Doc Lincoln's Hawaiian Neighbor
Dr. Harry Martin Lincolnsource - cropped from a group picture of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Early in my research on the Lincoln family I discovered an unusual piece of information. Over 100 years ago, Doc Lincoln, born and living in upstate New York, had a young female neighbor who was born in Hawaii, some 5000 miles away and was growing up in “downtown” Wilton NY! The particulars involved the 1900 US Census, which listed a Daisy age 12, living across the road, with her family. She was born Aug 1887 in Hawaii. Five years later the 1905 New York Census listed her, still with the family, as age 17 and born in the Sandwich Islands. That had to be noted and filed away for further thought. Later, when Hawaii became a major part of the story, this “tidbit” became a really interesting item and had to be explored.
The writer believes this story reads better by using a two part approach (east coast – west coast & Hawaii); somewhat like that used for the Mainland and Hawaiian Lincoln books (Volume I and Volume II). Since the time line for the east coast begins much earlier than the involvement of the west coast & Hawaii; that is where we will start, followed by the events on the west coast and Hawaii. The reader will find some duplication between parts, which is intended, as a way of providing some assistance regarding the continuity of the story. Once again serendipity has played a major role in my life. I have been fortunate enough to have made several visits to the area of North Kohala, Hawaii and have traveled the roads used by the Lincolns and Daisy’s father and uncle, including one named Kynnersley Road. Here is the story behind this unusual situation.
Credits – Jean Woutersz, former Town of Wilton Historian, she connected me with Lucy (Crane) Jones. Mrs. Jones is the great-granddaughter of Charles Pairo and Mary Virginia Allen. She has shared her large collection of family photos and a very extensive family history. Her collection is the backbone of this story. In addition, it became a compass, guiding the author in his considerable research to add to this story.
The writer believes this story reads better by using a two part approach (east coast – west coast & Hawaii); somewhat like that used for the Mainland and Hawaiian Lincoln books (Volume I and Volume II). Since the time line for the east coast begins much earlier than the involvement of the west coast & Hawaii; that is where we will start, followed by the events on the west coast and Hawaii. The reader will find some duplication between parts, which is intended, as a way of providing some assistance regarding the continuity of the story. Once again serendipity has played a major role in my life. I have been fortunate enough to have made several visits to the area of North Kohala, Hawaii and have traveled the roads used by the Lincolns and Daisy’s father and uncle, including one named Kynnersley Road. Here is the story behind this unusual situation.
Credits – Jean Woutersz, former Town of Wilton Historian, she connected me with Lucy (Crane) Jones. Mrs. Jones is the great-granddaughter of Charles Pairo and Mary Virginia Allen. She has shared her large collection of family photos and a very extensive family history. Her collection is the backbone of this story. In addition, it became a compass, guiding the author in his considerable research to add to this story.
Lucy was born June 25 1930 and died 19 Aug 19 2020
source - 20 Aug 2020 Atlanta Constitution Obituary
PART I
The East Coast
The East Coast
The Wilton Academy - ca 1915source - Growing up in Wilton, NY
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This part of the story stretches from Virginia to New York and spans over two hundred years (1796 to 2022). Its focus is Daisy, her parents and relatives.
To set the stage, I have listed below, the contents of the two census entries previously mentioned. In both cases, the entries were listed in such a fashion that it was clear that these people were “next door” neighbors of Dr. Harry Martin Lincoln (Doc Lincoln). Actually, as the facts developed, they lived across the road in the “Wilton Academy”. The Academy was an impressive brick building, built about 1856, and intended as a school/residence. (Its history indicates the use as a school was limited.) It burned down over New Year's 1969-1970. The temperature that night was nearly 40 degress below zero. Tragically, eight people lost their lives. That was our first year in Doc’s house and was certainly a very sad greeting.
To set the stage, I have listed below, the contents of the two census entries previously mentioned. In both cases, the entries were listed in such a fashion that it was clear that these people were “next door” neighbors of Dr. Harry Martin Lincoln (Doc Lincoln). Actually, as the facts developed, they lived across the road in the “Wilton Academy”. The Academy was an impressive brick building, built about 1856, and intended as a school/residence. (Its history indicates the use as a school was limited.) It burned down over New Year's 1969-1970. The temperature that night was nearly 40 degress below zero. Tragically, eight people lost their lives. That was our first year in Doc’s house and was certainly a very sad greeting.
1900 US Census, Town of Wilton, NY
Mary J Parie (Pairo) head b Mar 1845 in Vir, age 55 wid 2 children 1 alive, parents b Vir, farmer
Lucy C Cure (Curry) mother b June 1826 in Vir, age 73 wid 3 children 3 alive, parents b Vir
Bette (Elizabeth) C Allen sister b Feb 1850 in Vir age 50 single, parents b Vir
Daisey E Kan---sley grddau b Aug 1887 age 12 b Hawaii (author’s emphasis), father b England, mother b Vir, at school
Hary West servant
As we shall see, the Daisy listed in this census is Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley, the daughter of Adele (Pairo) Sneyd-Kynnersley and the granddaughter of the head of household, Mary J (Allen) Pairo. Apparently, while on an 1881 voyage with her mother, Adele and Mary visited England, where they may have met John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley. The 1910 US census reports that John had migrated to the US in 1879, and by 1880 he was in the Hawaiian Islands. However, he was back in England for the 1881 English census where he was living with his older brother Clement, in London. Where, and when, Adele and John met is open to speculation. John was born in England in 1860 and had migrated, like many Europeans, to Hawaii to assume a managerial role on the islands. In a Hawaiian Directory for 1880, he, his brother Clement, and two others are listed as managerial staff on the Kahoolawe Stock Ranch. Adele married John July 27, 1886 in San Francisco, California. They settled in Hawaii; and had a daughter Daisy in 1887; details to follow. Daisy’s full name has appeared as Mary Daisy and Daisy Mary Sneyd-Kynnersley, but she appears to have preferred the name of Daisy.
Mary J Parie (Pairo) head b Mar 1845 in Vir, age 55 wid 2 children 1 alive, parents b Vir, farmer
Lucy C Cure (Curry) mother b June 1826 in Vir, age 73 wid 3 children 3 alive, parents b Vir
Bette (Elizabeth) C Allen sister b Feb 1850 in Vir age 50 single, parents b Vir
Daisey E Kan---sley grddau b Aug 1887 age 12 b Hawaii (author’s emphasis), father b England, mother b Vir, at school
Hary West servant
As we shall see, the Daisy listed in this census is Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley, the daughter of Adele (Pairo) Sneyd-Kynnersley and the granddaughter of the head of household, Mary J (Allen) Pairo. Apparently, while on an 1881 voyage with her mother, Adele and Mary visited England, where they may have met John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley. The 1910 US census reports that John had migrated to the US in 1879, and by 1880 he was in the Hawaiian Islands. However, he was back in England for the 1881 English census where he was living with his older brother Clement, in London. Where, and when, Adele and John met is open to speculation. John was born in England in 1860 and had migrated, like many Europeans, to Hawaii to assume a managerial role on the islands. In a Hawaiian Directory for 1880, he, his brother Clement, and two others are listed as managerial staff on the Kahoolawe Stock Ranch. Adele married John July 27, 1886 in San Francisco, California. They settled in Hawaii; and had a daughter Daisy in 1887; details to follow. Daisy’s full name has appeared as Mary Daisy and Daisy Mary Sneyd-Kynnersley, but she appears to have preferred the name of Daisy.
Photo taken on the front steps of the Wilton Academy - ca 1914
Bottom row - left Lucy Allen, center Lucy's adopted daughter Guillermina Maceda, right unknown child
Second row - left unknown female, center Elizabeth (Betty) Allen, right Allen Gailor; Betty's husband
Third row - two unknown children
Top row - unknown older female
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones via Wilton Town Historian
Bottom row - left Lucy Allen, center Lucy's adopted daughter Guillermina Maceda, right unknown child
Second row - left unknown female, center Elizabeth (Betty) Allen, right Allen Gailor; Betty's husband
Third row - two unknown children
Top row - unknown older female
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones via Wilton Town Historian
1905 NY State Census Town of Wilton
Mary J Paro (Pairo) head 58 b US house work
Lucie Allen sister 56 b US school teacher
Elizabeth Allen sister 52 b US
Mary Paro grddau 17 b Sandwich Islands school (12) This line appears to have been crossed out.
Sneyd Rinistey grddau 17 b Sandwich Islands (author’s emphasis), school (12)
Vidal Luillermina adopted daughter 12 b Cuba - school (8) Evidence from the 1910 and 1920 US Census makes it clear that this young lady’s name is Guillermina Maceda. In the 1920 US Census Guillermina was living in Niskayuna, Schenectady, New York with husband Eugene Fink age 31 (b Kansas, parents b NY). They had a son Eugene age 2 years 2 months; Asuncion Maceda, single and age 30, was listed as Eugene’s sister-in-law. Family data indicates that Lucy went to Cuba shortly after the Spanish-American War. As a result of that visit, two Cuban refugees were sent north to Lucy’s care. Lucy kept Guillermina as an adopted daughter, while the older sister, Asuncion, was “given” to a friend, to raise.
In this census, the family was listed between the residences of Harry (Doc) & Carrie Lincoln (Doc’s step-mother) and Samuel Woodard.
Mary (Allen) Pairosource - Lucy (Crane) Jones
Using the above information, a fairly complete family history can be established back to the early 1800s. In the 1850 US census, Mary Jennie (Virginia) Allen, age 5, and her two sisters, Elizabeth age 3 and Lucy age 1 can be found living with their mother and grandparents in Campbell, Virginia. The mother, Lucy Linton (Peasley) Allen, was age 24 and her parents were William and Polly Peasley. Lucy had married Enos Allen (abt 1844) and by 1850 he was no longer part of the family.
By the 1860 US census, Lucy had remarried to a Richard Currie/Curry and she, her new husband, and the three daughters were living in Henrico, Virginia. In 1862, eldest daughter Mary J married Charles H (Henry) Pairo. (The marriage record identified Enos Allen as Mary’s father.) Charles and Mary had a daughter Adele born 1863/4 and in 1865 they had a son, Louis.
Lucy Allen - ca 1914cropped from group pic above
In the 1870 US census, the family was in Laurel, Prince Georges Co, Maryland. Mary was listed as Catherine age 24 (Why this name; it is her sister Lucy’s middle name). Catherine/Mary was a widow with real estate valued at $2000. Also present were her two children Ardell (Adele) age 7 and Lewis (Louis) age 4 and Mary’s two sisters, Elizabeth and Louisa (Lucy). There was a servant listed. In this census, Lucy L Curry (the mother) was living with her second husband Richard, in Baltimore.
(l-r) mother Mary (Allen) Pairo, Elizabeth Allen, Adele Pairo and Lucy Allen
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
Her husband Charles had left the narrative. (Please select the link below for more information on Charles Henry Pairo).
| charles_henry_pairo.pdf |
Adele Pairo - tiny portrait hand painted by famous artist Ludwig Strum of Dresden
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
At a very young age, Mary J Pairo seems to have become the matriarch of a family consisting of herself, (and later her mother and granddaughter), her two children and her two younger sisters. Ample evidence exists that she was well off financially. For example: she was a property owner; had few indications of employment; went on at least one cruise (with her daughter and a servant) and her son, Louis graduated from Columbia. (Granddaughter Daisy graduated from Vassar, but that may have been financed by her father.) Mary’s sister Lucy also showed signs of being financially independent, including the need for a passport and about thirty years later, traveling to Cuba.
Louis Pairo and youngest daughter Mildred ca 1907
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
In 1873, Mary’s sister Lucy applied for a passport while in the District of Columbia. She was vouched for by Mary. There was no reason or destination on the application but she was described as age 26, five foot six inches tall with a high forehead, gray eyes, small nose and mouth, medium chin, brown hair, fair complexion and an oval face. (This description is very similar to the one on her sister Mary’s passport).
As of the 1880 US census, the family had moved to Manhattan, New York City and they were living at 36 E 33rd St. Mary, widowed, was listed as the head of household. Other members were Adele, Louis, mother Lucy Curry (listed as a servant), sisters Lucy and Bettie Allen, a servant and two boarders.
With the loss of the 1890 US census, the twenty year period between 1880 and 1900 has to be filled in with whatever information can be found, such as the following. (As of this writing, considerable individual data has been found, but no family data has been found for the years of 1882, 85, 86, 87, 1890, 92 (not found in the NY State Census), 93, 94, 95, 97, 98 and 1899.)
On February 26, 1881 Mary was issued a passport by the State of New York. She states that she was to be accompanied by her daughter Adele, age 17, and a maid servant. Apparently son Louis (abt age 14) was in school and left with the two sisters. In October, a newspaper announcement stated that Mrs. M J Pairo was returning from Liverpool. The assumption would be that since Adele was a minor, she was not listed in the newspaper’s return announcement. It is quite possible that Mary and Adele encountered John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley in London, where he was residing at the time.
In 1883, the NY City Directory reported Mary as living in New York City at 43 W 48th. She was listed as the widow of Henry (her former husband’s middle name). The following year Mary had moved to 50 W 56th and was listed as the widow of Charles. City directory reports are tantalizing, as they give us no information regarding the probable other family members living with Mary.
As of the 1880 US census, the family had moved to Manhattan, New York City and they were living at 36 E 33rd St. Mary, widowed, was listed as the head of household. Other members were Adele, Louis, mother Lucy Curry (listed as a servant), sisters Lucy and Bettie Allen, a servant and two boarders.
With the loss of the 1890 US census, the twenty year period between 1880 and 1900 has to be filled in with whatever information can be found, such as the following. (As of this writing, considerable individual data has been found, but no family data has been found for the years of 1882, 85, 86, 87, 1890, 92 (not found in the NY State Census), 93, 94, 95, 97, 98 and 1899.)
On February 26, 1881 Mary was issued a passport by the State of New York. She states that she was to be accompanied by her daughter Adele, age 17, and a maid servant. Apparently son Louis (abt age 14) was in school and left with the two sisters. In October, a newspaper announcement stated that Mrs. M J Pairo was returning from Liverpool. The assumption would be that since Adele was a minor, she was not listed in the newspaper’s return announcement. It is quite possible that Mary and Adele encountered John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley in London, where he was residing at the time.
In 1883, the NY City Directory reported Mary as living in New York City at 43 W 48th. She was listed as the widow of Henry (her former husband’s middle name). The following year Mary had moved to 50 W 56th and was listed as the widow of Charles. City directory reports are tantalizing, as they give us no information regarding the probable other family members living with Mary.
Louis Pairo and Lucy (Jones) Pairo; children - back center Mildred Pairo, front center Virginia Pairo,
right Lucy Pairo (mother of Lucy (Crane) Jones) ca 1909
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
right Lucy Pairo (mother of Lucy (Crane) Jones) ca 1909
source - Lucy (Crane) Jones
Dr Harry Martin Lincoln House - ca 1969source - author
On July 27 1886, in San Francisco, California, Mary’s daughter, Adele Pairo, married John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley. On August 8, 1887, according to Hawaiian records, Adele (Pairo) Sneyd-Kynnersley had a daughter named Mary Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley who was born in the Sandwich Islands and is the focus of this story. Adele did not long survive the birth of her daughter. She died from an internal hemorrhage July 7, 1891 at her home in Napa Valley, California. Her remains were shipped to San Francisco for internment. Somehow, the remains continued their journey and on November 18, 1891 Adele (Pairo) Sneyd-Kynnersley was buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York. Adele’s mother had purchased this plot and eventually five family members were buried there; Adele in 1891, Lucy Curry (Adele’s grandmother) in 1904, Mary J (Allen) Pairo (Adele’s mother) in 1907, Elizabeth (Allen) Gailor (Adele’s aunt ) in 1929 and Lucy Allen, (also Adele’s aunt) in 1937. The author could not find any family connection to Tarrytown, but family records state that Mary (and presumably the other family members) did reside in Tarrytown. This must have been prior to 1891, to account for Mary having purchased a burial plot there to accommodate Adele’s 1891 demise. The involvement of the Tarrytown location was discovered by the author when reading the 1929 death announcement of Adele’s aunt, Elizabeth (Allen) Gailor, The announcement disclosed her burial at this cemetery. The cemetery staff has confirmed the data presented above.
Moving back to our time line; in 1888 Mary again appears in the New York City directory, this time as residing at 60 W 60th. Family data states that some of the time, while in New York City, Lucy was involved with teaching, Mary was working as a secretary and Elizabeth took care of the family and the home. It was also in 1888 that son Louis graduated from the Columbia School of Mines.
In 1889, Mary J Pairo appears in the Saratoga Springs City Directory, living at 176 Nelson Avenue. At that time, the small city of Saratoga Springs was well known for its horse racing, spa facilities, social prominence and gambling history. It is located about eight miles south of Wilton, where Doc Lincoln lived. Again, the limits of a directory create many questions, such as - are the rest of the family with Mary? The most perplexing question is why, all of a sudden, was Mary in Saratoga Springs? Even more perplexing is that the family then disappears for eleven years, not re surfacing until the 1900 census (the family was not found in the 1892 New York State Census). The one exception involves only Mary and occurs in 1896 when Saratoga County real estate records indicate that Mary purchased the Wilton Academy.
As mentioned, in 1891, Mary’s daughter Adele Sneyd-Kynnersley passed away in California. She became the first family member to be interred in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, NY- section 65, plot 1478 grave 1 of 5.
The next input comes from the previously listed 1900 U S Census and the 1905 New York State census - see page 1 and 2. During that 5 year period, Mary’s mother, Lucy (Peasley) Allen Curry, passed away. Her passing is listed in NY State Vital records as occurring April 4, 1904 in Wilton, NY #19251. On May 21 1904, she became the second family member to be interred at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Records from Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY, state that Mary Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley attended from 1904 to 1908 and received an “artium baccalaureus” degree. She also served as president of “Der Deutsche Verein”; the German Club. The 1908 Alumnae book lists her as Mary Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley b Island of Hawaii, c.r. (current residence) Saratoga Springs (this is her great aunt Elizabeth “Betty”, living in the hamlet of Wilton) p.r.(permanent residence of her father) 2020 Broadway, San Francisco, Cal.. Her final records list a mailing address as c/o Miss Betty Allen (her great aunt), Saratoga County, NY Windsor (sic) B French is listed as a guardian (grandmother Mary had died in 1907) and Winsor French is listed as a friend in Mary’s will. It should be noted that Winsor French, a well-known New York State attorney, was part of the high powered defense team in Doc Lincoln’s 1901-02 murder trial. (See The Doc Lincoln House Book for a PDF down-loadable copy of the Doc Lincoln House History and Doc’s story.)
Per NY State Vital Records, on October 11, 1907 (#45966), Mary V (Allen) Pairo passed away. On October 14 she became the third family member to be interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. In her will, she stated that she was the owner of the (Wilton) Academy lot (across the road from Doc Lincoln) and willed it to her sister Bettie (Elizabeth) Allen, for life use; then to her granddaughter Daisy. The remainder of her estate was willed to granddaughter Daisy. Windsor (sic) French was mentioned as a friend and executor.
In the 1910 US census, Lucy was still living across the road from Doc Lincoln. In 1909, her sister Elizabeth (about 61 years of age) had married for the first time. She became the second wife of Allen Gailor, a local resident. In the 1915 New York State Census, Elizabeth (Allen) Gailor and her husband Allen Gailor were living with Elizabeth’s sister Lucy (teacher) at the Academy. Elizabeth (Betsie) and her husband are listed in the 1920 US census but her sister Lucy is not to be found. By the 1925 New York census, Lucy was again living with her sister and husband and she was listed as a teacher.
Elizabeth (Allen) Gailor died June 19, 1929, in Wilton; New York State Vital Records # 42889. She became the fourth family member to be buried at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY.
Shortly after the death of her sister, Lucy moved to California to live with her (grand) niece Daisy (Sneyd-Kynnersley)Smith. (As discussed in PART II, Daisy had married Press Smith in 1913.) Lucy remained there for a few years but by 1933 was back in Saratoga Springs staying at the Home of the Good Shepard (an elder care facility) on Greenfield Avenue (This agency has been serving the community since 1870). It appears that she was there until her death January 6, 1937 (New York State Vital Records # 3436). She became the fifth family member to be interred at Sleepy Hollow. Lucy was relatively well-to-do and her will was an exceedingly complicated document. The final accounting was not accomplished until 1969. One of the attorneys involved was Stanley VanRensselaer and the final Surrogate Court Judge was John Ostrander - both known to this writer. Lucy died the same year as Doc Lincoln.
Moving back to our time line; in 1888 Mary again appears in the New York City directory, this time as residing at 60 W 60th. Family data states that some of the time, while in New York City, Lucy was involved with teaching, Mary was working as a secretary and Elizabeth took care of the family and the home. It was also in 1888 that son Louis graduated from the Columbia School of Mines.
In 1889, Mary J Pairo appears in the Saratoga Springs City Directory, living at 176 Nelson Avenue. At that time, the small city of Saratoga Springs was well known for its horse racing, spa facilities, social prominence and gambling history. It is located about eight miles south of Wilton, where Doc Lincoln lived. Again, the limits of a directory create many questions, such as - are the rest of the family with Mary? The most perplexing question is why, all of a sudden, was Mary in Saratoga Springs? Even more perplexing is that the family then disappears for eleven years, not re surfacing until the 1900 census (the family was not found in the 1892 New York State Census). The one exception involves only Mary and occurs in 1896 when Saratoga County real estate records indicate that Mary purchased the Wilton Academy.
As mentioned, in 1891, Mary’s daughter Adele Sneyd-Kynnersley passed away in California. She became the first family member to be interred in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, NY- section 65, plot 1478 grave 1 of 5.
The next input comes from the previously listed 1900 U S Census and the 1905 New York State census - see page 1 and 2. During that 5 year period, Mary’s mother, Lucy (Peasley) Allen Curry, passed away. Her passing is listed in NY State Vital records as occurring April 4, 1904 in Wilton, NY #19251. On May 21 1904, she became the second family member to be interred at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.
Records from Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, NY, state that Mary Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley attended from 1904 to 1908 and received an “artium baccalaureus” degree. She also served as president of “Der Deutsche Verein”; the German Club. The 1908 Alumnae book lists her as Mary Daisy Sneyd-Kynnersley b Island of Hawaii, c.r. (current residence) Saratoga Springs (this is her great aunt Elizabeth “Betty”, living in the hamlet of Wilton) p.r.(permanent residence of her father) 2020 Broadway, San Francisco, Cal.. Her final records list a mailing address as c/o Miss Betty Allen (her great aunt), Saratoga County, NY Windsor (sic) B French is listed as a guardian (grandmother Mary had died in 1907) and Winsor French is listed as a friend in Mary’s will. It should be noted that Winsor French, a well-known New York State attorney, was part of the high powered defense team in Doc Lincoln’s 1901-02 murder trial. (See The Doc Lincoln House Book for a PDF down-loadable copy of the Doc Lincoln House History and Doc’s story.)
Per NY State Vital Records, on October 11, 1907 (#45966), Mary V (Allen) Pairo passed away. On October 14 she became the third family member to be interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. In her will, she stated that she was the owner of the (Wilton) Academy lot (across the road from Doc Lincoln) and willed it to her sister Bettie (Elizabeth) Allen, for life use; then to her granddaughter Daisy. The remainder of her estate was willed to granddaughter Daisy. Windsor (sic) French was mentioned as a friend and executor.
In the 1910 US census, Lucy was still living across the road from Doc Lincoln. In 1909, her sister Elizabeth (about 61 years of age) had married for the first time. She became the second wife of Allen Gailor, a local resident. In the 1915 New York State Census, Elizabeth (Allen) Gailor and her husband Allen Gailor were living with Elizabeth’s sister Lucy (teacher) at the Academy. Elizabeth (Betsie) and her husband are listed in the 1920 US census but her sister Lucy is not to be found. By the 1925 New York census, Lucy was again living with her sister and husband and she was listed as a teacher.
Elizabeth (Allen) Gailor died June 19, 1929, in Wilton; New York State Vital Records # 42889. She became the fourth family member to be buried at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY.
Shortly after the death of her sister, Lucy moved to California to live with her (grand) niece Daisy (Sneyd-Kynnersley)Smith. (As discussed in PART II, Daisy had married Press Smith in 1913.) Lucy remained there for a few years but by 1933 was back in Saratoga Springs staying at the Home of the Good Shepard (an elder care facility) on Greenfield Avenue (This agency has been serving the community since 1870). It appears that she was there until her death January 6, 1937 (New York State Vital Records # 3436). She became the fifth family member to be interred at Sleepy Hollow. Lucy was relatively well-to-do and her will was an exceedingly complicated document. The final accounting was not accomplished until 1969. One of the attorneys involved was Stanley VanRensselaer and the final Surrogate Court Judge was John Ostrander - both known to this writer. Lucy died the same year as Doc Lincoln.
PART II
The West Coast and Hawaii
The West Coast and Hawaii
Loxley Hall – Formerly owned by the Sneyd-Kynnersley familycurrently a special boy’s school
source - Internet
At this point it is time to shift our attention to the events, often occurring at parallel times; that were occurring in California and in Hawaii. The focus here continues to be Daisy Mary Sneyd-Kynnersley and her family.
Using a chronological approach, we will start with Adele Pairo’s future husband - John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley. According to the Staffordshire Records Office, John was born July 27, 1860; John’s probate records list a birthdate of August 14, 1860; in Uttoexter, Stafford, England. His parents were Clement Thomas and Ellen (Mallaby) Sneyd-Kynnersley. The compound name was a result of one family branch dying out and the other adding the name to theirs as a form of preservation.
John first migrated to the US in 1879 (1910 census, probably on his way to Hawaii) and by 1881 he had returned to England as he was listed in the 1881 English census; he was age 21, single and living in London at the home of his married brother Clement, age 22. Being in London in 1881, did he meet Mary and Adele while they were on the 1881 trip previously mentioned?
More recent research has uncovered the fact that John and Adele were married July 27, 1886 in San Francisco, California (undoubtedly on their way to Hawaii, where John and his brother Clement owned property). This answered the question as to why a request to Hawaii produced a "No - Record Certification" response for the marriage.
As previously mentioned, contact has been established with Mrs. Lucy (Crane) Jones, a descendant of Adele’s brother Louis Pairo. She has been of much assistance in assembling this document. One of her stories identified the fact that Adele was a superb pianist; so much so that she gave concerts while the family was living in New York City. She also said that Adele had a piano when in Hawaii, but it was ruined by the moisture.
John was a member of a wealthy family with a long history. Some newspapers reported that he was entitled to be addressed as "Sir" (Report from the College of Arms - lists of Loxley Park and Highfield both co. Stafford - "being 'Lord of the Manor' would not give him the prefix of 'Sir' - although that mistake is often made") but dismissed its use. The family residence, which he eventually inherited, was known as Loxley Hall, supposedly long associated with the tales of Robin Hood. He was financially able to make repeated trips from Hawaii (and later from San Francisco) to England to manage family holdings.
Between 1883 and 1890, there were several newspaper entries that located John in (North) Kohala, on the Island of Hawaii. One mentioned entertaining the officers of an English Man-Of-War the “Constance”, while it was at the port of Mahukona (1884); another mentioned that John was on the Board of Directors of the Kohala Telephone Company (1888). John also continued his voyages around the islands and at least one trip back to England in 1885.
Lorenzo Lincoln, focus of the author’s Volume II, was the first Lincoln to settle in Hawaii and lived in Kohala, (later divided into North and South Kohala) as did many of his descendants. Lorenzo Lincoln and Doc Lincoln were relatives - Nedabiah Lincoln Sr was Lorenzo’s grandfather and Doc Lincoln’s great grandfather. Because of his high profile in Hawaii, as well as in Kohala, it seems certain that Lorenzo’s children and grandchildren would have been well aware of John R Sneyd-Kynnersley and his family; probably not the reverse.
August 9, 1887, John and Adele had a daughter; Daisy Mary Sneyd-Kynnersley. This is the young lady, born in Hawaii, who appeared in the two censuses, living across the road from Doc Lincoln in Wilton, NY! Her father was well placed in Hawaii. One report states that Hawaiian King Kalakaua presented a ceremonial lei at the baptismal for Daisy.
Earlier that same year, John, brother Clement and others purchased the old Union Sugar Mill and organized the Puehuehu Plantation Company. After several mergers, the company was bought out by the Kohola Mill in 1937. (At varying times, members of the Lincoln family worked for these companies.)
A very peculiar travel notice was posted in the May 9, 1888 Pacific Commercial Advertiser. It announced the departure, aboard the ship “Australia” sailing for San Francisco, of MRS PAIRO AND INFANT (author’s emphasis). This has to be Daisy, Adele’s daughter and Mary Pairo’s granddaughter. WHY? Was Adele too ill to care for the infant? If so, a year later she had recovered enough that she and her husband were in Honolulu attending a Royal Musical at the Palace. Why not hire a nurse; there was plenty of money. For some reason, (Lucy Jones suggested postpartum depression) Adele gave up her baby to her mother and went on with the good life (at least briefly).
By 1890, John, his brother and another partner were operating a stock ranch on the island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii. John seems to have ample resources and apparently was seeking entrepreneurial opportunities. Later (1899) the partnership was dissolved leaving brother Clement the sole owner. It would seem that about this time, John separated himself from Hawaii and relocated to California, as the subsequent data is based around the San Francisco area.
The first notation is a very sad one. On July 17, 1891, in Napa Valley, Adele Sneyd-Kynnersley died of internal hemorrhage. Her obituary said she died at the Talcoa Vineyard (established by James Simonton) near Carneros Creek, Napa County. The site was apparently their home, and was referred to as ‘the old Simonton Place”. Did they own the vineyard or just the home? Even at such an early date, the Simonton Vineyard had a long and distinguished history in Napa Valley. Its roots (pun intended) track back to the 1830’s and Mr. Simonton was probably the third owner, beginning in 1881. He is reported as one of the primaries involved in developing root stock resistant to Phylloxera - a disease that was devastating the grapes in cultivation at that time.
A further newspaper note stated that Adele’s remains were shipped to San Francisco for internment. Clearly this changed, as on November 18, 1891, Adele was buried, in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown NY. (This location is explained in the preceding segment - The East Coast).
In 1895, John R Sneyd-Kynnersley married for a second time. His bride was Marion Hamilton Shaw, daughter of James Shaw and Mary Hood. They had a daughter Edith (born 1896) who was a half- sister to Daisy. John kept close ties to his birth place and made several trips to England. On one trip (in 1923) he listed himself as a “Capitalist”. On another (in 1926) he listed himself as retired.
Using a chronological approach, we will start with Adele Pairo’s future husband - John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley. According to the Staffordshire Records Office, John was born July 27, 1860; John’s probate records list a birthdate of August 14, 1860; in Uttoexter, Stafford, England. His parents were Clement Thomas and Ellen (Mallaby) Sneyd-Kynnersley. The compound name was a result of one family branch dying out and the other adding the name to theirs as a form of preservation.
John first migrated to the US in 1879 (1910 census, probably on his way to Hawaii) and by 1881 he had returned to England as he was listed in the 1881 English census; he was age 21, single and living in London at the home of his married brother Clement, age 22. Being in London in 1881, did he meet Mary and Adele while they were on the 1881 trip previously mentioned?
More recent research has uncovered the fact that John and Adele were married July 27, 1886 in San Francisco, California (undoubtedly on their way to Hawaii, where John and his brother Clement owned property). This answered the question as to why a request to Hawaii produced a "No - Record Certification" response for the marriage.
As previously mentioned, contact has been established with Mrs. Lucy (Crane) Jones, a descendant of Adele’s brother Louis Pairo. She has been of much assistance in assembling this document. One of her stories identified the fact that Adele was a superb pianist; so much so that she gave concerts while the family was living in New York City. She also said that Adele had a piano when in Hawaii, but it was ruined by the moisture.
John was a member of a wealthy family with a long history. Some newspapers reported that he was entitled to be addressed as "Sir" (Report from the College of Arms - lists of Loxley Park and Highfield both co. Stafford - "being 'Lord of the Manor' would not give him the prefix of 'Sir' - although that mistake is often made") but dismissed its use. The family residence, which he eventually inherited, was known as Loxley Hall, supposedly long associated with the tales of Robin Hood. He was financially able to make repeated trips from Hawaii (and later from San Francisco) to England to manage family holdings.
Between 1883 and 1890, there were several newspaper entries that located John in (North) Kohala, on the Island of Hawaii. One mentioned entertaining the officers of an English Man-Of-War the “Constance”, while it was at the port of Mahukona (1884); another mentioned that John was on the Board of Directors of the Kohala Telephone Company (1888). John also continued his voyages around the islands and at least one trip back to England in 1885.
Lorenzo Lincoln, focus of the author’s Volume II, was the first Lincoln to settle in Hawaii and lived in Kohala, (later divided into North and South Kohala) as did many of his descendants. Lorenzo Lincoln and Doc Lincoln were relatives - Nedabiah Lincoln Sr was Lorenzo’s grandfather and Doc Lincoln’s great grandfather. Because of his high profile in Hawaii, as well as in Kohala, it seems certain that Lorenzo’s children and grandchildren would have been well aware of John R Sneyd-Kynnersley and his family; probably not the reverse.
August 9, 1887, John and Adele had a daughter; Daisy Mary Sneyd-Kynnersley. This is the young lady, born in Hawaii, who appeared in the two censuses, living across the road from Doc Lincoln in Wilton, NY! Her father was well placed in Hawaii. One report states that Hawaiian King Kalakaua presented a ceremonial lei at the baptismal for Daisy.
Earlier that same year, John, brother Clement and others purchased the old Union Sugar Mill and organized the Puehuehu Plantation Company. After several mergers, the company was bought out by the Kohola Mill in 1937. (At varying times, members of the Lincoln family worked for these companies.)
A very peculiar travel notice was posted in the May 9, 1888 Pacific Commercial Advertiser. It announced the departure, aboard the ship “Australia” sailing for San Francisco, of MRS PAIRO AND INFANT (author’s emphasis). This has to be Daisy, Adele’s daughter and Mary Pairo’s granddaughter. WHY? Was Adele too ill to care for the infant? If so, a year later she had recovered enough that she and her husband were in Honolulu attending a Royal Musical at the Palace. Why not hire a nurse; there was plenty of money. For some reason, (Lucy Jones suggested postpartum depression) Adele gave up her baby to her mother and went on with the good life (at least briefly).
By 1890, John, his brother and another partner were operating a stock ranch on the island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii. John seems to have ample resources and apparently was seeking entrepreneurial opportunities. Later (1899) the partnership was dissolved leaving brother Clement the sole owner. It would seem that about this time, John separated himself from Hawaii and relocated to California, as the subsequent data is based around the San Francisco area.
The first notation is a very sad one. On July 17, 1891, in Napa Valley, Adele Sneyd-Kynnersley died of internal hemorrhage. Her obituary said she died at the Talcoa Vineyard (established by James Simonton) near Carneros Creek, Napa County. The site was apparently their home, and was referred to as ‘the old Simonton Place”. Did they own the vineyard or just the home? Even at such an early date, the Simonton Vineyard had a long and distinguished history in Napa Valley. Its roots (pun intended) track back to the 1830’s and Mr. Simonton was probably the third owner, beginning in 1881. He is reported as one of the primaries involved in developing root stock resistant to Phylloxera - a disease that was devastating the grapes in cultivation at that time.
A further newspaper note stated that Adele’s remains were shipped to San Francisco for internment. Clearly this changed, as on November 18, 1891, Adele was buried, in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown NY. (This location is explained in the preceding segment - The East Coast).
In 1895, John R Sneyd-Kynnersley married for a second time. His bride was Marion Hamilton Shaw, daughter of James Shaw and Mary Hood. They had a daughter Edith (born 1896) who was a half- sister to Daisy. John kept close ties to his birth place and made several trips to England. On one trip (in 1923) he listed himself as a “Capitalist”. On another (in 1926) he listed himself as retired.
Press SmithGrandfather of the Press Smith who married
Daisy-Sneyd-Kynnersley
Source - David Dubose
Based on the above travel notice of 1888, it is speculated that Daisy spent her early childhood on the east coast in her grandmother’s care. (This was a common practice when the father was starting a new family, as was the case with John and his second wife.) Since money was not an issue, as Daisy matured, she began traveling but her base seemed to be with her grandmother Mary in the Wilton “suburb” of Saratoga Springs; even to the extent of living there while attending an east coast college. Mary was about age 62 when she passed and Daisy was 20, still a minor for a few months. Apparently she remained with her two aunts. Daisy was a young, pretty and vivacious girl from an outstanding background and definitely was a socialite. She moved back and forth between the east (Saratoga, NY and her grand-mother) and the west coast (San Francisco, CA and her father) as well as Europe (certain to have included Loxley Hall). Her life style implied a strong connection to, and support by, her father.
By the 1900 US census (Sonoma CA), John’s new wife, Marion, was living with her mother, Mary Shaw; her uncle William Hood and her daughter Edith, Daisy’s half-sister. Husband John was not listed; perhaps he was once again on a trip to England. Daisy, age 12, was with her grandmother in Wilton, NY.
The 1910 US census (San Francisco April 19) contains considerable data for John R S Kynnersley, his second wife, her family and John’s two daughters, half-sisters Daisy and Edith. Daisy was listed as age 20 (actually 22 or 23) and born in Hawaii. By May 19, when the census was taken in Sonoma, CA; Daisy was listed as a member of the Smith family (mother Nellie, head). Future husband Press was listed at age 21, Daisy - age 22, a companion to Mrs. Smith. Daisy’s birth place seems to be Honolulu Hawaii. It also lists a date of 1888 as the year of immigration to the US. THUS CONFIRMING the assumption that Mary J Pairo left Hawaii in 1888 with her infant granddaughter Daisy, who was a Hawaiian citizen by birth.
By the 1900 US census (Sonoma CA), John’s new wife, Marion, was living with her mother, Mary Shaw; her uncle William Hood and her daughter Edith, Daisy’s half-sister. Husband John was not listed; perhaps he was once again on a trip to England. Daisy, age 12, was with her grandmother in Wilton, NY.
The 1910 US census (San Francisco April 19) contains considerable data for John R S Kynnersley, his second wife, her family and John’s two daughters, half-sisters Daisy and Edith. Daisy was listed as age 20 (actually 22 or 23) and born in Hawaii. By May 19, when the census was taken in Sonoma, CA; Daisy was listed as a member of the Smith family (mother Nellie, head). Future husband Press was listed at age 21, Daisy - age 22, a companion to Mrs. Smith. Daisy’s birth place seems to be Honolulu Hawaii. It also lists a date of 1888 as the year of immigration to the US. THUS CONFIRMING the assumption that Mary J Pairo left Hawaii in 1888 with her infant granddaughter Daisy, who was a Hawaiian citizen by birth.
Mary Mazyck GaillardGrandmother of the Press Smith who married Diasy Sneyd-Kynnersley
source - David Dubose
The local engagement announcement (May 15, 1913) for Daisy and Press Smith was printed in the Saratogian newspaper (it also appeared in San Francisco papers). It was announced at a special bridge party (in Saratoga Springs) with a large number of socially prominent friends present. The article went on to say that Mr. Smith’s father was a member of a well-known South Carolina family and his mother was a Miss Temple of Massachusetts. The wedding took place October 29, 1913 in San Francisco. One article stated that Daisy’s father had recently “inherited vast estates in England.” (Older brother Clement’s death in 1909 may be the reason for this statement). They were to live in Yuba, California.
In the 1920 U S census Press and Daisy were living in Suttler, California. No record has been found for John Sneyd-Kynnersley or his wife Marion in this census. Were they in England at the time? From 1911 to 1919 there are records of John and Marion in travel notices, mostly involving trips to and from England; as well as the San Francisco City Directories. From 1920 to the 1930 US census John and Marion have the same pattern of travel notices and listings in San Francisco directories.
In the 1930 census, Daisy and Press Smith were living in Yuba, California. Daisy’s great aunt Lucy Allen was living with them. Daisy was now age 41 with no indication of any children. John and wife Marion were living in Monterey, California. He was listed as first immigrating to the US in 1890, thus establishing a probable date for when he severed ties with Hawaii. Note that in the 1910 US census this action was dated as 1879. Perhaps 1879 was a pass through date on his way to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Thus the 1890 date would be when he left Hawaii, still an independent nation, to assume a US residence in California.
"Sir" John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley died August 3, 1932 in Sonoma, California. As an English citizen, his will was probated in England. Marion died December 5, 1960 in San Francisco, California.
By 1940 (and 1935) Press and Daisy were living Yuba, California. According to California records, Press was born September 1888 and died June 30, 1964 in Yuba. The same records source list Daisy as born August 1, 1887 and died September 27, 1969 in Sutter, California.
When I first started this project, there were high hopes of discovering that Doc Lincoln and Daisy would have had conversations about his Hawaiian relatives. Alas this was not to be; because, as we have seen, Daisy left Hawaii as an infant and there is no indication that she ever returned. However, we did end up with a good story.
In the 1920 U S census Press and Daisy were living in Suttler, California. No record has been found for John Sneyd-Kynnersley or his wife Marion in this census. Were they in England at the time? From 1911 to 1919 there are records of John and Marion in travel notices, mostly involving trips to and from England; as well as the San Francisco City Directories. From 1920 to the 1930 US census John and Marion have the same pattern of travel notices and listings in San Francisco directories.
In the 1930 census, Daisy and Press Smith were living in Yuba, California. Daisy’s great aunt Lucy Allen was living with them. Daisy was now age 41 with no indication of any children. John and wife Marion were living in Monterey, California. He was listed as first immigrating to the US in 1890, thus establishing a probable date for when he severed ties with Hawaii. Note that in the 1910 US census this action was dated as 1879. Perhaps 1879 was a pass through date on his way to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Thus the 1890 date would be when he left Hawaii, still an independent nation, to assume a US residence in California.
"Sir" John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley died August 3, 1932 in Sonoma, California. As an English citizen, his will was probated in England. Marion died December 5, 1960 in San Francisco, California.
By 1940 (and 1935) Press and Daisy were living Yuba, California. According to California records, Press was born September 1888 and died June 30, 1964 in Yuba. The same records source list Daisy as born August 1, 1887 and died September 27, 1969 in Sutter, California.
When I first started this project, there were high hopes of discovering that Doc Lincoln and Daisy would have had conversations about his Hawaiian relatives. Alas this was not to be; because, as we have seen, Daisy left Hawaii as an infant and there is no indication that she ever returned. However, we did end up with a good story.
Addendum to Doc Lincoln’s Hawaiian Neighbor March 2018
Shortly after writing the above document I spoke to a lady at the Kona Historical Group, inquiring about the two Sneyd-Kinnersley brothers of N Kohala. She suggested that I contact historian Boyd Bond (a descendant of the well-known Rev Elias Bond) and who is very knowledgeable about that area of Hawaii.
During our conversation, Mr Bond mentioned a small book titled “Little Britain” (Letters from the Hawaiian Kingdom) by Joan Burchardt (2002). The book is a presentation of 56 letters written by members of the Burchardt family (of England) as a consequence of three brothers establishing themselves in a “British colony” in N Kohala. The time frame was about 1878 to 1890.
I immediately recognized the item as I had purchased it some time ago with the hope that it contained information about the Lincoln and Bell families. It did not, so it was relegated to the back of the shelf.
Since I was inquiring about the Sneyd-Kynnersleys, Mr Bond pointed out that those two brothers were frequently mentioned in that book. A review, with a new focus, uncovered many references to the Sneyd-Kynnersleys as well as a short chapter about them, as they too were members of that social and political group, in close proximity to the Burchardts, and at about the same time. The comments were mostly social in nature and provided little of a specific nature; however the comments clearly indicated a relationship of friendly rural neighbors.
Among the gossip was a note that John’s marriage to Adele Pairo was not met with general family approval. Also noted were many social contacts and minor bits of commerce. The author (Joan Burchardt) indicated that the Sneyd-Kynnersley’s ranch enterprise on Kahoolawe Island was less than successful due to a lack of water. Later activities in sugar seemed to fare better. Also of note was that the Syned-Kynnersleys were usually referred to as the Kynnersleys and that older brother Clement had a nickname of Cecil.
The short chapter about the brothers included a picture of the older brother Clement “Cecil” Sneyd-Kynnersley. Other sources have indicated that he was born in England in 1859, married in 1883 (Margaret Abud), and had one son Gerald, before passing away in 1909.
The Burchardt brothers eventually became involved with the Kahua Ranch of about 15,000 acres; much of it under lease. A sketched map in the book locates the Kahua Ranch just to the north of the Lincoln Ranch and just to the east of the Bell property. This is part of the time when George Washington Lincoln was actively involved in both of those properties. As stated neither family were mentioned in the book.
By 1890, Hawaii was well into the economic and political turmoil that resulted in the end of its independence. In 1891 the Burchardt brothers sold out to the Woods family and left Hawaii. (A history of the Kahua Ranch can be found by doing a web-search for Kahua Ranch History.) By 1900, John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley was relocated to California. Apparently Clement remained, as his 1909 will was probated in Hawaii.
Of incidental note; author Joan Burchardt was the daughter of Ernest Burchadt, one of the brothers who tried their hand in Hawaii. He returned to England and died there in 1932, the same year that Sir John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley died in California.
Shortly after writing the above document I spoke to a lady at the Kona Historical Group, inquiring about the two Sneyd-Kinnersley brothers of N Kohala. She suggested that I contact historian Boyd Bond (a descendant of the well-known Rev Elias Bond) and who is very knowledgeable about that area of Hawaii.
During our conversation, Mr Bond mentioned a small book titled “Little Britain” (Letters from the Hawaiian Kingdom) by Joan Burchardt (2002). The book is a presentation of 56 letters written by members of the Burchardt family (of England) as a consequence of three brothers establishing themselves in a “British colony” in N Kohala. The time frame was about 1878 to 1890.
I immediately recognized the item as I had purchased it some time ago with the hope that it contained information about the Lincoln and Bell families. It did not, so it was relegated to the back of the shelf.
Since I was inquiring about the Sneyd-Kynnersleys, Mr Bond pointed out that those two brothers were frequently mentioned in that book. A review, with a new focus, uncovered many references to the Sneyd-Kynnersleys as well as a short chapter about them, as they too were members of that social and political group, in close proximity to the Burchardts, and at about the same time. The comments were mostly social in nature and provided little of a specific nature; however the comments clearly indicated a relationship of friendly rural neighbors.
Among the gossip was a note that John’s marriage to Adele Pairo was not met with general family approval. Also noted were many social contacts and minor bits of commerce. The author (Joan Burchardt) indicated that the Sneyd-Kynnersley’s ranch enterprise on Kahoolawe Island was less than successful due to a lack of water. Later activities in sugar seemed to fare better. Also of note was that the Syned-Kynnersleys were usually referred to as the Kynnersleys and that older brother Clement had a nickname of Cecil.
The short chapter about the brothers included a picture of the older brother Clement “Cecil” Sneyd-Kynnersley. Other sources have indicated that he was born in England in 1859, married in 1883 (Margaret Abud), and had one son Gerald, before passing away in 1909.
The Burchardt brothers eventually became involved with the Kahua Ranch of about 15,000 acres; much of it under lease. A sketched map in the book locates the Kahua Ranch just to the north of the Lincoln Ranch and just to the east of the Bell property. This is part of the time when George Washington Lincoln was actively involved in both of those properties. As stated neither family were mentioned in the book.
By 1890, Hawaii was well into the economic and political turmoil that resulted in the end of its independence. In 1891 the Burchardt brothers sold out to the Woods family and left Hawaii. (A history of the Kahua Ranch can be found by doing a web-search for Kahua Ranch History.) By 1900, John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley was relocated to California. Apparently Clement remained, as his 1909 will was probated in Hawaii.
Of incidental note; author Joan Burchardt was the daughter of Ernest Burchadt, one of the brothers who tried their hand in Hawaii. He returned to England and died there in 1932, the same year that Sir John Ralph Sneyd-Kynnersley died in California.
Updated 02/17/22