I do not know if Lewis was "taken" by the idea of helping California rebuild following the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The family ended up in Burbank, Los Angeles County California between 1909 and 1910.
I have been told that land was plentiful and cheap in California, and Lewis was able to build houses. One of the things that Grandpa did do in California was to go to the San Francisco World Fair. I can't remember much that he would say about it, but I do know that he went.
He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in the Mojave Desert. This was before, during and after WW1. The only reason that I know that is because he said that when the news came that the United States had entered the war, the men on the gang wanted to enlist. They were told that they were exempt from service, because they worked for the railroad, and that their service was vital to the defense of the country. So they all went back to work.
We have Grandpa's knife he had made for him by an old Indian lady in the Mojave Desert. Brian remembered me telling him this.
In my green safe, I have an old railroad lock and a leather bag of keys, and the knife, that was Grandpa's. I've had the keys for decades and remember playing with them when I was little. I didn't find the lock until after Grandpa died. One of the keys fit, but the lock won't open. Apparently there is too much rust inside. Maybe a locksmith would help.
There is also a pink railroad lamp in the garage that Grandpa painted sometime in the 1950's or 60's. He also painted the fence surrounding the house on Illinois Street, and the bench around the very large Walnut tree in their back yard, in Fresno the same color pink!
Lewis built their home by homesteading it in Burbank.
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In my green safe, I have an old railroad lock and a leather bag of keys, and the knife, that was Grandpa's. I've had the keys for decades and remember playing with them when I was little. I didn't find the lock until after Grandpa died. One of the keys fit, but the lock won't open. Apparently there is too much rust inside. Maybe a locksmith would help.
There is also a pink railroad lamp in the garage that Grandpa painted sometime in the 1950's or 60's. He also painted the fence surrounding the house on Illinois Street, and the bench around the very large Walnut tree in their back yard, in Fresno the same color pink!
Lewis built their home by homesteading it in Burbank.
©All rights reserved by Pathways in Genealogy. 2018 - 2022. No part of this website/blog may be reproduced without the express written permission from the owner.
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