Hazel (Roger) Tilton (1894)

Born 1894 in Glendora, Los Angeles, California, United States

Wife of Wallace Graves Tilton — married 13 May 1922 in Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States

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Biography

Hazel Roger, 28, married Wallace Tilton, 28, on 13 May 1922 in Santa Ana, California. It was the first marriage for both parties. Wallace lived at 500 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA. He was a chauffeur, driving trucks. Hazel was born in Glendora, CA. She lived at 851 Freeman Ave., Long Beach. She was a telephone supervisor. Her parents are Andrew, b. Illinois, and Mary (Clark), b. Wisconsin. Wallace’s father Ernest was b. Stockton, CA, and his mother Georgia (Irwin) was b. Sacramento, CA. R. R. Miller, minister of the gospel officiated. ^[1]

In 1930, Wallace and Hazel were both 36, and both were born in CA. They lived at 258 1/2 Xemeno Ave., Long Beach, CA. They owned the home, worth $10,000. They had been married for 28 years. Wallace was a mechanic in a rock and gravel concern. He was a WWI veteran. His parents were b. CA. Both Wallace and Hazel could read and write. Hazel’s father was b. Illinois, and her mother was b. Wisconsin. ^[2]

In 1940, they lived in the same house, 258 1/2 Xemeno Ave., Long Beach, CA. The property was now valued at $4000, 60% less than in 1930, which underscores the affect that the Great Depression had on the nation. Wallace and Hazel, both 46, had each completed two years of high school. Wallace was a crane operator for a truck and tractor company. He had worked 52 weeks the previous year, and his 1939 income was $1200. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ California, County Marriages, 1850-1952 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8X1-C2Q)
2. ↑ 1930 US Census, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJK-7NJ)
3. ↑ 1940 US Census, Long Beach, LA, CA (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96T-N2Z)