TENTH GENERATION

55. William Peryn L'HOMMEDIEU was born on 15 Sep 1886 in Bay Shore, Suffolk, NY. He was educated between 1904 and 1908 in Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. Degree in Electrical Engineering. He was an Electrical Engineer between 1908 and 1952. Westinghouse Corp, West Coast Division. Started as a young engineer at the Pittsburgh, PA plant and was transferred to San Francisco, CA in 1910. He was sent to California to work as a project manager on the electric railroad that was being built to run between Palo Alto and Oakland, California.
He died on 9 Nov 1965 in Piedmont, Alameda, CA. He was buried in Mt. View Cem, Oakland, Alameda, CA. DEATH: Personal knowledge and obituary notice with picture, S.F. Examiner, Nov.
1965

BURIAL: Cremated: Nov. 1965

ORDINANCE:
GMF #004-2851-974 S/N 00114, Source Ref. #7734302-39
GMF #004-2853-477 S/N 00121, Source Ref. #7734302-41

He was married to Sara Pluma YOUNG (daughter of Alfred Gilmore YOUNG Doctor and Elizabeth JOHNSTON) on 22 Sep 1909 in PA.. Sara Pluma YOUNG was born on 19 Jun 1877 in Delmont, Westmoreland, PA. She died on 23 Sep 1925 in San Francisco, , CA. She was buried in Mt. View Cem, Oakland, Alameda, CA. OCCUPATION: Piano Teacher

BIRTH: Birth and Death records compiled by Annalene Hervey Callender, daughter
by 1st marriage to John Hervey (died 1902).
DEATH: Death Certificate, State of California, 1925 in possession of daughter,
Lucile E. Griffith, Chino, CA.
BURIAL: Mt. View Cemetery, Oakland, CA. crypt.

President Rockridge Women's Club, Oakland, CA.

Extremely accomplished pianist.

Ran away from church picnic to elope with 1st husband, John Hervey, who died of
TB. Met 2nd husband while he boarded at her mother's home as a young engineer
with Westinghouse.

A "Women's Libber" for her time.

ORDINANCE:
GMF #004-2853-473 S/N 00120, Source Ref. #7734302-40

CENSUS:
Name: Sadie P. YOUNG
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: <1877>
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
Home in 1880: Holmwood, Jewell, Kansas
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Father's name: Alfred G. YOUNG
Father's birthplace: PA
Mother's name: Lizzie YOUNG
Mother's birthplace: PA
Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Holmwood, Jewell, Kansas; Roll: T9_383; Family History Film: 1254383; Page: 341D; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0688.
William Peryn L'HOMMEDIEU and Sara Pluma YOUNG had the following children:

+57 i. Lucie Estelle L'HOMMEDIEU.
+58 ii. William Raymond L'HOMMEDIEU.
59 iii. Alfred Gilmore L'HOMMEDIEU was born on 28 Oct 1913 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. He died on 2 Jan 1923 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. He has reference number L1A0F1. BIRTH: Information compiled by living sister, Lucile E. Griffith, Chino, CA
DEATH: Death Certificate, State of California, in possession of sister, Lucile
E. Griffith, Chino, CA

He was married to Ann STOCKFISH after 1926 in , Alameda, CA. Ann STOCKFISH died in 1971 in Oakland, Alameda, CA. She was buried in Mt. View Cem, Oakland, Alameda, CA. She has reference number L1A3N0. BURIAL: Cremated, ashes with husband

Married previously, maiden name possibly Davis