angeles City Directory
  131 S. Boyle Ave, Occupation = Domestic @ S.F. Gless

Notes:

Birth:
She was baptised at the Mission San Juan Capistrano (per Simon Amestoy).

Mary married Pedro Domingo Amestoy on 13 Dec 1899 in Los Angeles, California. Pedro (son of Dominique/Domingo Amestoy and Marie Elisabeth Aycaguer) was born on 17 Apr 1875 in Los Angeles, California; died on 14 Mar 1949 in Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
His last name was spelled as Larry on the death record index.

Other Events:

• Other Information: She was married to Ernest F. Widup (b. 1881 Indiana) and had two children, Earl G. (b. 1914) and Nalene (b. 1922)

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• Other Information: He was married to Linda Lopez (1895-1991) on 10/27/1923 in Los Angeles.

Notes:

Birth:
His death record indicated that he was born on 6/24/1891.

Other Events:

• Other Information: He was married to Mary Ellen Duggan (1892-1970) and Grace Parker (1885-1963) and had two children, Dennis Joseph Gless (1913-1988) and Juanita Marie (1916-1983). Note: Dennis was the father of actress, Sharon Gless and Juanita was married to Hollywood producer, Jack Baur (1914-1980) and mother of actress, Elizabeth Baur.

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• Other Information: He did not married.

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• Other Information: She was married to Frank E. Gandolfo (1894-1967) on 1/3/1917 in Los Angeles. According to family, they had one son, Gerald who was raised by Noeline's aunt Elizabeth and her husband Charles Wells after Noeline's death. There is only one birth record that matches, that is for Gerald Joseph Wells, born 8/16/1927 in San Francisco and whose mother's maiden name was Amestoy. Interestingly, Gerald (12 years old) was noted in the 1940 census as living with and nephew to Elizabeth and Charles Wells.

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• Other Information: She was married to Edmund H. Stoll (1886-1958) on 1/6/1914 in Los Angeles.

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• Other Information: She was married to Fred Jacobs (b. 1875) on 12/19/1906 in Los Angeles. They had four children.

Notes:

Died:
He was 39 years old when he died and his spouse's first initial was "A".

Genevieve married Paul Pascal Royere, Jr. on 15 Feb 1928 in Los Angeles, California. Paul (son of Paul Pascal Royere, Sr. and Marie A. Ballade) was born on 21 Sep 1904 in Los Angeles, California; died on 26 Jul 1956 in Los Angeles, California; was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Other Information: Edward John Amestoy, married Mable Davis Amestoy. Children of the marriage were Jeannine Amestoy MacKinnon and Donna Amestoy Hendrickson. Jeannie Amestoy MacKinnon married Thomas Allan MacKinnon and had two children Jamie MacKnnon Walsh and Elizabeth Allan MacKinnon Dupre. Donna Amestoy Hendrickson married Burt George Hendrickson and had two children Troy Hedrickson and Kara Hendrickson Cooke.