Elizabeth Harris (Awl) Geisel (1911 - 2000)

Born 2 Nov 1911 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Herbert Henry Geisel — married about 11 Sep 1936 in Montecito, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Died 21 Mar 2000 at age 88 in California, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1912. She is the daughter of Elmer Awl and Mabel Penwarden.

Newspapers

“The Fresno Bee”, (Fresno, California), 30 Jul 1928, page 5

Lindy Takes Girl To L. A.; Goes East With Mrs. Mitchell

LOS ANGELES, July 30 — (AP) — Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, with a woman passenger and a mechanic aboard his plane, was winging toward the grand canyon of Arizona at midday to-day. The famous flier, mysterious as usual about his destinations, left Santa Barbara at 5:30 A.M. with two women on board. He became lost in the fog for three hours before making a landing at an east side airport here. One of the passengers, Miss Betty Awl, 16, of Santa Barbara was left here, while Mrs. John Mitchell, wife of Lindbergh’s host at Santa Barbara, and the mechanic whom the flier picked up here, continued on the flight which was declared by Miss Awl's father in Santa Barbara to be destined for a swing over the Grand Canyon.

“The Los Angeles Times”, (Los Angeles, California), 13 Sep 1936, page 64

Montecito Has Garden Wedding

Couple Tour North on Their Honeymoon

Miss Betty Harris Awl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer M. Awl of Montecito, and Herbert H. Geisel of Santa Barbara were married Friday afternoon In the beautiful garden of El Mirador, the country estate of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mitchell of Chicago and Montecito. The bride's father gave her in marriage and W. E. Cundall of Glendale served the groom as best man. Rev. Ralph W. Lee officiated. A reception followed the ceremony and the young couple departed on a motor trip to Northern California. The bride studied at Santa Barbara State College and graduated from Northwestern University, Chicago, with the class of 1934. Mr. Geisel graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in '33.

Sources

"California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGN7-73V : 27 November 2014), Elizabet H Awl, 02 Nov 1911; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4N-M1R : 31 January 2021), Betty Awl in entry for Elmer M Awl, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCNJ-36N : accessed 11 May 2022), Elizabeth H Awl in household of Elmer M Awl, Township 02, Santa Barbara, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 3B, line 72, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 214; FHL microfilm 2,339,949.

"United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DBWW-416Z : 9 January 2022), Betty Awl, 1932.

"United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DBM8-JQ6Z : 9 January 2022), Betty Awl, 1933.

"United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DB9Y-SNW2 : 9 January 2022), Betty Awl, 1934.

"United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DY1L-4WT2 : 9 January 2022), Betty Awl, 1935.

"United States City and Business Directories, ca. 1749 - ca. 1990", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DV3J-5FN2 : 20 January 2022), Betty Awl, 1936. Office secretary.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125899720/elizabeth-harris-geisel : accessed 11 May 2022), memorial page for Elizabeth Harris Awl Geisel (2 Nov 1911–21 Mar 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 125899720, citing Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007) .