| Name |
Simon Francois Gless |
| Birth |
16 Apr 1862 |
Stockton, California  |
- Also listed as Copperopolis
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| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
Address:
1884 Los Angeles City Directory
154 Alameda, Los Angeles, Occupation: Barkeeper [1] |
| Residence |
Address:
1890 Los Angeles City Directory
47 Boyle Ave, Boyle Heights, Occupation: Farmer [1] |
| Residence |
Address:
1893 & 1899 Los Angeles City Directory
131 Boyle Ave., Boyle Heights, Occupation: Rancher [1] |
| Census |
1880 |
Los Angeles, California [2] |
| California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, District 21, page 43 |
- 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.
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Ballade Hotel - 1880 Federal Census list of residents
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| 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 [3] |
- 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.
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| French Benevolent Society |
08 Jun 1884 [4] |
| Record #1420 |
| Voter Registration |
22 Sep 1884 [5] |
| VR #2187: He was 22 years old, occupation - Clerk |
| Voter Registration |
30 Mar 1888 [5] |
| VR #3822: He was 26 years old, farmer, and resided in 4th ward. |
| LA Miscellaneous |
19 Nov 1889 [6] |
| Gless & D. Amestoy Deed |
| Death |
28 Jun 1903 |
Los Angeles, California [7] |
- Simon F. Gless, 41 years old, married, born in California, died of chronic intestinal nephritis.
|
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Gless, Simon death article 1903
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Gless, Simon obituary 1903
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| Burial |
Calvary Cemetary, Los Angeles, California [8] |
| Person ID |
I15825 |
family |
| Last Modified |
18 Jan 2020 |
| Family |
Juanita Amestoy, b. 18 Apr 1865, Los Angeles, California d. 04 May 1929, Los Angeles, California (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Oct 1886 |
San Francisco, California [9] |
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1886 Gless Amestoy marriage article
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Gless/Amestoy marriage announcement 1886
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| Children |
| | 1. Constant Simon Gless, b. 05 Sep 1890, Los Angeles, California d. 22 May 1966, Los Angeles, California (Age 75 years) |
| | 2. Domingo Amestoy Gless, b. 18 Jun 1892, Los Angeles, California d. 29 Nov 1957, Los Angeles, California (Age 65 years) |
| | 3. Noeline Elizabeth Gless, b. 25 Dec 1897, Los Angeles, California d. 02 Jan 1928, Los Angeles, California (Age 30 years) |
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| Family ID |
F4328 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Sep 2019 |
1862 - 1903 (41 years)
