tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post4284373053300530444..comments2024-03-03T17:14:05.768-08:00Comments on Robert's Vasona Branch Blog: A. & C. Ham: Paging Mr. Ham!Robert Bowdidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155962656525181088noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post-5406827238133118182016-09-02T12:07:41.659-07:002016-09-02T12:07:41.659-07:00Hi Robert--Most of the information that have been ...Hi Robert--Most of the information that have been passed down to me about Hardage pertain more to his personal (not business) life, although the obituaries surrounding his death do talk about his business ventures a bit. If you have any interest in reading them, e-mail me at kenttdicus@aol.com (since I don't see a way to attach them here). I know the History of Cooper County says he moved to California in 1850 but since he would only have been 12 years old then, I think it was later that he moved from Missouri. There's a picture of him taken in Utah in 1866 and I suspect it might have been taken while on his way to California.<br /><br />I lived in San Jose' for a few years and researched what I could about his demographics, going to the site of where his home stood--Stockton and Lenzen (sp?) Streets rings a bell, but I'd have to go back to verify. Needless to say, there was no trace of his home (or any other residences) in that area by then. The only possession of his known to exist today is a monogrammed silver napkin ring. I have a few pictures of him and his portrait hangs in my dining room.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726719080866384376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post-60084647389746424882016-09-01T22:07:20.654-07:002016-09-01T22:07:20.654-07:00Hi, Kent,
Thanks for the information about Hardage...Hi, Kent,<br />Thanks for the information about Hardage; I've updated the information on A&C Ham at vasonabranch.com/packing_houses to credit him with being one of the original principals of the company.<br /><br />Did you hear any stories about your great-great-uncle? A history of Cooper County, Missouri mentions that he came west in 1850, I assume to search for gold. Robert Bowdidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155962656525181088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post-42694430735711008262016-09-01T07:31:28.903-07:002016-09-01T07:31:28.903-07:00Hardage Lane Andrews of Andrews & Coykendall w...Hardage Lane Andrews of Andrews & Coykendall was my great-great-uncle. He was born in 1838 in Boonville, Missouri and moved to San Jose' in the late 1860s. He was a bachelor and lived in San Jose' with his brother, David Andrews, Jr. In February, 1889, Hardage Lane Andrews committed suicide at the age of 50, thus ending his partnership with Mr. Coykendall.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726719080866384376noreply@blogger.com