Individual Details
Ernest Hebbard "EH" Bresee
(27 Aug 1861 - 20 Dec 1949)
Page 272 of Dr Carl Bangs book on Phineas F. Bresee, E.H. Bresee remained in Iowa when the family came to Los Angeles in 1883, to finish work on his degree at Simpson Centenary College. Upon his arrival in Los Angeles and for three years after, he was employed by the United States mail service. Then for seven years he engaged in the real-estate business in the city, afterwards becoming identified with Mr. Howry, establishing an undertaking business. That partnership dissolved and he entered into another partnership with C.E. Kregelo for four years including the year 1897. Then he entered into a partnership with his brother, P.W. Bresee, to form the Bresee Brothers Mortuary. (Also from "Historical and Biographical Record of Los Angles and Vicinity" at LAFHC 979.493 H2g.)
1928 per the death certificate dated that year for his wife, Grace, the family was living at 434 Avenue 66, Los Angeles at the time.
1920 census shows him as age 57 (born 1863) living on Lake St., Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Grace J. age 42, daughter Rebecca age 19, son Phineas J. age 12 and daughter Ruth J. age 6.
1910 census shows him as age 47 (born 1863) living with his wife, Grace age 33, son Phineas age 3, and servant Martha Rose age 34. Their home was at 1006 S. Lake St. (west of downtown), Los Angeles. Census shows he was born in Iowa.
1905 marriage certificate (film 1033243) for E.H. Bresee, age 44 born Iowa, and Grace Johnson, age 28 born Vermont. The certificate was dated 26 Dec 1905 shows they were married in Los Angeles by P.F. Bresee, Minister of the Gospel. Present were Mrs. M.E. Bresee, his mother (aka Maria E. Hebbard) and P.W. Bresee (his brother and business partner). Their home was at 1006 Lake Street, near Olympic Blvd. and west of downtown.
1904 his first marriage to Elma Reed ended in divorce per Dr. Bangs' book on Rev. P.F. Bresee in 1904.
1900 census for Los Angeles, CA shows him age 38, born in Iowa, an undertaker, married 6 years living with wife, Elma, born Dec. 1873, age 26, born in Calif., her parents both born in Ohio.
1893 first marriage was to Elma Reed. Married by the Rev. P.F. Bresee, per the Marriage Index Los Angeles 1876-1899 (film 2073849 book 34 page 143).
1892 on 3 April 1892 the Bresee Mortuary was started in Los Angeles at 550 S. Broadway.
1892 Los Angeles voter registration shows him as E.H. Bresee living at 1109 Downey Ave. (now North Broadway), Lincoln Heights, with a business address of 550 S. Broadway.
1887 involved in Los Angeles real estate business for about seven years.
1883 came to Los Angeles and for three years or more he was a U.S. Postal carrier.
1928 per the death certificate dated that year for his wife, Grace, the family was living at 434 Avenue 66, Los Angeles at the time.
1920 census shows him as age 57 (born 1863) living on Lake St., Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Grace J. age 42, daughter Rebecca age 19, son Phineas J. age 12 and daughter Ruth J. age 6.
1910 census shows him as age 47 (born 1863) living with his wife, Grace age 33, son Phineas age 3, and servant Martha Rose age 34. Their home was at 1006 S. Lake St. (west of downtown), Los Angeles. Census shows he was born in Iowa.
1905 marriage certificate (film 1033243) for E.H. Bresee, age 44 born Iowa, and Grace Johnson, age 28 born Vermont. The certificate was dated 26 Dec 1905 shows they were married in Los Angeles by P.F. Bresee, Minister of the Gospel. Present were Mrs. M.E. Bresee, his mother (aka Maria E. Hebbard) and P.W. Bresee (his brother and business partner). Their home was at 1006 Lake Street, near Olympic Blvd. and west of downtown.
1904 his first marriage to Elma Reed ended in divorce per Dr. Bangs' book on Rev. P.F. Bresee in 1904.
1900 census for Los Angeles, CA shows him age 38, born in Iowa, an undertaker, married 6 years living with wife, Elma, born Dec. 1873, age 26, born in Calif., her parents both born in Ohio.
1893 first marriage was to Elma Reed. Married by the Rev. P.F. Bresee, per the Marriage Index Los Angeles 1876-1899 (film 2073849 book 34 page 143).
1892 on 3 April 1892 the Bresee Mortuary was started in Los Angeles at 550 S. Broadway.
1892 Los Angeles voter registration shows him as E.H. Bresee living at 1109 Downey Ave. (now North Broadway), Lincoln Heights, with a business address of 550 S. Broadway.
1887 involved in Los Angeles real estate business for about seven years.
1883 came to Los Angeles and for three years or more he was a U.S. Postal carrier.
Events
| Fact 1 | 1670 | See my work at: http://sites.rootsmagic.com/Bresee/ | |||
| Birth | 27 Aug 1861 | Oskaloosa, Iowa, 70 miles south east of Des Moines |  | ||
| Education | 1880 - 1883 | Simpson College - Indianola, IA - Indianola, Iowa, United States |  | | |
| Occupation | 1884 - 1886 | United States mail service - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1887 - 1894 | Real-estate business - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1892 | 1109 Downey Ave. (now No. Broadway), Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1892 | started Bresee Bros. Co. Undertakers - 550 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | | |
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1893 | by Rev. Phineas F. Bresee, D.D., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Elma Reed | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Elma Reed | | ||
| Divorce | 1904 | Elma Reed | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Dec 1905 | by Rev. Phineas F. Bresee, D.D., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Grace J. Johnson | | | |
| Occupation | 1906 | mortuary moved to 855 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Lake St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Grace J. Johnson | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | 1006 S. Lake St., LA near Olympic Blvd., west of downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - Grace J. Johnson | | ||
| Residence | 1928 | 434 Avenue 66, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Census | 1930 | 1006 S. Lake St., LA near Olympic Blvd., west of downtown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | | ||
| Death | 20 Dec 1949 | Riverside, Riverside, California, United States | | ||
| Burial | the Bresee plot in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States | ||||
| LDS Family Tree ID | L8Y4-6PP | ||||
| WikiTree | Bresee-13 |
Families
| Spouse | Elma Reed (1873 - 1916) |
| Child | Grace Rebecca Bresee (1900 - 1993) |
| Spouse | Grace J. Johnson (1877 - 1928) |
| Child | Phineas Johnson "PJ" Bresee (1907 - 1990) |
| Child | Ruth Blossom Bresee (1913 - 1961) |
| Father | Phineas Franklin Bresee D.D. (1838 - 1915) |
| Mother | Maria Elma Hebbard (1836 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Lily Bresee (1864 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Phineas Wright "PW" Bresee (1865 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Bertha M. Bresee (1868 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Dr. Paul Horace Bresee MD (1871 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Dr. Melvin Arthur "MA" Bresee Md (1872 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Susan E. Bresee (1874 - 1946) |
Notes
Education
Page 272 of Dr Carl Bangs book on Phineas F. Bresee, E.H. Bresee remained in Iowa when the family came to Los Angeles in 1883, to finish work on his degree at Simpson Centenary College.In 1860 members of the Iowa United Methodist Church, pioneer settlers of Indianola, Iowa, and the first session of the Western Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church united to establish the Indianola Seminary under the patronage of the Conference. A building was erected and classes were started in the fall of 1860. The college changed it name to Simpson Centenary College and is located in Indianola, 12 miles south of Des Moines, Iowa.
See "Who's who in the Pacific Southwest": a compliation of authentic biographical sketches of citizens of So. Calif. and Arizonia
Residence
1109 Downey Ave. (now No. Broadway), Lincoln Heights: 1892 Los Angeles voter registration shows him as E.H. Bresee living at this location, with a business address of 550 S. Broadway.1892 Los Angeles voter registration shows him as E.H. Bresee living at 1109 Downey Ave. (now North Broadway), Lincoln Heights, with a business address of 550 S. Broadway.
Occupation
Then for seven years he engaged in the real-estate business in the city, afterwards becoming identified with Mr. Howry, establishing an undertaking business. That partnership dissolved and he entered into another partnership with C.E. Kregelo for four years including the year 1897. Then he entered into a partnership with his brother, P.W. Bresee, to form the Bresee Brothers Mortuary. (Also from "Historical and Biographical Record of Los Angles and Vicinity" page 500 at LAFHC 979.493 H2g.)Census (family)
1900 census for Los Angeles, CA shows him age 38, born in Iowa, an undertaker, married 6 years living with wife, Elma, born Dec. 1873, age 26, born in Calif., parents both born in Ohio.Marriage
1905 marriage certificate (film 1033243) for Grace Johnson, age 28 (born 1877) and E.H. Bresee, age 44, shows she was born in Vermont. They were married in Los Angeles by P.F. Bresee, Minister of the Gospel. Present were Mrs. M.E. Bresee, his mother, and P.W. Bresee, his brother and business partner.Census (family)
Show his wife, Grace, was born in VT and both of her parents were born in New Hampshire. Son Phineas is age 3. Rebecca is not in the home and is living with her mother in Oakland, CA. Home is located at 1006 S. Lake St., Los Angeles.Census (family)
1920 census shows him as age 57 (born 1863) living at 1006 S. Lake St., Los Angeles, CA, with his wife, Grace J. age 42, daughter Rebecca age 19, son Phineas J. age 12 and daughter Ruth J. age 6. Grace J. was born in Vermont and her parents were born in New Hampshire.Residence
1928 per the death certificate for his wife, Grace, the family was living at 434 Avenue 66, Los Angeles at the time.Census
1930 census shows Ernest H. Bresee, age 68, with the following people in the home: Phineas J. Bresee, age 23, Ruth B. Bresee, age 16, Albert A. Webb, age 31, Rebecca G. Webb, age 29, Ernest N. Webb, age 3 7/12, Arthur H. Webb, age 11/12, and Ellen Mc Donald, age 64 (a domestic?) a widow who was born in Norway as were her parents, came to the USA in 1780, naturlised and she is a lodger. All are living at 1006 S. Lake St.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).
2. Times-Mirror Print. & binding House, 1913, page 55.
3. James Miller Guinn 1834-1918, Historical and biographical record of Los Angeles and vicinity: containing history of the City from its earliest settlement as a Spanish pueblo to the closing year of the nineteenth century (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Pub. Co., 1901), page 500.
4. James Miller Guinn 1834-1918, Historical and biographical record of Los Angeles and vicinity: containing history of the City from its earliest settlement as a Spanish pueblo to the closing year of the nineteenth century (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Pub. Co., 1901), page 500.
5. James Miller Guinn 1834-1918, Historical and biographical record of Los Angeles and vicinity: containing history of the City from its earliest settlement as a Spanish pueblo to the closing year of the nineteenth century (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Pub. Co., 1901), page 500.
6. Marriage Index Los Angeles 1876-1899 (film 2073849 book 34 page 143). Los Angeles, CA, , ; LDS film, .
7. James Miller Guinn 1834-1918, Historical and biographical record of Los Angeles and vicinity: containing history of the City from its earliest settlement as a Spanish pueblo to the closing year of the nineteenth century (Chicago, Illinois: Chapman Pub. Co., 1901), page 500.
8. Carl Bangs, Phineas F. Bresee, His Life in Methodism, the Holiness Movement and the Church of the Nazarene (Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City 1995), page 272.
9. Los Angeles County, Marriage License, #3756, , Recorded 3 Jan 1906; County Recorder, Los Angeles, CA.
10. Jeannette Richardson Thompson, History of the Town of Stratford NH 1773-1925 found at Internet Archive on line., page 401.
11. Times-Mirror Print. & binding House, 1913, page 55.
12. Ancestry.com, California Death Index, 1940-1997 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).