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| Paul James Hartley with his mother Mary Jane (Tibbetts) Hartley. Courtesy of HermitInTheValley (Ancestry user). |
My great grandfather George Henry Hartley's youngest sibling was Paul James Hartley (1894-1969):
San Diego Union (GenealogyBank)
page 20
21 Nov 1969
PAUL HARTLEY, LONG-TIME CIVIC LEADER, DIES
Paul J. Hartley, a prominent civic leader and former city councilman, died yesterday at his home, 955 Harbor View Drive. He was 75.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Lewis Colonial Mortuary.
Hartley was one of San Diego's leading insurance underwriters for more than 30 years. He was the Third District representative on the City Council from 1941 to 1947.
SAN DIEGO NATIVE
Hartley was born in San Diego in 1894. His parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hartley, migrated here from Iowa in 1883 and were among the first settlers in the North Park area.
In 1910, Paul's older brother, the late J. C. Hartley, and a business partner opened the first subdivision in the area and are now recognized as the founders of North Park.
Paul Hartley played a prominent role in the early development of Mission Bay as chairman of the first citizens committee for bay development.
CRASH KILLED SON
One of Hartley's sons, the late William Hartley, also was a city councilman. He was killed in an air crash midway through his first term of office in 1961.
Hartley was highly active in yachting circles for 25 years until recently and his 32-foot sloop, Wings***, was one of the most common sights in and around the harbor.
Survivors include his widow, Yolande: three sons, Capt. Paul J. Hartley Jr., USN, commanding officer of the high speed transport Dubuque on patrol in the Western Pacific, Kenneth H. and Donald J.: one sister, Mrs. Maud MacDougall, and 12 grandchildren, all of San Diego.
A little bit more information on him in his memorial services:
San Diego Union (GenealogyBank)
22 Nov 1969
page 15
Paul J. Hartley Services Today
Memorial services for Paul J. Hartley, 75, former city councilman and semi-retired insurance and real estate executive who helped encourage the growth of North Park and other areas here, will be at 1 p.m. today in All Souls' Episcopal Church.
Hartley, a member of a pioneer San Diego family, died Thursday at his home, 955 Harbor View Drive. Although he had suffered a heart attack in July, he continued to take part in his family's insurance and real estate business.
A leader in many civic, community and historical organizations, Hartley on the day of his death attended a reunion of members of the East End Gang, comprising former pupils of early San Diego schools.
SAN DIEGO NATIVE
Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hartley, who moved here from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1883, Hartley was born in his parents' home at the corner of what is now 30th Street and University Avenue. He attended school in a building near the site of the present Alice Birney Elementary School. He was graduated from San Diego High School.
Hartley's father established the family insurance business, specializing in fire underwriting because fires were a continuous menace to the early settlers of the North Park district, then semi-rural and without sufficient water to fight such outbreaks.
Paul Hartley's older brother, the late J. C. Hartley, joined the late W. J. Stevens in 1910 to open the first subdivision in a 40-acre tract between Ray and 32nd streets and University and Myrtle avenues, which James M. Hartley had developed as a lemon grove in 1892.
FORMER COUNCILMAN
Hartley served as Third District councilman in 1941-1947. One of San Diego's leading insurance underwriters for 30 years, he was a past president of the San Diego Association of Life Underwriters.
Hartley was widely known as a civilian sailor, although he served in the Army in World War I. HI 32-foot sloop, Wings, was a familiar site in the harbor and at San Diego Yacht Club, of which he was a member. He was host to many distinguished visitors from this country on sailing excursions. He was active in yachting a quarter of a century.
Hartley in 1950 was named chairman of the Citizens Committee for Mission Bay, pushing passage of a $2 million bond issue for bay development. In 1964, he was named winner of the third annual community leader award of the North Park Business Club, of which he was a founder.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
A founder and past president of the North Park Lions Club, Hartley also was active in All Souls' Church, San Diego Post 201 of the American Legion, San Diego Historical Society, the Boys' Club and other community organizations.
Cremation and private inurnment are planned.
The family suggested memorial contributions to All Souls' Episcopal Church or the American Cancer Society, of which Hartley served as special gifts division chairman. Lewis Colonial Mortuary has charge of the arrangements.
***History: WINGS is believed to be the oldest PC in exhistance. She was built in San Diego, for Mr. Ed Depew (a builder). In fact, George Kettenburg Jr. agreed to build the boat in trade for a piece of land on Point Loma, that the Kettenburg family still owns. She was sold to Mr. George Jessop (of the Jessop Jewelry family) at a later date. Eventually sold to Mr. Paul Hartley Sr. in 1946. Upon his death, his extended family continued to enjoy the yacht. The Hartley family donated the vessel to the San Diego Maritime Museum in the 80's, when she was beginning to show her age. The museum was unable to fund a restoration, and rather than scuttle her, the museum board elected to give the boat to Richard S. "Rish" Pavelec. A member of the SDYC and active PC fleet member, Rish developed a plan to raise funds to restore the vessel and give her back to the museum. After almost 3 years of planning, work began. Koehler Kraft (of San Diego) was responsible for the restoration with Rish acting as project coordinator. The vessel was completed in early 2003 and has been sailing on San Diego Bay ever since. Soon, the rig will be removed and the hull will be put on display to be sailed only for special museum occasions. (Source: http://www.kettenburgboats.com/pc.htm)
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I knew the name was familiar! The light bulb was the Harbor view Drive address. My grandparents, Lyle and Emily (Auble) Carringer, lived at 825 Harbor view Place from 1951 until their deaths in 1976-7. My parents then moved into 825 for the rest of their lives.
ReplyDeleteWas 955 HVDrive on the big hill coming up from Talbot Street? After my grandfather died in 1976, my grandmother would go out in her nightgown to the garage at Hartleys and call for him, thinking he was hiding in the garage. Dementia. It was very embarrassing for my mother and father - they had to come from 30th and Hawthorn to get her back in the house.
Did your family keep the house on HVDrive for long after Paul died?
My grandfather Lyle was also in the East End Gang group, but he went to Sherman school in 1896-1903. They likely knew each other. I may have some insurance papers for the Carringers for their home insurance with Hartleys.
Small world, eh?
They kept it (I've actually been there). San Diego was definitely a small world back then. They had to have known each other. I'll have to go through my papers and see what more they have to say about the East End Gang. Is that the same group that would go to the watch factory for dances (turn of the century)?
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